As Christmas and New Year season nears, the three major railway lines operating across Metro Manila and nearby provinces have released their adjusted operating schedules.
LRT-1
In an advisory issued last Friday, the management of Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) announced that Light Rail Train Line 1 (LRT-1) will remain open on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) but will have shorter operating hours.
On Christmas and New Year’s day, the LRT-1’s operations will still follow the regular weekend schedule.
LRT-2
The management of Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) also issued an advisory informing commuters that its stations will open at 5 am during Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
The last train to Recto and Antipolo on Christmas Eve will arrive at 8:00 pm and 8:30 pm, respectively.
Meanwhile, the last trips to the same destination on New Year’s Eve will be at 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm, respectively.
Similar to the LRT-1, the LRT-2 will have normal operations on Christmas and New Year’s day.
MRT-3
On the other hand, the management of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will also serve passengers during the holidays but will have a shorter operating schedule.
“Ang unang biyahe sa araw ng Pasko at Bagong Taon mula North Avenue Station at Taft Avenue station ay 6:30 a.m. Ang huling biyahe naman mula North Avenue ay 9:30 p.m. at 10:09 p.m. mula Taft Avenue Station,” it said in an advisory.
On Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the first train at North Avenue Station will arrive at 4:37 a.m. and the last train at 7:48 p.m.
The first train at Taft Avenue will arrive at 5:18 a.m. while the last train will depart at 8:26 p.m.
