All major train lines across Metro Manila have resumed their operations on Thursday morning after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Batangas and was felt in various parts of Luzon inlcuding the National Capital Region (NCR).
In an advisory, the state seismologist PHIVOLCS said the quake, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 10:19 AM west of Calatagan, Batangas. It has a depth of 103 kilometers.
Light Rail Transit Line 1 and 2, Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) immediately halted its operations for the purpose of safety inspections within its systems.
The LRT's 1 and 2, and MRT-3 lines have since resumed operations.
"No reported injuries among [MRT-3] passengers. Full systems check is ongoing and operations will resume as soon as our technical personnel verify we can safely do so," MRT-3 officer-in-charge Jorjette Aquino isaid n a statement.
"All trains with passengers on board were safely stabled at station platforms, as of 10:43 AM."
"All trains within the said line had earlier been told to stop at the nearest stations by the Command Center after the quake was felt at the North Ave. Station.
Aquino says that all passengers have been safely transported to the platforms and were advised regarding the temporary inspections to make way for a "mandatory systems check" within the MRT-3.
Meanwhile, a stop for safety was also put in place at the LRT-1 line at around 10:30 AM from the Baclaran to Roosevelt stations.
PNR also announced the resumption of its operations in its Tutuban-Alabang and Bicutan-Tutuban routes.
PHIVOLCS reported Intensity IV in Quezon City.
Damage and aftershocks are expected following the earthquake, it added.
