No number coding for Cainta-Quiapo buses until LRT-2 resumes full operations
An LRT 2 train ferries commuters from Cubao Araneta station to Recto station as it resumes partial operations on Tuesday. INQUIRER/Grig C. Montegrande
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has lifted the number coding scheme for public utility buses plying the Cainta-Quiapo route.
In an advisory on Tuesday, the MMDA said this is to “assist the commuting public in its transportation needs while the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is undergoing repair.”
The suspension of the number coding scheme will be in effect starting Oct. 8 until the LRT-2 is able to resume its full operations, the agency added.
At present, the LRT-2 is implementing partial operations from Cubao station to Recto station only as the Santolan, Katipunan, and Anonas stations are still undergoing repairs.
The train line operations were suspended last Thursday after a power rectifier tripped and caught fire in between Santolan and Katipunan stations.
Article continues after this advertisementThe Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said it would take them up to nine months minimum before LRT-2 full operations will be restored. /je
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