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Operations of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 will be suspended on selected weekends in the next three months to give way to scheduled rail replacement works. In a statement on Tuesday, the MRT 3 management said there would be no train operations on July 4 to 5, Aug. 8 to 9, Aug. 21 to 23 and Sept. 12 to 13. The replacement of the tracks is expected to be completed by September to ensure the train system鈥檚 smooth operations amid limited public transport options in Metro Manila. According to the Department of Transportation, the weekend suspensions will also allow service provider Sumitomo-Mitsubishi to perform 鈥渞ail destressing, rerailing, turnouts replacement, resurfacing, rail profile grinding, ballasting and tamping, and other major works for MRT 3鈥檚 trains, electrical systems and other subsystems.鈥� Once finished, the operating speed of Metro Manila鈥檚 busiest train system is expected to go up from 40 to 60 kilometers per hour by December. 鈥�Krixia Subingsubing