Manila Light Rail Transit System

Manila Light Rail Transit System
A Line 1 train at Central Terminal station
A Line 2 train at Araneta Center–Cubao station
Overview
Owner	Light Rail Transit Authority
Locale	Metro Manila, Philippines
Transit type	Rapid transit/Light metro
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	38
Daily ridership	305,264 (2022)[1]
Annual ridership	109.63 million (2022)
Website	Light Rail Transit Authority
Operation
Began operation	December 1, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-01)
Operator(s)	Line 1: Light Rail Manila Corporation Line 2: Light Rail Transit Authority
Character	Grade separated[a]
Rolling stock	Light rail vehicles (Line 1) Electric multiple units (Line 2)
Number of vehicles	331 vehicles (88 sets)
Train length	3–4 cars
Headway	8 minutes (average)
Technical
System length	43.5 km (27.0 mi)
No. of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature	100–175 m (328–574 ft) (mainline);[2][3] 25–100 m (82–328 ft) (depot)[2][3]
Electrification	Overhead lines
Average speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
System diagram Antipolo Marikina–Pasig Fernando Poe Jr. Santolan Balintawak Marikina River North Luzon Expressway Katipunan Malvar Anonas Monumento Araneta Center–Cubao 3 5th Avenue Betty Go-Belmonte R. Papa Gilmore Abad Santos J. Ruiz Blumentritt V. Mapa Tayuman Pureza Bambang Legarda Doroteo Jose Recto Carriedo Pasig River Central Terminal United Nations Pedro Gil Quirino Vito Cruz Gil Puyat Libertad 3 EDSA Baclaran Redemptorist MIA Asia World Manila–Cavite Expressway Ninoy Aquino Dr. Santos This diagram: view talk edit

The Manila Light Rail Transit System, commonly known as the LRT, is an urban rail transit system that primarily serves Metro Manila, Philippines. Although categorized as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it presently has characteristics of a rapid transit system, such as high passenger throughput, exclusive right-of-way, and later use of full metro rolling stock. The LRT is jointly-operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government corporation attached to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC). Along with the Manila Metro Rail Transit System and the Metro Commuter Line of the Philippine National Railways, the system makes up Metro Manila's rail infrastructure.

The LRT's 43.5-kilometer-route (27.0 mi) is mostly elevated and consists of two lines and 38 stations. Line 1, also called the Green Line (formerly known as the Yellow Line), opened in 1984 and travels a north–south route. Line 2, the Blue Line (formerly, the Purple Line), was completed in 2004 and runs east–west. The original Line 1 was built as a no-frills means of public transport and lacks some features and comforts, but the newer Line 2 has been built with additional standards and criteria in mind like barrier-free access. In 2022, the system served 305,264 passengers on average.^[1] Security guards at each station conduct inspections and provide assistance. A reusable plastic magnetic ticketing system has replaced the previous token-based system in 2001, and the Flash Pass was introduced as a step towards a more integrated transportation system. In 2015, the plastic magnetic tickets were replaced with the Beep, a contactless smart card, introduced to provide a common ticketing to 3 rail lines and some bus lines.

Many passengers who ride the system also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses and jeepneys, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. Although it aims to reduce traffic congestion and travel times in the metropolis, the transportation system has only been partially successful due to the rising number of motor vehicles and rapid urbanization. The network's expansion is set on resolving this problem.

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