MANILA, Philippines – In observance of the Holy Week, Light Rail Manila Corporation announced that Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) will be closed from March 29 to April 1, particularly on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
The company said that the shutdown will pave the way for comprehensive maintenance works on the trains and system facilities, which serves around 400,000-500,000 commuters daily.
The public is advised to plan ahead and take alternative transportation during this period. Normal operations in LRT-1 will resume on April 2, 2018 at 4:30 AM.
LRT-1 runs from Roosevelt in Quezon City to Baclaran in Pasay City.
LRMC is a joint venture company of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation (MPLRC), Ayala Corporation’s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (AC Infra), and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure’s Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd. (MIHPL)