MRT

The Metrostar (MRT3), a metro line along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) with route between North Avenue in Quezon City and Taft Avenue in Pasay City was opened in December 1999.

HISTORY For years now, rapid growth of commuters and vehicles population has plagued Metro Manila, the center of Philippine socio-economic and political activity. Heavy traffic, pollution and all the attendant undesired results are problems that Metro Manila has to contend with daily. A case in point is on EDSA, a 24-kilometer stretch from MacArthur Highway at Caloocan City in the north of Metro Manila to Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, south of Metro Manila. Considered one of the world's highest volume thoroughfares, EDSA is a semi-circular ring road link with several radial roads leading to the metropolis' social, economical and political centers. The avenue cuts across the cities of Caloocan, Quezon, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay and bounds Pasig City and the town of San Juan. EDSA's importance to the lives of more than eight million people - or 12 percent of the country's 68 million citizens who live in Metro Manila cannot be underestimated. Added to the metropolis' growing population are the transients and migrants who come to live in Metro Manila in search of opportunities. Every birth, transient or migrant, is a potential commuter who will likely join more than the 2.8 million people already using EDSA. At the same time, every birth, and transient or migrant, is also a potential car owner likely to occupy 4.6 meters by 2.7 meters, the average car area of street space. The fast pedestrian and vehicle population growth has become a major headache for metropolitan planners who concede that Metro Manila's road, which comprise less than 10 percent of the country's network, cannot adequately accommodate pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Streets in the metropolis expand by less than two percent annually. Statistics add that traffic has caused the loss of over P15 billion yearly due to lost manhours, repairs and maintenance and lost fuel. Added to these are unquantifiable discomforts to commuters and vehicle owners undergo when they travel through major streets. At worse, heavy traffic is taking its toll on the nation's social and economic build-up. Traffic in Metro Manila is expected to nearly resemble nerve-wracking conditions in Bangkok, Thailand and in other parts of the world. Experts agree that a long term solution, beyond just keeping vehicles off the streets, is imperative. One of the solutions that the government sponsored was the establishment of the EDSA MRT3 System.

BACKGROUND The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) is the cornerstone of the Department of Transportation & Communication's integrated strategy to alleviate the chronic traffic congestion experience along the EDSA corridor. The Metro Rail system is designed to carry in excess of 23,000 passengers per hour per direction, initially, and is expandable to accommodate 48,000 passengers per hour, per direction.

The DOTC awarded a contract to Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) to build, lease and transfer the Metro Rail Transit System, under the BOT laws of the Republic of the Philippines. The scheme required the DOTC to hold the franchise and run the system particularly the operation and the collection of fares. The MRTC built the system, maintain the same as to guarantee the availability of the trains at specified headway at specified hours, as well as to procure the required spare parts, the DOTC pays MRTC monthly fees for a certain number of years. MRTC financed the construction of the EDSA MRT III, a 16.9-kilometer modern rail system to stretch along EDSA's 10.5-meter median from North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue, Pasay City. MRTC infused US$ 190 million (P4.49 billion) in equity into the project. MRTC obtained financial closing, with the help of international financial consultant JP Morgan, for loans worth US$ 465 million P 12.32 billion) from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and Japan Export-Import Bank (JEXIM); the Postal Bank of the Czech Republic and Czech Export Credit Agency; and a group of local banks on October 17, 1997. The loans are backed by the government through a sovereign undertaking, as agreed with the Department of Finance, to cushion risks to investors and creditors.

CONSTRUCTION MRTC signed on September 16, 1997 an amended turnkey contract with Sumitomo Corporation / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc., which sub-contracted EEI Corporation for civil works, and another contract with rail vehicle supplier CKD Dopravni System. The MRTC retained the services of ICF Kaiser Engineers and Constructors, Inc. to provide program management and technical oversight of the services for the design, construction management and commissioning of the MRT3 rail system. MRTC was responsible for the design, construction of the EDSA rail transit system. This included the supply of the light rail vehicles, track, signaling, communications, power distribution, and the furnishing of other necessary equipment, facilities, and spare parts. MRTC was also responsible for constructing the necessary civil works for the system including fixed guide-ways, passengers stations, power substations, LRV storage depot and maintenance facilities, and other facilities required to make the light rail transit system operational. During the construction phase, DOTC exercised the technical supervision of the project activities covered by the contract between DOTC and MRTC, and inspected and checked whether the project was constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, standards and costs. The Department employed the services of SYSTRA, a French consultancy firm, with technical competence, experience and track record in the construction and operation of railway systems. To enumerate, the following are SYSTRA's role during the EDSA MRT3 Project Implementation; 1. Design supervision 2. Interfaces coordination with other agencies 3. Construction & systems installation supervision 4. Traffic management & relocation of utilities implementation 5. Transportation system commissioning 6. Preparation of operation & training of operating personnel 7. Issuance of special studies at DOTC's request (fare study, Sky City building deep excavation reinforcement) 8. Assist DOTC during actual operation 9. Preparation of draft of letter for the DOTC Project Director's signature

10. Preparation & issuance of monthly Project Reports to DOTC including identification of performed activities, schedule, main problems & recommendation 11. Participation in claims meeting 12. Implementation of Project Control and master filing of all project documents (drawings, calculation sheets, reports, minutes, faxes & internal procedures) Assist the DOTC to operate the EDSA MRT System during the first five years of its operation

TRAINS The rail project has a fleet of 73 Czech-made modern and air-conditioned rail cars, of which up to 60, in three-car trains, will be operating daily during hours. The trains were built by CKD Doprovni System of Prague, the Czech Republic. The rail vehicles are articulated, eight-axle, three-section cars, designed for single-ended operations. Each rail car is provided with five double leaves, electronicallyoperated, plug-sliding doors. The three center doors have an open width of 1,255 millimeters (mm.) while the two end doors, 861 mm. Each train can seat 80 passengers and carry, under crush loading conditions, 394 commuters at any one time. The MRT3 trains can carry 23,000 passengers per hour per direction daily. The rail coaches are also air and noise pollution-free and run on electricity from MERALCO. 34.5 kilovolts AC Power is provided at the eight traction electrification substations at North Avenue, Kamuning, Santolan Road, Ortigas Avenue, Guadalupe, Ayala Avenue, Magallanes Avenue and Taft Avenue. The trains run at a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour, enough to cover the rail system's tip in about 30 minutes, including short dwell times of about 25 to 35 seconds in each of the system's 13 stations. They run over standard rail tracks. Aside from the two revenue tracks, a pocket track is located at the Shaw Blvd. Station for the temporary storage of disabled cars, for temporary storage of cars cut from the train consist during non-peak hours, or for mid-point train turn-backs where scheduling needs or passengers load dictates.

STATIONS MRT3 stations are located in North Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Kamuning, Cubao and SantolanAnnapolis, all in Quezon City; Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City; Shaw Blvd. and Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City; Guadalupe, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), Ayala Avenue and Magallanes Avenue in Makati City; and Taft Avenue in Pasay City. Three main types of stations were adopted namely: At Grade, Elevated, and Depressed. Stations are averagely spaced 1,300 meters apart; with the closest spacing about 730 meters and the farthest, 2,210 meters, all providing basic disabled friendly and commuter responsive facilities such as platforms, view-decks, elevators and escalators, public crossings and other amenities. Each station's concourse area is divided into paid and unpaid sections. The paid section is a secured area accessible only to MRT passengers who have bought and inserted a fare ticket in any of the entry gates. The unpaid section is the public section where ticket vending and other commercial vending machines, rail travel and other local transportation information boards, and advertising panels and pedestals are located. Safety has been stressed in all stations, which are equipped with a modern communications system, closed circuit television for security monitoring, public address system, fire stand pipes and hoses and wash down bibs.

TRAIN SCHEDULES
Regular Weekdays Train Schedule Period Morning AM Peak Off Peak PM Peak Night Time 5:30 AM to 7:00 AM 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM Number of Trains 12 Trains 20 Trains 15 Trains 20 Trains 12 Trains Headway 5 Minutes 3 Minutes 4 Minutes 3 Minutes 5 Minutes

Regular Weekends Train Schedule Period Saturday Sunday Time 5:30 AM to 11:00 PM 5:30 AM to 11:00 PM Number of Trains 12 Trains 11 Trains Headway 5 Minutes 6 Minutes

Holiday Train Schedule North Avenue Station Date 24 Dec., 2011 25 Dec., 2011 30 Dec., 2011 31 Dec., 2011 01 Jan., 2012 First Train Departure 5:30 AM 7:00 AM 5:30 AM 5:30 AM 7:00 AM Last Train Departure 8:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:00 PM 8:30 PM 10:00 PM Taft Avenue Station First Train Departure 5:30 AM 7:30 AM 5:30 AM 5:30 AM 7:30 AM Last Train Departure 9:00 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM 9:00 PM 10:30 PM

AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM MRT3 is operating an Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System which utilizes magnetic strip tickets as fare medium. The system uses a distance-based fare collection. The Automatic Exit Gate

deducts and computes the trip and records pertaining data on the strip. The Gate can handle up to 30 passengers per minute.

LRT

The Light Rail transit System (LRT) has two lines: first, the LRT1 (Yellow Line), which first became operational in December 1983, is a railway system with route between Taft Avenue and Rizal Avenue and is considered to be the first LRT system in Southeast Asia and second, the LRT2 (Megatren or the Purple Line), which started operations in April 2003, has a route between Santolan Pasig and Recto in Manila.

HISTORY From 1976 to 1977, a fourteen-month study funded by the World Bank was conducted by Freeman Fox and Associates, and this suggested a street-level light railway. The then newly created Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) reviewed and revised the recommendations, introducing an elevated version because of the many intersections. This raised the cost from P1.5 billion to P2 billion. Another foreign firm was commissioned by MOTC for supplementary study which was completed within three months. On July 12, 1980, the country's president, Ferdinand E. Marcos, created the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) as a government agency. The Chairman was the then First Lady and Governor of Metro Manila, Imelda Romualdez Marcos. This LRTA confined its activities to determining policies, to the regulation and fixing of fares, and to the planning of extensions to the system. The project was called Metrorail and was operated by a sister company of the former tramway company Meralco, called Metro, Inc. Initial assistance for building the LRT project came from the Belgian government which granted a P300 million "soft" and interest-free loan with a repayment time of 30 years. The project was expected to pay for itself within a period of 20 years out of revenue alone. A Belgian consortium consisting of ACEC (Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi, BN), (Constructions Ferroviaires et Metalliques, formerly Brugeoise et Nivelles), TEI (Tractionnel Engineering International) and TC (Transurb Consult) provided an additional loan of P700 million. The consortium provided the cars, signaling, power control, telecommunications, training and technical assistance. The entire system was expected to be financially "in the red" well into 1993. Against an expected gross revenue of P365 million for the first operating year, government losses were thought likely to reach P216 million. The system was designed as a public utility rather than as a profit center. Construction of the line started in October 1981, and was the responsibility of CDCP (Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines), with assistance from the Swiss firm of Losinger and the American company Dravo, the latter, through its Philippine subsidiary. The government appointed Electrowatt Engineering Services of Zurich (Switzerland) to manage and supervise the project. Electrowatt set up offices in Manila and became responsible for extension studies of the system which eventually comprised 150 km of routes along all major corridors in about 20 years time.

LRT1 The Light Rail Transit System Line No. 1 consists of the 15 km elevated railway system servicing the Taft Avenue - Rizal Avenue route between Baclaran, Pasay City and the Bonifacio Monument in the City of Caloocan. It is considered to be the first LRT system in Southeast Asia.

CONSTRUCTION Actual construction in Manila started in September 1981 at Taft Avenue between EDSA and Libertad. By the end of 1983, the construction had risen out of the streets over most of the route; and the shape of the new transit facility was taking shape for all to see. The first Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) arrived in Manila in November 1982 and construction of the Pasay Depot became the most vital task of the whole project. Power was turned on in the Depot and became operational in December 1983. The LRVs began trial runs on the Taft Line in March 1984 and by September 1984 the Taft Line gave the public a view of what was to come by providing free public passenger rides for a one week period. After September, there was a strong coordinated effort to finish all the remaining Taft Line work and finally, on December 1, 1984, the Taft Line was officially opened to public service. Work on the Pasig River Bridge started in November 1984 with the super-structure floated out and put into place. By the end of January 1985, the bridge was completed and track lay across to join up with the track on the other side. Previous to this, there had already been a major effort on the Rizal Line side, and with the Pasig River Bridge complete, speed trials began in February 1985. By April 1985, passenger service was extended into Carriedo, the downtown station, and one month later, on May 12, 1985, the Rizal Line was put into service.

OPERATION To operate the System, a contract was entered into between the LRTA and a specially created new company METRO INC. - a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manila Electric Company. METRO's task would be to acquire the know-how of the new technology and develop an efficient, well-trained organization to operate the System and manage its day to day affairs and be responsible for all technical matters in the future. The LRTA took over all System operations after the rank-and-file employees of METRO INC. staged a wildcat strike, destroyed some of LRTA's propertiesand paralyzed the entire operation of LRT Line 1 system from July 25 to August 2 of 2000. In view of the adverse consequences brought about by the said strike on the financial position of LRTA and on the efficient provision of LRT services to the public, the LRTA decided not to renew the 16-year Operating and Maintenance Agreement with METRO, Inc. which coincidentally expired on July 31, 2000.

SERVICE ROUTE Originally, Line 1 has a length of about 13.95 km and runs from Baclaran in Pasay City to Monumento in Caloocan City. Pasay City lies in the south-west section of Metro Manila, close to the airport. From there, the line runs in a north-western direction, parallel to the Bay but at some distance from it along Taft Avenue to the Manila City Hall, where the central terminal is located, then through Arroceros Street, across the Pasig River, entering the Santa Cruz district at Feati University. From there, it follows Rizal Avenue and Rizal Avenue Extension in a northerly direction to Monumento in Caloocan

City. Under the LRT North Extension Project, a further 5.7 km elevated line has been constructed from Monumento Station of Line 1 to North Avenue of Line 3, with 3 additional stations namely: Balintawak, Roosevelt and a Common Station. The opening of Balintawak Station and Roosevelt Station on March 22, 2010 and October 22, 2010 respectively has brought closer to the goal of "closing the loop", connecting LRT Line 1 from Baclaran to Roosevelt to the Metro Rail Transit that runs along EDSA. With the nearing completion of the Common Station, seamless connection between the two lines will soon be realized.

LRT2 The Megatren, more popularly known by its generic name Line 2, is a 13.8 km mass transit line that traverses five cities in Metro Manila namely Pasig, Marikina, Quezon City, San Juan and Manila) along the major thoroughfares of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda and Recto Avenue.

CONSTRUCTION The Megatren system was built at a cost of P31 billion in soft loans mainly from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). This is a very concessional loan, with 2 percent interest for three packages, and payable for 30 years with a 10-year grace period. The Asia Europe MRT Consortium, led by the Marubeni Corporation, has delivered 18 new four (4) - car trains. Each train is 92.6 meters long and consists of four motorized cars. One train can seat 232 passengers. It can accommodate 1,396 more standing passengers along its spacious coaches. Compared with the previous light rail projects, LRT 2 was more difficult to build because of highly technical problems. Several international companies participated in the project, which consists of four (4) contract packages. Package 1 is the depot in Santolan, Pasig where the 18 trains are stabled, and where the employees? Quarters, and offices are based. Package 2 consists of the substructures, mainly the railways foundations including the columns and pilings that support the guideway. Package 3 forms the superstructure composed of the girders, or beams that support the train rails, the viaduct, and the train stations. Package 4 includes the electro-mechanical systems, the rolling stocks, the track works, including the network of cables and poles that transmit power to the trains. A special method called the pre-casting segmental method (PSM), was used in building the viaduct or the long stretch of suspension bridges resting on the concrete towers. The method is of European technology and is widely used worldwide. In the Philippines, the Megatren Line 2 project pioneered the use of the PSM technology or the pre-casting of the girders into smaller segments so that each span connected between two columns is weighing not more than 58 tons.

OPERATION The Megatren is the latest of its kind in the world today. It is a fully automatic (i.e., driver-less) system which is at par in terms of facilities and technology with those in other parts of the world. It is equipped with a CCTV system that enables the railway operator to monitor activities of passengers and employees at the stations and inside the trains. Moreover, the LRT 2 is commuter friendly and has

facilities especially designed for the elderly and the differently-abled. It has Braille tactile along the lanes and elevators which enable blind passengers to be guided on their way to the trains. The coaches are also more spacious than those of the earlier systems. These enable passengers with disabilities and those onboard wheelchairs to be able to board and alight from Megatren without any problem. Elevators are installed in the stations also for the use of the elderly and disabled passengers. Another key feature of the Megatren is its automatic vending machines which enable the passengers to buy their tickets without queuing at the ticket booths. This allows for faster mobility of people and added convenience to commuters.

SERVICE ROUTE Line 2 has a total length of about 13.8 km and when fully operational, will run from Santolan, Pasig City to Recto in Manila. As of date, however, Phase 1 of the line has started operating from its Santolan Station in Pasig, heading in a northwest direction towards Katipunan, and finally, in a southwesterly direction along Aurora Boulevard, to Cubao.

FEATURES It extends from Santolan, Pasig City in the east to Recto, Manila in the west with 11 stations or terminals: Santolan; Katipunan, the first and only underground air-conditioned station; Anonas; Araneta Center-Cubao; Betty Go-Belmonte; J. Ruiz; Gilmore; V. Mapa; Pureza; Legarda; and Recto. Phase 1 covering the stations of Santolan, Katipunan, Anonas and Araneta Center-Cubao began its operations on 5 April 2003 while Phase Two from Betty Go-Belmote to Legarda was inaugurated on 5 April 2004. Recto Station, the last station, is expected to be opened before the end of 2004. Like its predecessors in LRT 1, all 18 trains of the Megatren are electrically-driven using a solid state propulsion technology powered by electric motors of 1,500 volts. Operated automatically by the Automatic Train Operations system, it can travel up to 80 km per hour on top speed. Travel time between Santolan and Recto will only take 30 minutes. Recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo re-christened the Megatren as the Purple Line, noting the bright violet and canary yellow blends on the lower edge of the coaches, running from the front and all the way to the rear end. The colors and design denote the uniqueness of Philippine ethnicity. The computerized coaches measuring 3.2 meters wide and 92.6 meters long are much bigger and faster than their Czechoslovakian counterparts of MRT 3 cruising on Edsa, and the South Koreanmanufactured Adtranz trains of LRT 1. With this size, the Purple Line trains can accommodate up to 1,628 passengers; even if there were elderly and physically disabled on board who are provided with space for their own wheelchairs and mobility tools, alongside the fiberglass reinforced plastic benches. Every four-car train has 20 sliding doors per side to facilitate the quick and convenient boarding and alighting of passengers. Each coach is also equipped with two units of mounted air conditioners. Each train has its own Public Address System (PAS) from which a recorded computerized announcement of each station stop emanates. The PAS could transmit music for a relaxing journey. Designed to be commuter-friendly especially for the mobility-impaired, all elevators in all terminals of the Purple Line are with an engraved Braille, while all station concourses and platform levels are installed with path finding tactile to guide persons with disabilities, specifically the visually-impaired.

In keeping with the fast-paced computerization and modernization of the world, the Purple Line is the first in the country to use two novel innovations in the mass rail system. These are the ticket vending machines (TVM) and the highly-sensitized Operations Control Center (OCC). The TVMs that either accepts coins or P10, P20, P50 bills, or both, dispense single journey tickets per person. The OCC networks necessary internal and external linkages for an efficient, safe and secured service to commuters. Aside from TV monitors, the OCC consists of ultra-modern communication gadgets and technology systems from Spain, Singapore, Germany, Japan, South Korea and France. These allow the on-the-spot recording and confirmation of all goings-on in all the stations. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition is responsible for the remote control management of the power supply to the depot and the entire 13.8 km stretch. The Building Management System takes care of the Katipunan underground air-conditioned station. The Centralized Paging Information System is the public address system that connects the management to their front liners and passengers. The schematic diagram aids the OCC engineers know the problem track areas of the computerized trains which have their own black boxes similar to those of aircraft carriers. With the goal of the national government through the Light Rail Transport Authority to provide the public with an alternative means of transportation, it is believed that Megatren or the Purple Line results in less traffic congestion on the roads, reduction in air pollution, a cleaner environment, considerable savings in travelling time, great economic benefits and a higher quality of life for commuters. The ease and convenience for large numbers of people to access the stations produce commercial, retail, and office development opportunities that contribute to faster urban renewal.

TRAIN NORMAL OPERATING SCHEDULES LRT Line 1 System Weekdays: 5:00AM 9:30PM 10:00PM Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 5:00AM 9:00PM 9:30PM LRT Line 2 System Weekdays: 5:00AM 9:30PM Start of Commercial Operation. Last commercial train leaves Santolan Station bound for Recto Station Start of Commercial Operation First train leaves the Baclaran Terminal bound for Roosevelt Station. Last northbound commercial train leaves Baclaran Terminal for Roosevelt Station. Last southbound commercial train leaves Roosevelt Station for Baclaran Terminal. Start of Commercial Operation First train leaves the Baclaran Terminal bound for Roosevelt Station. Last northbound commercial train leaves Baclaran Terminal for Roosevelt Station. Last southbound commercial train leaves Roosevelt Station for Baclaran Terminal.

10:00PM Saturdays,Sundays and Holidays: 5:00AM 9:30PM

Last commercial train leaves Recto Station bound for Santolan Station

Start of operation. Last commercial train leaves Recto Station bound for Santolan Station

Schedules that are special in nature are announced periodically. Announcements are made through advertisements or through Special Operating Schedules our Public Address (PA) System. Please visit this website for future announcements and service updates. During Emergencies Code Yellow 1 In cases of emergencies or unexpected events, the following codes are announced to inform the passengers about the current status of train operations: There will be a slight delay in the arrival and departure of trains in the stations. Train operations will be temporarily suspended due to technical problems.

Code Yellow 2

AUTOMATED FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM (AFCS) An Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) using plastic magnetic tickets as fare medium is being utilized in both the LRT Line 1 and LRT Line 2 Systems. The AFCS replaced the old token fare collection system which had been in operation in Line 1 from December 1, 1984 to September 8, 2001 and which used the token as the fare medium. Fare Structure LRT Line 1 Starting March 22, 2010, passengers using Single Journey (SJ) tickets will be charged PhP12.00, Php15.00 or Php20.00 depending on the number of stations travelled or whether Balintawak or Roosevelt (opened October 22, 2010) station is part of their trip, while Stored Value (SV) ticket holders will be charged from Php12.00 to Php20.00 depending on their trip length or whether Balintawak or Roosevelt Station is part of their trip.

LRT LINE 1
Fares excluding those to and from Balintawak or Roosevelt Station Distance (no. of inter-stations) Single Journey Ticket Fare (PhP) 1-4 12 5-8 15 9-12 15 13-17 15 Fares to and from Balintawak or Roosevelt Station 1-2 15 3-4 15 5-7 15 8-10 11-13 14-16 17-18 20 20 20 20 19 20

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LRT Line 1 Tickets Single Journey 1 Ticket [Brown] Sold for Php20.00 each. Can only be used once. Valid only on the date of purchase Single Journey 2 Ticket [Green] Sold for Php12.00 each. Can only be used once. Valid only on the date of purchase. Single Journey 3 Ticket [Red] Sold for Php15.00 each. Accepted at all LRT Line 1 Stations. Can only be used once. Valid only on the date of purchase. Stored Value 1 Ticket [Blue] Sold for Php100.00 each. Accepted at all LRT Line 1 Stations. Multiplerides. With LastRide Bonus (i.e. ticket is still valid for one more ride even if the remaining balance is less than the minimum fare and at least P0.50) Valid for six (6) months from date of first use. Stored Value 3 Ticket [Orange] Sold for Php80.00 Accepted at all LRT Line 1 Stations. Available only to senior citizens or disabled passengers upon presentation of valid ID at the ticket booth. Multiple rides. With Last Ride Bonus (i.e. ticket is still valid for one more ride even if the remaining balance is less than the minimum fare and at least P0.50) Valid for six (6) months from date of first use. LRT Line 2 A distance related fare structure is currently being used for Line 2. Passengers will be charged Php12.00 for the first three (3) stations, Php 13.00 for four to six (4-6) stations, Php14.00 for seven to nine (7-9) stations and Php15.00 for ten (10) stations.

LRT LINE 2
Distance (no. of inter-stations) 1-3 4-6 7-9 10

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LRT Line 2 Tickets Single Journey Ticket [Violet] Sold for Php12.00, Php13.00, Php14.00, Php15.00 each. Accepted at all LRT Line 2 Stations. Can only be used once. Valid only on the date of purchase. Stored Value 2 Ticket [Red] Sold for Php100.00 each. Accepted at all LRT Line 2 Stations. Multiple rides. With Last Ride Bonus (i.e. ticket is still valid for one more ride even if the remaining balance is less than the minimum fare and at least P0.50) Valid for six months from date of first use. Stored Value 4 Ticket [Pink/Orange] Sold for Php80.00 Accepted at all LRT Line 2 Stations. Available only to senior citizens or disabled passengers upon presentation of valid ID at the ticket booth. Multiple rides. With Last Ride Bonus (i.e. ticket is still valid for one more ride even if the remaining balance is less than the minimum fare and at least P0.50) Valid for six (6) months from date of first use.

Sources http://www.lrta.gov.ph/index.php http://www.dotcmrt3.gov