Manila Light Rail Transit System

Manila Light Rail Transit System

A LRT-2 train at J. Ruiz Station.
Overview
Owner	Light Rail Transit Authority
Locale	Manila, Philippines
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	31
Daily ridership	roughly 1.3 million (2015)
Website	Light Rail Transit Authority
Operation
Began operation	December 1, 1984 (LRT-1) April 5, 2003 (LRT-2)
Operator(s)	Line 1 (LRT-1): Light Rail Manila Corporation Line 2 (LRT-2): Light Rail Transit Authority
Number of vehicles	Line 1 (LRT-1): BN/ACEC Hyundai Precision/Adtranz Kinki Sharyo/Nippon Sharyo Line 2 (LRT-2): Hyundai Rotem
Technical
System length	33.4 km (20.8 mi) (total) LRT-1: 19.65 km (12.2 mi) LRT-2: 13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line
Average speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
System map  LRT1   LRT2  Roosevelt Santolan Balintawak Marikina River North Luzon Expressway Katipunan Malvar Anonas Monumento Araneta Center Cubao  MRT3  5th Avenue Betty Go-Belmonte R. Papa Gilmore Abad Santos J. Ruiz  PNR  Blumentritt V. Mapa Tayuman Pureza  PNR  Bambang Legarda Doroteo Jose Recto Carriedo Pasig River Central Terminal United Nations Pedro Gil Quirino Avenue Vito Cruz Gil Puyat Libertad  MRT3  EDSA Baclaran This diagram:

The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly and informally known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has characteristics that make it more akin to a rapid transit (metro) system, such as high passenger throughput, exclusive right-of-way and later use of full metro rolling stock. The system is operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government-owned and controlled corporation under the authority of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). Along with the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT-3, also called the new Yellow Line), and Philippine National Railways's commuter line, the system makes up Metro Manila's rail infrastructure.

Quick and inexpensive to ride, the system serves 2.1 million passengers each day. Its 33.4 kilometers (20.8 mi) of mostly elevated route form two lines which serve 31 stations in total. LRT Line 1 (LRT-1), also called the Green Line (formerly Yellow Line), opened in 1984 and travels a north–south route. LRT Line 2 (LRT-2), the Blue Line (formerly Purple Line), was completed in 2004 and runs east–west. The original LRT-1 was built as a no-frills means of public transport and lacks some features and comforts, but the new LRT-2 has been built with additional standards and criteria in mind like barrier-free access. 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 introduced as a step towards a more integrated transportation system. As of 2015, the plastic magnetic tickets were replaced with the Beep, a contactless smart card, was introduced to provide a common ticketing to 3 rail lines and some bus lines.