THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) introduced that the primary section of the Mild Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension, which can accommodate an extra 80,000 passengers each day, is ready to open this month.
“Presumably Nov. 16, we’re fixing it,” Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista informed reporters on Thursday. “In a means [it will help decongest] as soon as we open the extension of the LRT-1,” he added.
The Mild Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the personal operator of LRT-1, confirmed this, saying the primary section of the extension provides a complete of 6.2 kilometers from Pasay Metropolis to Parañaque Metropolis. The 5 new stations are Redemptorist–Aseana Station, MIA Street Station, PITX Station, Ninoy Aquino Avenue Station, and Dr. Santos (previously Sucat) Station.
The primary section will reduce journey time from Quezon Metropolis to Parañaque Metropolis to lower than an hour.
At a press briefing in Malacañang, Enrico R. Benipayo, the newly appointed president and chief government officer of LRMC, stated that the fare for all the LRT-1 route — from FPJ Station (previously Roosevelt) in Quezon Metropolis to Baclaran Station in Pasay, together with the final station of the Cavite extension Part 1 — might be P45.
With the addition of 5 new stations, Mr. Benipayo stated the present interval of round 4 minutes between trains might be maintained.
He stated LRMC can also be anticipating to double its present passengers within the subsequent 5 years. The typical each day ridership of LRT-1 now stands at 323,000.
“We count on as soon as we open this, we will bump up the ridership by an extra 80,000. We’re anticipating after 5 years, we might be doubling the variety of each day passengers, so that’s in 2028 to round 650,000 common each day ridership,” he stated.
The following phases, reminiscent of Part 2 and Part 3, are nonetheless being labored out as these might be financed through public-private partnership, Mr. Bautista stated.
“We’re working with LRMC. We’re simply taking a look at how we will resolve some points, particularly the best of means. Inside subsequent 12 months, we should always have the ability to finalize the schedule,” Mr. Bautista stated, including that the DoTr will attempt to handle all points inside this administration.
To recall, in August the DoTr stated the second and third phases of development of the LRT-1 Cavite extension could start by 2026 amid right-of-way acquisition points.
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