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kratos1211

September 15th, 2008, 01:48 AM

Caloocan wants LRT station in Bagong Barrio

PhilStar

Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri yesterday urged barangay officials, businessmen and residents to petition the national government to construct an intermediate station in Bagong Barrio as part of the P6.4-billion Light Rail Transit-Metro Rail Transit (LRT-MRT) loop.

“We need a station in Caloocan and we need it (at the corner of) EDSA (and) Malvar street in Bagong Barrio,” Echiverri said in a recent meeting with officials of the Light Rail Transit Authority.

The LRT loop will connect the LRT Line 1, which runs from Baclaran to Monumento with the MRT Line 3, which starts at EDSA in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced earlier the 5.4-kilometer loop will involve constructing three new stations, one beside the MRT-3 North Avenue end and the other two at Balintawak and Muñoz market in Quezon City.

DOTC officials pegged the cost of a fully functional LRT station to be around P400 million.

Echiverri said many commuters from Bagong Barrio who ride the LRT and MRT also take jeepneys and buses to reach the most accessible station.

“Even with the LRT-MRT link project in operation, our residents would still be commuting to the Monumento station or Balintawak stations, which are the nearest, in order to avail of their services,” the mayor said.

Echiverri said studies conducted by the City Planning and Development Department, showed that the Monumento station, which is the most accessible in the Camanava (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela) area, would soon be congested with additional passengers.

The planning office also noted that Bagong Barrio is considered a priority development area for national government projects and zonal improvement programs.

“This means that the area deserves the utmost consideration for any major public transportation project,” City Planning Officer Aurora Ciego said.

Ciego said a train station in the area would create opportunities for Bagong Barrio to improve commercially and economically.

The construction of the new stations is expected to start within this month and LRTA officials expressed confidence that the loop would be fully operational by May 2010, Echiverri said. – Pete Laude

evilgenius15

September 15th, 2008, 12:05 PM

El Cineasta

September 15th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Baka hindi pa 'to na-post...

A repost from the Davao forums...

IlqRMhU_xgQ

Wow..this is really nice. I remember when I was in Madrid last year and taking the trains to wander the city. :)

And it's possible to have that technology here...particularly in the major cities of the Philippines

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El vídeo me encanta muchísimo. Yo me recordé que cuando estaba en Madrid el año pasado y tomando los metros para pasear la ciudad.

Y es posible que podamos esta tecnología aquí, particularmente en las ciudades grandes de Filipinas.

mr.suroy

September 16th, 2008, 06:34 AM

can someone post the links to the earlier threads? i cannot search them. or do the site erase those threads when it is already closed?

aranetacoliseum

September 16th, 2008, 07:38 AM

kaelthas18

September 16th, 2008, 01:53 PM

mr suroy
for earlier threads..

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/search.php?searchid=2501198

jafiti

September 16th, 2008, 02:07 PM

Work on the LRT 1 extension already started. Barricades now present at EDSA from SM North to Balintawak.

Porknight

September 16th, 2008, 03:05 PM

Wow..this is really nice. I remember when I was in Madrid last year and taking the trains to wander the city. :)

And it's possible to have that technology here...particularly in the major cities of the Philippines

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El vídeo me encanta muchísimo. Yo me recordé que cuando estaba en Madrid el año pasado y tomando los metros para pasear la ciudad.

Y es posible que podamos esta tecnología aquí, particularmente en las ciudades grandes de Filipinas.

I like that Ad too. I think that a metro like the one in Madrid would help a lot and with our current situation we really need it badly. But I was thinking about how much would cost , something awesome like that , and can we really maintain something like that in our country ? Especially in the rainy season with all the floods that we have ?

evilgenius15

September 16th, 2008, 04:17 PM

Work on the LRT 1 extension already started. Barricades now present at EDSA from SM North to Balintawak.

excited na ako sa paglalagay ng concrete posts, hehehe...
sana unique ang design ng mga stations...

leechtat

September 16th, 2008, 06:55 PM

....The construction of the new stations is expected to start within this month and LRTA officials expressed confidence that the loop would be fully operational by May 2010, Echiverri said. – Pete Laude

^^ and we here, will photo doc the developments... this project is one of the most exciting projects of the metro. i do hope this project will also jumpstart the redevelopment of the qc-cbd.

3cr

September 17th, 2008, 12:28 AM

Sad MRT news
HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
PhilStar
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2008091637

A pallor of gloom descended on the mass transportation front as Finance Secretary Gary Teves announced that the buy-out and refinancing of the EDSA MRT III project will be deferred to 2009.

This is very sad news, indeed. The nearly half-a-million daily commuters using the EDSA MRT III line have been nurturing hopes that the buy-out and refinancing could take place soonest. They have pinned their hopes on the expansion and extension of this line on the savings that the government was expected to generate.

The need for the expansion of the present capacity of EDSA MRT III went up to critical levels a few months back when the Department of Transportation and Communications announced that the present number of trains are currently overloaded in the aftermath of a massive shift of transportation mode by many erstwhile motorists.

The massive overloading is not only pushing the trains to the brink of damage but is also putting the safety of passengers in jeopardy.

The government said it is set to buy more trains for the line but the Department of Justice said the DOTC cannot, on its own, just go ahead and purchase additional trains. It has to have the nod of the private consortium Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) which presently owns the project which the government said it was set to buy-out and refinance. MRTC apparently has the exclusive right to buy the necessary additional trains and not DOTC for which additional rentals would have to be paid by the government at rental costs still to be negotiated.

We recall that the initial announcement of the planned buy-out was met with much enthusiasm. Reason – the government was set to generate close to half-a-billion dollars in savings that can be used to fund the purchase of more trains and connect EDSA MRT III with the LRT Line 1 loop.

Today, the main reason for an urgent action on the buy-out plan is not so much the savings but the safety of the passengers of EDSA MRT III. If only for the safety, comfort and convenience aspects, we pray that the planned buy-out and refinancing is taken off the shelf sooner than the announced 2009 timetable.

The serious delays in the consummation of this plan has definitely taken its toll on government. The savings expected will no longer be as big as when the plans were first announced – about February last year.

In addition, we heard that a deadline set by the private consortium for a buy-out negotiation may have already lapsed. This means the government will no longer be able to talk to the consortium members as one entity. If the government resumes the negotiation, they will have to talk with each individual member of the consortium which are mostly foreign firms.

Despite the major setback, many are still urging the government to consummate the buy-out. A major argument is that the monthly rental the government will pay the consortium is slated to hit $10 million a month by 2010 per the payment schedule. That would be close to half-a-billion a month in financial haemorrhage that the planned buy-out had earlier sought to prevent.

But never mind the financials. The safety and convenience factors must not be forgotten. Overloaded trains are never safe. And commuters facing risks to life and limb daily just cannot understand why so-called “legal and taxation issues” should deprive them of a better and safer commute and more trains.

We hope the people at the National Development Co. (NDC) understands the aspiration and would not fault the half-a-million daily EDSA MRT III users for the growing impatience.

queetz@home

September 17th, 2008, 12:42 AM

The massive overloading is not only pushing the trains to the brink of damage but is also putting the safety of passengers in jeopardy.

While I do agree with the general theme of the article, is the structural integrety of the trainsets really an issue? Like c'mon, while I understand that the MRT3 is pretty crowded and the riding experience unpleasant, I don't think the weight of the people is enough to actually break the coaches. Trains are far more resilient than that and it would take a lot more to physically break the metal that holds it all together...

We recall that the initial announcement of the planned buy-out was met with much enthusiasm. Reason – the government was set to generate close to half-a-billion dollars in savings that can be used to fund the purchase of more trains and connect EDSA MRT III with the LRT Line 1 loop.

I kinda wish there was concrete proof that the assumption of this author is correct, that buying out MRT3 will mean physically connecting it to LRT1. Although it is technically and legally possible, we really just don't know until the buyout actually happens.

habagatcentral1

September 17th, 2008, 12:57 AM

dancethingy

September 17th, 2008, 03:55 AM

RonnieR

September 17th, 2008, 04:06 AM

^^ they should hire people from the private sector who have the balls to carry out the plan. These government officials are too lazy, lack political will. They still have to wait for GMA to act on it. :bash:

le Reine

September 17th, 2008, 04:07 AM

^^ Whoever is in charge of overseeing the government buyout of MRT 3 is definitely not working hard enough and is lacking WILL POWER.
They simply are not determined to do so, thus they have failed

I think GMA needs to put her foot down and do the dragging herselfThere's a problem with the private company operating MRT3 and the legalities involving this. And we know that when we encounter legal problems in investments, it will always take a long time. And I think the private company owning MRT3 also have debts to foreign companies... that is also a problem. :ohno:

^^ they should hire people from the private sector who have the balls to carry out the plan. These government officials are too lazy, lack political will. They still have to wait for GMA to act on it. :bash:It don't just work that way because if it did then there wouldn't be any problems now. In fact, it's the private company that owns MRT3 which has a problem now.

Gov’t buyout of MRT 3 faces delay
(http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20080907-159228/Govt-buyout-of-MRT-3-faces-delay)
By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:24:00 09/07/2008

THE GOVERNMENT’S BUYOUT of Metro Railway Transit 3 may have to wait until early next year due to some kinks to be ironed out on the use of the state-owned National Development Co. as the takeover vehicle.

“There are concerns on booking (the transaction) through NDC,” Finance Secretary Margarito Teves told reporters.

“NDC is supposed to be the conduit. The general principle here is a refinancing exercise. And then the entity that will eventually own the shares for government will be through an entity like NDC,” he said.

Based on earlier plans, the first phase of the takeover will be implemented by buying out the shares of the private sector consortium owning 60 percent of MRT Corp. The next phase will be to settle obligations to the holders of preferred shares equivalent to about 40 percent of the company.

click on the link to see whole story

Buyout talks for MRT 3 resume
GOVERNMENT, CONSORTIUM REPS REVIVE NEGOTIATIONS (http://bayan-natin.blogspot.com/2008/06/buyout-talks-for-mrt-3-resume.html)
By Lenie Lectura
The Business Mirror
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0620&212008/companies01.html

TALKS for the government to buy out MRT 3 (Metro Rail Transit) from the private-sector consortium led by Fil-Estate Corp. resumed early this week. This, after earlier negotiations early this year collapsed due to pricing differences.

MRT 3 general manager Roberto Lastimoso said MRT 3 lawyers informed him on Tuesday that “negotiations for the buyout were revived” and that it was the Metro Rail Transit that Corp. (MRTC) consortium that initiated the move for a second round of talks with the government representatives.

“They [MRTC] initiated it. It was just last Tuesday when I found out from the lawyers that [the buyout] was being revived. We are going back to the negotiating table. They are now talking with the people from the Department of Finance,” he told reporters.

A deal was supposed to be completed in March this year but the negotiations failed, with both parties citing irreconcilable pricing differences...

click on the link to see whole story

evilgenius15

September 17th, 2008, 08:21 AM

So, will they wait before an MRT train would derail? Nag-aantay pa ba sila na may madiskarel na tren para lang mag-buy out? What a bunch of ninkapoomps! :bash::ohno: This is how an ordinary "Juan de la Cruz" interpret this article...these bureaucratic things are risking people's lives by the thousands!

That's the result of not anticipating passenger growth a decade ago. They should've predicted that since it is EDSA.

baka nga hindi parin sila kikilos kapag may naderail na eh...
saka lang siguro kapag may bumagsak na poste ng MRT...
yung madadamay pa raw yung mga commuters ng bus, private vehicles, etc.

boroyski

September 17th, 2008, 09:50 AM

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/120919/Defective-train-disrupts-MRT-operation-strands-passengers

‘Defective’ train disrupts MRT operation, strands passengers 09/17/2008 | 01:09 PM

Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us MANILA, Philippines - A defective coach disrupted operations of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Wednesday noon, affecting southbound operations between the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasay.

Metro Rail Transit Authority (MRTA) general manager Roberto Lastimoso said the interruption forced them to cut operations between stations at Shaw Boulevard and Taft Avenue.

"Nagkaroon tayo ng interruption, nagkaroon ng problema ang isang train. We are now pushing an operational train to Taft Avenue. In the meantime, provisional operations ang north (We had an interruption because one of the trains had problems. We are now pushing an operational train to Taft Avenue. We are conducting provisional operations)," Lastimoso said in an interview on dzBB radio.

Citing information reaching him, Lastimoso said the MRT operations from Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City to North Triangle in Quezon City remains normal.

But the southbound part from Shaw Boulevard to Taft Avenue was disrupted, forcing MRT management to restrict operations there.

He said an operational "provisional" train was to run between Shaw Boulevard and Taft Avenue until normal operations resume.

Lastimoso said passengers at the southbound line were unloaded at the northbound part of Buendia station in Makati City, where the "provisional" train would ferry them to Taft Avenue station.

He also said the MRTA had requested the government as early as 2005 for 73 additional cars as it anticipated a rise in ridership.

But he said each car cost $3 million, as it would have to go through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Cabinet

"Until now it is still being deliberated," he said. - GMANews.TV

hirolionheart

September 17th, 2008, 10:12 AM

evilgenius15

September 17th, 2008, 12:05 PM

hirolionheart

September 17th, 2008, 12:19 PM

^^ see... tsktsk...
few years ago,,, rush hour ata un tapos between ortigas and santolan n kami...
suddenly nagbreak ng pagkalakas... as in ambilis ng train tapos sudden stop agad...
kagigil... andami pa naman namin nakatayo... may mga natumba...
kasama na ako na kung saan nadaganan ko ung isang buntis, tsktsk

Hala..., pano pa kaya ngayon, mas siksikan na ang mga pasahero sa loob, dapat talagang mas pa-igtingin nila ngayon ang magandang kalagayan ng lahat ng MRT/LRT lines at stations lalo na ang seguridad para mas dumaraming mananakay nito...

El Cineasta

September 17th, 2008, 02:32 PM

hirolionheart

September 17th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Hi,

I just wanna share pictures I took when I went to Madrid last year. They have a station named for our country. "Islas Filipinas"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2865432084_3e50056e38.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2864601599_bbbf32ff17.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2865431994_d47d1376e0.jpg?v=0

This is the latest Metro de Madrid map

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2865431926_3ccb12b801_b.jpg

They currently have 12 stations.

WOW!!! ang galing naman, may istasyon sila para sa bansa natin, bakit kaya?, anong history ng station na yun?

At ang lupit ng network ng metro rail transit lines nila sa Madrid, sana maging parang ganyan din dito sa Pilipinas pagdating ng panahon^_^

El Cineasta

September 17th, 2008, 03:06 PM

^^
Madrid is the capital of Spain. :)

And as our former colonizer and mother country, they included "Islas Filipinas" or the Philippine Islands as one of our their stations.

Walkalator
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2864656803_fac0769123_o.jpg

Escalator
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2864656805_a33aa99261_o.jpg

José Rizal in Avenida de Filipinas, which is also my avatar. :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2864656809_956a1c8b7f_o.jpg

Have you seen the commercial of Metro de Madrid? I think someone already posted it here.

hirolionheart

September 17th, 2008, 03:22 PM

^^hehehe, sorry, i already forgot my history classes, oo nga naman, sinakop tayo ng mga Espanyol kaya naisipan nila na gumawa ng isang istasyon para sa Pilipinas^_^

filcan

September 17th, 2008, 03:23 PM

^^It seems were still in the nation of Spain's heart :cry:...:lol:

El Cineasta

September 17th, 2008, 03:37 PM

I hope we could pattern it from them someday. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf4btf0idfQ

They also have cafe's named after Manila.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2864656813_7923f0a22f_o.jpg

greenshields

September 17th, 2008, 03:43 PM

WOW!!! ang galing naman, may istasyon sila para sa bansa natin, bakit kaya?, anong history ng station na yun?

At ang lupit ng network ng metro rail transit lines nila sa Madrid, sana maging parang ganyan din dito sa Pilipinas pagdating ng panahon^_^

Kuha ka ng RGEP na History 1,hehe.

hirolionheart

September 17th, 2008, 03:45 PM

Kuha ka ng RGEP na History 1,hehe.

Hehehe, oo nga eh, pero nakapag-Kas 1 na ako nung 2nd year, sa katunayan na-uno ko yun, ewan ko kung pano nangyari, eh hindi ko naman masyado gusto ang history, kaya nga nag-Physics ako, hehehe^_^

El Cineasta

September 17th, 2008, 04:14 PM

El Cineasta

September 17th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Kaya it's never late to love History :)

evilgenius15

September 17th, 2008, 04:31 PM

^^ i remember the semester when i attended kas1 class of sir gotiangco...
sobrang lalim ng mga salita niya, wah...
maaapreciate ko na sana yung history... bitin lang yung lecture... T_T

habagatcentral1

September 17th, 2008, 05:19 PM

^^ Hehe!! There is so much to learn about ourselves in history. All that I can say is that I hope we see history not just the usual "calenderical" history, but of different perspectives as well. With this, it would be more interesting to see history as if you are seeing the contemporary issues of today..

Hehehe!!!
Anyway, back to the topic. Damn! Sabi ko na nga ba, may masisira! :bash: I couldn't help but complain but what's the use ranting it all over again? At least its there to serve the people.

hirolionheart

September 18th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Hi Hiro,

History is essential for us to understand who we are, how we have become and learn how to face challenges in the future.

"What we have loved, others will love, and we will teach them how." We love our country, and we must teach our children to do the same. And when we do, they will carry on our heritage of freedom into the future. "

No..., mali pala pagkakasabi ko, gusto ko ang "importance" ng history.

Yup, isang magandang depenisyon ng kasaysayan ay "pag-aaral sa nakaraan upang maintindihan ang kasalukuyan at upang mapaghandaan ang hinaharap".

Ang hindi ko lang gusto sa history ay ang pag-memorize ng sandamukal na dates, people, at places. Hindi kasi ako magaling sa pag-memorya. Na-trauma ako siguro sa History classes namin nung high school, karamihan kasi puro objective-type lang yung exam. Hindi tulad nung Kas 1 ko ngayong college, analysis talaga ng History ng Pilipinas, essay-type exams kami dun, kaya siguro na-uno ko yun, hehehe^_^

hirolionheart

September 18th, 2008, 01:13 AM

^^
Anyway, back to the topic. Damn! Sabi ko na nga ba, may masisira! :bash: I couldn't help but complain but what's the use ranting it all over again? At least its there to serve the people.

Hehehe, ok lang naman kung mag-complain tayo sa tuwing magkakaaberya ang MRT/LRT, para mailabas natin ang saloobin..., at sakaling umabot sa "kanila" ang ating mga hinaing...
Yup, pasalamat na rin tayo at nandiyan ang MRT/LRT na nagsisilbi sa libo-libong pasahero araw-araw, mas pagbutihan na lang dapat nila ang kanilang serbisyo^_^

sushi___

September 18th, 2008, 06:57 AM

kaya nga dapat mabuyout na ang MRT 3 para makabili na ang DOTC ng additional 75 coaches... kung 2009 nila balak ito pagusapan at 2010 ito balak bilhin malamang by 2011 pa madagdagan at magagamit... mas mauuna pa sigurong matapos ang LRT1 loop at masimulan ang MRT 7...

i also read from an article Recto said: the funds (for infra) are actually available its just that the agencies and/or departments are slow in using and disbursing them for the planned projects (this year)

tsk tsk tsk talaga... patient na nga tayo sa delayed status updates, patient na tayo sa super bagal na usad ng mga proyekto, ano pa? what if all tax payers and employers come to an agreement to delay tax payments to the BIR? maybe they will have at least the initiative to dig a hole on the ground...

:ohno:

GOV'T:bash:TAXPAYERS (withholding tax)

PasigGuy

September 18th, 2008, 03:32 PM

hirolionheart

September 18th, 2008, 03:48 PM

galing to sa ULC website, matagal pa pala ang start ng construction, haay:ohno:

Project Schedule
Complete Swiss Challenge June, 2007

Project Awarding January 2008

Contract Signing June 2008

Financial Closing December, 2009

Commencement of MRT-7 construction January, 2010:wallbash:

Start of Real Estate Construction July, 2011

Rail Project Completion July 2013

Hala, 2013 pa pala matatapos ang MRT-7?!!!
Akala ko naman magsisimula na sila ng first quarter ng 2009, at maaari ko pang maabutan bago ako gumradweyt ng 2010, tsk tsk tsk:ohno:

Ambagal talaga 'pag gobyerno ang may hawak ng project..., mga limang taon pa pala maghihintay ang libo-libong pasahero (at lalo pang lolobo pagdating ng 2013) para mapakinabangan ang MRT-7:ohno:

dancethingy

September 18th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Can the government possible intervene to streamline this piece of infrastructure regarding how badly needed it is?

absinthe_888

September 18th, 2008, 05:55 PM

hindi 2013 yan, for sure delayed yan. bwisit

evilgenius15

September 19th, 2008, 07:17 AM

PasigGuy

September 19th, 2008, 09:05 AM

what the...!!!
ang alam ko dapat magsisimula na sila next year...
madaya... graduate na siguro ako pag operational na yan...
:bash:

.....Magagamit yan ng anak ko in the future (2 years old palang sya):banana:

Lucentino

September 19th, 2008, 10:55 AM

^^Maybe infrastructure activities would pick up next year with the press release of NEDA chief.

Keep the faith guys!

hecky12

September 19th, 2008, 06:16 PM

wow! nakakataba nman ng puso yung Islas Filipinas..

well, hindi madali sa kanila ang kalimutan ang pinas for over 330 years ng pagsakop nila sa atin e siempre.. andun yung puso nila..

hirolionheart

September 20th, 2008, 05:39 AM

^^Maybe infrastructure activities would pick up next year with the press release of NEDA chief.

Keep the faith guys!

Naku, sana nga.....
Lagi na lang kasi silang nagkakagulo sa mga nagamit, ginagamit at gagamiting pondo para sa iba't ibang proyekto (kahit anong sektor pa yan) sa Pilipinas...

PasigGuy

September 21st, 2008, 04:24 PM

wow! nakakataba nman ng puso yung Islas Filipinas..

well, hindi madali sa kanila ang kalimutan ang pinas for over 330 years ng pagsakop nila sa atin e siempre.. andun yung puso nila..

.....dapat yung new Metro natin ang mga station names ay:

- FedEx Stn
- Hanjin Stn
- Motorola Stn
- Intel Stn

yung mga "something of importance" na wala na sa PI...parang Islas Filipinas na nawala na sa Spain...:lol:

hirolionheart

September 22nd, 2008, 02:21 PM

.....dapat yung new Metro natin ang mga station names ay:

- FedEx Stn
- Hanjin Stn
- Motorola Stn
- Intel Stn

yung mga "something of importance" na wala na sa PI...parang Islas Filipinas na nawala na sa Spain...:lol:

Saang MRT/LRT line(s) sana ang mga station names na ito?
IMHO: Mas mabuti siguro kung hindi na palitan ang mga station names sa Pilipinas dahil they must represent the actual location of these stations (mas maganda kung may historical basis), 'wag naman base sa private company na nasa location..., para naman mas maalala ng mga tao ang mga lokasyon ng istasyon hindi yung private company..., at para na rin mas maka-bayan ang dating^_^

nick_marayag

September 23rd, 2008, 10:43 PM

Agree pare...

Waldenstrom

September 23rd, 2008, 11:10 PM

I still prefer naming the station by location. :D

philip_v

September 24th, 2008, 03:49 AM

Agreed. Imagine if all the proposed lines come to fruition and the stations are not named by location, then it would be really confusing.

igi_master

September 24th, 2008, 10:19 AM

Hindi naman siguro confusing kahit pa umabot ng 10 lines, kakaunti lang at habang tumatagal ay tumatatak na sa atin ang bawat route, eh kundi ba naman taon o dekada ang bibilangin bago magkaroon ng panibagong linya.

hirolionheart

September 24th, 2008, 10:52 AM

Agreed. Imagine if all the proposed lines come to fruition and the stations are not named by location, then it would be really confusing.

Tama nga naman, nakakalito kung hindi lokasyon ang pangalan ng mga istasyon.

Kumbaga, yung pinakamalapit na private company/establishment ang dapat naka-depende sa lokasyon na pangalan din ng istasyon at hindi yung pangalan ng istasyon na pinangalan sa private company/establishment ang naka-depende sa mismong lokasyon ng istasyon..., ang gulo ko ata dun..., hehehe^_^

Halimbawa: yung IBM sa may Commonwealth Avenue (dalawa na ito: isa sa may UP North S & T Park at isa yung IBM Daksh Commonwealth na malapit sa Ever Gotesco Commonwealth Mall), kung eto ang magiging pangalan ng isang istasyon sa MRT-7 halimbawa, eto ang mas maaalala ng mga pasahero at mas malilito pa sila kung saan talaga ito (lalo pa't may iba pang IBM branch, meron pa nga sa Libis, QC eh...). Subalit kung ang pangalan ng isang istasyon ng MRT-7 ay halimbawa Philcoa (Philippine Coconut Authority) na isang government office building sa may corner ng Commonwealth Avenue at Elliptical Road (kahit hindi ito talaga isang lugar, ito na ang nakasanayan ng mga tao na itawag sa area na yun at pangalan na rin ng mga ruta sa mga pampasaherong sasakyan - may magandang kasaysayan/lohika ang Philcoa area), mas madaling maaalala ito dahil ang isang IBM ang malapit dito, tapos malapit din sa Citimall at UP Diliman, mas hindi nakakalito 'pag ganito ang pangalan ng istasyon^_^

evilgenius15

September 24th, 2008, 11:40 AM

^^ nosebleed na ako kua... huhuhu... -_-
excited na ako sa final design ng lrt7...
may nakaimbak na lupa sa loob ng QMC, sa tapat ng north ave.
doon kaya ilalagay ang QMC station?

hirolionheart

September 24th, 2008, 12:01 PM

^^ nosebleed na ako kua... huhuhu... -_-
excited na ako sa final design ng lrt7...
may nakaimbak na lupa sa loob ng QMC, sa tapat ng north ave.
doon kaya ilalagay ang QMC station?

Nosebleed ba?, pasensya na medyo magulo yung paliwanag ko, hehehe

Basta ang bottom-line ko dun ay dapat location mismo yung station names ng mga bagong magiging MRT/LRT lines para hindi nakakalito sa mga tao^_^

kaelthas18

September 24th, 2008, 05:39 PM

So, will they wait before an MRT train would derail? Nag-aantay pa ba sila na may madiskarel na tren para lang mag-buy out? What a bunch of ninkapoomps! :bash::ohno: This is how an ordinary "Juan de la Cruz" interpret this article...these bureaucratic things are risking people's lives by the thousands!

That's the result of not anticipating passenger growth a decade ago. They should've predicted that since it is EDSA.

haha, syempre AMericanized ang Pinas.. nasanay tayo puro kotse,taxi, puro four wheels...tamad maglakad.. kaya ayan sapul tayo ngaun sa oil crisis..

kinurakot nanaman ng mga politician yan..palibhasa madami sila cars at suv's .wala sila problema sa price ng gas kasi pera naman ng mga "taxpayers" un..isama mo na yung c5 project
..

tska yang si Tevez number 1 na kurakot din yan..

kaelthas18

September 24th, 2008, 05:51 PM

Baka hindi pa 'to na-post...

A repost from the Davao forums...

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wow ung last part ng video eh sa Batad,Banawe Ifugao un ah..

tska bkit ung mga tao eh naka cone shape hat.. ganun ba mga hat natin? diba pang mga vietnamese yan, ung ibang mga cast nga eh singkit pa.. tpos ung guy na galing ng madrid slang mag tagalog parang hndi pinoy eh

kratos1211

September 29th, 2008, 02:00 AM

MRT-3 plans to buy LRTA’s old trains
By Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE METRO RAIL TRANSIT-3 management plans to beef up its fleet by buying the Light Rail Transit Authority’s old stock of train coaches.

“We are pursuing the acquisition of second-hand rolling stocks from LRTA. These are their Belgian-made first-generation trains,” MRT-3 general manager Roberto Lastimoso said.

In an interview, Lastimoso said initial estimate showed that MRT-3 could buy 21 cars from LRTA through the Department of Transportation and Communication for $200 million per train.

“The amount includes refurbishment and the transfer of the trains to our facility. It does not include maintenance costs, such as the equipment needed to maintain the coaches,” he said.

The LRTA confirmed it was in talks with MRT-3 regarding the possible sale of the Belgian-made coaches, which are now more than 20 years old.

“In the budget hearing this morning, MRT-3 said it needed trains and would like to acquire our first-generation stock to augment its fleet. This is still under study by a technical working group and if found viable, it will have to be referred to the LRTA board,” LRTA public relations chief Kristina Casion said.

The DOTC earlier said it was willing to buy as many as 73 new train coaches at $300 million each. However, its procurement plans were held back by the long-drawn negotiations on the government’s buyout of MRT Corp., the conglomerate that built the train system under a build-operate-lease agreement.

“Beefing up the fleet of our trains system is an urgent matter as more people turn to commuting to cope with the high cost of fuel,” Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza said.

The DOTC estimates that the daily capacity of MRT-3 may increase to 890,000 by 2010 if the train system adds 73 new train coaches soon.

In the first half of 2008, MRT-3 recorded a 7-percent increase in ridership to 402,713 from 376,284 in the first half of 2007.

allan_dude

September 29th, 2008, 03:06 AM

^^ Husay naman ng MRT-3 very resourceful. :applause::applause::applause:
Mabuhay Pilipinas!

queetz@home

September 29th, 2008, 03:34 AM

le Reine

September 29th, 2008, 03:52 AM

^^I believe they are thinking that perhaps the legal issues hounding the buyout would take longer than they've expected. But the best thing about that news is that it confirms to us that LRT-1 and MRT-3 have the same specs and could be linked physically in the future without changing the rails.

And this would also be a win-win solution because LRTA would have a profit from selling those trains that they don't need and the MRTC, on the other hand, is really in need of coaches ASAP.

barrera_marquez

September 29th, 2008, 01:20 PM

jpdm

September 29th, 2008, 01:56 PM

^^^^kaya lang sobrang mahal 20 year old trains for $200 million dollar each, toto ba yun or in pesos yan...

absinthe_888

September 29th, 2008, 02:28 PM

totoo ba yan? 200,000,000 USD? o typo error ng writer? eh di total cost eh 21x200M = 42,000,000,000 USD! convert to pesos x 46.75 = PHP 1,963,500,000,000! wahahaha lagbas pa sa 2009 budget ng pinas. lolz

boroyski

September 29th, 2008, 02:53 PM

tongpatz na naman yan? :lol:

le Reine

September 29th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Ang weird nga ng price tag. Bakit ganun? Don't tell me na typo error na naman yan???

Tsaka ang bibili ay MRT-3 na company, private company yun hindi gov't so kung may tongpats man, problema na ng kompanya yun. Pero siyempre damay pa rin tayo. :D:bash:

Hindi kayang bumili ng DOTC para sa MRT-3 kasi walang pera tapos hindi rin puwede dahil sa legal agreement?

habagatcentral1

September 29th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Well anyway, although they may look old but I find the old G1 LRT trains more spacious and wide than the newer MRT coaches. Quite longer also but quite scary when it is being run at full speed, hehe!! :D

sushi___

September 30th, 2008, 06:33 AM

^^^^kaya lang sobrang mahal 20 year old trains for $200 million dollar each, toto ba yun or in pesos yan...

If you would read it from earlier posts or news.. yung $300 million is for the 73 coaches (budget) not each. Yun pa yung plan ni Sec. Leandro Mendoza, kasi yung buyout ng MRT hindi pa sure.

Mali yung sinulat ng writer. Grabe naman pag $300 / each for 73, wow ah... eh yung budget ng buong Northrail $1B dollars. Careless writing of a Daily Paper writer, the editor or researcher didn't even notice it... tsk tsk:ohno::ohno::ohno:

wheel of steel

September 30th, 2008, 10:00 AM

Update No. 1
(LRT1 Excavation Works, Caloocan)
Taken by: Wheel of Steel,Sept. 27, 2008

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RonnieR

September 30th, 2008, 10:32 AM

WOS: thanks for the update. Are there workers at the site?

wheel of steel

September 30th, 2008, 10:34 AM

WOS: thanks for the update. Are there workers at the site?

He he he he...:cheers: The answer is NO... Not a single person is working there. :ohno:

sushi___

September 30th, 2008, 10:39 AM

He he he he...:cheers: The answer is NO... Not a single person is working there. :ohno:

hehehe baka nasa ilalim ng hukay nung pink fence hehehe...

thanks for the pictures

evilgenius15

September 30th, 2008, 02:07 PM

yehey... i saw the construction process a while ago...

queetz@home

September 30th, 2008, 11:26 PM

hirolionheart

October 1st, 2008, 04:25 AM

hehehe baka nasa ilalim ng hukay nung pink fence hehehe...

thanks for the pictures

Haaay, ok na sana, kaso missing-in-action ang mga workers, kaya tumatagal tuloy ang construction:ohno:

paul_nexz

October 1st, 2008, 09:18 AM

i pass the north portion of edsa everyday and can definitely say that there are workers digging and adding more blocks (yung may pink fences sa island) though mostly along munoz - balintawak part. pictures above are not in caloocan but rather in quezon city (in front of balintawak market). after that, no constructions yet from bagong barrio till monumento.

i'll bring my digicam next time and post pictures here, hopefully :)

venntro

October 2nd, 2008, 06:38 AM

RonnieR

October 2nd, 2008, 07:22 AM

boom_box

October 2nd, 2008, 12:38 PM

OT:

possible ba kaya na mag tayo ng Monorail lines nalang instead sa LRT/MRT lines..? sa tingin ko lang kasi mukhang maganda tignan at mas efficient ang takbo ng Monorail...

absinthe_888

October 2nd, 2008, 02:40 PM

manchowyin

October 2nd, 2008, 04:55 PM

queetz@home

October 3rd, 2008, 12:21 AM

It was reported by PDI yesterday (Oct 1, 2008) in their Business column that several transport groups have lobbied for a COMMON intermodal platform be made for MRT3, MRT 7 and LRT1. They even quoted a price for the suggested terminal. Hope that plan pushes through instead of the present plan of linking MRT3 and LRT1/MRT7 with pedestrian walkways. Why exclude MRT3? A common terminal for all three lines should be the best option.

Well, physically linking the MRT3 and LRT1 tracks is simply the best option with MRT7 being the one that will require a transfer (but hey, if its compatible, it should be physically linked too) but if not, the original proposed SM station that Universal LRT maybe the next best thing (just replace the "reserved track" with LRT1).

http://www.ulc.com.ph/Images/Stn1-Sec.jpg

All it will really require is to make the terminus station of LRT1 at the SM Annex station (which I think will be the terminus of MRT7 anyways) and to simply extend MRT3 just a little bit more to make this station its new terminus. Why aren't the people in the DOTC, LRTA and MRTC (as if they care anyway) considering this is extremely simple and even cost effective solution (SM is paying for this station for crying out loud!) is so beyond rationale its not even funny.... :wallbash:

azodrima

October 3rd, 2008, 01:32 AM

OT:

possible ba kaya na mag tayo ng Monorail lines nalang instead sa LRT/MRT lines..? sa tingin ko lang kasi mukhang maganda tignan at mas efficient ang takbo ng Monorail...

Seriously? In Edsa, not possible with the convergence of trucks, jeepneys, cars, pedicabs, buses, that would be really chaotic and dangerous. It will only work within financial districts or streets that are not congested with hundreds of thousands of public and private transpo, where drivers and pedestrians follow some sort of law and order.

Wait a minute, are you talking about a street level rail or the elevated monorail like what you see in theme parks?

whilmar_6

October 3rd, 2008, 01:51 AM

OT:

possible ba kaya na mag tayo ng Monorail lines nalang instead sa LRT/MRT lines..? sa tingin ko lang kasi mukhang maganda tignan at mas efficient ang takbo ng Monorail...

its not possible kasi maliit lang ang capacity ng monorail with regards to passengers and most of all mahal.........

Pang disneyland lang ito hehehehehe:lol:

RonnieR

October 3rd, 2008, 05:59 AM

its not possible kasi maliit lang ang capacity ng monorail with regards to passengers and most of all mahal.........

Pang disneyland lang ito hehehehehe:lol:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has monorail, extensive pa ang stations in key points of the city. I've tried it few times, efficient and ride was quiet unlike LRT2 (the best in the country)

whilmar_6

October 3rd, 2008, 06:23 AM

OT:

possible ba kaya na mag tayo ng Monorail lines nalang instead sa LRT/MRT lines..? sa tingin ko lang kasi mukhang maganda tignan at mas efficient ang takbo ng Monorail...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has monorail, extensive pa ang stations in key points of the city. I've tried it few times, efficient and ride was quiet unlike LRT2 (the best in the country)

IMO hindi talga feasible sa atin ang MONORAIL kasi po... dahil maliit lang ang capacity nito....ang kailangan natin yung mgatulad ng sa LRT2 na malalaki... tingnan mo ang MRT3 nagkamali sila sa study nila kaya ngayon sobrang sikip!!:nuts:

c0kelitr0

October 3rd, 2008, 06:32 AM

OT:

possible ba kaya na mag tayo ng Monorail lines nalang instead sa LRT/MRT lines..? sa tingin ko lang kasi mukhang maganda tignan at mas efficient ang takbo ng Monorail...

masyadong maraming pasahero para monorail lang. hindi yun pwede.

RonnieR

October 3rd, 2008, 06:39 AM

whilmar_6

October 3rd, 2008, 06:43 AM

I also don't prefer monorail owing to issue on capacity. I commented on monorail above to erase the perception na pang disneyland lang yan (although he might be joking).....LRT or MRT is applicable to Metro Manila. However, pwede ang monorail sa the Fort to Makati....

Maganda talga ang Monorail kasi walang driver iyon at fully automated.... kaya mahal ang technology nito.... tsaka liit ng capacity....

I know kasi ito ang project nmin sa Dubai...Palm Jumeirah Monorail transit....:)

702flyguy

October 3rd, 2008, 06:51 AM

They should put the monorail in Pagcor city, it will be efficient for destination transfers within the complex and will be feasible to hotel and establishment owners.

702flyguy

October 3rd, 2008, 06:51 AM

just like here in Vegas

702flyguy

October 3rd, 2008, 06:52 AM

kalbongdad

October 3rd, 2008, 10:22 AM

well ok din ang monorail....kung maliit di daanin sa frequency....kahit konti ang sakay kung every minute meron dumadaan...di ganon din....ewan ko lang in terms of costs kung ano ang mas cost efficient.....sa sydney meron silang mono rail...ride all you can kung gusto mong maglibot sa taas viewpoint mo....pero mahal....you have to pay for the whole loop kahit one station away ka lang.....

leechtat

October 3rd, 2008, 06:47 PM

I think what they should have done is add multilevel parking spaces in the MRt stations so that people that have cars will just park in the said parking spaces then use the MRT / LRT to go to there work places.

^^ i agree... see the lot across sm noe gardens, edsa cor west ave.. that lot is being used as a parking lot for the colorum vehicles.. it should be utilized as such (multi-level parking building)

see the subject lot below:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1/qccbddevwdnamesea5.jpg

It was reported by PDI yesterday (Oct 1, 2008) in their Business column that several transport groups have lobbied for a COMMON intermodal platform be made for MRT3, MRT 7 and LRT1. They even quoted a price for the suggested terminal. Hope that plan pushes through instead of the present plan of linking MRT3 and LRT1/MRT7 with pedestrian walkways. Why exclude MRT3? A common terminal for all three lines should be the best option.

^^ they must do this.. this would be a welcome addition to their current plan.. and it would be more convenient for the commuters as well as making metro manila tourist friendly by connecting the rail lines via the central station...

evilgenius15

October 3rd, 2008, 07:00 PM

yung QMC part nang lrt7, dadaan ata mismo sa park kaya iuunderground...

hirolionheart

October 4th, 2008, 02:06 AM

yung QMC part nang lrt7, dadaan ata mismo sa park kaya iuunderground...

Yup, ang alam ko rin ay nag-iisang underground station ng MRT-7 ang sa QC Circle^_^

JustHorace

October 4th, 2008, 05:09 AM

^^I think there's more than one underground station for that line. I'm not that sure though.

kratos1211

October 4th, 2008, 06:21 AM

^^ MRT 7 stations :)

from www.ulc.com.ph (http://www.ulc.com.ph/project.html)

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hirolionheart

October 4th, 2008, 06:46 AM

702flyguy

October 4th, 2008, 07:12 PM

hirolionheart

October 5th, 2008, 01:32 AM

2013 is not too bad, at least they will build it now. We just need to hope and pray that everything will work out well for this project. Is there any other MRT lines that they're doing a feasibility study on?

Yup, sana talaga wala ng ibang magiging aberya ang MRT-7.

Alam ko pa ay ang LRT-2 extension which is currently has a terminal station in Santolan Pasig City tapos magiging hanggang Masinag Antipolo City na.
Isa pa ang MRT-8 (East Rail Line) which will start from Sta. Mesa Manila, will follow the general alignment on Shaw Boulevard and Ortigas Avenue and will entail construction of 14 stations up to Angono Rizal^_^

evilgenius15

October 5th, 2008, 07:24 AM

i think in the future magkakaroon ng rail transit along C5... simula siguro valenzuela hanggang airport? (kung maaayos talaga yung c5 north extension hanggang valenzuela)

hirolionheart

October 6th, 2008, 12:10 AM

i think in the future magkakaroon ng rail transit along C5... simula siguro valenzuela hanggang airport? (kung maaayos talaga yung c5 north extension hanggang valenzuela)

Ang alam ko, nagkaroon na rin ng feasibility study para lagyan ng MRT/LRT along C-5. Hindi nga lang ako ganun ka-sigurado kung itutuloy nila. Napaka-trapik pa naman sa Katipunan Ave. Tapos may isang station daw sa tapat ng new NIP building or at least malapit sa National Science Complex sa kanto ng C.P. Garcia Ave.^_^

evilgenius15

October 6th, 2008, 02:18 PM

^^ wow... kung matutuloy yan in te future my dalawang station na ang up, hahaha...
sa philcoa... (UP Diliman Station sana itawag, para masaya)
at sa katipunan... (UP Nat'l Science Complex Station), hahaha

hirolionheart

October 6th, 2008, 02:22 PM

habagatcentral1

October 7th, 2008, 03:56 AM

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manila_eye

October 7th, 2008, 09:03 PM

c0kelitr0

October 8th, 2008, 04:40 AM

mrt 7 looks like it's going to be the longest line! sana simulan na nga yan.

evilgenius15

October 8th, 2008, 09:43 AM

^^ yep, lrt7 will be the longest line, hahaha...
masaya siguro magroundtrip sa line na yan, weeeeee...
20++ km ata yung length ng transit...

ansaya, may mga workers na sa lrt1 north extension, hehehe
pinicturan ko sila kanina...

RonnieR

October 8th, 2008, 09:57 AM

By Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:53:00 10/08/2008

MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit’s lines 1 and 2 have posted new ridership records despite recent rollbacks in gas and diesel prices – indicating that the high cost of fuel was not the only reason why motorists have started leaving their vehicles at home and started riding on the train.

Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Melquiades Robles said Tuesday that 508,220 passengers rode on the LRT Line 1 (Baclaran-Monumento route and vice versa) on Oct. 3, the biggest number of riders recorded in a single day since January 1998.

The record for the highest single-day ridership is 542,605 passengers, which was set in December 1996.

On the other hand, Line 2 (Recto-Santolan route and vice versa) also set a new record when it ferried 223,481 passengers on Sept. 5, the highest since it started operating commercially in 2003.

“Even we were surprised,” said Maria Kristina Cassion, LRTA public relations chief. She added that the growing number of train passengers has prompted them to reexamine their assumptions on why people have started patronizing the overhead light rail systems.

“We found that passengers find travel time on the train to be more predictable and secure than taking the bus or jeepney,” Cassion said. “Another reason is that the fare is cheaper per kilometer for long distances.”

“Of course, increased capacity is just as crucial. We have more trains and longer operating hours, allowing us to accommodate more passengers,” she added.

Since Aug. 19, the LRTA has extended its operating hours, with its trains running until 11 p.m. on weekdays.

Robles said the LRTA hopes to set a new all-time high record for Line 1 at the end of the year.

“With our Line 1 system’s stable of 139 coaches that may be configured into three-car or four-car train combinations depending on passenger demand, we can carry 1,309,680 passengers a day,” he said.

absinthe_888

October 8th, 2008, 06:18 PM

Stolen LRTA vertical bars sold at junkshop
By Michael Punongbayan
Thursday, October 9, 2008
http://philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=49&type=2&sec=26&aid=2008100884

Metro Manila Development Authority – Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group personnel who allegedly stole P5.1 million worth of vertical clearance posts owned by the Light rail Transit Authority in Caloocan City sold some of the items as scrap metal for only P74,000 at a junkshop in Quezon City.

The National Bureau of Investigation reportedly managed to locate and retrieve parts of dismantled steel beams from a scrap metal shop in Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

“I heard they sold it at a junkshop for only P74,000,” MMDA executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios told The Star yesterday. According to him, those involved in the alleged robbery have been dismissed since suspension would not be enough for a case of plain and simple robbery or theft.

Vergel de Dios said the LRTA management reported three vertical clearance frames stolen but parts of only one of them were retrieved from the scrap yard where the items were supposedly sold.

“Yung tatlo P5.1 million. Isa lang yung nahanap ng NBI na binenta na for P74,000,” he said, adding that the NBI is further investigating the incident and will be the one to file criminal charges if necessary.

Some 16 MMDA-SCOG employees were tagged involved in the alleged-theft of LRTA property following sidewalk clearing operations at the corner of C-3 and Rizal Avenue in Caloocan City in July 22.

The loss was discovered by safety Engineer Edgar de La Cruz during a routine inspection of the area and learned of who took the items from owners of nearby commercial establishments.

hirolionheart

October 9th, 2008, 12:16 AM

mrt 7 looks like it's going to be the longest line! sana simulan na nga yan.

Tsk tsk tsk, oo nga eh, kaso ayon sa schedule http://www.ulc.com.ph/Schedule.html, January 2010 pa sisimulan tapos July 2013 pa ang completion ng MRT-7. Ang alam ko pa namang dating schedule niyan. Start daw ng last quarter ng 2008, samantalang mga last quarter of 2010 or 2011 magtatapos... Bale may shift ng more or less 2 to 3 years.
Pero at least sigurado nang gagawin ang longest MRT line. Hintay-hintay na lang^_^

RonnieR

October 10th, 2008, 08:44 AM

Tsk tsk tsk, oo nga eh, kaso ayon sa schedule http://www.ulc.com.ph/Schedule.html, January 2010 pa sisimulan tapos July 2013 pa ang completion ng MRT-7. Ang alam ko pa namang dating schedule niyan. Start daw ng last quarter ng 2008, samantalang mga last quarter of 2010 or 2011 magtatapos... Bale may shift ng more or less 2 to 3 years.
Pero at least sigurado nang gagawin ang longest MRT line. Hintay-hintay na lang^_^

From: BusinessWorld

METRO RAIL Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) may be up and running by the end of 2012, about six months earlier than programed, as the consortium developing the 23-kilometer rail project hopes to raise enough funds to start construction next year in a bid to ease Metro Manila’s traffic problem.

Universal LRT Corp. Ltd., the main proponent of the MRT-7 project, submitted a $123.5-million performance bond to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) to guarantee that it would finish the project on time.
Once completed, the MRT-7 will have 14 stations running from San Jose del Monte in Bulacan to the North Avenue station of MRT-3 in Quezon City.

Eight of the stations will be elevated, three are at street-level and the rest [three] will be underground.

The new rail facility can carry between 500,000 and 800,000 commuters daily.

"It will decongest traffic in Metro Manila," DoTC Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza said.

He said the existing rail lines — Light Rail Transit 1 and 2 and MRT-3 — can carry only about one million of Metro Manila’s 2.8 million commuters.

"The extension of the LRT from Monumento to North Avenue will add another 700,000, so maybe we can have full capacity," he added.

Eli Levin, director and chief executive officer of Universal LRT Managing, said the consortium is also paying $250 million as performance bond for the 193-hectare real estate project that goes with the railway development.

Out of the total $1.235 billion project cost, $320 million will be financed by equity and the rest by loans, Mr. Levin said.

"Around $900 million to $1 billion... will be through export credit loans and other financial institutions," he told reporters at yesterday’s signing of the deal between the government and Universal LRT.

He said they were in talks with the International Finance Corp., McQuarrie Bank of Australia and several other creditors.

More funds will come with the entry of nickel mining magnate Salvador Zamora II, who took over the reigns of the MRT-7 development on June 16. Mr. Zamora’s La Costa Development Co. now owns 52% of the consortium.

With his entry, the paid-up capital of Universal LRT will be raised to $320 million within the next six months from an initial capital of $32 million.

Mr. Levin’s ownership has dropped to 8% from 60% when he first proposed the MRT-7 project to the government in 2002. Other members of the consortium are Sy-led SM Investment Corp. and the Velasco Group.

The Metro Rail Transit system, popularly known as the MRT, is part of Metro Manila’s metropolitan rail system. It has a single line, MRT-3 or the Blue Line.

Although it has characteristics of a light rail, such as the type of rolling stock used, it is more akin to a rapid transit system. It is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, a separate but linked system.

rapuy

October 10th, 2008, 10:27 AM

^^ MRT 7 stations :)

from www.ulc.com.ph (http://www.ulc.com.ph/project.html)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2911443432_89487f3550.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2910605071_77432752b7.jpg?v=0

pansin ko lng... di ba napakaikli ng distance from QC circle station to the pruposed Philoca/Univ. Ave. station? How could they make that structure from an underground station to an elevated station? Will in not pose obstruction to the elliptical road if ever na magawa ang rail connecting the two stations which runs from the tunnel to the elevated structure?

hirolionheart

October 10th, 2008, 10:42 AM

pansin ko lng... di ba napakaikli ng distance from QC circle station to the pruposed Philoca/Univ. Ave. station? How could they make that structure from an underground station to an elevated station? Will in not pose obstruction to the elliptical road if ever na magawa ang rail connecting the two stations which runs from the tunnel to the elevated structure?

Oo nga ano..., ngayon ko lang din napagtanto yan... Pero mukhang pwede namang gawin kasi ang underground station sa QC Circle ay bandang edge na nito kasi malapit sa Quezon Memorial Tower at banda sa corner na ng Elliptical Road at North Avenue.

wherenayou

October 10th, 2008, 11:12 AM

Good day to all. I really need your help regarding parking spaces near the Katipunan Station.

We're having sort of outreach activity at Parang, Marikina as a school requirement and one thing prohibited is to bring a car unless you have a driver. Thing is, our driver wouldn't be around tomorrow. Coming from the south, it would be next to impossible for my friends and I to commute since we have no idea how. So, I decided to bring my car tomorrow. However, I'll leave it near Katipunan since it's the only direction I am sort of familiar of and ride the train from there. Is there an available parking space near? Is it safe to leave the car? It would be real great if you could help me with this.

Sorry for the OT but I can't find any thread related to my concern. Besides, LRTA must do something about this. Developed countries do have parking spaces for commuters, like what my cousin is doing in the States. With gas prices going high (well, except that rollbacks are insane these days) having such parking spaces would somehow contribute to the country's issue on gas, as well as global warming.

Hoping for your replies.

habagatcentral1

October 10th, 2008, 11:21 AM

hirolionheart

October 10th, 2008, 11:33 AM

^^ The only advisable area to park would be Gateway or Araneta Center Cubao or SM Marikina. Within Katipunan-Aurora area, the safest place for you to park your car would be either Ateneo de Manila or Miriam, that is if you have a sticker or official business in these institutions. Otherwise, just park your car at Araneta Center or SM Marikina.

OT: Yup, mas mabuti kung sa Araneta Center Cubao or sa SM City Marikina na lang kayo mag-park. Pero para sa akin mas ok kung sa Cubao na lang. Kasi galing dito, mas marami ng jeep na papuntang Parang, Marikina City^_^

wherenayou

October 10th, 2008, 11:56 AM

^^ The only advisable area to park would be Gateway or Araneta Center Cubao or SM Marikina. Within Katipunan-Aurora area, the safest place for you to park your car would be either Ateneo de Manila or Miriam, that is if you have a sticker or official business in these institutions. Otherwise, just park your car at Araneta Center or SM Marikina.

I though of parking at Ateneo as well. I don't have the sticker to enter though. Might as well consider parking at Araneta. Real thanks for the reply.

OOT: Hey nice to see the Ateneo seal on your avatar. I come from the green side btw. :)

Waldenstrom

October 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM

hirolionheart

October 10th, 2008, 12:02 PM

richard24

October 10th, 2008, 01:13 PM

habagatcentral1

October 10th, 2008, 04:00 PM

I though of parking at Ateneo as well. I don't have the sticker to enter though. Might as well consider parking at Araneta. Real thanks for the reply.

OOT: Hey nice to see the Ateneo seal on your avatar. I come from the green side btw. :)

OT: With UP centennial seal din, hehehe^_^

Hehe!! A Maroon with the Blue. :D

Anyway, Cubao, SM Marikina and the one suggested by Richard (MetroEast) are your options. Good luck to your endeavors. :)

minsan, pag nasa taft station ka marami na ring tao kasi may mga nagrround trip. hehehe

Napapansin ko na nga yan, lalo na sa mga taga-Ayala Avenue station. Most people go round trip because by the time you ride at Ayala Station at peak hours, susumpain mong itinulak ka ng nasa likod na tao na animo'y stampede sa sardinas. :D

oboi

October 10th, 2008, 04:54 PM

minsan, pag nasa taft station ka marami na ring tao kasi may mga nagrround trip. hehehe

Biboy, isa na ako dyan. :colgate:

diz

October 10th, 2008, 09:25 PM

le Reine

October 10th, 2008, 09:51 PM

^^yup, they're expanding the stations albeit in a very very very slow pace.

diz

October 10th, 2008, 11:53 PM

can someone please post the pic of the tv screens on MRT again!?

youdamiren

October 11th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Home > Nation > Top Stories LRT ridership hits more than half a million passengers
10/11/2008 | 05:15 AM

Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us MANILA, Philippines - More than half a million people rode the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Baclaran to Monumento line on October 3, the most in a day since January 1998, even if oil prices have begun easing.

Melquiades A. Robles, Light Rail Transit Authority administrator, in a statement Friday said 508,220 people rode the LRT Line 1 on October 3, the highest recorded for a single day since January 1998, when 495,653 took the trains.

Oil prices have eased, which should have encouraged people to use their cars again.

"At the end of the year, we hope we can set a new all time high record for Line 1," Mr. Robles said.

The all-time high stands at 542,605 passengers in a day, recorded on December 16, 1996.

Despite ridership near the record-high, Mr. Robles reiterated that this was not even half of the train system’s full capacity.

"With our Line 1 system’s stable of 139 coaches, which may be configured into three-car or four-car train combinations depending on passenger demand, we have a carrying capacity of 1,309,680 passengers per day," he said.

To handle the increase in passengers, Mr. Robles said he has ordered the rehabilitation of all down trains, some of which have been inoperative for 15 years.

He also pushed for the procurement of additional 12 four-car trains and the rehabilitation of stations.

Meanwhile, ridership for LRT Line 2, which runs from Recto to Santolan, also set a new record of 223,481 passengers on September 5, the highest so far since its first commercial operation in 2003.

The LRTA has extended its operating hours for both Line 1 and 2 up to 11 p.m. starting August 19.

Despite the high cost of maintenance and operation of the two train systems, Mr. Robles assured the public there would be no fare increase.

"The President does not want any fare increase for the LRT as it is the only affordable transportation in the country now, with a maximum fare of P15 for Line 1 and P14 for Line 2," he said. — Paolo Luis G. Montecillo, BusinessWorld

evilgenius15

October 11th, 2008, 05:04 AM

grabe sa mrt papuntang taft kahit afternoon na...
expected namin kahapon kaunti lang passengers papuntang taft...
per hanggang taft nakatayo pa rin kami, wah...

hirolionheart

October 11th, 2008, 05:09 AM

grabe sa mrt papuntang taft kahit afternoon na...
expected namin kahapon kaunti lang passengers papuntang taft...
per hanggang taft nakatayo pa rin kami, wah...

Hehehe, same experience nung gumawa kami ng project report sa SM Mall of Asia. Galing na ngang North Avenue station ng MRT-3, mahirap pa rin makakuha ng mauupuan kahit hanggang Taft station... Lalo pa kung rush hours ang pagsakay, hehehe

evilgenius15

October 11th, 2008, 05:40 AM

kwentong wala lang...
habang papuntang UE,

nagsilipsilip ako sa bintana ng bus upang
tingnan ang nangyayari sa lrt north extension

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9449/picture008cj1.jpg

akala ko blangko na naman ang construction site,
hanggang sa may nakita akong ulo ng isang tao

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6389/picture009vs3.jpg

poof! meron ngang nagtatrabaho... hahaha...
at sunud-sunud pang nagsilabasan ang iba pa sa iba't-ibang poste

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/9585/picture010vc7.jpg

oops... nay nagddate pa ata...
naguusap ba ng ginagawa nila o ano? hahaha

:bash:
:banana:

is FB = Fernando, Bayani or what? hehehe...

hirolionheart

October 11th, 2008, 05:45 AM

evilgenius15

October 11th, 2008, 05:46 AM

Will they ever renovate LRT1? I just noticed how nice the train is but how ridiculous the stations look. Here's Baclaran:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/LRT_Baclaran_Station.jpg/800px-LRT_Baclaran_Station.jpg

may mga undergoing renovations sa ibang stations... hehehe...
super blue ang dating... parang doroteo jose station...
speaking of D.Jose...
nakakabanas tumawid sa other side ng station (going baclaran)
especially kung galing ka recto lrt2...
grr... sobrang taas ng lakarin... minsan hindi pa gumagana escalator...
:weird::dance2::drool:

Dreamtofly

October 11th, 2008, 06:05 AM

Hej guy, which train is bigger? I heard the new purple line is way bigger than the 2 train.

Can someone post a pic. of the train in purple line, especially the interior.

nayki

October 11th, 2008, 06:10 AM

^^Purple line has larger trains compared to LRT1 and MRT

702flyguy

October 11th, 2008, 08:11 AM

Ang alam ko kay Bayani Fernando, BF eh, ano/sino kaya yung FB?:nuts:

Feliciano Belmonte?

hirolionheart

October 11th, 2008, 08:13 AM

Feliciano Belmonte?

Pwede..., hehehe
Pero ang alam kong laging gamit ni Mayor Sonny "Feliciano" Belmonte ng Quezon City ay SB eh^_^

jefflacs

October 11th, 2008, 09:12 AM

Saka pink yung mga fences, kung hinde natin alam na LRT extension yung project diyan sa EDSA, aakalain natin na MMDA may project diyan.

pronghorn

October 11th, 2008, 01:36 PM

speaking of D.Jose...
nakakabanas tumawid sa other side ng station (going baclaran)
especially kung galing ka recto lrt2...
grr... sobrang taas ng lakarin... minsan hindi pa gumagana escalator...
:weird::dance2::drool:

may elevator sa gilid. :) It's always open even on weekends

evilgenius15

October 11th, 2008, 02:03 PM

^^ pagdaan ko ata dati, hindi gumagana ung elevator, hehehe...

barrera_marquez

October 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Nabakbak na ang mga puno sa dadaanan ng LRT North Extension Project pero dito sa Caloocan wala pa ring progress...

queetz@home

October 11th, 2008, 03:47 PM

^^ Well, progress isn't gonna happen overnight for the entire stretch but you did bring up a good point. I, and I'm sure a lot of people, would be curious as to how they will actually link the extension of LRT1 to the existing tail track in Monumento. So it would be greatly appreciated if photos of progress is that area are taken and posted for our viewing pleasure. ;)

pronghorn

October 11th, 2008, 06:03 PM

^^ pagdaan ko ata dati, hindi gumagana ung elevator, hehehe...

hahahaha! sakin laging bukas

Mithril Cloud

October 11th, 2008, 07:11 PM

Ang alam ko kay Bayani Fernando, BF eh, ano/sino kaya yung FB?:nuts:

First Balfour.

miguel09

October 11th, 2008, 07:47 PM

PAKI POST NAMAN YUNG PICTURES NG LRT LINE 1 YUNG BAGONG TREN
OKEY

ericlucky290

October 11th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Galing ako kanina sa Divisoria and di ako makapaniwala sa nakita ko, meron lamayan sa misming ilalim ng Recto Station:ohno::ohno::ohno: The coffin is at the side walk and meron sumusugal malapit dito. :bash:

barrera_marquez

October 11th, 2008, 11:20 PM

PAKI POST NAMAN YUNG PICTURES NG LRT LINE 1 YUNG BAGONG TREN
OKEY

Bakit may mas bago pa bang tren sa 3G na tren ng LRT1 na gawa ng Kinki-Sharyo?

Nakakainis lang talaga kung bakit may mga at-grade sections at stations sa MRT-3, hindi ba dapat ginawa na lang lahat elevated at underground iyan? Bakit may at-grade sections pa at takaw-space din ang stations nila maliban sa Cubao station... ano ba iyan? Lalo yatang lumala trapik sa EDSA dahil sa kumain ng space ang MRT...

evilgenius15

October 12th, 2008, 02:49 AM

^^ para may roller coaster feeling, hahaha...
nagiiba rin pala elevation ng LRT1, hehehe...
between Doroteo Jose and Carriedo Station

pronghorn

October 12th, 2008, 03:32 AM

nagiiba rin pala elevation ng LRT1, hehehe...
between Doroteo Jose and Carriedo Station

That explains it! :) Kaya pala ganun feeling. hahaha

hirolionheart

October 12th, 2008, 03:37 AM

^^ para may roller coaster feeling, hahaha...
nagiiba rin pala elevation ng LRT1, hehehe...
between Doroteo Jose and Carriedo Station

That explains it! :) Kaya pala ganun feeling. hahaha

Naramdaman ko na rin ito. Kaya pala parang sumakay ka ng roller coaster ng Enchanted Kingdom o sa Star City, ramdam at dinig mo yung mga bato na dinadaanan ng LRT-1 sa riles nito, hehehe^_^

ericlucky290

October 12th, 2008, 03:44 AM

Napapansin mo rin kapag papunta yung train sa Central Station, naka incline na yung train. When I first rode the LRT, I thought matotomba yung train.

pronghorn

October 12th, 2008, 03:53 AM

Yung LRT2 naman di ko alam kung bakit sobrang tagal ng byahe. Minsan 45mins from Santolan to Recto. Nakakaasar lang minsan. :)

RonnieR

October 12th, 2008, 05:50 AM

Bakit di tayo makagawa ng ganitong station gaya sa Bangkok? It looks like the one in Singapore. Dapat di tayo satisfied sa LRT2...we should strive for more and better stations.

beginilah tampak dalam stasiun Bangkok MRT...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/jkt_sky/IMGP5432.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/jkt_sky/IMGP5438.jpg

leechtat

October 12th, 2008, 06:54 AM

^^ that subway is funded and also i think made by japan.. if made in the RP, it would be too costly due to tong-pats (this is not to say that bkk is not corrupt)...its actually very nice and quiet in there.. the experience was so nice in fact, that we preferred to take the subway to go places when we went there even though taking a cab would be cheaper if the fare is split four ways...

and if japan would fund the same project in RP, i prefer it take the route of mrt4.. or continue the ayala ave connection from mrt3 (the area that we talked about, the provision for a subway line from mrt buendia to mrt ayala station...)

evilgenius15

October 12th, 2008, 12:36 PM

Yung LRT2 naman di ko alam kung bakit sobrang tagal ng byahe. Minsan 45mins from Santolan to Recto. Nakakaasar lang minsan.

strict ata kasi sila sa duration ng pagtransfer ng train from one station to another...
para hindi hassle...

ok n yun, hehehe... at least maeenjoy mo yung malaking curvature between Legarda
and Pureza Stations, heeheh

Bakit di tayo makagawa ng ganitong station gaya sa Bangkok? It looks like the one in Singapore. Dapat di tayo satisfied sa LRT2...we should strive for more and better stations.

parang mas pinapahalagahan ng trains sa pilipinas ang pagaccomodate ng large no.
of passengers... hindi nila masyado pinaprioritize ang interiors...
parang mrt, accomodate lang sila ng accomodate,
hindi man lang nagdadagdag ng train, hehehe (ang labo, hahah)
anyway, sana maganda ung lrt7... yan daw ung magiging largest transit in terms of
passenger capacity in the future...

pronghorn

October 12th, 2008, 03:25 PM

strict ata kasi sila sa duration ng pagtransfer ng train from one station to another...
para hindi hassle...

ok n yun, hehehe... at least maeenjoy mo yung malaking curvature between Legarda
and Pureza Stations, heeheh

Pero pag nagmamadali ka, hindi okay. :lol: Napansin ko na mas madali pag nag mrt-lrt2 ako pauwi kesa lrt1-lrt2

evilgenius15

October 12th, 2008, 03:47 PM

^^
ung lrt1 naman kasi tadtad ng stations... halos magkakalapit...
bawat intersection ng rizal and taft may station... kaya umabot sa 20, nyahaha...

pronghorn

October 12th, 2008, 03:58 PM

^^
ung lrt1 naman kasi tadtad ng stations... halos magkakalapit...
bawat intersection ng rizal and taft may station... kaya umabot sa 20, nyahaha...

18 lang. :lol: bonus point namin yan dati nung college ako. Name all 18 stns.

hirolionheart

October 12th, 2008, 04:24 PM

18 lang. :lol: bonus point namin yan dati nung college ako. Name all 18 stns.

From Northenmost station:

1 - Monumento (North Terminal Station)
2 - 5th Avenue
3 - R. Papa
4 - Abad Santos
5 - Blumentritt
6 - Tayuman
7 - Bambang
8 - Doroteo Jose
9 - Carriedo
10 - Central Station
11 - U.N. Avenue
12 - Pedro Gil
13 - Quirino
14 - Vito Cruz
15 - Gil Puyat
16 - Libertad
17 - EDSA
18 - Baclaran (South Terminal Station)

pronghorn

October 12th, 2008, 04:28 PM

^^ We used to live at R.Papa. :)

nayki

October 12th, 2008, 06:48 PM

Yung LRT2 naman di ko alam kung bakit sobrang tagal ng byahe. Minsan 45mins from Santolan to Recto. Nakakaasar lang minsan. :)

Matagal kasi ung waiting time inbetween trains kasi mas kunti ang train ng LRT2 compared to LRT1 and MRT. Mas malalaki kasi ang train ng LRT2. Pero kahit kunti lang sila naacommodate naman lahat ng passenger. Pero pag nagsaturate na ung capacity ng train nila dun na magdadagdag ng train at the same time mas bibilis ang byahe.

diz

October 13th, 2008, 12:56 AM

pic from 80s.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/nostalgiamanila/places/lrt80s_pcard.jpg

diz

October 13th, 2008, 01:06 AM

btw are the signs on the 3G LRT 1 trains electronic?

pronghorn

October 13th, 2008, 03:33 AM

btw are the signs on the 3G LRT 1 trains electronic?

I would say yes. :) yung nasa unahan ng couch made of LED.

boroyski

October 13th, 2008, 03:42 AM

Foreign chambers push light rail project
10/13/2008 | 12:21 AM

Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us MANILA, Philippines - The government should fast-track implementation of the light rail transit project that will connect southern Metro Manila to Cavite and should use competitive bidding to source contractors, foreign chambers said.

The Joint Foreign Chambers said in a letter last Oct. 3 to Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza that export manufacturers in Cavite have been waiting for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 South Extension Project for a decade.

"[We] urge the government to accelerate implementation of the [project] and to use international competitive bidding[It] is an essential mass transit project needed if economic growth and job creation is to continue in Cavite, one of the fastest growing provinces in the country," read the letter, posted on the Web sites of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. and the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc.

The project will add 11.7 more kilometers to the existing LRT Line 1 system and will traverse the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas in Metro Manila and reach the municipality of Bacoor, Cavite.

The project was estimated to cost $683 million, of which $260 million will be borrowed from the World Bank, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said on its site.

The project was to be undertaken by a joint venture between LRTA and SNC Lavalin International Inc. (SLII) in 2003, until it was decided that the project should go through public bidding instead. — Jessica Anne D. Hermosa, BusinessWorld

Antagal na nito, 2003 a pala dapat sinimulan.

pepeng_agimat

October 13th, 2008, 04:41 AM

http://images.vibaljr.multiply.com/image/2/photos/63/600x600/70/12102008170.jpg?et=LlSUMobzuHMS4FRi1FM0xQ&nmid=108789154

http://images.vibaljr.multiply.com/image/2/photos/63/600x600/71/12102008171.jpg?et=WecMgM02ewtZmBQKGLRN0w&nmid=108789154

http://images.vibaljr.multiply.com/image/2/photos/63/600x600/72/12102008172.jpg?et=N2LENYnUa9Jcy9Jtmky0Qw&nmid=108789154

evilgenius15

October 13th, 2008, 04:42 AM

^^
wah, buti nakuhaan mo ung station mismo... pinagbawalan ako dati, huhuhu

ung R.Papa ba Romulo Papa? nakalimutan ko na exact name niya,,, nasabi na rin sakin kaso matagal na panahon na rin

18 lang. :lol: bonus point namin yan dati nung college ako. Name all 18 stns.

18 + 3 sa north extensions + 6 (?) sa south extension = 27!!!
longest rail transit na siya!!!
ang lrt7 ata around 14 lang ung proposed stations eh hehehe

I would say yes. :) yung nasa unahan ng couch made of LED.

nakakatuwa yan, wahahaha...
natalo pa ung lrt2 signboard sa harap...

speaking, baka maglrt pala ako from blumentritt o monumento mamaya
:banana:

sana talaga kumuha ng bagong coaches ang mrt3,
ung maluluwang naman

hirolionheart

October 13th, 2008, 04:50 AM

pepeng_agimat

October 13th, 2008, 05:00 AM

@evilgenius15

bawal ba? hehehe natakot siguro sa akin kaya ndi ako sinaway... LOL!

le Reine

October 13th, 2008, 05:12 AM

Bawal siya pero hindi naman sila ganun ka-strict. Naalala ko dati sasabihan ka lang na wag kumuha pero kapag nakita kang nag-pic hindi naman ipapadelete yung pics unlike kapag nasa Pasig River ferry.

pronghorn

October 13th, 2008, 05:29 AM

^^

ung R.Papa ba Romulo Papa? nakalimutan ko na exact name niya,,, nasabi na rin sakin kaso matagal na panahon na rin

Ricardo Papa. If I'm not mistaken. :)

Manila-X

October 13th, 2008, 06:17 AM

Yan ang gusto ko sa LRT-2, kahit medyo matagal ang paghihintay sa bawat istasyon, mas maluwag naman at garantisadong malamig^_^

Yan ang tunay ng metro. Hindi yung mga masikip ng lightrail.

evilgenius15

October 13th, 2008, 07:27 AM

^^ ganda pa ng design ng train...
pati yung view sa baba... bangin style, wahaha

@pepeng_agimat
nung pinicturan ko ung train na paparating sa v.mapa bigla nalang ako sinita, huhuhu

miguel09

October 13th, 2008, 07:27 AM

where is the picture

part timer

October 13th, 2008, 11:00 AM

^^
bawal nga kumuha.. hehe.. kami din dati sinita pero dati na madalas kami nakakasakay ng last trip, sawa kami kumuha ng pics.

hirolionheart

October 13th, 2008, 11:48 AM

^^ ganda pa ng design ng train...
pati yung view sa baba... bangin style, wahaha

@pepeng_agimat
nung pinicturan ko ung train na paparating sa v.mapa bigla nalang ako sinita, huhuhu

Yep, ganda ng design ng train ng LRT-2. Mas malapad din kasi kumpara sa LRT-1 at MRT-3^_^
Hehehe, bangin...
Sa lalim nito, laging naninita yung mga guwardiya sa tuwing tatapak o lalagpas sa yellow line, hehehe^_^

pronghorn

October 14th, 2008, 12:14 AM

laging naninita yung mga guwardiya sa tuwing tatapak o lalagpas sa yellow line, hehehe^_^

One time nung sumakay ako sa may amin (santolan), yung guard ako ng ako sinisita. Sa asar ko, sumigaw ako sa buong stn. Sabe ko "Yung guard ako lang nakikita, bawal daw hong tumapak sa yellow lane" tapos sabe ko sa guard "Buksan mo yung mata mo, hindi yung ako lang ng ako pinipituhan mo". Napahiya yung guard. Natawa yung mga tao. OA kasi minsan.

bustero

October 14th, 2008, 01:01 AM

or so I thought read the fine print:nuts:

Vol. XXII, No. 57
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
The Economy
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW101408/content.php?id=055
BY PAOLO LUIS G. MONTECILLO
MRT to have new trains soon

COMMUTERS can look forward to early next year for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) to field more trains and coaches which, in turn, will ease the current congestion of the overcrowded EDSA train line.
THE LINE is now running with overcapacity of about 120,000 passengers a day.

In an interview yesterday, MRT Authority General Manager Roberto T. Lastimoso said the train line’s operator, MRT Corp., has not yet decided on whether it or the government — through the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) — would fund the expansion. "There is still no decision from the MRT Corp., but if they do not want to fund it, then we [government] will buy the trains ourselves," Mr. Lastimoso said in Filipino. "If we are able to straighten things out...[we can have expansion] by the first quarter of next year."

The MRT Corp. operates the MRT in partnership with the DoTC under a build-lease-transfer agreement which expires in 2025. The government in May offered to buy out MRT Corp. from its contract for $865 million, but negotiations have stalled since then.

But MRT Corp. said it is still willing to strike a deal with the government. "We are still waiting for the government’s proposal to buy us out...hopefully, we can have an agreement by the end of the month," MRT Corp. Chairman Robert John L. Sobrepeña said in a separate interview yesterday.

The MRT Authority has said the line would need an additional 73 train cars, with three to four cars making up one train, to meet the current and expected growth in passenger ridership.

The system now runs at an average of 470,000 passengers a day, more than a third over its supposed full capacity of 350,000 passengers a day.

Mr. Lastimoso said the train line would first buy a total of 21 train cars, or an equivalent of seven train sets, as form of relief for the congested system.

Instead of the 73 cars originally planned, the MRT would buy 63 train cars in total, 21 of them used, while "the rest will be brand new," he said.

Mr. Lastimoso yesterday said it would take at least three months before the line can have a total of 21 used train cars, or an equivalent of seven trains, up and running.

He said the MRT is considering buying the used "relief" cars from the Light Rail Transit Line 1, which has similar trains.:lol: hand me downs from LRT1 pala

However, he said there may still be differences between the two trains, since MRT trains were from a Czech manufacturer, while LRT trains are from Belgium.

But he said buying LRT trains is still the "better option," since these are cheaper than trains abroad, which may go as high as P1.1 million per car. Meanwhile, the MRT Authority would only need P200 million, or less than $5 million, to buy all of the 21 used trains that the EDSA train line would need.

Oh well better than nothing:cheers:

hirolionheart

October 14th, 2008, 01:21 AM

evilgenius15

October 14th, 2008, 05:20 AM

^^ 120k passengers a day lang? aw... super overloading na pala nangyayari sa mrt3, tsktsk...

Yep, ganda ng design ng train ng LRT-2. Mas malapad din kasi kumpara sa LRT-1 at MRT-3^_^
Hehehe, bangin...
Sa lalim nito, laging naninita yung mga guwardiya sa tuwing tatapak o lalagpas sa yellow line, hehehe^_^

hindi ako sinisita, hehehe:banana:

sushi___

October 14th, 2008, 06:07 AM

stephencua

October 14th, 2008, 12:33 PM

taken from gmanews.tv..

All systems go for construction of MRT-LRT loop - Palace
10/14/2008 | 05:53 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - It is all systems go now for the extension of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) from North Avenue in Quezon City to Monumento in Caloocan City, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said Tuesday.

Dureza said this was after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued the appropriate documents for the project, including construction permits to the project officers and engineers.

The construction of the MRT-Light Rail Transit loop project has been delayed due to MMDA’s refusal to issue the permits until the contractors are able to meet the requirements.

Dureza said the problem was threshed out during the National Economic and Development Authority-Cabinet meeting in Malacañang earlier in the day.

"There were some things that have to be cleared out with MMDA and with the contractor and the project officials and they were able to resolve this today. The documents had already been issued the permits, so it's a go now as far as the projects is concerned," he said.

Dureza added that with the resolution of the differences between the MMDA and the project officials, the MRT-LRT loop project, a priority one under the Arroyo administration, “is going to be realized soon.”

President Arroyo last month said the government is wiling to shoulder the P6 billion budget needed for the elevated railway project that would close the MRT-LRT loop.

The civil or construction works for the project was initially set for September 1, which would cover the putting up of viaducts, pedestrian overpasses and foundation.

The DMCI-First Balfour won the biding for the phase A and B of the project, which covers the designing and civil works aspect and the designs and train station construction. Phase C, covering the "electro-mechanical aspects" of the project, is still undergoing the bidding process.

The MRT-LRT extension would cover at least five stations and span 5.71 kilometers. It is expected to be completed and operational by May 2010.

Three new stations in Balintawak, Roosevelt/Muñoz and North would be built while the North Avenue Station of the MRT and the Monumento Grand Central station of the LRT 1 would be improved. - GMANews.TV

queetz@home

October 14th, 2008, 11:24 PM

Three new stations in Balintawak, Roosevelt/Muñoz and North would be built while the North Avenue Station of the MRT and the Monumento Grand Central station of the LRT 1 would be improved. - GMANews.TV

Its almost as if that it is implied that there is a physical link since the North Ave station of MRT, which is under the MRTC and not LRTA, is involved somehow...also assuming "North" station is the SM station. One can dream I suppose... :nuts:

ericlucky290

October 15th, 2008, 12:07 AM

I thought I've read before that SM will shoulder the additional station at SM North that is directly link to Line 7.

spearhead

October 15th, 2008, 04:21 AM

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/30097/It's-a-go-for-construction-of-LRT-North-Extension-project
It's a go for construction of LRT North Extension project
10/15/2008 | 08:12 AM

nayki

October 15th, 2008, 04:28 AM

By Marvin Sy
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

After hitting a snag because of some issues on permits, the construction of the MRT Loop, one of the administration’s pet projects, could now continue, Malacañang announced yesterday.

The MRT Loop project was tackled during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting and according to Press Secretary Jesus Dureza, the issue on permits has been resolved. Work on the loop or the connection between the MRT-3 station in North Avenue, Quezon City to the LRT-1 station in Monumento, Caloocan, was supposed to start last month but apparently the contractor failed to secure the necessary construction permit from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

“There was a delay on the issuance of permits that are necessary for the contractors to start working on that particular project and so these were all resolved with MMDA chair Bayani Fernando and of course the project officials also,” Dureza said. Dureza clarified that the MMDA was not being blamed for the delays in the project and that the issues were cleared between the two sides during the Cabinet meeting.

“Well, the documents had already been issued, the permits I mean, so it’s a go now as far as the project is concerned,” he said.

“That’s one of the key’s, by the way, projects of the President; to close the loop and it’s going to be realized very soon,” he said.

In an interview with The STAR, MMDA chief Bayani Fernando said that the problem was not with the MMDA but with the engineers working on the MRT Loop project. The MMDA raised some issues about their design for the project and told them that the construction permits will not be issued until they complied with the requirements of the MMDA.

Fernando said that the problem with the design had something to do with the headroom or the height of the structure, which Fernando said should have some clearance for the future work on the footbridges. He said that the contractor has complied in some areas so what the MMDA issued was just a partial construction permit. “The permit was issued after compliance,” Fernando said.

When asked if this would cause delays on the project, Fernando said this is something that should be addressed by the engineers.

“They have to comply.”

The project has been delayed for four years already because of legal issues with the Metro Rail Transit Corp. consortium.

Super Regions champion for the Luzon Urban Beltway Edgardo Pamintuan said that the legal issues have been resolved and that the government would now be taking over the development of the 5.12-kilometer link between the two commuter rail systems.

Pamintuan said that the legal issues with the MRTC consortium have already been settled and in order to facilitate the development of the link, the government would use its resources to build the structure.

He said that five stations would emerge from the link and would cost the government an estimated P6 billion to develop.

MRTC is a consortium which has among its investors Fil-Estate of the Sobrepeña family and Ayala Land Inc. The consortium was responsible for the development of MRT-3 and was supposed to construct the extension of the line to the LRT-1.

However, the Department of Justice in 2004 ruled that a new deal was needed for the extension, effectively leaving the MRTC out of the equation.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=49&type=2&sec=26

sushi___

October 15th, 2008, 05:49 AM

I thought I've read before that SM will shoulder the additional station at SM North that is directly link to Line 7.

wala na talaga yung bagong barrio station sa kalookan? :dunno:

nadelay pala ang construction dahil sa issuance ng permit at non compliance ng contractor about some things... tama nga naman ang MMDA, kulang ka ng requirements... no permit... pero dapat ngayon bilisan na paggawa, make up for lost time to meet the target 2010 operation... :banana:

la ba news sa SOUTH extension? tagal na nito ah... :bash: :dunno:

sushi___

October 15th, 2008, 06:40 AM

http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=410:jfc-use-international-bidding-standards-for-lrt-&catid=23:topnews

JFC: Use international bidding standards for LRT PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Max V. de Leon / Reporter
Tuesday, 14 October 2008 23:00

FOREIGN business chambers called on the government to make the estimated $926-million Light Rail Transit-1 South Extension a showcase to the world, proving that the Philippines can implement a major public-private infrastructure project (PPP) without the usual controversies associated with previous build-operate-transfer (BOT) undertakings that eroded the country’s image.

To do this, the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) asked that the government use international competitive bidding standards in selecting the would-be proponent of the rail-extension project.

In a letter to Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, the JFC said a public bidding would facilitate a healthy and competitive process that will lower the cost of the project for the government and reduce opportunities for corruption.

It will ensure that the country will “get the best project at the best price.”

“A successfully tendered large-scale multibillion-dollar infrastructure project will send a strong and unequivocal signal to the international and Filipino business communities that the Philippine government can undertake a model PPP/BOT transportation project. This is a unique opportunity to pursue internationally accepted principles to demonstrate the government’s ability to follow competitive, transparent and predictable processes in promoting PPP/BOTs for major infrastructure projects,” the group added.

The JFC noted that the corruption ranking of the Philippines in the Transparency International rating has recently fallen 10 notches primarily because of perceptions caused by the intense controversy over a supplier-driven communications project.

“Another controversial project could further damage the country’s rankings, while a properly bid project could raise them,” the JFC letter said.

It was signed by officials of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and the Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters Inc.

The LRT-1 extension project entails the construction of an additional 11.7 kilometers of rail system from the Baclaran terminal to Bacoor, Cavite.

Part of the project cost will be shouldered by the state-owned LRT Administration (LRTA) through loans from the World Bank, and the rest will come from the private proponent.

The JFC said the LRT-1 South Extension Project is essential if economic growth and job creation is to continue in Cavite, where several American, European, Japanese and Korean factories have located at industrial estates in Cavite, as well as in the nearby Laguna cities.

“The LRT-1 South Extension Project is an essential public-transportation project which will facilitate more efficient commuting to and from work for tens of thousands of our employees,” the group said.

It said the project has been in discussion for over a decade and the Arroyo administration should now push through with it.

Also, the group said an excellent proposal from the World Bank/International Finance Corp. has been approved by the LRTA board which incorporates important lessons from previously implemented rail projects, whether official development assistance or privately financed, in different countries.

“The project is one of very few proposed PPP/BOT projects in the country that is well-prepared and provides for a sound, balanced partnership between the private and public sectors,” it said.

>>>> Oh ayan may news na about LRT 1 pero sana construction na ... may approved proposal na pala from WB eh, bakit usad pagong pa din...

to LRTA and NEDA, dont focus on one extension of light railways at a time, bakit hindi ba puwedeng 2 extensions sabay? or even 3? or even a new line... pump prime the economy MORE (alam ko meron pero sana more on commuter railways) amidst the recession that faces the west...

RonnieR

October 15th, 2008, 07:09 AM

^^ in a right direction but it's taking time....LRT 6 should be implemented ASAP - a wish for all Cavitenos and Metro Manilans alike.

sushi___

October 15th, 2008, 07:32 AM

^^ in a right direction but it's taking time....LRT 6 should be implemented ASAP - a wish for all Cavitenos and Metro Manilans alike.

LRT South Extension Update

kakacheck ko din nitong website ng LRTA, parang last May pa ito na update
kakaupdate lang nung September 30

http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1southex.htm

to yung changes na napansin ko: (added to the website compared to last May)

# IFC presented to the LRTA Board last August 1, 2008 an overview of the updated/revised Feasibility Study. LRTA Board instructed the LRTA management to evaluate the updated Feasibility Study.
# PNR inform us (LRTA) that theu prefer MOA rather than a donation of the affected properties. LRTA is now drafting the MOA for approval of the parties.

na update din yung cost

ANNUAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: (Php M) 2007 2008 2009 2010 onwards TOTAL
Right of Way/ Related preparatory Works 1,500.00 500.00 857.68 748.44 3,606.12
Civil Works/ Equipment 1000.64 5,300.00 7,479.36 13,780.00
TOTAL 1,500.00 1,500.64 6,157.68 8,227.80 17,386.12

alam ko nadagdagan ata yung 2008 at 2009

AYAN updates kahit papano

sushi___

October 15th, 2008, 07:35 AM

ito naman LRT - North Extension updates

http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1northext.htm

Notable:

Project Status (as of October 10, 2008)

* The detailed design on all civil works is in progress
* Excavation works on test pits (3 areas) started at Pier 74 from Balintawak going to Roosevelt
* LRTA Letter to Metro Link Joint Venture, DOTC, PMS and LUB dated September 11, 2008 to immediately start the excavation upon the instruction by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo thru Administrator Melquiades A. Robles
* LRTA letter to MMDA dated September 12, 2008 regarding the vertical requirements imposed by MMDA
* LRTA Memorandum for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo thru DOTC Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza dated September 16, 2008 regarding problems on the LRT-Line 1 North Extension Project.

Issues/Concerns

* Construction permit has been filed with Caloocan City by the Contractor but clearance has not yet been issued pending request to relocate the station to Bagong Barrio

*Quezon City has already issued construction permit

* MMDA won't issue excavation permit pending compliance to the 14.7 meters elevation required by MMDA.
* A meeting was set on October 15, 2008 with Presidential Management Staff (PMS) to discuss the issue
>> anong issue? yung elevation?

ayan... FYI lang po :lol:

Waldenstrom

October 15th, 2008, 09:28 AM

Sana naman simulan na yung sa Cavite. :( sobrang kawawa mga Caviteño at mga business dun.

queetz@home

October 15th, 2008, 04:25 PM

evilgenius15

October 16th, 2008, 07:01 AM

Be nice to try the entire LRT1 from North Avenue all the way to Bacoor!

woohoo... roundtrip na 2, whahaha
:lol:

aranetacoliseum

October 16th, 2008, 10:36 AM

diz

October 17th, 2008, 05:47 AM

Manila's only underground station. :D
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e9/LRT_Katipunan1.jpg/800px-LRT_Katipunan1.jpg

I've always asked this... are there plans to remove the overhead wires and do third rail? or is it too difficult?

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Recto
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/68/Recto_Station.jpg/800px-Recto_Station.jpg

Legarda Station
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Legarda_Station.jpg/800px-Legarda_Station.jpg

Araneta-Cubao Station
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/LRT_Araneta.jpg

Anonas Station
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Anonas_at_day.jpg/750px-Anonas_at_day.jpg

Santolan Station
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e3/LRT_Santolan.jpg/800px-LRT_Santolan.jpg

from wikipedia

pi_malejana

October 17th, 2008, 05:53 AM

^^ may underground station din sa mrt (edsa)... ayala or boni ate un eh, i'm not sure..:)

evilgenius15

October 17th, 2008, 06:10 AM

^^
buendia and ayala ata...
dati may trip ako sa buendia tunnel... binibilang ko yung mga fluorescent lights na
nakainstall (including sira)... 192 ata huling tally ko... eheheh

@diz: wah,... ganda ng shots... lalo na ung 4th, nyahahaha
gusto ko ng shot ng ceiling ng lrt2, astig...

boroyski

October 17th, 2008, 07:17 AM

Maganda pala ang mga stations ng LRT2 (ba ito?). Tagal ko na hindi nakakapunta sa Manila eh.

Compare to BKK MRT:

Saladaeng Station

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/68/80/29660886/1_458361116l.jpg

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/68/80/29660886/1_737549880l.jpg

Inside Train:

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/68/80/29660886/1_769406362l.jpg

boroyski

October 17th, 2008, 07:36 AM

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/68/80/29660886/1_535016768l.jpg

Subway Station in BKK. Sana ganito na ang gawin na underground station kung magkakaroon man. :)

diz

October 17th, 2008, 07:45 AM

RonnieR

October 17th, 2008, 10:35 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e9/LRT_Katipunan1.jpg/800px-LRT_Katipunan1.jpg

Ayala and Buendia stations are also underground but not as clean and modern as katipunan.

renell

October 17th, 2008, 11:44 AM

well reason being it's not LRT2. From what I've seen MRT3 looks like a cracking concrete paradise.

About the overhead rails, it's typical with light rails and electric trains. With overcrowding an issue, which makes landing up in the tracks a potential fatal threat, an electric third rail in the tracks would be costly not just financially but also health wise.

barrera_marquez

October 17th, 2008, 03:27 PM

barrera_marquez

October 17th, 2008, 03:30 PM

pic from 80s.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/nostalgiamanila/places/lrt80s_pcard.jpg

Northbound ba iyan or southbound? Parang hindi kasi na ngayon ganyan ang Arrocerros Street?

le Reine

October 17th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Northbound ba iyan or southbound? Parang hindi kasi na ngayon ganyan ang Arrocerros Street?This is central station, isn't it? I can see the Met and the Post Office. There's something wrong with the pic. The Met and the Post Office should be on the left side of the pic and not on the right.

hirolionheart

October 17th, 2008, 04:07 PM

ot muna....

vote now new7wonders.com

taal volcano
hundred island national park
mount pinatubo

puerto prinsesa
mayon volcano
tubbataha reef
chocolate hills

OT: Araw-araw, at least once akong bumoboto sa new7wonders, pero yung Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Mayon Volcano, Tubbataha Reef at Chocolate Hills pa lang.
Aba kasama na rin pala yung Taal Volcano, Hundred Island National Park at Mount Pinatubo, ngayon ko lang napansin ito ah, galing naman!^_^
Bale, kumpleto na ang pitong iboboto ko araw-araw galing dito sa Pilipinas sa new7wonders.com

Iboto natin ang mga ito. Hangga't maaari, araw-araw, hehehe^_^

evilgenius15

October 17th, 2008, 04:16 PM

Northbound ba iyan or southbound? Parang hindi kasi na ngayon ganyan ang Arrocerros Street?

i'll go for northbound, hehehe... nasa southwest ng rail ung forest eh, heheeh

hirolionheart

October 17th, 2008, 04:37 PM

A few pics from LRT-2:

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/hirolionheart/LRT-2Anonas.jpg

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/hirolionheart/LRT-2.jpg
Inside LRT-2. Ang lamig at ang luwag, hehehe^_^

Next time na lang yung iba, mahirap kasing tiyumempo...

boroyski

October 17th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Northbound ba iyan or southbound? Parang hindi kasi na ngayon ganyan ang Arrocerros Street?

Bakit nga ganyan ang picture na yan?

If the photo was taken from the north side, Hindi makikita ang MET at makikita sana ang Manila City Hall Clock. Kung South side naman, mali ang posisyon arroseros st. Nakakalito itong photo na ito. :nuts:

le Reine

October 17th, 2008, 05:02 PM

Bakit nga ganyan ang picture na yan?

If the photo was taken from the north side, Hindi makikita ang MET at makikita sana ang Manila City Hall Clock. Kung South side naman, mali ang posisyon arroseros st. Nakakalito itong photo na ito. :nuts:That's why I said that there's something wrong with the pic.

It should look like this

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2948811571_fc859658d4_o.jpg

The train is heading northbound because it is on the right side track.

boroyski

October 17th, 2008, 05:09 PM

That's why I said that there's something wrong with the pic.

It should look like this

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2948811571_fc859658d4_o.jpg

The train is heading northbound because it is on the right side track.

That makes more sense. :lol: loko yung nag-alter ng picture ah, nilito pa tayo. :lol:

IndioBravo

October 17th, 2008, 08:54 PM

^^LRT 2 is definitely world class w/ a filipino touch....Because of the"samalamig-samalamig" in Recto station.:lol: Gulaman at Sago anyone!!:banana:

cq40

October 17th, 2008, 09:36 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e9/LRT_Katipunan1.jpg/800px-LRT_Katipunan1.jpg

Ayala and Buendia stations are also underground but not as clean and modern as katipunan.
This is the only true underground station because you don't need to go to the 3rd floor to buy a ticket and enter the station compared to ayala and buendia...

Here, the entrance and ticket booths are at ground level.
and you go down to the concourse...your feet never raised a feet lol

barrera_marquez

October 18th, 2008, 01:36 AM

That makes more sense. :lol: loko yung nag-alter ng picture ah, nilito pa tayo. :lol:

Naalala ko yang picture na iyan, yung altered na picture yung nasa libro ko nung Grade 3 ako hehe... :lol:

hirolionheart

October 18th, 2008, 04:09 AM

^^LRT 2 is definitely world class w/ a filipino touch....Because of the"samalamig-samalamig" in Recto station.:lol: Gulaman at Sago anyone!!:banana:

Yup, nakaka-engganyo bumili dito pagbaba ng LRT-2 kahit sa ilang istasyon ng MRT at LRT dahil tatak-pinoy talaga^_^

Dreamtofly

October 18th, 2008, 11:40 AM

evilgenius15

October 18th, 2008, 03:08 PM

^^ reserved track ba ung nasa edge ng santolan?

jvl

October 18th, 2008, 05:04 PM

Those LRT stations looked cool, clean and presentable. Hope they'd be able to maintain it.

diz

October 19th, 2008, 02:41 AM

^^ maintained since 2003. :)

kaelthas18

October 19th, 2008, 06:34 AM

^^ reserved track ba ung nasa edge ng santolan?

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/631/drawing1model1bn2.png
TRACK UN PAPUNTA sa depot

kaelthas18

October 19th, 2008, 07:20 AM

ano mga pros and cons nyo sa mga lrt lines na ito?

LRT 1 - pros: mabilis ang interval ng trains, malapit lang ang bawat stations, madami ang
ang trains kaya makakasakay ka kaagad sa next train

cons: hndi pantay sa platform ang platform ng train kwawa tuloy ang mga naka wheelchair, minsan wlang aircon, parang less security ang station nla compared sa lrt2 at mrt3, wlang elevator from the ground floor, mahirap makalipat sa kabilang side na platform you need to go down and cross the street pa(except for edsa,carriedo and central),and kulang sa ilaw ang station at signages pag gabi.

kaelthas18

October 19th, 2008, 07:23 AM

LRT 2 - pros: malamig,spacious,makakaupo ka talaga, tuwing rush hour lang siksikan talga,state of the art ang mga trains and facilities ng buong line. Friendly sa mga disabled persons and buntis, Secured ang buong station ksi kumpleto sa mga cctv and emergency devices and equipments, well maintained

cons: matagal ang interval ng train pag nahuli ka sa pagtakbo paakyat ng escalator dhil parating na ung train malas mo.., ung mga vending machines laging hndi available kulang sila sa mga taga maintain ng mga machines na ito., Bihira lang pinapagamit ang elevator minsan sira pa, kadalasan ung mga nakawheel chair hmahawak at binibitin nlng nila ang sarili sa escalator para lang makaakyat.

kaelthas18

October 19th, 2008, 07:31 AM

nayki

October 19th, 2008, 08:39 AM

evilgenius15

October 19th, 2008, 09:05 AM

The MRT Taft station must be redesigned in the near future. The ticketing area is not efficient for a very large number of commuters from the south using that station. Also the whole Taft station must be elevated including the rail tracks. The at grade railtrack design clogs the EDSA-TAFT intersection since the occupies a very large portion of EDSA.

They can redesign the station once they decided to extend the MRT line up to Mall of Asia in the near future.

ung taft station na ata ang busiest rail station in metro manila...
station na nga siya... ginawa pang overpass... tapos dudugtungan pa ng isang
overpass... hanggang babagsak nalang ung station, tapos doon nalang
sila gagawa ng bago...:bash:

hirolionheart

October 19th, 2008, 10:50 AM

MRT 3 - pros: mabilis mag patakbo(sa tutuo lang) compared sa lrt1 and 2,connected sa Mall kaagad ang baba mo on most of the stations, malaking tulong sa Edsa.

cons: di mo matantsa ang interval ng trains minsan mabilis minsan napakatagal(iisipin mo sana ng-bus ka nlng kesa nag mrt dhil sa sobrang perwisyo),masikip,malapit na madeteriorate ang mga tren, lagi sira na ang aircon,hndi maintained ang mga stations, laging may mga rugby boys sa mga stations, not well secured, kulang din sa maintainance ang mga pipings ng station at unti unti na nagddeteriorate, kulang sa tren, bitin din ung tren(3 car -train lang kasi; dapat gawin 4 car train), need to add more ticket booths and remove some wasted spaces, mga vending machine hndi ginagamit (only coins nga ang accepted eh), in short MAgising naman kayo sa katotohanan kung sino man nagmamayari ngayon ng MRT...naghihirap na ang mga commuters, parang awa nyo na, payagan nyo na ang government mag dagdag ng additional trains..

Tumugon na sila dito (sana wala 'wag nang magkaroon ng ano pa mang aberya):
or so I thought read the fine print:nuts:

Vol. XXII, No. 57
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
The Economy
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW101408/content.php?id=055
BY PAOLO LUIS G. MONTECILLO
MRT to have new trains soon

COMMUTERS can look forward to early next year for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) to field more trains and coaches which, in turn, will ease the current congestion of the overcrowded EDSA train line.
THE LINE is now running with overcapacity of about 120,000 passengers a day.

In an interview yesterday, MRT Authority General Manager Roberto T. Lastimoso said the train line’s operator, MRT Corp., has not yet decided on whether it or the government — through the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) — would fund the expansion. "There is still no decision from the MRT Corp., but if they do not want to fund it, then we [government] will buy the trains ourselves," Mr. Lastimoso said in Filipino. "If we are able to straighten things out...[we can have expansion] by the first quarter of next year."

The MRT Corp. operates the MRT in partnership with the DoTC under a build-lease-transfer agreement which expires in 2025. The government in May offered to buy out MRT Corp. from its contract for $865 million, but negotiations have stalled since then.

But MRT Corp. said it is still willing to strike a deal with the government. "We are still waiting for the government’s proposal to buy us out...hopefully, we can have an agreement by the end of the month," MRT Corp. Chairman Robert John L. Sobrepeña said in a separate interview yesterday.

The MRT Authority has said the line would need an additional 73 train cars, with three to four cars making up one train, to meet the current and expected growth in passenger ridership.

The system now runs at an average of 470,000 passengers a day, more than a third over its supposed full capacity of 350,000 passengers a day.

Mr. Lastimoso said the train line would first buy a total of 21 train cars, or an equivalent of seven train sets, as form of relief for the congested system.

Instead of the 73 cars originally planned, the MRT would buy 63 train cars in total, 21 of them used, while "the rest will be brand new," he said.

Mr. Lastimoso yesterday said it would take at least three months before the line can have a total of 21 used train cars, or an equivalent of seven trains, up and running.

He said the MRT is considering buying the used "relief" cars from the Light Rail Transit Line 1, which has similar trains.:lol: hand me downs from LRT1 pala

However, he said there may still be differences between the two trains, since MRT trains were from a Czech manufacturer, while LRT trains are from Belgium.

But he said buying LRT trains is still the "better option," since these are cheaper than trains abroad, which may go as high as P1.1 million per car. Meanwhile, the MRT Authority would only need P200 million, or less than $5 million, to buy all of the 21 used trains that the EDSA train line would need.

Oh well better than nothing:cheers:

skyscraper100

October 19th, 2008, 02:55 PM

The MRT Taft station must be redesigned in the near future. The ticketing area is not efficient for a very large number of commuters from the south using that station. Also the whole Taft station must be elevated including the rail tracks. The at grade railtrack design clogs the EDSA-TAFT intersection since the occupies a very large portion of EDSA.

They can redesign the station once they decided to extend the MRT line up to Mall of Asia in the near future.

MRT-EDSA/TAFT station is the most "MASA" station ive ever seen.
train,station,view,people and everything.it's not easy to be nice,be polite .:lol: i cant explain why? youll just have to be quiet and just be on the center of the train and you'll be fine.and also lots of fights specially in the rush hour

LRT1 is well maintained and efficient.im just worried about it's adverstisment hope it wouldnt look like the ugly MRT. i used to ride the LRT1 everyday.you'll feel safe and comfortable.

hirolionheart

October 19th, 2008, 03:03 PM

MRT-EDSA/TAFT station is the most "MASA" station ive ever seen.
train,station,view,people and everything.it's not easy to be nice,be polite .:lol: i cant explain why? youll just have to be quiet and just be on the center of the train and you'll be fine.and also lots of fights specially in the rush hour

i love LRT1 i used to ride the train everyday.you'll feel safe and comfortable.

Hehehe, kahit saang stations naman eh basta rush hour at nagkakasiksikan sa pagsakay/pagbaba...
Yup, hindi mo na magawang maging mabait sa MRT sa pagpapaupo sa mga bata/babae/matatanda kasi kahit ikaw hindi makaupo, pati sa pagsakay kasi hindi ka rin kagad makasakay, hehehe^_^

kaelthas18

October 20th, 2008, 12:22 AM

icarusrising

October 20th, 2008, 05:14 AM

WB offers funding for RP projects (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20081019154)
By Paolo Romero
Monday, October 20, 2008

The World Bank (WB) has offered to finance some of the Philippines’ social programs and big-ticket infrastructure projects as a sign of confidence in the country’s economy, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.

Recto said the offer was made during meetings last week in Washington that were also attended by finance officials from Southeast Asia and heads of international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.

“They (WB officials) are very much interested in funding public-private sectors projects, BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects and our conditional cash transfer programs for the poor for social protection,” Recto said in a telephone interview.

“They are very bullish on our economy so they think their investments in the country would be viable and (they can) make money out of it,” he said, adding that part of the WB’s mandate is to extend development loans.

He said among the big-ticket projects the WB wanted to fund was the LRT-1 Extension project that was previously estimated to cost at least $700 million or over P40 billion.

The extension, which is a priority project of the Arroyo administration, would run from Monumento in Caloocan to Dasmariñas, Cavite.

As far as the conditional cash transfer program is concerned, the WB could assist in terms of grants, Recto said.

“If these (offers) would push through, we could free up our resources for education and infrastructure,” he said, adding the loans would not be tied.

However, he said that the matter would still have to be discussed in detail in the Cabinet.

The government last year resorted to implementing a conditional cash transfer program, basically giving cash to poor families with certain social conditions, as fuel and food prices soared.

The “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino” program would get a dramatic increase under the proposed P1.415-trillion national budget for next year, officials earlier said.

Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. earlier said that under the proposed 2009 budget, the program would have a funding of P5 billion, from a mere P300 million this year.

The increase in the allocation will fund the full implementation of the program, which targets around 300,000 poor families all over the country.

“This program will focus on chronically poor families whose education, health and nutrition indicators are among the worst of the population,” Andaya said.

“The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program is a continuing program, and it should not be confused with the one-time cash we earlier gave out for poor consumers of electricity,” he said.

He said conditional cash transfer programs have also been adopted in other countries and have proven to be effective in uplifting the lives of the poor.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development said the program was not a dole out, as beneficiaries must meet certain conditions before they could avail of a maximum of P1,400 a month.

The conditions specify that pregnant women must get proper medical care before and after childbirth; parents must attend family planning and parental care seminars; children 0 to five years old must get regular medical check ups and vaccines; five-year-old children must attend pre-school classes 85 percent of the time, with the same requirement imposed on children in elementary and high schools.