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Sky Harbor

May 4th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Reposting from Railways thread.

I present the LRT/MRT fleet, in emoticon scale: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT1_1G-Original.gif http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT1_1G.gif http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT1_2G.gif http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT1_3G.gif http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT2_Megatren.gif http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/MRT3_01.gif

:)

Cute! PNR trains should be reduced to this scale (and they already have been on the other thread). :D

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Updated May 04, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government is looking at building one grand central station in the North to make it more convenient for commuters to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), one of the contractors of the project said.

In an interview President and COO of Lopez led First Balfour Anthony L. Fernandez said that the government approved changes in the plan last March. The change may mean a delay in the opening of the extension project which was slated for May 2010.

Initially, the LRT extension will be located at the Trinoma Mall. However, Fernandez said the government wanted to make it easy for train users by making one station that will not require commuters to leave the station when they transfer trains.

Fernandez said this will be the first station in the country that will interconnect different train lines.

The grand central station will be located near SM North Edsa because there are more people there.

“The initial plan is to connect the train in Trinoma but there have been changes. Now it is only one station and the people will not be required to leave the station anymore,” Fernandez told reporters.

Because of this, Fernandez said there will be changes in their plans including a slight extension of the MRT 3.

“It is a good concept,” Fernandez said. Although, he said it would have been better if the government decided on the idea before construction began. Likewise, he said there must be leeway for the project and that the government must allow the contractors extension in the time frame.

Last year, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced that the joint venture of D.M. Consunji and First Balfour won the contract for the construction of a mass rail transit that will run from Monumento in Caloocan City to North Avenue in Quezon City

Costing about P6.4 billion, the project involves the construction, including the detailed design of a 5.71-kilometer elevated line from Monumento station of LRT Line 1 to North Avenue of Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), two new intermediate stations (Balintawak and Roosevelt) and a terminal station (Line 1 North Avenue station).

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=463882&publicationSubCategoryId=66

Ineptitude at its greatest. Our government must really have a serious lack of foresight. Always reactive, not proactive. :ohno:

Mithril Cloud

May 4th, 2009, 07:25 AM

:lol::lol:

how nice...

OT: kayo poh gumawa nyan?

Yes I did, it took nearly 30 minutes for each.

richard24

May 4th, 2009, 12:24 PM

The grand central station will be located near SM North Edsa because there are more people there

Ouch naman.
-Trinoma

kawawa naman Trinoma. ;)

chito

May 4th, 2009, 01:00 PM

Astig!!!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT2_Megatren.gif Madalas akong sumakay dito http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/LRT2_Megatren.gif

csc36869

May 4th, 2009, 02:10 PM

Government plans north grand central station for LRT, MRT

(from Philippine Star)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio Updated May 04, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government is looking at building one grand central station in the North to make it more convenient for commuters to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), one of the contractors of the project said.

In an interview President and COO of Lopez led First Balfour Anthony L. Fernandez said that the government approved changes in the plan last March. The change may mean a delay in the opening of the extension project which was slated for May 2010.

Initially, the LRT extension will be located at the Trinoma Mall. However, Fernandez said the government wanted to make it easy for train users by making one station that will not require commuters to leave the station when they transfer trains.

Fernandez said this will be the first station in the country that will interconnect different train lines.

The grand central station will be located near SM North Edsa because there are more people there.

“The initial plan is to connect the train in Trinoma but there have been changes. Now it is only one station and the people will not be required to leave the station anymore,” Fernandez told reporters.

Because of this, Fernandez said there will be changes in their plans including a slight extension of the MRT 3.

“It is a good concept,” Fernandez said. Although, he said it would have been better if the government decided on the idea before construction began. Likewise, he said there must be leeway for the project and that the government must allow the contractors extension in the time frame.

Last year, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced that the joint venture of D.M. Consunji and First Balfour won the contract for the construction of a mass rail transit that will run from Monumento in Caloocan City to North Avenue in Quezon City

Costing about P6.4 billion, the project involves the construction, including the detailed design of a 5.71-kilometer elevated line from Monumento station of LRT Line 1 to North Avenue of Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), two new intermediate stations (Balintawak and Roosevelt) and a terminal station (Line 1 North Avenue station).

ionmarx

May 4th, 2009, 02:24 PM

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Updated May 04, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government is looking at building one grand central station in the North to make it more convenient for commuters to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), one of the contractors of the project said.

In an interview President and COO of Lopez led First Balfour Anthony L. Fernandez said that the government approved changes in the plan last March. The change may mean a delay in the opening of the extension project which was slated for May 2010.

Initially, the LRT extension will be located at the Trinoma Mall. However, Fernandez said the government wanted to make it easy for train users by making one station that will not require commuters to leave the station when they transfer trains.

Fernandez said this will be the first station in the country that will interconnect different train lines.

The grand central station will be located near SM North Edsa because there are more people there.

“The initial plan is to connect the train in Trinoma but there have been changes. Now it is only one station and the people will not be required to leave the station anymore,” Fernandez told reporters.

Because of this, Fernandez said there will be changes in their plans including a slight extension of the MRT 3.

“It is a good concept,” Fernandez said. Although, he said it would have been better if the government decided on the idea before construction began. Likewise, he said there must be leeway for the project and that the government must allow the contractors extension in the time frame.

Last year, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced that the joint venture of D.M. Consunji and First Balfour won the contract for the construction of a mass rail transit that will run from Monumento in Caloocan City to North Avenue in Quezon City

Costing about P6.4 billion, the project involves the construction, including the detailed design of a 5.71-kilometer elevated line from Monumento station of LRT Line 1 to North Avenue of Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), two new intermediate stations (Balintawak and Roosevelt) and a terminal station (Line 1 North Avenue station).

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=463882&publicationSubCategoryId=66

:ohno: I was under the impression that the GCS is already part of the LRT1 North Extension. I guess I was wrong. :( Too bad, despite the available slideshow by DoTC apparently they're too slow to implement anything. Too bad PGMA, this just might not make it on your last days.

barrera_marquez

May 4th, 2009, 04:01 PM

If in case the Caloocan City government finds out na walang Bagong Barrio station ang maitatayo, can they retaliate? I mean, for now it is not yet too late pero what if nga? Can Recom and Bagong Barrio residents do something before it becomes too late?

Mithril Cloud

May 4th, 2009, 04:12 PM

You can always build a station over existing tracks. See Dover Station in the Singapore MRT as an example.

han742

May 4th, 2009, 06:14 PM

queetz@home

May 5th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Cute! PNR trains should be reduced to this scale (and they already have been on the other thread). :D

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Updated May 04, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government is looking at building one grand central station in the North to make it more convenient for commuters to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), one of the contractors of the project said.

In an interview President and COO of Lopez led First Balfour Anthony L. Fernandez said that the government approved changes in the plan last March. The change may mean a delay in the opening of the extension project which was slated for May 2010.

Initially, the LRT extension will be located at the Trinoma Mall. However, Fernandez said the government wanted to make it easy for train users by making one station that will not require commuters to leave the station when they transfer trains.

Fernandez said this will be the first station in the country that will interconnect different train lines.

The grand central station will be located near SM North Edsa because there are more people there.

“The initial plan is to connect the train in Trinoma but there have been changes. Now it is only one station and the people will not be required to leave the station anymore,” Fernandez told reporters.

Because of this, Fernandez said there will be changes in their plans including a slight extension of the MRT 3.

“It is a good concept,” Fernandez said. Although, he said it would have been better if the government decided on the idea before construction began. Likewise, he said there must be leeway for the project and that the government must allow the contractors extension in the time frame.

Last year, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced that the joint venture of D.M. Consunji and First Balfour won the contract for the construction of a mass rail transit that will run from Monumento in Caloocan City to North Avenue in Quezon City

Costing about P6.4 billion, the project involves the construction, including the detailed design of a 5.71-kilometer elevated line from Monumento station of LRT Line 1 to North Avenue of Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3), two new intermediate stations (Balintawak and Roosevelt) and a terminal station (Line 1 North Avenue station).

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=463882&publicationSubCategoryId=66

Ineptitude at its greatest. Our government must really have a serious lack of foresight. Always reactive, not proactive. :ohno:

The sad part is the idea of the Grand Central station is not new nor was it just something thought off last November. The original LRT7 rendering of their terminus station in North Avenue already showed an integrated station with MRT3, assuming MRT3 was extended to Monumento. The current Grand Central Station rendering is almost the same except for the side where the MRT3 was, it has MRT3 on one side and LRT1 on the other.

I still don't know what the delay would be. I think they can partially open LRT1 even up to Balintawak much earlier, then open the Grand Central station later. You can even finish the track works far ahead of time or even the structure of the grand central station itself, just install the rest of the items like escalators, ticketing booths, turnstiles, etc later. PGMA can still have her MRT/LRT connection ceremony before her term ends...or demand that they finish everything as May 2010. They can do so by start to excavate the station foundation tomorrow.. ;)

Mithril Cloud

May 5th, 2009, 02:11 AM

This would've been a whole lot better if they pushed through with the Unified Ticketing System.

TeslaCoil

May 5th, 2009, 02:31 AM

will they totally eliminate the trinoma station or just add another station to the grand terminal?

Mithril Cloud

May 5th, 2009, 02:42 AM

^^Government plans north grand central station for LRT, MRT

(from Philippine Star)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio Updated May 04, 2009 12:00 AM

“The initial plan is to connect the train in Trinoma but there have been changes. Now it is only one station and the people will not be required to leave the station anymore,” Fernandez told reporters.

Because of this, Fernandez said there will be changes in their plans including a slight extension of the MRT 3.

An additional stop at the terminal.

TeslaCoil

May 5th, 2009, 02:46 AM

thanks!

flip2_0

May 5th, 2009, 03:28 AM

I think they can partially open LRT1 even up to Balintawak much earlier, then open the Grand Central station later. You can even finish the track works far ahead of time or even the structure of the grand central station itself, just install the rest of the items like escalators, ticketing booths, turnstiles, etc later.

Did you forget the Munoz-Roosevelt-Waltermart Station in between? :nuts:

PGMA can still have her MRT/LRT connection ceremony before her term ends...or demand that they finish everything as May 2010. They can do so by start to excavate the station foundation tomorrow.. ;)

I say DEMAND!!! :banana:

ADDDDA

May 5th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Guys, alam niyo bang merong itatayong station ang LRT sa may malapit sa airport?

:):)

Sky Harbor

May 5th, 2009, 06:58 AM

^^ Manila International Airport station of the Yellow Line South Extension (LRT-6).

han742

May 5th, 2009, 07:04 AM

I still don't know what the delay would be. I think they can partially open LRT1 even up to Balintawak much earlier, then open the Grand Central station later. You can even finish the track works far ahead of time or even the structure of the grand central station itself, just install the rest of the items like escalators, ticketing booths, turnstiles, etc later. PGMA can still have her MRT/LRT connection ceremony before her term ends...or demand that they finish everything as May 2010. They can do so by start to excavate the station foundation tomorrow.. ;)

maybe that was their plan, to build and finish the stations up to Muñoz only, because the construction of a station in front of SM North (main) was stopped, although the pylons/piers continues,:)

ADDDDA

May 5th, 2009, 07:22 AM

^^ Manila International Airport station of the Yellow Line South Extension (LRT-6).

Nope LRT - 1 po... dun ata siya sa may Depot papa daanin.:)

ona

May 5th, 2009, 08:45 AM

will they totally eliminate the trinoma station or just add another station to the grand terminal?

they will just extend the MRT tracks until SM North Annex similar (but shorter) to the MRT gap from Shang to Ortigas station. In short mananatili parin yung TriNoma station but the MRT Terminus will be in front of SM North

frj1947

May 5th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Is it possible to use stored value ticket purchased from LRT1 in LRT2 or vice-versa?

kalbongdad

May 5th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Mithril Cloud

May 5th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Is it possible to use stored value ticket purchased from LRT1 in LRT2 or vice-versa?

No.

frj1947

May 5th, 2009, 05:02 PM

Well, there may be a problem for LRTA now. I tried to use the stored value ticket that I purchased in LRT-1 (the ticket contains no blue line or line 1 specific, it has red in background). I tried to use it in LRT-2 if the ticket will be accepted or rejected, and to my surprise, it did (accept). Few years ago, I accidentally used the MRT ticket in LRT-2, that was rejected. I haven't tried the other one (LRT-2 ticket in LRT-1 station). By the way, I tried it last week or two.

Sky Harbor

May 5th, 2009, 06:32 PM

No.

As far as I know, it is now, especially with the common turnstile. Someone updated the Wikipedia page on the LRT indicating that they can be used on the other line.

kaelthas18

May 5th, 2009, 11:39 PM

Ouch naman.
-Trinoma

kawawa naman Trinoma. ;)

hndi namn siguro maxado maapektohan ang trinoma kasi high end mall sya.. sa nakikita ko kahit class d na pinoy pumupunta ng trinoma.. tska mas madaming shops ang trinoma na magaganda..

happosai

May 6th, 2009, 01:41 AM

^^ parang nagiging trinoma vs smnoe na itong thread na ito ah. Hehehe... Pero mas maganda at maaliwalas talaga sa garden ng trinoma. Nasa taas kasi at malayo sa alikabok di gaga ng skygarden na malapit sa EDSA at polyusyon

Well, there may be a problem for LRTA now. I tried to use the stored value ticket that I purchased in LRT-1 (the ticket contains no blue line or line 1 specific, it has red in background). I tried to use it in LRT-2 if the ticket will be accepted or rejected, and to my surprise, it did (accept). Few years ago, I accidentally used the MRT ticket in LRT-2, that was rejected. I haven't tried the other one (LRT-2 ticket in LRT-1 station). By the way, I tried it last week or two.

Puwede talaga interchange ang SV card ng LRT1 at LRT2. Lagi ko ginagawa yon. Sa MRT lang di pwede yon.

Mithril Cloud

May 6th, 2009, 01:45 AM

Interesting. When did they implement this? Or has it been that way with the SVs?

happosai

May 6th, 2009, 01:52 AM

^^ ganyan na siguro yan. Na laman ko yan by accident. Halos bago palang ang LRT2 nun. Imbis na ung SJ card ng LRT2 naipasok ko ung SV card ng LRT1 ang naipasok ko. Napansin ko lang nung nasa loob na ako ng tren. :lol:

han742

May 6th, 2009, 03:06 AM

Is it possible to use stored value ticket purchased from LRT1 in LRT2 or vice-versa?

Well, there may be a problem for LRTA now. I tried to use the stored value ticket that I purchased in LRT-1 (the ticket contains no blue line or line 1 specific, it has red in background). I tried to use it in LRT-2 if the ticket will be accepted or rejected, and to my surprise, it did (accept). Few years ago, I accidentally used the MRT ticket in LRT-2, that was rejected. I haven't tried the other one (LRT-2 ticket in LRT-1 station). By the way, I tried it last week or two.

why ask when you said you've already tried it before? hmmm...:sly:

Gil

May 6th, 2009, 04:46 AM

Nope LRT - 1 po... dun ata siya sa may Depot papa daanin.:)

LRT 6 is the official government designation of the LRT 1 south extension. Confusing di ba? :nuts: Alam ko na may Peoplemover or shuttle train planned to link the terminals to the eventual LRT line (1 or 6 your pick).

TeslaCoil

May 6th, 2009, 07:51 AM

Is it possible to use stored value ticket purchased from LRT1 in LRT2 or vice-versa?

This was my thesis during college to use a single card to all 3 lines. I actually did some interview with MRT and LRT officials and they do have plan to use a single ticketing system and that was like eons ago. :ohno:

Mithril Cloud

May 6th, 2009, 08:42 AM

Well, it was supposed to happen back in 2004. Why it was shelved remains a mystery.

venntro

May 6th, 2009, 08:52 AM

Well, it was supposed to happen back in 2004. Why it was shelved remains a mystery.

^^ Maybe because there are different operators for the three lines and they seem to have difficulty in threshing out the details of the sharing.

Sky Harbor

May 6th, 2009, 09:04 AM

^^ Actually, there are only two operators for the three lines. It was a flagship project of the government's Strong Republic Transit System that never even saw the light of day. Likewise, it would be difficult to implement this on all five lines, since the PNR is also part of the SRTS.

Mithril Cloud

May 6th, 2009, 09:13 AM

And for the big question, will the SRTS continue to exist after 2010?

barrera_marquez

May 6th, 2009, 01:08 PM

Heard the news? Except sa may bandang Monumento area, it appears that all heavy construction of LRT here in Caloocan slowed down and to prove it, hindi pa nila natatapos lagyan ng precast beams ang karamihan sa mga sections na ito, may isa nga bungal e tatlo pa lang ang nailalagay instead na four.

barrera_marquez

May 6th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Why we need a Bagong Barrio Station
by barrera_marquez

Almost six months ago, in the December issue of Recomendado, I stumbled upon an article by Valenzuela Liga ng mga Barangay Chairman Alvin Feliciano that states that LRT decision to scrap Bagong Barrio station is totally unjustifiable since it will benefit not only Caloocan but also CAMANAVA and Central Luzon as well.

By that time, the construction permits were not issued until a station is built in Bagong Barrio. We even protested the issue on EDSA and blocked the road itself for DOTC to hear our clamor.

About the issue, last January, President Arroyo has approved the Bagong Barrio station and it was confirmed by Robles and Mayor Echiverri, there was a sigh of relief in the city and everyone breathed easier. Now we just have to wait before our dreams becomes a reality.

Last March, when the issue of Grand Central takeover was hot, Mayor Echiverri himself inspected the construction works in Bagong Barrio and this was evidenced by the GMA interview with him regarding the accusations of him sending goons to forcefully takeover the mall.

However, with the current trend of the LRT-MRT Loop construction, it appears that the engineers are much clever than we initially thought.

The Balintawak and Muñoz stations' construction has begun, as in the case of Monumento curve. But Bagong Barrio is not yet in sight, even a single hole with the initials FB indicating a construction of a station. As a person who happens to walk down in EDSA everyday, I am worried that the station that my fellow Caloocan people will be scrapped - for the second time, and this time without us knowing it.

I am not an engineer but since I know how a station is built, I immediately noticed the hole in the wall. It is only a matter of time before the project is finished - less than a year from now, the loop will be realized, but the station? Maybe not.

Why I am shouting our clamor so hard? Because me myself knows the problem we are going to face once the loop is finished and there is no station for us. The problem isn't only for Bagong Barrio but also for the people in other cities and provinces - Bulacan, Valenzuela, Malabon, Navotas.

First of all, the Bagong Barrio residents. We need the station because of obvious reasons, we need to take a jeep first for us to use the nearest station - in this case, Balintawak or Monumento. We have already spent P7 here and we are not yet going to mention the problems we are going to face in the stations themselves - it will be overcrowded by the time we get there, if you see Monumento being overcrowded every morning, then imagine it if the loop is finished. You might not even be able to see the stairs this time around because of long lines. These lines are already occuring today and is already blocking Rizal Avenue making the traffic situation there horrible during morning and night.

Second, for the Caloocan residents. It is a fact that Sangandaan residents doesn't have the direct jeepney route from Samson Road to Monumento station. All jeeps lead to EDSA. They either have to walk or take another jeep to go there. If the station in Bagong Barrio is fulfilled, then these people can go in this station without disembarking in Araneta Square in Monumento and walking hundreds of meters just to ride the LRT. This case is also true for residents living in the North Luzon Expressway side of the city since the nearest landmark there is Bagong Barrio.

Third, for the people of CAMANAVA. Residents from Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela can benefit from the station. The passengers from Malabon from Letre and Navotas take the same route as for those in Sangandaan so the case is almost the same for them. In the case of Valenzuela City, there are three kinds of residents there - one from Polo, Palasan and Arkong Bato which takes the routes going to Monumento or Sangandaan and will fall in the same case as for the people of Sangandaan. The other will take the traditional MacArthur Highway which will also be used by the people from Malabon coming from Potrero and presently taking the route directly to Monumento station and finally the passengers from the city taking the North Luzon Expressway. You can say they can ride buses instead of jeepneys but jeepneys are more popular option for people there, not to mention cheaper than buses. Presently, they walk hundreds of meters from the back side of the Grand Central mall just to get to Monumento station. With the Bagong Barrio station, they can directly go disembark there and take the train.

Finally, the passengers from my home province, Bulacan. In this case, passengers from the city of Meycauayan and towns of Marilao, Bocaue and Santa Maria (from Poblacion area) are directly affected. Other towns and cities of Bulacan such as Malolos, San Jose del Monte, Guiguinto, Plaridel, etc. and other provinces from the north have the option of getting into buses going to Balintawak Station. Returning to the affected areas of Bulacan, these people prefer to take the jeepney either as their only available transportation option, cheaper or is faster to fill-up than other modes of transportation (therefore reducing the time to wait in the terminals). These jeeps take the Monumento route and therefore the same case goes to Valenzuela passengers taking the North Luzon Expressway - they can disembark at Bagong Barrio station and take the train right away, no need to walk hundreds of meters in Grand Central anymore.

One thing I have not mentioned here is the fact that jeepney drivers, although some are opposed, also support the project since it will entice more passengers to them.

The people of Caloocan requests a station - a decent station. There is no need to install elevators and escalators onto them, we just need a decent station just like the present Monumento station. Monumento is already at its full capacity and we expect that the figures would go up even higher when the loop is finished.

Hopefully, the LRTA and the project engineers would read this and change their minds. The present construction has already caused several traffic jams in EDSA and the project is taking up some land from us. It is our right to have a station here in this area.

We know that our request comes with a hefty price tag, but as soon as the station is built, the costs will be recouped in a couple of years. Who knows? The station might have the highest ridership since it will serve as a catch basin for the passengers coming from CAMANAVA and North Luzon.

In a community with thousands of people, we are united as one people - give us a station please.

Mithril Cloud

May 6th, 2009, 01:59 PM

How about getting that sent to LRTA? Or maybe get a newspaper to publish that. LRTA doesn't have the leisure to read forums.

kratos1211

May 6th, 2009, 02:24 PM

I understand the need to build a station in bagong barrio, but it is already too late. where government project takes years to design, receive budgets and implement. The caloocan leaders should be blamed, they should have petitioned and made representation gazillion years ago to LRTA when it is still in the designing stage, RROW, budget proposal et al. Not when the design is already final and project is already starting. Changing it now is not that simple.

barrera_marquez

May 6th, 2009, 03:22 PM

How about getting that sent to LRTA? Or maybe get a newspaper to publish that. LRTA doesn't have the leisure to read forums.

May alam ka ba kuya kung paano?

Nasa original plan ng DOTC ang Bagong Barrio - the president approved it and Robles himself confirmed it nung January... nakakapagtaka lang kasi na wala pa ring hukay dito. I may look like impatient pero I'm just making things sure first... kailangan ko yatang mag-schedule ng interview with the project engineer. Any ideas?

wheel of steel

May 6th, 2009, 03:24 PM

May alam ka ba kuya kung paano?

Hi! Marco kumusta na pala yung harap ng Veritas Malolos, are they still working on the pile footing works? Thanks....

Mithril Cloud

May 6th, 2009, 03:34 PM

May alam ka ba kuya kung paano?

Nasa original plan ng DOTC ang Bagong Barrio - the president approved it and Robles himself confirmed it nung January... nakakapagtaka lang kasi na wala pa ring hukay dito. I may look like impatient pero I'm just making things sure first... kailangan ko yatang mag-schedule ng interview with the project engineer. Any ideas?

You could try digging through the LRTA website for contact information.

ona

May 6th, 2009, 06:24 PM

sm lang ang makikinabang nun......dahil talagang laking nawala sa kanila with the trinoma competition....napunta ako kanina sa kanilang skygarden...well....its disappointing....kung kanino man concept yun....walang wow factor...iba pa rin ang gardens ng trinoma......nde baduy...

OT: based sa nakita ko kanina wala na masyadong tao sa TriNoma Garden. Samantalang sa Sky Garden ng SM North ang daming tao at maraming nagpapa picture which is a sign that majority appreciate it, at nagawa ng SM SkyGarden ito na "Wala" pang kahit isang bukas na establishment dun. The future tenant mix of SM North Sky Garden is also more impressive. May Marina Restaurant, Racks, Pady's Point, Gerry's Grill, Persia Grill, La Mesa Grill, Starbucks, Bo's Coffee, Cofee Experience & 30 more dinning establishments/ shops. Nagawa ito dahil mas malaki yung SM Sky Garden sa TriNoma Garden.

kratos1211

May 6th, 2009, 06:33 PM

Contact info

LRT1 North Extention Project
OIC, Project Manager

Engr. Federico J. Canar
Tel. # +63(2)851-7338 or at
Tel. # +63(2)853-0042 local 8888

kalbongdad

May 6th, 2009, 06:55 PM

OT: based sa nakita ko kanina wala na masyadong tao sa TriNoma Garden. Samantalang sa Sky Garden ng SM North ang daming tao at maraming nagpapa picture which is a sign that majority appreciate it, at nagawa ng SM SkyGarden ito na "Wala" pang kahit isang bukas na establishment dun. The future tenant mix of SM North Sky Garden is also more impressive. May Marina Restaurant, Racks, Pady's Point, Gerry's Grill, Persia Grill, La Mesa Grill, Starbucks, Bo's Coffee, Cofee Experience & 30 more dinning establishments/ shops. Nagawa ito dahil mas malaki yung SM Sky Garden sa TriNoma Garden.

oo nga OT nga...:lol:....kidding aside...imo i don't find the design na magaling...iba pa rin talaga ayala malls....anyway that is an improvement and we should at least welcome that....

ona

May 6th, 2009, 06:59 PM

^^ Anyway I respect your preference, its that SM Sky Garden is a refreshing change to Ayala Garden's na magkakapareho lang ng design sa bawat branch nila..para sakin trellis over-kill kasi yung Ayala :lol:

barrera_marquez

May 7th, 2009, 01:13 AM

Hi! Marco kumusta na pala yung harap ng Veritas Malolos, are they still working on the pile footing works? Thanks....

Buhay na buhay pa siya at talagang I am very pleased with the progress... ang problema lang tanging doon lang may progress, paglabas ng Malolos, wala na...

venntro

May 7th, 2009, 03:23 AM

OT: based sa nakita ko kanina wala na masyadong tao sa TriNoma Garden. Samantalang sa Sky Garden ng SM North ang daming tao at maraming nagpapa picture which is a sign that majority appreciate it, at nagawa ng SM SkyGarden ito na "Wala" pang kahit isang bukas na establishment dun.

^^ Last Tuesday, we noticed a group of teenagers trying to take a picture at the Trinoma Garden. Sabi nila, "Ay ummulan, paano na yan?" Then the other members suggested, "Doon na lang sa Skygarden kasi mey bubong!". I was amused by the term used na malutong pa ang pagkakasabi: Bubong.

So it may suggest that since it's raining now, people may tend to gravitate towards a place na mey "bubong". hehehehe

wheel of steel

May 7th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Buhay na buhay pa siya at talagang I am very pleased with the progress... ang problema lang tanging doon lang may progress, paglabas ng Malolos, wala na...

The Malolos Station if Im not mistaken should be completed in 6 more months. Rush nga yan, we'll anyway sa Valenzuela Depot, ongoing na rin yung construction. Sa Valenzuela viaduct, wala pa masyado pero nag sent sakin yung friend ko na email from Guiginto, buhay na buhay na din pala yung works doon. Patag yung tracks sa Guiginto. Parang embankment style. Anyway, thanks for the update Marco. Thanks a lot.:cheers:

happosai

May 7th, 2009, 05:03 AM

^^ Teka.. naguguluhan ako eh.. May MRT/LRT na bang ginagawa sa Malolos? :crazy2:

han742

May 7th, 2009, 07:02 AM

^^ Teka.. naguguluhan ako eh.. May MRT/LRT na bang ginagawa sa Malolos? :crazy2:

PNR pinag-uusapan nila,

happosai

May 7th, 2009, 07:06 AM

^^ Ahh.. OT pala... Kala ko kasi MRT/LRT yun. Kasi nasa MRT/LRT thread tayo.. hehehe... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/icons/illustrations_tuzki019.gif

Mithril Cloud

May 7th, 2009, 09:07 AM

It's actually Northrail.

barrera_marquez

May 7th, 2009, 12:18 PM

wheel of steel

May 7th, 2009, 12:25 PM

People, I have met with an engineer in the Bagong Barrio section of LRT-1 North Extension project. They said one thing to me: pinag-uusapan na nila ang station sa Bagong Barrio... the question is if they are talking it to make it possible or kung paano nila ito itatayo? But they assured me if one thing: as long as the talks continue, hindi nila tatayuan ng bagong precast concrete ang bahagi ng Bagong Barrio.

Update the Monumento: Naghuhukay na sila and pile boring is about to begin.

Base sa nakikita kong style ng paggawa ng LRT North Extension, independent and structures ng station sa viaduct. They can erect and construct station anywhere they want but the line can already be used. Unlike our previous construction style of simultaneously constructing the stations and viaducts.

han742

May 7th, 2009, 01:38 PM

konting update, 06 May '09
Kaingin Bridge towards Muñoz... (never mind the wires)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/539/img0114sty.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0114sty.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2798/img0115asu.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0115asu.jpg)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5892/img0116q.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0116q.jpg)

mahabahaba na rin dito ang beams,
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8003/img0117bzc.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0117bzc.jpg)
:banana::banana:

han742

May 7th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Kaingin Footbridge towards Oliveros... 06 May '09
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4403/img0111wop.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0111wop.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9573/img0112wxj.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0112wxj.jpg)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3968/img0113r.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0113r.jpg)
:banana::banana:

han742

May 7th, 2009, 01:57 PM

Monumento...(04 May '09)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/634/img0050a.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0050a.jpg)

looks like these are just temporary,
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7579/img0059z.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0059z.jpg)
:banana:

barrera_marquez

May 7th, 2009, 02:30 PM

Ayon sa Philippine Star website, binigyan pala ng city council si Mayor Echiverri ng emergency powers to derail the project as soon as they found out that the station is declined or removed from the project. Ayos! Now this is what I call a real mayor, for the people. He received criticisms from the people outside Caloocan but the people within the city and the CAMANAVA supports him because they know how big the issue is. Indeed.

Ecija

May 7th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Nice updates, para saan kaya yung mga bakal sa gilid ng mga beam?

boroyski

May 7th, 2009, 02:52 PM

^^^^ Sa tingin ko, tatayuan ng flatforms para safety access ng mga workers in doing their stuffs (concreting, rebar works, formworks etc). Kasi hindi matatayuan ng scaffoldings yung gilid, sasabit na sa traffic ng edsa. guess ko lang ha. :)

adgaps

May 7th, 2009, 02:53 PM

@barrera_marquez hhhmmm... looks like our mayor is doing abit better now...

hopefully hindi naman dahil malapit na ang eleksyon... matindi ang makakalaban nyang pwersa eh... hehe...

han742

May 7th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Nice updates, para saan kaya yung mga bakal sa gilid ng mga beam?

^^ temporary support yan para sa sidewalk kagaya sa MRT-3 IMHO,

RonnieR

May 7th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Monumento...(04 May '09)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/634/img0050a.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0050a.jpg)

just curious, is that a statue on top of that structure in the middle?

Sky Harbor

May 7th, 2009, 05:14 PM

^^ That's part of the base of the Bonifacio Monument. Here's a reference pic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bonifacio_Monument.jpg/400px-Bonifacio_Monument.jpg

happosai

May 7th, 2009, 05:24 PM

^^Tingin ko sinasabi nyang statue ay yung kay Mama Mary. Yung nakalagay sa ibabaw ng outpost. :D

Sky Harbor

May 7th, 2009, 05:39 PM

^^ Oh...iyon pala. :lol:

Yup, that's a statue of Mary, watching over her construction workers. :D

kalbongdad

May 7th, 2009, 05:47 PM

they are working na pala sa side ng monumento ni gat andres....talagang mabilis gumawa itong contractor ngayon....bilib ako...

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 02:08 AM

Di kaya matabunan ng LRT ang monumento pag naayos na ang riles dyan?

RonnieR

May 8th, 2009, 03:34 AM

^^Tingin ko sinasabi nyang statue ay yung kay Mama Mary. Yung nakalagay sa ibabaw ng outpost. :D

yes....I think the statue should be transferred to its proper place...not there

Sky Harbor

May 8th, 2009, 03:53 AM

^^ Where on EDSA will you find a suitable grotto? :lol:

adgaps

May 8th, 2009, 04:52 AM

i thought ililiko nila yung riles before approaching that Mama Mary statue... hindi pala...

papangit tingnan yan pag tapos na yung LRT...

imagine Mama Mary standing below LRT.. :nuts::nuts:

doesn't look religious to me... :lol::lol:

EDIT: police station yata yung sa baba nung statue...

and oh, may hagdan pa pala para makaakyat kay Mama Mary... hindi lang nakuhanan sa pic kasi nasa kabilang side sya...

para raw sa mga gustong magdasal sa ilalim ng riles... :lol:

evilgenius15

May 8th, 2009, 06:07 AM

galing talaga ng LRT1, hehehe...
dami na ring nakainstall na beams...

yung mga lumang trains nila kaya parin hanggang 60kph,
kahit may train traffic kanina, hehehe... (hanggang ngayon,
nakita ko kasi ng sslow down agad yung train pagkalabas ng vito cruz,
:lol::lol::lol:)

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 03:07 PM

^^ Where on EDSA will you find a suitable grotto? :lol:

Madali lang yan.. I-donate na lang nila yan sa Our Lady of Grace dyan sa Caloocan.

Ecija

May 8th, 2009, 03:57 PM

^^Sana nga ilagay nila sa dapat kalagyan ang statwa wala naman siguro magdadasal sa gitna ng edsa.:)

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 04:03 PM

^^ OT: May purpose yon. Nilagay yon doon para sa mga tiwaling pulis na gustong ma ngotong. :lol:

Lucentino

May 8th, 2009, 04:10 PM

San ba dadaan to sa gilid ba ng Monumento? Gigibain malamang ang structures sa gilid?

Dati may joke tungkol sa monumento ni Gat Bonifacio na ito... kaya daw sya may hawak na itak at nakaharap sa LRT, ang sabi daw: LRT hanggang dyan ka na lang!... e ngayun pano na? :lol:

Parang papangit na ang kapaligiran sa Monumento, sana ginaya na lang un MRT na underground sa area na to. :)

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 04:29 PM

^^Mahihirapan. Since masyadong malapit ang monumento station sa rotonda. Anu yon mag slide pababa ang train? :lol:

Kaya ang sagot ng LRT kay Gat Andres ay... tabi tabi po... :lol:

adgaps

May 8th, 2009, 04:31 PM

...sana ginaya na lang un MRT na underground sa area na to. :)

oo nga noh... sabagay ok din yun...

one problem is kung paano nila gagawing underground yung mula Monumento station... i doubt kung makakababa yung riles nun before approaching the monument..

unless thay make that part very steep...

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Isa pang tanung dyan ay paano nila huhukayin yon? Ang sikip sikip ng daan sa Rizal Avenue. Baka maging 2lanes na lang ang Rizal avenue pagnagkataon... Trapik yan...

Lucentino

May 8th, 2009, 04:50 PM

^At bumabaha pa nga pala dyan! Naalala ko yung basement dati ng Gotesco binaha... :ohno:

Ibigsabihin pala ang mga LRV ng LRT1 aabot na sa SM North...

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 05:07 PM

Bibili yata ng mga bagong LRV para sa north extension... Ganun din sa south extension.

Lucentino

May 8th, 2009, 05:13 PM

Ang iniisip ko kasi gagawa lang ng walkway somewhere dito sa Monumento Area... pero baka naman mula Baclaran diretsong SM North na ang byahe...

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 05:18 PM

^^Diretso na sya... tinanong ko na yan dati dito sa SSC. Wala namang terminal na gagawin sa monumento...

Lucentino

May 8th, 2009, 05:28 PM

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 05:29 PM

Taken last thursday (May 07, 2009 6:45pm)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/Image050.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/Image051.jpg

^^ Akala mo may waterfalls sa Blumentritt station.

stanleymalls

May 8th, 2009, 05:35 PM

^^ Naku!

Ayusin na yan! Akala ko ba e dumadaan ngayon ang LRT sa major renovation?

Kasabay ng LRT North Extension?

Lucentino

May 8th, 2009, 05:43 PM

Oh man! Shower party too early! :lol:

I guess some other LRT1 station has the same problem...

happosai

May 8th, 2009, 05:45 PM

^^ On going pa daw ang renovation. Ang major renovation lang nakita ko sa LRT1 ay yung aluminum panels. Pero yung mga bubong, gutter, at ilaw at di pa binabago. Sayang di ko nakuhanan yung sa platform mismo ng Blumentritt station. Tumutulo din yung bubong. Kaya pag labas mo ng tren, basa ka agad.. :lol:

barrera_marquez

May 9th, 2009, 01:04 AM

Oh man! Shower party too early! :lol:

I guess some other LRT1 station has the same problem...

Hindi lang shower party... may bath tub pa, sa United Nations madalas naku naiipon ang tubig.

barrera_marquez

May 9th, 2009, 01:15 AM

Cost of LRT-1 extension project may go up
http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20090504-203073/Cost-of-LRT-1-extension-project-may-go-up

MANILA, Philippines—The revision plans for the central terminal of the Light Rail Transit 1 North Extension Project may jack up the cost of the project and adversely affect its completion schedule, the project’s contractor said.

Anthony Fernandez, president and chief operating officer of First Balfour Inc., said the new drawings for the Grand Central Terminal were expected to be submitted to the contractor soon.

“A change of plans was approved in March, so we’re still waiting for the new drawings. In the next few weeks, they should give us the new drawings,” he told reporters.

“When those drawings come out, we’ll know the effect on the project, if there will be additional costs or whether the timetable will slide. If the station will be larger than the original, there will of course be additional cost,” he said.

Under the original plan, the terminal, which would serve as the link between the LRT-1 and the Edsa Metro Rail Transit 3, was supposed to be positioned nearer the Ayalas’ Trinoma Mall.

The revised plan, however, would place the terminal in front of Henry Sy’s SM mall.

The common station would link the two railway lines with the future MRT 7.

First Balfour and joint venture partner DM Consunji Inc. was awarded three of the four packages comprising the LRT-1 North Extension project.

The three packages, worth about P3.6 billion, will involve the construction of new viaducts, a pedestrian overpass and walkways, and the new Balintawak Station.

The First Balfour-DMCI packages also included modifications in the existing North Avenue and Monumento stations of the MRT-3 and LRT-1 lines, respectively.

The North Extension project will seamlessly connect the LRT-1 and MRT-3 on the north side, similar to the MRT-3 and LRT-1 connection on Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

The rail loop is seen serving between 800,000 and 1 million commuters, and should be operational by May next year.

Despite the revisions made on the Central Station, Fernandez said the contractor should still be able to meet the May 2010 completion target.

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Now this is the culprit why North Avenue station is has not yet begun construction. The new drawings are not yet on the engineer's hands at hindi lamang iyon, it is not yet known if Bagong Barrio is also affected by this change kasi January lamang na-approve ang Bagong Barrio. Baka narito rin ang mga drawings for the Bagong Barrio station?

kaelthas18

May 9th, 2009, 03:07 AM

^^ Where on EDSA will you find a suitable grotto? :lol:

eto sa EDsa rin naman ha...ehehe

http://www.forkpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/edsashrine.jpg

kaelthas18

May 9th, 2009, 03:08 AM

kaelthas18

May 9th, 2009, 03:13 AM

they will just extend the MRT tracks until SM North Annex similar (but shorter) to the MRT gap from Shang to Ortigas station. In short mananatili parin yung TriNoma station but the MRT Terminus will be in front of SM North

they should replace the name of the station to Mindanao Ave. coz its nearer to Mindanao kesa sa may north ave.

kaelthas18

May 9th, 2009, 03:26 AM

kaelthas18

May 9th, 2009, 03:31 AM

OT: based sa nakita ko kanina wala na masyadong tao sa TriNoma Garden. Samantalang sa Sky Garden ng SM North ang daming tao at maraming nagpapa picture which is a sign that majority appreciate it, at nagawa ng SM SkyGarden ito na "Wala" pang kahit isang bukas na establishment dun. The future tenant mix of SM North Sky Garden is also more impressive. May Marina Restaurant, Racks, Pady's Point, Gerry's Grill, Persia Grill, La Mesa Grill, Starbucks, Bo's Coffee, Cofee Experience & 30 more dinning establishments/ shops. Nagawa ito dahil mas malaki yung SM Sky Garden sa TriNoma Garden.

i think dito siguro i-ttap ung entry gate papunta grand central station..

oT:
oo mahaba ang sky garden.. and ipressive din ung mini ampitheater nila..thumbs up ako sa nag plano ng sky garden one of a kind..

ionmarx

May 9th, 2009, 06:05 AM

eto sa EDsa rin naman ha...ehehe

http://www.forkpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/edsashrine.jpg

Nung naipost mo to, naalala ko bigla. Nung oras ni Erap parang pinakiusapan daw sya ng mga pari ng EDSA Shrine para hindi kadikit nito ang nakaplanong MRT Ortigas? Siguro kinonsidera nya yun kaya (unfortunately) napunta sa kawalan ang MRT Ortigas station ngayon...

Kasi kung tutuusin nga naman "Ortigas Avenue" ang ibig sabihin ng station na yun at hindi "Ortigas Center" di ba?

happosai

May 9th, 2009, 07:41 AM

Good thing! When the LRT1 is extended all the way to Cavite (Bacoor) in the very near future, we can have seamless travel Bacoor to QC & vise versa!

Note: Very near future is measured based on Philippine Standards.

^^Pag nangyari yan masarap nang bumili ng house and lot sa cavite. Thru PAG-IBIG... :banana2::banana::banana2:

nayki

May 9th, 2009, 09:56 AM

Good thing! When the LRT1 is extended all the way to Cavite (Bacoor) in the very near future, we can have seamless travel Bacoor to QC & vise versa!

Note: Very near future is measured based on Philippine Standards.

Mas matatagalan travel time mo pag dineretso mo byahe from bacoor to QC, much better to transfer to MRT sa taft...wala lang just a thought. =)

daily commuter

May 9th, 2009, 10:06 AM

Just wondering if LRTA can give to PNR their LRT1 G1 units as a gift for mothers' day :hug:

happosai

May 9th, 2009, 10:19 AM

Mas matatagalan travel time mo pag dineretso mo byahe from bacoor to QC, much better to transfer to MRT sa taft...wala lang just a thought. =)

Magandang pang amazing race yan ah... isang grupo mag travel diretso ng LRT at isa naman ay lilipat sa MRT... Unang makarating sa SM North EDSA panalo... :banana2::banana::banana2:

Mithril Cloud

May 9th, 2009, 10:22 AM

Just wondering if LRTA can give to PNR their LRT1 G1 units as a gift for mothers' day :hug:

They can't. First it's electric, second it's standard gauge.

happosai

May 9th, 2009, 10:28 AM

They can't. First it's electric, second it's standard gauge.

Puwede pa siguro kung sa northrail yan ibibigay..:banana2::banana::banana2:

Dreamtofly

May 9th, 2009, 10:54 AM

OT:

Yung North rail, South rail at saka PNR ay isang relis lang at isa bang company lang?

Sorry wala e sa pinas kaya hindi ko alam.

Mithril Cloud

May 9th, 2009, 10:56 AM

Northrail is under the BCDA, Southrail is still under PNR.

Lucentino

May 9th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Mas matatagalan travel time mo pag dineretso mo byahe from bacoor to QC, much better to transfer to MRT sa taft...wala lang just a thought. =)

Mas mahirap kasi yung lilipat ka pa... saka mas mura siguro pasahe diretso SM north from Bacoor... atleast yun makakatulog ka sa upuan... ingat lang sa mga "mando"... :)

Dreamtofly

May 9th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Northrail is under the BCDA, Southrail is still under PNR.

connected ba rail ng mga ito. or iba ang depo nito.

wheel of steel

May 9th, 2009, 11:54 AM

connected ba rail ng mga ito. or iba ang depo nito.

PNR has depot in Caloocan and a Yard at Tayuman while Northrail will be having shops and depots at Valenzuela near NFA compound and one bigger inside Clark.

han742

May 9th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Mas mahirap kasi yung lilipat ka pa... saka mas mura siguro pasahe diretso SM north from Bacoor... atleast yun makakatulog ka sa upuan... ingat lang sa mga "mando"... :)

another thing to consider pa eh kung mataon sa oras na mahabang pila sa pagbili ng ticket sa MRT-3 Taft, talo na sa bilis at continuity ng byahe,:)

kalbongdad

May 9th, 2009, 04:50 PM

Just wondering if LRTA can give to PNR their LRT1 G1 units as a gift for mothers' day :hug:

kung si lrta ay father....pwede sya kay mother....:lol:...pero mukhang si lrta ay mother din eh...so nde pwede...:lol:

shyaman

May 10th, 2009, 10:48 AM

alcogoodwin

May 10th, 2009, 02:10 PM

I suppose this is how the LRT1 extension line would look like at Caloocan's Monumento circle?

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/2009%20April%2011%20-%20Bangkok/DSC_0470.jpg

The above photos are Bangkok's BTS SkyTrain.

Wow, thats amazing.
I think you have also answered my thoughts about how they would handle Quezon Memorial Circle as well.

Brad

Mithril Cloud

May 10th, 2009, 02:23 PM

Isn't the QMC segment of MRT-7 underground?

kaelthas18

May 10th, 2009, 04:58 PM

^^

sa victory monument yan sa bangkok ah.. siguro sa atin kakain ng konti sa rotunda kasi maliit ang radius ng monumento circle.. sad to say.. mjo magiging eyesore nga ang lrt in perspective.

ung q.c memorial circle area ng mrt 7 ang pagkakalam ko din underground kaya lang question.. kung mangagaling sya ng north ave tpos kakanan going underground.. hndi kaya maging sumikip ang north ave? just like wat happen sa lrt2 sa may aurora blvd... Ung part na pababa sa underground malapit sa katipunan station.. ung part kasi na pwde nlng daanan eh 2 lanes nlng each kaya lagi matrapik.. tpos diba parang lrt 2 pa ang trains na gagamitin sa mrt 7 and also the system is some like heavy rail.

kaelthas18

May 10th, 2009, 05:03 PM

just saw yesterday, meron naka ready na digger sa may tapat ng bagong barrio.. about 100m after cloverleaf.. i think meron nga talgang station na ilalagay dto.. sa tingin ko lang.. ksi di pa naman confirm ng lrta na wala tlgang bagong barrio diba? sana matuloy tlga itong station na to.

chris_nigel

May 10th, 2009, 05:33 PM

nasan ang mga wires nung sky train nila? in fairness ang linis ha d tulad sa atin tadtad ng billbords

Sky Harbor

May 10th, 2009, 05:38 PM

^^ The BTS Skytrain and Bangkok Metro run using third rail, not overhead wires.

chris_nigel

May 10th, 2009, 05:40 PM

sorry new to my hearing pano yun? saka mas maganda ba yun pero mukha kasi malinis tignan eh syempre tayo dun sa makakatipid kahit panget

Mithril Cloud

May 10th, 2009, 05:42 PM

It's an extra rail that provides electricity.

chris_nigel

May 10th, 2009, 05:45 PM

ahh ok tnx

kalbongdad

May 10th, 2009, 05:49 PM

nasan ang mga wires nung sky train nila? in fairness ang linis ha d tulad sa atin tadtad ng billbords

cheap kasi mga pinoy......kaya kung saan makakamura dun sila...kaya tadtad mga daan natin ng mga cheap na patalastas.....

filcan

May 10th, 2009, 10:03 PM

I suppose this is how the LRT1 extension line would look like at Caloocan's Monumento circle?

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/2009%20April%2011%20-%20Bangkok/DSC_0470.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/2009%20April%2011%20-%20Bangkok/DSC_0157.jpg

The above photos are Bangkok's BTS SkyTrain.

Wow, thats amazing.
I think you have also answered my thoughts about how they would handle Quezon Memorial Circle as well.

Brad

^^it really is a nice place in person:

vfRf2TGziio

...by the way are there any aerial shots of Monumento Circle for comparison?

Mithril Cloud

May 11th, 2009, 12:00 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2831434343_86a42789b6_b.jpg
From flickr, author unknown.

filcan

May 11th, 2009, 12:07 AM

^^thanks Mithril. it would be nice if once the tracks meet the roundabout the tracks split up so that the northbound tracks run along one side of the monument and the southbound run along the other side, and then meet up again past the monument..

han742

May 11th, 2009, 01:14 AM

I think you have also answered my thoughts about how they would handle Quezon Memorial Circle as well.

Brad

Isn't the QMC segment of MRT-7 underground?

^^
ung q.c memorial circle area ng mrt 7 ang pagkakalam ko din underground kaya lang question.. kung mangagaling sya ng north ave tpos kakanan going underground.. hndi kaya maging sumikip ang north ave? just like wat happen sa lrt2 sa may aurora blvd... Ung part na pababa sa underground malapit sa katipunan station.. ung part kasi na pwde nlng daanan eh 2 lanes nlng each kaya lagi matrapik.. tpos diba parang lrt 2 pa ang trains na gagamitin sa mrt 7 and also the system is some like heavy rail.

Yes, mukhang underground na nga sa QMC, pero diretsong tutumbukin niya ang Circle at hindi na yata ito kakanan pa, dadaan sa ilalim before passing elliptical road (more of left) tapos tatawid sa portion ng QMC going Commonwealth, para hindi magmukhang ala Monumento, Caloocan style na nasa ibabaw,:)

kaelthas18

May 11th, 2009, 02:15 AM

sorry new to my hearing pano yun? saka mas maganda ba yun pero mukha kasi malinis tignan eh syempre tayo dun sa makakatipid kahit panget

kaya pag may magttangka tumalon sa riles para magpakamatay pwedeng pwde.. kahit wla pa train hahaha:lol:... isang zappppppppppp lang un..dedo. kasi ung 3rd rail ang nagbbigay power sa train.. dun ung may kuryente.hehe

habagatcentral1

May 11th, 2009, 03:57 AM

Taft Avenue Station
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/0/photos/365/600x600/36/iblog502.jpg?et=jP5MvPT49CnDH6YI3SJ0DQ&nmid=241837487

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/0/photos/365/600x600/34/iblog505.jpg?et=Kx2fGAMM1EKIf9dq0bXywA&nmid=241837487

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/0/photos/365/600x600/37/iblog503.jpg?et=Wx7%2BS1mFshQ68J4ehbpp6A&nmid=241837487

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/0/photos/365/600x600/38/iblog504.jpg?et=8XQI6ZZSweIeq%2CVFnXJDpw&nmid=241837487

evilgenius15

May 11th, 2009, 07:01 AM

isang beses napadaan ako diyan, medyo maluwang
pero nakakainis lang, pinapapuno pa nila ng todo yung mga trains
bago umalis, yung tipong siksikan na, kahit dumating na yung isa pa
:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Sky Harbor

May 11th, 2009, 07:06 AM

kaya pag may magttangka tumalon sa riles para magpakamatay pwedeng pwde.. kahit wla pa train hahaha:lol:... isang zappppppppppp lang un..dedo. kasi ung 3rd rail ang nagbbigay power sa train.. dun ung may kuryente.hehe

Opting to use overhead wires over third rail has an unexpected benefit: there is a lesser risk of committing a successful suicide because you will not be electrocuted when you land on the tracks. However, there's still the possibility that you will be run over by an LRT/MRT train.

bustero

May 11th, 2009, 07:23 AM

kiretoce

May 11th, 2009, 07:54 AM

^^ Yes. They should've at least but some barriers in place to prevent someone from accidentally falling onto the tracks. But I'm afraid, as usual, for it to be done, something fatal would have to happen before action is taken. :ohno:

Sky Harbor

May 11th, 2009, 07:57 AM

^^ There's a very strong disincentive to do so: a fine of P50,000 on the LRT. Not sure about the MRT though. Still, platform screen doors would make for a very nice, if not very expensive, addition to the LRT and MRT.

habagatcentral1

May 11th, 2009, 10:46 AM

^^ In other words, mali ang disenyo ng MRT...and it seems that there have been no major improvements of the infrastructure since it was opened to the public 8 years ago...

Dreamtofly

May 11th, 2009, 11:15 AM

It seems that the platform is design for 9 million population not for 90 million.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Mithril Cloud

May 11th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Opting to use overhead wires over third rail has an unexpected benefit: there is a lesser risk of committing a successful suicide because you will not be electrocuted when you land on the tracks. However, there's still the possibility that you will be run over by an LRT/MRT train.

Not when you're jumping from a higher place though, like that case in Vito Cruz not so long ago.

^^ There's a very strong disincentive to do so: a fine of P50,000 on the LRT. Not sure about the MRT though. Still, platform screen doors would make for a very nice, if not very expensive, addition to the LRT and MRT.

Isn't that fine imposed only on Line 2? Or is it already common sense for Line 1?

habagatcentral1

May 11th, 2009, 01:12 PM

By the way, is it just me or is LRTA observing Earth Hour every night? LRT-1 Yellow Line stations are soooooo dim!

adgaps

May 11th, 2009, 01:25 PM

By the way, is it just me or is LRTA observing Earth Hour every night? LRT-1 Yellow Line stations are soooooo dim!

yeah... i usually experience that when going home... siguro around 6PM pa lang kalahati na ng lahat ng ilaw sa LRT1 nakapatay... grabe... :ohno::ohno:

Mithril Cloud

May 11th, 2009, 01:25 PM

I think they've been dark since the dawn of time. :lol:

habagatcentral1

May 11th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Parang sarap picturan kasi...na may Earth Hour poster pa sila...tas madilim ang LRT-1 stations, hahahaha!!! :lol:

adgaps

May 11th, 2009, 01:28 PM

^^ energy conservation? :lol::lol:

barrera_marquez

May 11th, 2009, 01:50 PM

alcogoodwin

May 11th, 2009, 02:37 PM

ung q.c memorial circle area ng mrt 7 ang pagkakalam ko din underground kaya lang question.. kung mangagaling sya ng north ave tpos kakanan going underground.. hndi kaya maging sumikip ang north ave? just like wat happen sa lrt2 sa may aurora blvd... Ung part na pababa sa underground malapit sa katipunan station.. ung part kasi na pwde nlng daanan eh 2 lanes nlng each kaya lagi matrapik.. tpos diba parang lrt 2 pa ang trains na gagamitin sa mrt 7 and also the system is some like heavy rail.

This was in reply to the question about Quezon Memorial Circle.

I can't understand tagalog, could someone say Oo or hindi for the tunnel under the circle? That would certainly be preferable.

Thanks
Brad

Mithril Cloud

May 11th, 2009, 02:44 PM

The line will go underground the circle according to the plans.

kaelthas was talking about how it might congest North Avenue just like what happened with LRT-2's underground approach in Katipunan.

alcogoodwin

May 11th, 2009, 02:56 PM

The line will go underground the circle according to the plans.

kaelthas was talking about how it might congest North Avenue just like what happened with LRT-2's underground approach in Katipunan.

Thats great, thanks for that.
Would only add to the 10 lane roundabout chaos, or destroy the park if it went through it. Underground is the best choice.

Sky Harbor

May 11th, 2009, 03:29 PM

Not when you're jumping from a higher place though, like that case in Vito Cruz not so long ago.

That lady survived that ordeal, if I remember correctly.

Isn't that fine imposed only on Line 2? Or is it already common sense for Line 1?

I'm guessing the latter. Why impose a fine on only half your network?

kalbongdad

May 11th, 2009, 04:08 PM

kaya kailangan na talaga ng expansion ang mrt3 dapat....hanggang moa na ito...galing siguro...

kaelthas18

May 11th, 2009, 04:33 PM

a very dangerous situation indeed...

about sa picture ng taft.. all island stations ng mrt ay hndi magkakaganyan kung mabilis lang ang dating ng mga train, at nadagdagan na ang capacity nito,,

kaelthas18

May 11th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Thats great, thanks for that.
Would only add to the 10 lane roundabout chaos, or destroy the park if it went through it. Underground is the best choice.

next time when you go back here in the Philippines , lets set a meeting.. a grand reunion of all PNR/MRT-LRT ssc thread users and also RIHSPI members.

habagatcentral1

May 11th, 2009, 04:39 PM

^^ Boni Ave Station doesn't have a problem for this...Taft, Shaw and Buendia are critical ones...

Mithril Cloud

May 11th, 2009, 06:21 PM

That lady survived that ordeal, if I remember correctly.?

I'm talking about the infamous condo-jumper that hit the catenary wires.

I'm guessing the latter. Why impose a fine on only half your network?

Good point.

stanleymalls

May 11th, 2009, 06:33 PM

MRT really does need a renovation, pronto! :mad:

Lucentino

May 11th, 2009, 07:30 PM

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/2009%20April%2011%20-%20Bangkok/DSC_0157.jpg

Is this possible for the LRT1 around Monumento? I think the area is a bit crowded and crammed compared to this one in Bankok.

han742

May 12th, 2009, 03:40 AM

This was in reply to the question about Quezon Memorial Circle.

I can't understand tagalog, could someone say Oo or hindi for the tunnel under the circle? That would certainly be preferable.

Thanks
Brad

Yes, they will make a tunnel upon passing Quezon Memorial Circle this is because of the height restriction imposed around the Quezon Memorial Monument, this structure will pass near the monument that they really need to make it underground. They will follow the law and will not affect the beauty of the park above when the tunnel is finished,:)

Is this possible for the LRT1 around Monumento? I think the area is a bit crowded and crammed compared to this one in Bankok.

that is why only one-fourth of the area in Monumento Cirle in Caloocan will be used (only the sidewalk), unlike this one which traversed half of the area of that monument

evilgenius15

May 12th, 2009, 07:24 AM

^^ Boni Ave Station doesn't have a problem for this...Taft, Shaw and Buendia are critical ones...

mukhang ok naman yung shaw blvd. station
kasi two separate platforms naman kahit nasa side yung trains
dahil sa third rail

ona

May 12th, 2009, 12:38 PM

^^sana may mag post dito ng 3d rendering ng concept nila of the Grand Central Terminal

barrera_marquez

May 12th, 2009, 01:50 PM

Matanong lang... kapag ang pier ba ng LRT during may construction ay may spikes sa ibabaw, what does it mean?

happosai

May 12th, 2009, 03:26 PM

^^ Any pictures of that spikes?

barrera_marquez

May 12th, 2009, 03:32 PM

^^ Any pictures of that spikes?

You know mga poste na may mga nakalitaw na mga bakal sa ulo... wala ako sa Caloocan at present pero check ko ulit by the time na makabalik ako.

Ako natatangahan na ako pero may isang nagaganap na pagtitibag sa General Tirona pero wala namang harang at initials na FB. Basta tinibag lang nila yung semento tapos.

happosai

May 12th, 2009, 04:13 PM

^^Baka MMDA ang gumawa nun at gagawin U-Turn Slot yon...

evilgenius15

May 12th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Matanong lang... kapag ang pier ba ng LRT during may construction ay may spikes sa ibabaw, what does it mean?

spikes na steel? baka may idudugtong na RC members...

barrera_marquez

May 13th, 2009, 01:46 AM

^^Baka MMDA ang gumawa nun at gagawin U-Turn Slot yon...

Sa LRT sa may isang pier na may mga nakalitaw na bakal sa ulo sa bandang 8th street tapos yung isang pier sa may harap ng Caltex sa General Malvar mayroon ding ganoon (Ang pagitan nila 5 piers). Siguro station pero sabi ng mga engineers, wala na silang huhukayin pa rito. Kung hindi iyon station, ano iyon?

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8003/img0117bzc.jpg

Yung first beam sa left, ganoon ang tinutukoy ko... may ganyan dito sa may Caloocan pero dati wala naman yang mga bakal nung tinanggal nila ang mga hulmahan ng pierhead.

evilgenius15

May 13th, 2009, 03:47 AM

Sa LRT sa may isang pier na may mga nakalitaw na bakal sa ulo sa bandang 8th street tapos yung isang pier sa may harap ng Caltex sa General Malvar mayroon ding ganoon (Ang pagitan nila 5 piers). Siguro station pero sabi ng mga engineers, wala na silang huhukayin pa rito. Kung hindi iyon station, ano iyon?

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8003/img0117bzc.jpg

Yung first beam sa left, ganoon ang tinutukoy ko... may ganyan dito sa may Caloocan pero dati wala naman yang mga bakal nung tinanggal nila ang mga hulmahan ng pierhead.

pwedeng dudugtungan RC o poste para sa overhead wires o
foundation para sa mga mechanisms na gagawin sa rail (switches etc. etc.)

Sky Harbor

May 13th, 2009, 05:08 PM

I felt like a sardine today in the MRT. The trains were super-crowded. :ohno:

evilgenius15

May 13th, 2009, 05:36 PM

I felt like a sardine today in the MRT. The trains were super-crowded. :ohno:

yup... lalo na kanina sa taft ng hapon...
natulak pa nga ako palabas sa shaw dahil sa sikip sa loob ng tren :ohno::ohno::ohno:

Sky Harbor

May 13th, 2009, 05:38 PM

ona

May 13th, 2009, 05:40 PM

wala ka na talaga kawala...kung mag MRT ka sobrang crowded, mag bus ka, sobrang trapik, mag kotse ka sobrang mahal pang gasolina dahil sa trapik...sana magka public air transport din na may fleet of helicopters tapos may helipad terminal tayo :lol:

Sky Harbor

May 13th, 2009, 05:55 PM

^^ This is why when I begin my studies at Ateneo, I'm taking the LRT. :okay:

han742

May 13th, 2009, 08:06 PM

anakngpasig

May 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM

^^ yes, people
should have at least
"quoted" the pics para
automatic included name mo

:hug:

Mithril Cloud

May 13th, 2009, 11:04 PM

Nakakaoffend pala once your pics are used without any sort of acknowledgements,:ohno:

Which is the primary reason why I plaster watermarks on all my images. :ohno:

barrera_marquez

May 14th, 2009, 12:12 AM

Ecija

May 14th, 2009, 04:33 AM

Nice update, sir.:)

Mithril Cloud

May 14th, 2009, 04:35 AM

He deserves an apology at least, but apparently his pleas ended up unnoticed.

Ecija

May 14th, 2009, 04:36 AM

Nakakaoffend pala once your pics are used without any sort of acknowledgements,:ohno:,

Sir baka mawalan ka ng gana na mag-post ng mga pic, huwag naman sana. Maraming natutuwa sa contribution mo sa thread na 'to.:cheers:

happosai

May 14th, 2009, 04:48 AM

wow shower party.. a blessing for the commuters..hehe

wala ka na talaga kawala...kung mag MRT ka sobrang crowded, mag bus ka, sobrang trapik, mag kotse ka sobrang mahal pang gasolina dahil sa trapik...sana magka public air transport din na may fleet of helicopters tapos may helipad terminal tayo :lol:

TAMA!! Helicopters na ang fuel ay LPG.. :nuts::nuts:

Nakakaoffend pala once your pics are used without any sort of acknowledgements,:ohno:

Anyway these metal frames were erected for the station in Balintawak, 13 May '09

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5339/img0151rws.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0151rws.jpg):)
they will make three of these, the other two are not yet erected,

^^Saan ipupuwesto yan? Sa sidewalk?

OT:Expect mo na may kukuha at gagamit ng images mo without any acknowledgement. They say that the internet should always be free. Kaya pati contents free din. :lol: But at least give credits to where its due. Kahit walang bayad. Basta sabihin na gagamitin nila yung mga images mo. OK na yon.

evilgenius15

May 14th, 2009, 04:57 AM

wait... so bukod sa mga pylons ng rail may sariling pylons din for the
station?

Mithril Cloud

May 14th, 2009, 05:07 AM

It looks like it. Judging from the pylon height, the stations will be bi-level just like Baclaran and Central.

happosai

May 14th, 2009, 05:14 AM

^^Isama mo rin ang Carriedo station. :D

wheel of steel

May 14th, 2009, 05:20 AM

wheel of steel

May 14th, 2009, 05:21 AM

It looks like it. Judging from the pylon height, the stations will be bi-level just like Baclaran and Central.

Concourse style, yes, two level. the lower one is for the ticketing while the upper one is the platform.

absinthe_888

May 14th, 2009, 08:53 AM

Nakakaoffend pala once your pics are used without any sort of acknowledgements,:ohno:

you can do what mithril is doing in his images, put some watermarks...don't let this unfortunate episode discourage you for posting pics in the forum :)

adgaps

May 14th, 2009, 09:52 AM

kanina napadaan ako sa monumento...

dahil galing ako sa SM North, expected ko na mag-u-turn yung jeep pagdating sa Monumento...

pero dahil may construction na rin dun sa harap ni Mama Mary, umiikot na sa buong rotund yung jeep...

kalahati ng road past Grand Central may mga railings na... may mga naghuhukay na rin dun...

at, bakit may scaffoldings dun sa mismong monument ni bonifacio? nakatakip pa nga yung mismong sculpture eh...

alcogoodwin

May 14th, 2009, 12:40 PM

OT:Expect mo na may kukuha at gagamit ng images mo without any acknowledgement. They say that the internet should always be free. Kaya pati contents free din. :lol: But at least give credits to where its due. Kahit walang bayad. Basta sabihin na gagamitin nila yung mga images mo. OK na yon.

It is a constantly growing problem on the internet.
As a publisher and someone who has contributed to magazines and books for years, I realise the importance of this.
Others, even many who SHOULD know better, have used my photos and it is a growing trend. I have found many used without permission, especially my Philippine work. The worst examples being those who have removed my name and paraded the shot as theirs.

The former PNR website even utilized two of my websites photos, one of them I was using with special permission of John Holland.
When I complained, they removed the John Holland one, but not mine of Caloocan station.

Its a sad side to the placing of your photos on the net. You can place them on a proper website and utilize HTML that prevents them removing it, but shots on SSC, Flickr etc are open to easy removal.

However, that said, please don't be discouraged from posting shots. Those of us stuck down here in Australia really appreciate every single photo shown.

Best wishes
Brad

barrera_marquez

May 14th, 2009, 01:09 PM

RonnieR

May 14th, 2009, 01:14 PM

konting update, 06 May '09
Kaingin Bridge towards Muñoz... (never mind the wires)

mahabahaba na rin dito ang beams,
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8003/img0117bzc.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0117bzc.jpg)
:banana::banana:

This is the original photo posted by han742...and barrera marquez quoted this, as if it's his own....yeah, han742 is right. At least an acknowledgment would be sufficient.

barrera's - May 13 post
Sa LRT sa may isang pier na may mga nakalitaw na bakal sa ulo sa bandang 8th street tapos yung isang pier sa may harap ng Caltex sa General Malvar mayroon ding ganoon (Ang pagitan nila 5 piers). Siguro station pero sabi ng mga engineers, wala na silang huhukayin pa rito. Kung hindi iyon station, ano iyon?

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8003/img0117bzc.jpg

Yung first beam sa left, ganoon ang tinutukoy ko... may ganyan dito sa may Caloocan pero dati wala naman yang mga bakal nung tinanggal nila ang mga hulmahan ng pierhead.

walrus357

May 14th, 2009, 01:59 PM

barrera, sa dinami dami ng picture na post ni han742 'yun pang may libing ang napili mo, naging kontrobersyal tuloy...:lol:

oboi

May 14th, 2009, 02:29 PM

nakikiramay ang Lincoln hearse ng La Funeria Paz sa matrapik na EDSA dahil sa construction ng LRT extension. :colgate: :jk:

kaelthas18

May 14th, 2009, 04:27 PM

MRT really does need a renovation, pronto! :mad:

like this?hehe... i hate the exterior perspective of this station..:nuts:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/y001.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/y002.jpg

kaelthas18

May 14th, 2009, 04:32 PM

^^ I had to wait for a second train because the train at Shaw Boulevard was completely filled. Some got in, but a lot didn't.

I also observed that southbound MRT trains come less frequently than northbound ones.

buti ka nga eh.. one time mga 6:45pm sa santolan anapolis ,im going north bound, naka 6 na dumaan na mrt trains bago ako naka siksik dahil sa sobrang puno.. in fact sa cubao lang naman ako baba, sana nag bus nlng ako.. sobrang tanga ko that day..

kaelthas18

May 14th, 2009, 04:37 PM

Nakakaoffend pala once your pics are used without any sort of acknowledgements,:ohno:

Anyway these metal frames were erected for the station in Balintawak, 13 May '09

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5339/img0151rws.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0151rws.jpg):)
they will make three of these, the other two are not yet erected,

wow..ayos yan ah

oo ganun tlga.. unless maglagay ka ng water mark..hehe kaya lang masyado hassle tpos ipphotoshop mo pa.. ayun, anyway more power sayo.. wag ka magsasawa magupdate.. if u like railway nasa dugo na natin yan... maswerte nga ang ssc eh, dhil may naguupdate sa kanila, ang mga media at mga pinkamalalaking tv station di man lang makapag bigay ng update puro nlng kamalasan at kahirapan laging sinasabi. Kaya pag mag post kayo ng pic galing sa iba.. iquote nyo or kung gusto nyo naman ng pic lang na un lagyan nyo ng Photo taken by: _ _ _ _ ..etc..

kaelthas18

May 14th, 2009, 04:42 PM

Concourse style, yes, two level. the lower one is for the ticketing while the upper one is the platform.

nice... atleast hndi na aabot pa ng sidewalk ang pila.. sana tama na ang lrt 1 at mrt3 na old designs..

barrera_marquez

May 14th, 2009, 04:59 PM

This is the original photo posted by han742...and barrera marquez quoted this, as if it's his own....yeah, han742 is right. At least an acknowledgment would be sufficient.

barrera's - May 13 post

Ok sorry po...

wheel of steel

May 14th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Ok sorry po...

It's ok Marco, anyway, the most difficult part of having an idea is to have an updated photos of Northrail and it's only you who can provide it. Thanks for your photos Marco and I've love it so much. The same to Hon, Thank you so much for both of you. Youre photos have contributed so much...

ionmarx

May 14th, 2009, 06:33 PM

^ O group hug na!! :D

I'm still not over about the brouhaha on the GCS. Walang foresight amp. :/

han742

May 14th, 2009, 07:42 PM

Ahem... after learning for some hours of this watermarking, as suggested by my coforumers, these were the final products, actually hindi naman pala mahirap magwatermark, isang pangalan lang labas na sa lahat ng photos, about sa incident sa itaas ok na sa akin yun, and this issue should be put to an end,:) as long as i have time I will post my captured photos,:)

ito talaga ang tuluy tuloy sa paghaba... (Kaingin Towards Muñoz) 14 May '09
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5742/img0016npr.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0016npr.jpg)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7491/img0017cnq.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0017cnq.jpg)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2443/img0018qwk.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0018qwk.jpg)

another view,
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3315/img0021zob.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0021zob.jpg)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1993/img0022fjp.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0022fjp.jpg)

:banana::banana:

...OT: and very many thanks to those who have seen the importance of acknowledgements, even mr. alcogoodwin has his story of this incident,:)

crappypants

May 14th, 2009, 07:53 PM

wala bang loop diyan?

han742

May 14th, 2009, 07:59 PM

^^loop ka dyan,:lol: :jk:

ionmarx

May 14th, 2009, 08:14 PM

^^ Napa-huh? ako tapos... Ahhhhh :lol:

Oo nga sana MAY LOOP hahahaha :lol: :lol:

OnT: Nakakatuwa anlinis tingnan nung mga poste :D

han742

May 14th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Oliveros towards Balintawak... 12 May 09
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7159/img0136rsy.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0136rsy.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2011/img0137h.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0137h.jpg)

metal frames for the station not yet built here,
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4866/img0138nie.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0138nie.jpg)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4647/img0139q.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0139q.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9333/img0140thg.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0140thg.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2174/img0141bol.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0141bol.jpg)

si manong oh, sightseeing...
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4700/img0142gcx.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0142gcx.jpg)

some of the support metals for the "rail sidewalk"?
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5643/img0143vfo.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0143vfo.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/16/img0144t.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0144t.jpg)

no, they're not camera shy...:lol:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3923/img0145t.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0145t.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6469/img0146w.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0146w.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8362/img0147zop.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0147zop.jpg)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/424/img0148q.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0148q.jpg)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8401/img0149gbl.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0149gbl.jpg)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3820/img0150hfv.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0150hfv.jpg)

:banana::banana:

barrera_marquez

May 15th, 2009, 12:32 AM

General Malvar has 8 pylons that are do not yet have beams... Bagong Barrio station should be built here or otherwise magiging masyadong malapit ito kung itatayo ito sa General Tirona.

It's ok Marco, anyway, the most difficult part of having an idea is to have an updated photos of Northrail and it's only you who can provide it. Thanks for your photos Marco and I've love it so much. The same to Hon, Thank you so much for both of you. Youre photos have contributed so much...

You're welcome po!

adgaps

May 15th, 2009, 06:00 AM

^^ oo nga eh... masyadong magkalapit yung Balintawak station at yung Gen. Tirona, kung saan daw itatayo yung Bagong Barrio station...

ok yan kung sa Gen. Malvar... or medyo malayo pa ng konti... anyway malayo naman yung Monumento dun eh...

han742

May 15th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Kaingin to Muñoz area... 14 May '09
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9365/img0024u.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0024u.jpg)

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9103/img0025t.jpg (http://img42.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0025t.jpg)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9799/img0026p.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0026p.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4023/img0027.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0027.jpg)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3836/img0028.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0028.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/715/img0029.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0029.jpg)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7099/img0030.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0030.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3517/img0031k.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0031k.jpg)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2497/img0032k.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0032k.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2878/img0033.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0033.jpg)

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2849/img0034.jpg (http://img42.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0034.jpg)

:banana::banana:

han742

May 15th, 2009, 05:43 PM

Kaingin to Oliveros to Balintawak, 14 May '09
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/5915/img0003.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0003.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1489/img0004.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0004.jpg)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1998/img0005h.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0005h.jpg)

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2066/img0006f.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0006f.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5236/img0007.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0007.jpg)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5408/img0008d.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0008d.jpg)

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8555/img0009h.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0009h.jpg)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6554/img0010.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0010.jpg)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3311/img0011m.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0011m.jpg)

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8409/img0012a.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0012a.jpg)

:banana:banana:

han742

May 15th, 2009, 05:51 PM

this area of Cloverleaf Interchange, I think they will erect two more pylons/piers here, because under this bridge diggings are already in place on both sides, although they are covered with GI sheets, I've seen FB workers down there,:)
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7006/img0119v.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0119v.jpg)
and in time they will erect more bigger pylons for the beams to cross this bridge (beams, dunno if metal or concrete),

happosai

May 15th, 2009, 05:53 PM

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/y002.jpg

^^ Plano pa kaya nilang baguhin o expand ang station na yan? Kasi may mga abang pa sa mga pylons.

D'Watcher

May 15th, 2009, 05:53 PM

almost there.......:banana::banana::banana:

stanleymalls

May 15th, 2009, 06:25 PM

@han742, MARAMING SALAMAT!!!! :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

barrera_marquez

May 16th, 2009, 02:13 AM

cq40

May 16th, 2009, 02:25 AM

like this?hehe... i hate the exterior perspective of this station..:nuts:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/y002.jpg

:cheers:
Exactly, as far as i know, this Shaw Station is supposed to have a Mall, but as you can see, the phase one of it is such a flop, we should expect this in perhaps 2020 onwards. But yes it is supposed to be extended all the way to that. :)

kalbongdad

May 16th, 2009, 04:42 PM

dami na palang beams ang nadagdag....bilib ako....sa contractor nito!!

han742

May 16th, 2009, 06:43 PM

@han742, MARAMING SALAMAT!!!! :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

You're Welcome (Rotunda),:)

taga-bayan

May 16th, 2009, 08:14 PM

sana ganyan din kabilis ang pagtatayo ng pylons(?) sa skyway...

Mithril Cloud

May 16th, 2009, 11:53 PM

Okay, somebody just made a "Kaingin LRT Station" article at Wikipedia. Where the hell did that come from?

barrera_marquez

May 17th, 2009, 12:49 AM

Okay, somebody just made a "Kaingin LRT Station" article at Wikipedia. Where the hell did that come from?

Hindi naman naka-link.

Tapos sasabihin nila wala silang pondo para sa pagpapatayo ng Bagong Barrio station pero ano itong kabuteng lumilitaw sa Kaingin Road? Sisipain ko sila kaliwa't-kanan kapag hindi nila itinayo ang Bagong Barrio station!!!

:bash::bash::bash:

Mithril Cloud

May 17th, 2009, 01:02 AM

^^ Contact the project manager.

barrera_marquez

May 17th, 2009, 02:07 AM

^^ Contact the project manager.

Walang sumasagot bro...

Naku tatampalin ko talaga yung u***g nila kaliwa't-kanan!

han742

May 17th, 2009, 05:14 AM

^^ OT: baka may caller ID sila:), pero panu nga pala sasagot eh wala naman opisina ngayon, kahit may trabaho on-site,

kaelthas18

May 17th, 2009, 06:47 AM

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/shawstationmrt3.jpg

other shot of my hated mrt station..hehe

looks like a public market or a basketball covered court..hehe

pi_malejana

May 17th, 2009, 07:14 AM

^^ may i ask bakit naging 3 tatlo ang riles pagdating sa shaw??:dunno:

:cheers:

happosai

May 17th, 2009, 08:35 AM

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/shawstationmrt3.jpg

other shot of my hated mrt station..hehe

looks like a public market or a basketball covered court..hehe

^^The more you hate the more you love.. :nuts::nuts::lol:

Waldenstrom

May 17th, 2009, 09:39 AM

ugly. it looks like a warehouse.

but anyway, we're in the Phils., everyone is fine with that kind of design. The simpler, the better. :D so it's okay at least it serves its purpose. hehe (Pinoy mentality..ugghhh)

evilgenius15

May 17th, 2009, 10:41 AM

^^ may i ask bakit naging 3 tatlo ang riles pagdating sa shaw??:dunno:

:cheers:

parking space for trains in case of emergency?

barrera_marquez

May 17th, 2009, 01:05 PM

^^ OT: baka may caller ID sila:), pero panu nga pala sasagot eh wala naman opisina ngayon, kahit may trabaho on-site,

Hindi matagal ko na silang tinatawagan hapon pa nga noon tapos weekday pa...

kaelthas18

May 17th, 2009, 03:11 PM

^^ may i ask bakit naging 3 tatlo ang riles pagdating sa shaw??:dunno:

:cheers:

ganito kaya ang mangyayari sa grand central terminal sa north? 3 tracks?

barrera_marquez

May 17th, 2009, 03:24 PM

parking space for trains in case of emergency?

Shaw Blvd. Station is a terminal kaya ito ay paradahan ng mga tren for whatever purpose kagaya ng Central Terminal.

kaelthas18

May 17th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Shaw Blvd. Station is a terminal kaya ito ay paradahan ng mga tren for whatever purpose kagaya ng Central Terminal.

parang sya ung gitna ng buong line?..hehe

happosai

May 17th, 2009, 04:06 PM

Parang cubao station ng LRT2. May 3rd tracks din. Kaso bakit mas mababa yung 3rd track kaysa doon sa dalawang tracks na usual na dinadaanan ng tren. Tapos magsasama or mag merge sila bago dumating ung susunod na station.

kalbongdad

May 17th, 2009, 05:14 PM

^^The more you hate the more you love.. :nuts::nuts::lol:

yan supposedly ang paggamit nila ng bahay kubo design pero palpak...mukhang bodega...

apiong

May 17th, 2009, 06:15 PM

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20090517-205554/Govt-completes-takeover-of-MRT-3

Gov’t completes takeover of MRT 3

DBP, Landbank acquire 75% MRTC stake
By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:14:00 05/17/2009

Filed Under: Railway, Government offices & agencies

MANILA, Philippines—The government has completed the acquisition of a 75-percent stake in Metro Railway Transit 3 through state-owned lenders Development Bank of the Philippines and Land Bank of the Philippines in a deal worth about $800 million.

In an interview with the Inquirer at the sidelines of DBP’s Inter-Island Roll-on, Roll-off challenge in Siargao, DBP president Reynaldo David said the two government banks have jointly taken over a dominant interest in MRT 3 operator Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) by individually buying out the exposure of different groups comprising the consortium.

“Our strategy is to clean it up and fix it up for eventual resale,” said David, noting that the intention was really to privatize the key infrastructure asset.

David declined to disclose the amount of the deal due to a non-disclosure clause, but other industry sources estimated the cost of the 75-percent stake at about $800 million.

Among the private sellers were Goldman Sachs (which bought the interest of the Sobrepena family), Ayala Corp., the group of Anglo-Philippine Holdings Corp. led by businessman Alfredo Ramos, Unilab and Ramcar.

The remaining 25-percent that DBP and Landbank did not acquire were bonds held by private creditor-banks—including Philippine Bank of Communications, Bank of Commerce and United Coconut Planters Bank—which chose to hold on to these securities.

Following the purchase of a 75-percent stake, David said DBP and Landbank would nominate 14 of the 15 directors making up the MRTC board.

He added that the state investment arm National Development Corp. might later on tap commercial financing to buy out DBP and Land Bank in MRT 3 and eventually privatize the 75-percent stake.

Sky Harbor

May 17th, 2009, 06:48 PM

taga-bayan

May 17th, 2009, 07:19 PM

isn't this the news that we've been waiting for? i guess the government now can start upgrading the MRT system.

stanleymalls

May 17th, 2009, 07:28 PM

^^ And they have to do it pronto after the turnover.

In that way, they can increase number of trains, capacity, upgrades that it desperately needs.

han742

May 17th, 2009, 10:39 PM

Teka may Kaingin station bang itatayo? Bakit tatlo yata ang nakikita kong paghuhukay ng mga istasyon?

Kung may Kaingin station nga, then there should be no reason for them to leave Bagong Barrio. There should be Bagong Barrio whether there is a Kaingin station or not. (Of course, the calls will be louder if there will be a Kaingin station.)

As of now, stopped pa rin ang heavy construction sa bahagi ng General Malvar.

Okay, somebody just made a "Kaingin LRT Station" article at Wikipedia. Where the hell did that come from?

wala namang Kaingin Station, yung paghuhukay na yun para sa hindi pa naitatayong pylon dito, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi kaagad natayuan, pero maganda rin sanang malagyan dito ng station dahil may kalayuan din ito sa Balintawak at Muñoz,
sa area ng SM North mukhang tigil nga ang gawaan dito, at wala na ang mga pink fences, nagconcentrate muna sila from Muñoz to Monumento,

that is the problem with wikipedia sometimes, it is very vulnerable to editings with unverified sources,:ohno:

barrera_marquez

May 18th, 2009, 12:49 AM

^^ Whoa! As much as the government wants to promote efficient mass transport, privatization does the complete opposite. The MRT has to be put under the LRTA, which should be renamed the Metropolitan Manila Rail Transit Authority.

It depends... privatization helps... if the concessionaire has money. Privatization also does the opposite... if the concessionaire doesn't have money and is not cooperating.

barrera_marquez

May 18th, 2009, 12:51 AM

wala namang Kaingin Station, yung paghuhukay na yun para sa hindi pa naitatayong pylon dito, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi kaagad natayuan, pero maganda rin sanang malagyan dito ng station dahil may kalayuan din ito sa Balintawak at Muñoz,
sa area ng SM North mukhang tigil nga ang gawaan dito, at wala na ang mga pink fences, nagconcentrate muna sila from Muñoz to Monumento,

that is the problem with wikipedia sometimes, it is very vulnerable to editings with unverified sources,:ohno:

SM North and Bagong Barrio are all stopped... drawing board pa rin ang mga stations kasi.

Mithril Cloud

May 18th, 2009, 04:18 AM

wala namang Kaingin Station, yung paghuhukay na yun para sa hindi pa naitatayong pylon dito, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi kaagad natayuan, pero maganda rin sanang malagyan dito ng station dahil may kalayuan din ito sa Balintawak at Muñoz,
sa area ng SM North mukhang tigil nga ang gawaan dito, at wala na ang mga pink fences, nagconcentrate muna sila from Muñoz to Monumento,

that is the problem with wikipedia sometimes, it is very vulnerable to editings with unverified sources,:ohno:

I already did some damage control with regards to that article. I believe whoever made that article probably used this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=36738290&postcount=288)as basis. :lol:

Sky Harbor

May 18th, 2009, 04:50 AM

^^ An anon did it. There's the possibility that an SSC reader did it, or someone here did it. Not sure who.

Mithril Cloud

May 18th, 2009, 04:52 AM

You may want to try nominating Kaingin for AfD.

Sky Harbor

May 18th, 2009, 04:55 AM

^^ Why me? You do it. You found it! :lol:

happosai

May 18th, 2009, 04:59 AM

^^Paki dagdag na rin ang Malvar station... :lol::nuts::nuts::lol:

barrera_marquez

May 18th, 2009, 06:36 AM

Sosyal si Bagong Barrio station... siya lang ang station sa Manila LRT System na may history.

Sana lang huwag din siyang maging history. :lol:

barrera_marquez

May 18th, 2009, 06:40 AM

You may want to try nominating Kaingin for AfD.

What is Afd nga pala mga bro?

ona

May 18th, 2009, 07:07 AM

SM North and Bagong Barrio are all stopped... drawing board pa rin ang mga stations kasi.

Yung sa SM North Edsa "Grand Central Station" kaya delayed kasi nasa drawing board pa design. I'm thinking they are making this improvement to complement with the design / functionality of SM North. Sa gayon makuha ng Gov't yung P400 million donation from SM :)

venntro

May 18th, 2009, 07:47 AM

Yung sa SM North Edsa "Grand Central Station" kaya delayed kasi nasa drawing board pa design. I'm thinking they are making this improvement to complement with the design / functionality of SM North. Sa gayon makuha ng Gov't yung P400 million donation from SM :)

^^ Being a Grand Central station, hopefully it will marry both the need for functionality and aesthetics.

sushi___

May 18th, 2009, 09:23 AM