MRT-3 back to 100% capacity on March 1

“Iaakyat na sa 100% ang passenger capacity ng mga tren ng MRT-3 simula bukas, ika-1 ng Marso 2022, kasabay ng pagbaba ng alert level status sa Metro Manila mula Alert Level 2 tungong Alert Level 1,” the announcement read. 

At full capacity, each train wagon will carry 394 passengers, equivalent to 1,182 passengers per train set. 

MRT-3 was previously operating at 70 percent capacity, carrying 276 passengers per wagon and 827 passengers per train set. 

According to DOTr, the rise in passenger capacity is in response to the increasing demand for public transportation amid the reopening of establishments in Metro Manila. 

The agency assured that minimum public health standards will be strictly implemented in MRT-3. This includes wearing face masks and voluntary use of face shields. Eating, talking, and answering the phone inside the train will also be prohibited. 

“Upang matiyak ang kaayusan at implementasyon ng minimum public health standards sa buong linya, patuloy na magtatalaga ng mga train at platform marshals ang pamunuan ng MRT-3 sa mga tren at istasyon nito,” the DOTr added. 

On Sunday, the government announced that NCR and 38 other areas in the country will be placed under Alert Level 1 beginning this March. 

READ: NCR, 38 more areas under Alert Level 1 in March