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MRT-3 to replace degraded rails starting November

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gZSqAxpr5TI?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit will replace degraded MRT-3 rails starting November, an MRT-3 official said Thursday.</p><p>&quot;July 2021 po matatapos lahat, the whole stretch po &#x27;yan, kasabay na po &#x27;yung pag-overhaul ng trains,&quot; MRT-3 director for operations Michael Capati told radio DZMM.</p><p>(Everything will be done by July 2021, the whole stretch of the MRT-3 along with the overhaul of trains.)</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/10/17/mrt-1.jpg"/><figcaption>The Department of Transportation prepares to replace degraded rails of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). <em>Photo from DOTr-MRT Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Rail replacement works will be done gradually during non-revenue hours and the Holy Week break.</p><p>Transportation officials said replacement rails measuring 18 meters each must be welded together to create one long welded rail (LWR). &quot;Nagsa-start na ng laydown ngayon, nagwewelding na ng riles sinesetup na saan ibabagsak &#x27;yan sa buong riles,&quot; Capati said.</p><p>Once completed, MRT-3 trains will now run at 60 kph from 30 kph, with a headway of 3.5 minutes from 7.5 minutes and a capacity of 600,000 passengers from the current 300,000.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/10/17/mrt-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The Department of Transportation prepares to replace degraded rails of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). <em>Photo from DOTr-MRT Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The MRT-3 also aims to deploy 20 trains, Dalian trains excluded, from the current 15, Capati said.</p><p>The replacement of the railway will also pave the way for the full certification of some of the Chinese-made Dalian trains, which have yet to be deployed amid doubts over their compatibility with the MRT tracks.</p><p>There are currently 9 provisionally accepted Dalian trains out of 48, according to Capati.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/10/17/mrt-3.jpg"/><figcaption>The Department of Transportation prepares to replace degraded rails of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). <em>Photo from DOTr-MRT Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Wala pang full acceptance kasi may kulang pang test tayo atsaka sa mga bagon dapat ang speed ay 60 kph. Unfortunately ang speed natin ngayon ay 30 kph,&quot; he said.</p><p>(There&#x27;s no full acceptance yet because there&#x27;s a remaining test and coaches should have a speed of 60 kph. Unfortunately our current speed is 30 kph.)</p><p>&quot;Mari-reach lang po natin &#x27;yung 60 kph pag na-replace na po natin &#x27;yung buong riles (We will reach 60kph when we replace our railway) due by July 2021.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/10/15/20191015-dalian-mrt3-jc-3.jpg"/></figure></div><p>One of the trains was deployed Tuesday and received positive feedback, he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/15/19/mrt-3-line-to-deploy-china-made-dalian-train-today">MRT-3 line to deploy China-made Dalian train Tuesday</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The 2-day initial run received positive feedback. No issues surfaced, our commuters were satisfied with our launch of the Dalian train,&quot; he said.</p><p>Capati added that Dalian shouldered the cost of adjusting its trains to the MRT-3 system.</p><p>&quot;Hindi po MRT ang nag-adjust sa Dalian at &#x27;yan po ay walang gastos sa gobyerno,&quot; he said.</p><p>(The MRT was not the one who adjusted to Dalian and government spent nothing.)</p>

<p>MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit will replace degraded MRT-3 rails starting November, an MRT-3 official said Thursday.</p>

MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit will replace degraded MRT-3 rails starting November, an MRT-3 official said Thursday.