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A car of the LRT 2 arrives at the Santolan station in Marikina City on May 27, 2022.

A car of the LRT 2 arrives at the Santolan station in Marikina City on May 27, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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LRT 2

Andrea Taguines

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The LRT-2 resumed full operations at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, following an hours-long disruption caused by an electrical problem.</p><p>According to the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), the incident began at around 3:30 a.m. when trainset 9 experienced a power supply problem while in transit for deployment.</p><p>Two transformers also experienced issues.</p><p>“Trinip niya itong transformers 5 tsaka 6. Normal yun, ganun naman yung design ng facility natin… Ang problema namin is after naming ma-isolate yung tren na yun, dapat babalik na sa normal operation ‘to. Kaya lang ayaw mag-reset, ayaw magre-engage, yun yung inayos natin,” said LRTA Administrator Hernando Cabrera.</p><p>“Kapag (na-identify) namin yung problema, we will make sure na hindi na siya maulit,” he added.</p><p>Instead of the usual 5 a.m. opening, the rail line began partial operations at 6:45 a.m. from Recto station to Cubao.</p><p>As a result, many passengers piled up outside the affected stations, trying to find an alternative ride.</p><p>The LRTA, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority sent rescue shuttle services but they weren’t enough to serve all the stranded passengers at once.</p><p>“Yung dumating naman po na libreng sakay iilan lang din po kasi, siyempre pinriority nila mga may baby, senior kaya hindi talaga ako nakaabot. Half-day na nga po ako (sa work),” said Maila Encanto.</p><p>College student Precious Salvador did not make it to her final exam on time. She said many of her classmates, who also use the LRT-2, had to message their teacher to ask for a retake.</p><p>“Sobrang punuan pa rin ng mga jeep… Siguro po pagbibigyan naman kami ni ma’am kasi unexpected naman yung nangyari,” she said.</p><p>Full operations only commenced once the problem was fixed and after several safety checks were conducted.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FREE RIDES</strong></div><p>To make it up to the public, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered the LRTA to offer free train rides for the rest of the day until Thursday.</p><p>“Kasi ang nangyayari nagdo-dobleng sakay yung ating mga pasahero so ang sa amin, para maibsan naman yung inconvenience na nararanasan nila ngayon, minabuti natin na mag libreng sakay tayo,” said Cabrera.</p><p>Last week, the MRT-3 and LRT-1 also experienced electrical issues that led to disruptions in their operations.</p><p>DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon earlier said that the agency will look into possible system upgrades. But for the meantime, he said he has ordered train operators to speed up their response time to untoward incidents to minimize disruptions.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0k4iiLRwG7c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The LRT-2 resumed full operations at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, following an hours-long disruption caused by an electrical problem.</p>

The LRT-2 resumed full operations at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, following an hours-long disruption caused by an electrical problem.

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LRT-2 resumes full operations after power issue; to offer free rides until Thursday

Andrea Taguines,

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Published Jun 25, 2025 06:12 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 25, 2025 08:14 PM PHT

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