QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) announced it will implement half-day operations of LRT-1 on August 20, 2023 (Sunday) to give way for signaling system upgrade.

In an advisory, LRMC said trains from LRT-1 Baclaran Station and Roosevelt Station will start operations at 12:00 noon while the last train operation from Baclaran is at 9:30 PM and 9:45 PM for train coming from Rossevelt Station.

“We would like to ask for the kind understanding of our commuters as we implement these necessary activities for the continuous upgrade of our LRT-1 system. We aim to improve capacity and performance across the line, as well as enable more trains with better connections and greater reliability in anticipation of the much-awaited completion of Cavite Extension Phase 1,” LRMC Chief Operating Officer Rolando J. Paulino III said.

The continuous upgrade of LRT-1 includes the installation of a new software baseline on the currently operating signaling system to be fully compatible with the LRT-1 Cavite Extension software baseline and facilitate the needed testing and commissioning of the system.

Once successfully upgraded, this is expected to lead to the full cutover for the extended signaling system from the existing LRT-1 Roosevelt Station in Quezon City to Dr. Santos Station in Paranaque City or the end station in the LRT-1 Cavite Extension – Phase 1. As of the end of July 2023, the overall completion rate for Phase 1 is already at 90.1%.

The LRMC adopts advanced communication and modern technology to control and monitor the operation of its trains. It successfully migrated to the new Alstom signaling system in February 2022 to improve the total traffic control system of LRT-1 and facilitate the testing, commissioning, and operation for revenue service of its new Gen-4 trains. (LRMC/PIA-NCR)