Cable problem stops LRT-1 trips; thousands left stranded
11/26/2009 | 08:50 AM
Thousands of rush-hour passengers found themselves stranded Thursday morning after a cable problem brought the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 line to a halt.
LRT Administration spokeswoman Maria Kristina Cassion said the problem stemmed from an electric cable near the Vito Cruz station in Manila, adding that operations will only be from Monumento Station up to Central Terminal .
"It took as hanggang buong gabi hanggang kaninang madaling araw, baka buong araw magkukumpuni (It took us all night to fix that problem. We may have to spend the whole day fixing it again)," Cassion said in an interview on dzBB radio.
Cassion did not give a timetable on when LRT trips between Central Terminal and Baclaran can resume.
An earlier report on dzBB radio said the problem at LRT-1 started Wednesday night because of a cable problem at the Vito Cruz station.
LRT security personnel advised passengers of the problem.
Radio dzBB's Tuesday Niu reported that in Caloocan City, passengers at the Monumento and Fifth Avenue stations started going down and taking other forms of public transport like jeeps, buses and taxis. - LG, GMANews.TV
LRT Administration spokeswoman Maria Kristina Cassion said the problem stemmed from an electric cable near the Vito Cruz station in Manila, adding that operations will only be from Monumento Station up to Central Terminal .
"It took as hanggang buong gabi hanggang kaninang madaling araw, baka buong araw magkukumpuni (It took us all night to fix that problem. We may have to spend the whole day fixing it again)," Cassion said in an interview on dzBB radio.
Cassion did not give a timetable on when LRT trips between Central Terminal and Baclaran can resume.
An earlier report on dzBB radio said the problem at LRT-1 started Wednesday night because of a cable problem at the Vito Cruz station.
LRT security personnel advised passengers of the problem.
Radio dzBB's Tuesday Niu reported that in Caloocan City, passengers at the Monumento and Fifth Avenue stations started going down and taking other forms of public transport like jeeps, buses and taxis. - LG, GMANews.TV
