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| system = [[Manila Light Rail Transit System]]
| system = [[Manila Light Rail Transit System]]
| stations = 20<ref name="stations">{{cite web |url=http://dotcmrt3.gov.ph/about.php?route=7 |title=About Us – MRT3 Stations |publisher=Metro Rail Transit |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref>
| stations = 20<ref name="stations">{{cite web|url=http://dotcmrt3.gov.ph/about.php?route=7 |title=About Us – MRT3 Stations |publisher=Metro Rail Transit |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122003116/http://dotcmrt3.gov.ph/about.php?route=7 |archivedate=January 22, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
| routes = 1<ref name="line">{{cite web |url=http://dotcmrt3.gov.ph/about.php?route=4 |title=About Us – Background |publisher=Metro Rail Transit |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref>
| routes = 1<ref name="line">{{cite web |url=http://dotcmrt3.gov.ph/about.php?route=4 |title=About Us – Background |publisher=Metro Rail Transit |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref>
| daily_ridership = 470,700 <small>(2013 average)</small><br/>658,627 <small>(2012 record)</small><ref name="ridership">{{cite web |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/kp_line_1_system.php |title=Key Performance Indicator – Line 1 – Green Line |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]] |date= |accessdate=2014-06-09}}</ref>
| daily_ridership = 470,700 <small>(2013 average)</small><br/>658,627 <small>(2012 record)</small><ref name="ridership">{{cite web|url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/kp_line_1_system.php |title=Key Performance Indicator – Line 1 – Green Line |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]] |date= |accessdate=2014-06-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016110400/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/kp_line_1_system.php |archivedate=2014-10-16 |df= }}</ref>
| website = {{url|www.lrta.gov.ph|LRT-1}}, {{url|www.lrmc.ph|LRMC}}
| website = {{url|www.lrta.gov.ph|LRT-1}}, {{url|www.lrmc.ph|LRMC}}
| open = December 1, 1984<ref>http://cityrailtransit.com/timeline/manila_timeline.htm</ref>
| open = December 1, 1984<ref>http://cityrailtransit.com/timeline/manila_timeline.htm</ref>
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The '''Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1''' is the first [[rapid transit|metro]] line of the [[Manila Light Rail Transit System]]. Presently, the line contains twenty stations and runs on {{convert|19.65|km|mi|sp=us}}<ref name="Line1">{{cite web |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/line_1_system.php |title=The LRT Line 1 System |publisher=Light Rail Transit Authority |date= |accessdate=2014-06-09}}</ref> of fully elevated route. The line is colored yellow (old) and green (new) on all LRT maps.
The '''Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1''' is the first [[rapid transit|metro]] line of the [[Manila Light Rail Transit System]]. Presently, the line contains twenty stations and runs on {{convert|19.65|km|mi|sp=us}}<ref name="Line1">{{cite web|url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/line_1_system.php |title=The LRT Line 1 System |publisher=Light Rail Transit Authority |date= |accessdate=2014-06-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152448/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/line_1_system.php |archivedate=2014-07-14 |df= }}</ref> of fully elevated route. The line is colored yellow (old) and green (new) on all LRT maps.


The line runs in a general north-south direction from Baclaran to Monumento; then, it runs in an east-west direction from Monumento to North Avenue, linking the cities of [[Quezon City]], [[Caloocan City|Caloocan]], [[Manila]], [[Pasay City|Pasay]], and [[Parañaque City|Parañaque]]. Passengers can transfer to the [[Manila LRT Purple Line|Line 2]] at [[Doroteo Jose LRT Station|Doroteo Jose station]], while passengers can transfer to the [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System|Line 3]] at [[EDSA LRT Station|EDSA]] and [[North Avenue LRT Station|North Avenue]] stations.
The line runs in a general north-south direction from Baclaran to Monumento; then, it runs in an east-west direction from Monumento to North Avenue, linking the cities of [[Quezon City]], [[Caloocan City|Caloocan]], [[Manila]], [[Pasay City|Pasay]], and [[Parañaque City|Parañaque]]. Passengers can transfer to the [[Manila LRT Purple Line|Line 2]] at [[Doroteo Jose LRT Station|Doroteo Jose station]], while passengers can transfer to the [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System|Line 3]] at [[EDSA LRT Station|EDSA]] and [[North Avenue LRT Station|North Avenue]] stations.
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==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==


The LRT Line 1 at various stages in its history has used a two-car, three-car, and four-car trainsets. The two-car trains are the original first-generation BN and ACEC trains (railway cars numbered from 1000). Most were transformed into three-car trains, although some two-car trains remain in service. The four-car trains are the more modern second-generation Hyundai Precision and Adtranz (numbered from 1100) and third-generation Kinki Sharyo / Nippon Sharyo (1200) trains.<ref name="modernization"/><ref name=Kinki>[[Kinki Sharyo]]. [ca. 2010]. [http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/eng/e_products/sh/e_manila.htm Light Rail Transit Authority, Manila Philippines, Light Rail Vehicle]. Retrieved March 8, 2010 from the Kinki Sharyo Website.</ref> There are 139&nbsp;railway cars grouped into 40&nbsp;trains serving the line: 63 of these are first-generation cars, 28&nbsp;second-generation, and 48&nbsp;third-generation. One train car (1037) was severely damaged in the Rizal Day bombings and was subsequently decommissioned.<ref name="LRTA Annual 2006">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/files/2006%20Annual%20Report.pdf |title=Light Rail Transit Authority Annual Report 2006 |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Planning Department/MIS Division. |year=2007 |pages=18–20 |format=pdf |accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of the entire fleet of light rail vehicles of LRT-1 and trainsets of LRT-2 with other details|url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUxSVEEtMzA4NzIzMzY4MTU5DA|website=eFreedom of Information|publisher=Government of the Philippines|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref> The maximum speed of these cars is 80&nbsp;kilometers per hour (50&nbsp;mph).<ref name="razon">{{cite journal |author=Razon, Evangeline M. |url=http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr16/pdf/f38_razon.pdf |title=The Manila LRT System |journal=Japan Railway and Transport Review |volume=16 |pages=38–39 |format=pdf |date=June 1998 |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="KS">{{Cite journal |author=Otaki, Tsutomu |url=http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/pdf/gihou/KSW14/KSW14_e_P12-13.pdf |title=The Commissioning – In Case of a Project in Manila |journal=KS World |volume=14 |publisher=[[Kinki Sharyo]] |year=2007 |pages=12–13 |format=pdf |accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref>
The LRT Line 1 at various stages in its history has used a two-car, three-car, and four-car trainsets. The two-car trains are the original first-generation BN and ACEC trains (railway cars numbered from 1000). Most were transformed into three-car trains, although some two-car trains remain in service. The four-car trains are the more modern second-generation Hyundai Precision and Adtranz (numbered from 1100) and third-generation Kinki Sharyo / Nippon Sharyo (1200) trains.<ref name="modernization"/><ref name=Kinki>[[Kinki Sharyo]]. [ca. 2010]. [http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/eng/e_products/sh/e_manila.htm Light Rail Transit Authority, Manila Philippines, Light Rail Vehicle]. Retrieved March 8, 2010 from the Kinki Sharyo Website.</ref> There are 139&nbsp;railway cars grouped into 40&nbsp;trains serving the line: 63 of these are first-generation cars, 28&nbsp;second-generation, and 48&nbsp;third-generation. One train car (1037) was severely damaged in the Rizal Day bombings and was subsequently decommissioned.<ref name="LRTA Annual 2006">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/files/2006%20Annual%20Report.pdf |title=Light Rail Transit Authority Annual Report 2006 |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Planning Department/MIS Division. |year=2007 |pages=18–20 |format=pdf |accessdate=January 15, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708181152/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/files/2006%20Annual%20Report.pdf |archivedate=July 8, 2008 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of the entire fleet of light rail vehicles of LRT-1 and trainsets of LRT-2 with other details|url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUxSVEEtMzA4NzIzMzY4MTU5DA|website=eFreedom of Information|publisher=Government of the Philippines|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref> The maximum speed of these cars is 80&nbsp;kilometers per hour (50&nbsp;mph).<ref name="razon">{{cite journal |author=Razon, Evangeline M. |url=http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr16/pdf/f38_razon.pdf |title=The Manila LRT System |journal=Japan Railway and Transport Review |volume=16 |pages=38–39 |format=pdf |date=June 1998 |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="KS">{{Cite journal |author=Otaki, Tsutomu |url=http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/pdf/gihou/KSW14/KSW14_e_P12-13.pdf |title=The Commissioning – In Case of a Project in Manila |journal=KS World |volume=14 |publisher=[[Kinki Sharyo]] |year=2007 |pages=12–13 |format=pdf |accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref>


The LRT Line 1 fleet is being modernized to cope with increasing numbers of passengers. In the initial phase of its capacity expansion program completed in 1999, the line's seven four-car second-generation trains were commissioned providing an increased train capacity of 1,350&nbsp;passengers while the original two-car trains capable of holding 748 passengers were transformed into three-car trains with room for 1,122.<ref name="modernization">[http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_capexIph1.htm The LRT Line&nbsp;1 Capacity Expansion Project (Phase I)]. [ca. 2003]. [[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Retrieved April 7, 2006.</ref>
The LRT Line 1 fleet is being modernized to cope with increasing numbers of passengers. In the initial phase of its capacity expansion program completed in 1999, the line's seven four-car second-generation trains were commissioned providing an increased train capacity of 1,350&nbsp;passengers while the original two-car trains capable of holding 748 passengers were transformed into three-car trains with room for 1,122.<ref name="modernization">[http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_capexIph1.htm The LRT Line&nbsp;1 Capacity Expansion Project (Phase I)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517095717/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_capexIph1.htm |date=2006-05-17 }}. [ca. 2003]. [[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Retrieved April 7, 2006.</ref>


The acquisition marked the introduction of the first air-conditioned trains to the line. Earlier LRT Line 1 rolling stock was notorious for its lack of air conditioning, relying instead on forced-air roof ventilation for cooling.<ref name="aircon">{{cite news | author=Ronda, Rainier Allan. |title=No More 'Sweaty' LRT Rides | url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=217262&publicationSubCategoryId=65 | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 15, 2003 | accessdate=January 23, 2010}}</ref> Unfortunately, this resulted in hot and stuffy rides. The problem was addressed more fully after a preparatory rehabilitation program completed in 2001 allowed the installation of air conditioners to the older rolling stock.<ref name="rehab">[http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1rehabIph3.htm The LRT Line&nbsp;1 Rehabilitation I Project Phase&nbsp;3 – Rolling Stock Rehabilitation]. [ca. 2010]. [[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Retrieved January 19, 2010.</ref> By June 2004, all Yellow Line trains had air conditioning.<ref name="aircon2">{{cite news|author=Varella, Benjie. |title=LRT to have all air-conditioned trains by April |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_092603_LrtToHaveAirconditionedTrainsByApril.htm |work=[[The Manila Times]] |date=September 26, 2003 |accessdate=April 7, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415020251/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_092603_LrtToHaveAirconditionedTrainsByApril.htm |archivedate=April 15, 2005 }}</ref><ref name="aircon3">{{cite web | title=LRT Line&nbsp;1 Capacity Expansion Project (Phase&nbsp;II): Package B | url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_capexII_B.htm | publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]]}} Retrieved April 7, 2006 from the LRTA Website.</ref>
The acquisition marked the introduction of the first air-conditioned trains to the line. Earlier LRT Line 1 rolling stock was notorious for its lack of air conditioning, relying instead on forced-air roof ventilation for cooling.<ref name="aircon">{{cite news | author=Ronda, Rainier Allan. |title=No More 'Sweaty' LRT Rides | url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=217262&publicationSubCategoryId=65 | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 15, 2003 | accessdate=January 23, 2010}}</ref> Unfortunately, this resulted in hot and stuffy rides. The problem was addressed more fully after a preparatory rehabilitation program completed in 2001 allowed the installation of air conditioners to the older rolling stock.<ref name="rehab">[http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1rehabIph3.htm The LRT Line&nbsp;1 Rehabilitation I Project Phase&nbsp;3 – Rolling Stock Rehabilitation]. [ca. 2010]. [[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. Retrieved January 19, 2010.</ref> By June 2004, all Yellow Line trains had air conditioning.<ref name="aircon2">{{cite news|author=Varella, Benjie. |title=LRT to have all air-conditioned trains by April |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_092603_LrtToHaveAirconditionedTrainsByApril.htm |work=[[The Manila Times]] |date=September 26, 2003 |accessdate=April 7, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415020251/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/news/news_item_092603_LrtToHaveAirconditionedTrainsByApril.htm |archivedate=April 15, 2005 }}</ref><ref name="aircon3">{{cite web | title=LRT Line&nbsp;1 Capacity Expansion Project (Phase&nbsp;II): Package B | url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_capexII_B.htm | publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]]}} Retrieved April 7, 2006 from the LRTA Website.</ref>


As part of the second phase of expansion on the Yellow Line, 12&nbsp;new trains made in Japan by Kinki Sharyo and provided by the Manila Tren Consortium were shipped in the third quarter of 2006 and went into service in the first quarter of 2007. The new air-conditioned trains have boosted the capacity of the line from 27,000 to 40,000&nbsp;passengers per hour per direction.<ref name=Kinki/><ref name="newtrain">{{cite news | title=3rd Generation LRV Mock Up on Display | url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/press_release/press_release_060309_3rdGenLRV.htm | publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]] | date=March 9, 2006 | accessdate=April 7, 2006 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060424160210/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/press_release/press_release_060309_3rdGenLRV.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archivedate=April 24, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="3g-train">Olchondra, Riza T. (December 7, 2006). [http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20061207-36856 "'3G' trains to serve LRTA riders Dec. 11: More comfortable, safer rides assured for commuter]". ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''. Retrieved February 7, 2010.</ref>
As part of the second phase of expansion on the Yellow Line, 12&nbsp;new trains made in Japan by Kinki Sharyo and provided by the Manila Tren Consortium were shipped in the third quarter of 2006 and went into service in the first quarter of 2007. The new air-conditioned trains have boosted the capacity of the line from 27,000 to 40,000&nbsp;passengers per hour per direction.<ref name=Kinki/><ref name="newtrain">{{cite news|title=3rd Generation LRV Mock Up on Display |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/press_release/press_release_060309_3rdGenLRV.htm |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Authority]] |date=March 9, 2006 |accessdate=April 7, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424160210/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/press_release/press_release_060309_3rdGenLRV.htm |archivedate=April 24, 2006 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="3g-train">Olchondra, Riza T. (December 7, 2006). [http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20061207-36856 "'3G' trains to serve LRTA riders Dec. 11: More comfortable, safer rides assured for commuter] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130222041909/http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20061207-36856 |date=2013-02-22 }}". ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''. Retrieved February 7, 2010.</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.lrta.gov.ph/line_1_system.php The LRT Line 1 System]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152448/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/line_1_system.php The LRT Line 1 System]
* [http://www.lrmc.ph Light Rail Manila Corporation]
* [http://www.lrmc.ph Light Rail Manila Corporation]


Revision as of 23:46, 31 May 2017

LRT Line 1
At Blumentritt station
Overview
OwnerLight Rail Transit Authority
LocaleManila, Philippines
Termini
Stations20[1]
WebsiteLRT-1, LRMC
Service
TypeRapid transit / Light rail
SystemManila Light Rail Transit System
Services1[2]
Operator(s)Light Rail Manila Corporation
Rolling stockBN and ACEC 1st Generation LRV
Hyundai Precision and Adtranz 2nd Generation LRV
Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo 3rd Generation LRV
[3]
Daily ridership470,700 (2013 average)
658,627 (2012 record)[4]
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1984[5]
Technical
Track length19.65 km (12.21 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius170 metres (558 ft)* Mainline – 25 metres (82 ft)* Depot[6]
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Operating speed40–60 km/h (25–37 mph)
Route map

Legend
extension under construction
MMS │Line 3  
North Trangle
Line 7
3 (  MMS )
MMS
↑ under construction 
 Fernando Poe Jr.
Balintawak
E1 (Philippines).svgAH26 (E1) sign.svgN160 (Philippines).svg E1 / AH 26 (E1) / N160
North Luzon
Expressway
Quezon City
Caloocan
 Monumento
5th Avenue
Caloocan
Manila
 R. Papa
Abad Santos
Blumentritt
Tayuman
Bambang
Doroteo Jose
Recto
Line 2
Carriedo
Pasig River
 Central Terminal
Bus interchange ferry/water interchange
 United Nations
Pedro Gil
Quirino
Vito Cruz
Manila
Pasay
 Gil Puyat
Bus interchange
 Libertad
EDSA
3
 Taft Avenue
Line 3
Pasay Depot
 Baclaran
extension under construction
Pasay
Parañaque
↓
under
construction
 
Redemptorist
MIA Manila International Airport
Asia World
Bus interchange
 Ninoy Aquino
Dr. Santos
Parañaque
Las Piñas
 Las Piñas
Las Piñas
Bacoor
Zapote Depot
 Zapote
Niog
This diagram:

The Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. Presently, the line contains twenty stations and runs on 19.65 kilometers (12.21 mi)[7] of fully elevated route. The line is colored yellow (old) and green (new) on all LRT maps.

The line runs in a general north-south direction from Baclaran to Monumento; then, it runs in an east-west direction from Monumento to North Avenue, linking the cities of Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. Passengers can transfer to the Line 2 at Doroteo Jose station, while passengers can transfer to the Line 3 at EDSA and North Avenue stations.

The Line 1 was known for many names such as LRT Line 1, shortened to LRT-1, Yellow Line, Green Line (2012), or the Metrorail. However, the yellow color of the line dates back to its opening in 1984.

On September 12, 2015, Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), a joint venture company of Metro Pacific's Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation (MPLRC), Ayala Corporation’s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (AC Infra), and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure’s Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd. (MIHPL), started a 32-year concession for the operation and maintenance of LRT Line 1 and the construction of a PhP 65 billion extension project to Bacoor, Cavite.[8]

History

Technical specifications

  • Name: Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1
  • Concession holder: Light Rail Manila Corporation
  • Operator: Light Rail Manila Corporation
  • Length: 19.65 km + 11.7 km (Cavite Extension)
  • Concession starting date: 2014
  • Concession ending date: 2047
  • Stations: 20 + 8 (Cavite extension)

Route

The old Main Line Route Map inside a 2nd generation LRV
The Updated Main Line Route inside a 3rd Generation LRV along with other interchange from LRT Line 2 and MRT Line 3.

The Line 1 is predominantly aligned to the path of Taft Avenue (Radial Road 2), which was chosen largely due to its straight length. Later on, as Taft Avenue ends, it shifts to Rizal Avenue and Rizal Avenue Extension (Radial Road 9) then turning right at EDSA or Circumferential Road 4 (C-4 Road) before ending at the corner of North and West Avenues and EDSA.

Stations

File:LRT Line 1 Carriedo Station.jpg
A first generation LRV approaching Carriedo station.
The Balintawak station in Quezon City.
Central Terminal station

Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 serves 20 stations along its route (a twenty-first station is planned):[9]

Station District City Remarks
Common Station* Quezon City also North Avenue Station; not yet constructed
Roosevelt
Balintawak
Malvar* Bagong Barrio Caloocan City not yet constructed
5th Avenue Grace Park
R. Papa Tondo Manila
Abad Santos Tondo & Sta. Cruz
Blumentritt Sta. Cruz interchange with PNR Southrail at Blumentritt
Tayuman
Bambang
Doroteo Jose interchange with Line 2 at Recto
Carriedo
Central Terminal Ermita also known as Arroceros or City Hall
United Nations
Pedro Gil also known as Herran
Quirino Malate
Vito Cruz also known as Pablo Ocampo or Ocampo
Gil Puyat Pasay City also known as Buendia and gateway to Ayala Business District, Makati City
Libertad also known as Antonio Arnaiz or simply Arnaiz
EDSA interchange with Line 3 at Taft Avenue
Baclaran near the border of Baclaran, Parañaque City

Rolling stock

The LRT Line 1 at various stages in its history has used a two-car, three-car, and four-car trainsets. The two-car trains are the original first-generation BN and ACEC trains (railway cars numbered from 1000). Most were transformed into three-car trains, although some two-car trains remain in service. The four-car trains are the more modern second-generation Hyundai Precision and Adtranz (numbered from 1100) and third-generation Kinki Sharyo / Nippon Sharyo (1200) trains.[10][11] There are 139 railway cars grouped into 40 trains serving the line: 63 of these are first-generation cars, 28 second-generation, and 48 third-generation. One train car (1037) was severely damaged in the Rizal Day bombings and was subsequently decommissioned.[12][13] The maximum speed of these cars is 80 kilometers per hour (50 mph).[14][15]

The LRT Line 1 fleet is being modernized to cope with increasing numbers of passengers. In the initial phase of its capacity expansion program completed in 1999, the line's seven four-car second-generation trains were commissioned providing an increased train capacity of 1,350 passengers while the original two-car trains capable of holding 748 passengers were transformed into three-car trains with room for 1,122.[10]

The acquisition marked the introduction of the first air-conditioned trains to the line. Earlier LRT Line 1 rolling stock was notorious for its lack of air conditioning, relying instead on forced-air roof ventilation for cooling.[16] Unfortunately, this resulted in hot and stuffy rides. The problem was addressed more fully after a preparatory rehabilitation program completed in 2001 allowed the installation of air conditioners to the older rolling stock.[17] By June 2004, all Yellow Line trains had air conditioning.[18][19]

As part of the second phase of expansion on the Yellow Line, 12 new trains made in Japan by Kinki Sharyo and provided by the Manila Tren Consortium were shipped in the third quarter of 2006 and went into service in the first quarter of 2007. The new air-conditioned trains have boosted the capacity of the line from 27,000 to 40,000 passengers per hour per direction.[11][20][21]

Rolling stock First-generation Second-generation Third-generation
Image First Generation 3-car train (2004) Second Generation (1999) Third Generation (2007)
Year 1984 1999 2007
Manufacturer BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Métalliques / SA Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi Hyundai Precision / Adtranz Kinki Sharyo / Nippon Sharyo
Model 1000 Series 1100 series 1200 series
Number Built (cars) 64 built; 43 in service 15 out of service 6 decommissioned 28 built; 8 in service 20 out of service 48 built; 44 in service 4 out of service
Car type 8-axle (4 bogie) rigid body 6-axle (3 bogie) rigid body
Length 29280 mm 26500 mm (MC car w/ coupler) 26350 mm (M Car w/anti-climber/semi permanent coupler)
Width 2500 mm 2590 mm
Height(From top of rail) 3525 mm 3740 mm 3910 mm
Configuration MC-MC 59590 mm (2-car)
89370 mm MC-MC-MC (3-car) 		MC-M-M-MC 105700 mm (4 car) MC-M-MC 79350 mm (3 car) MC-MC 53000 mm (2 car)
Articulation Double Single
Capacity 748-1,122 passengers (81 seated, 293 standing) 1,358 passengers (320 seated 1038 standing) 1,388 passengers (272 seated 1116 standing @ 7 passengers m^2)
Doors 1400 mm wide; Plug-type; 5-doors/side 1500 mm wide x 1900 mm high ; Interior sliding type; 4-doors/side
Traction system DC 218 Kw Chopper Type x 1 AC 125 kW VVVF Type with regeneration x 2 AC 105 kW VVVF Control with regeneration x 2
Traction power 750 V DC OCS; pantograph power connection
Body Material BI sheet Stainless steel
Ventilation Forced ventilation (pre–refurbishment); 12 units/car Air-conditioned; roof-mounted duct type; 5 units/car (refurbished) Air-conditioned; roof-mounted duct type; 2 units/car
Status Refurbished from 2003 to 2004; In Service In Service
[10][19][22]

Plans

South Extension Phase 1 (LRT-1 Extension)

A south extension of Line 1, also known as the South Extension Project in the Metro Manila Rail Plans has been proposed and would aim to serve the areas of Parañaque to Cavite. Such an extension would take Quirino Avenue (Road from Parañaque to Bacoor) then would travel on the side of Seaside Drive to the Coastal Road, and from there would travel down the side of Kabihasnan street to Quirino Avenue (again) to its extension, General Emilio Aguinaldo Avenue from the Las Pinas-Bacoor Boundary of Zapote Bridge to Niog. The extension would add 8 stations over some 11.7 kilometers (7.3 mi) of new line and would be the second rail line extending outside the Metro Manila area (after the planned MRT-7 line).

An unsolicited bid to conduct this work from Canada's SNC-Lavalin was rejected by the Philippine government in 2005. In 2006, the government worked with advisers (International Finance Corporation, White & Case, Halcrow and others) to conduct an open-market invitation to tender for the extension and for a 30-year concession to run the extended LRT-1 line. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo subsequently withdrew the project.

The South Extension Project will be done in phases: Phase 1 will start from Baclaran to Dr. A. Santos Avenue and Phase 2 will start from Dr. A. Santos Avenue to Niog.

The following stations would proposed to compose the South Extension:

The line would be extended from Parañaque southwards, connecting Las Piñas and Bacoor to the LRT network.

On May 4, 2017, groundbreaking of the LRT-1 Southern Extension are held, and the project is expected to be finished by 2021. Department of Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade projected the early completion of the project to be by 2020.[23][24]

South Extension Phase 2 (LRT-6)

Main article: Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 6

Another extension of the LRT-1 in Cavite has been proposed. It will be extended by another 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Bacoor to Dasmariñas with a right-of-way alignment along Aguinaldo Highway. This public-private partnership project dubbed as LRT-6 would have 7 additional stations in Cavite.

The 7 stations of the proposed South Extension Phase 2 are composed of:

Incidents and accidents

Terrorism

Rizal Day bombings

On Rizal Day, a Yellow Line train (Car number 1037) exploded near Blumentritt station as part of a series of explosions in a terrorist attack known as the Rizal Day bombings. The attack on the LRT killed some 22 people and injured hundreds. Eight members of both Jemaah Islamiyah and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which include Hambal, Asia's most wanted man, and Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi, were charged with plotting and masterminding the attacks in 2003, some three years after the attacks. Three suspects were put on trial,[25][26] with al-Ghozi receiving 17 years in prison due to the illegal possession of explosives. Al-Ghozi later died in a firefight after attempting to escape from prison. Car number 1037 is currently decommissioned, but there are plans to reconstruct it.

Suicides and births

LRT Line 1 also witnessed several cases of suicides and suicide attempts, including one case involving a fisherman, who soon died, a 41-year-old woman, who survived, and a man, who jumped from the 26th floor of a condominium building and was subsequently crushed by a southbound LRT train.[27][28][29][30] The line also witnessed births involving women who were heading towards hospitals accessible through the LRT, and the first case recorded occurred on May 5, 2005, involving a woman named Lea Aquino Ababa, from Pasay.[31][32]

Fires

Fires, mostly occurring near the line, also caused service disruptions on the LRT Line 1 on several instances.

  • Train operations from Central Terminal to Baclaran were temporarily suspended after a fire in a residential area in Pasay City forced the suspension of operations due to the proximity of one of the burning buildings to Libertad station. Operations from Central Terminal to Monumento still operated as scheduled. Full service was restored after the fire was controlled.[33]
  • Train operations to and from Baclaran were suspended because of a fire at the Baclaran Galleria shopping mall that started at around 5:00 am. Until noontime the fire was still spreading to nearby establishments, and flames even started to encroach entrance of the station. Earlier the station had to be closed because of the thick smoke coming from the fire.[34]
  • Train operations were limited from Monumento to Gil Puyat when fire broke out in a 4-story Puregold commercial building beside Libertad station at around 2:00 am. Normal operations resumed in the afternoon after the fire was controlled.[35]

See also

References

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  13. ^ "List of the entire fleet of light rail vehicles of LRT-1 and trainsets of LRT-2 with other details". eFreedom of Information. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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  20. ^ "3rd Generation LRV Mock Up on Display". Light Rail Transit Authority. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Olchondra, Riza T. (December 7, 2006). "'3G' trains to serve LRTA riders Dec. 11: More comfortable, safer rides assured for commuter Archived 2013-02-22 at archive.today". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  22. ^ http://ppp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LRT1_CavExt_PIM_04Jun2012.pdf
  23. ^ Barrow, Keith (May 4, 2017). "Manila breaks ground on LRT 1 Cavite extension". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  24. ^ Cordero, John Ted (May 4, 2017). "DOTr, LRMC break ground for LRT-1 Cavite extension project". GMA News Online. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  25. ^ Terrorist raps filed vs Asia's most wanted man, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 8, 2003
  26. ^ DOJ Indicts Asia's Most Wanted Terrorist in 2000 LRT Bombing, Department of Justice Press Release, July 7, 2003
  27. ^ Seaman killed by LRT train, Philippine Star, May 26, 2005
  28. ^ Woman jumps into LRT tracks, survives, Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 26, 2009
  29. ^ Cops tag man who committed suicide at LRT, ABS-CBN Interactive, April 5, 2007
  30. ^ Man jumps onto LRT tracks, Philippine Star, August 18, 2005
  31. ^ Childbirth at Doroteo Jose Station, Light Rail Transit Authority Press Release, December 1, 2005
  32. ^ Woman gives birth inside a LRT-1 coach, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, October 30, 2010
  33. ^ Fire partially stops LRT operations, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 18, 2007
  34. ^ Baclaran blaze continues to spread, officials raise fire alarm level, GMA News and Public Affairs, January 3, 2008
  35. ^ Fire disrupts operations at LRT Libertad station, GMA News and Public Affairs, July 17, 2008
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