QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — Good news! The Metro Rail Transit-Line 3 (MRT-3) achieved a remarkable milestone, serving over 135 million passengers in 2024.
According to MRT-3, the train line served a total of 135,885,336 passengers – a 5.3 percent increase from the previous year’s 129,030,158 passengers.
“In 2024, as the MRT-3 celebrated its silver anniversary, the line remained a trusted choice for passengers in Metro Manila,” said MRT-3 General Manager (GM) Oscar B. Bongon.
Bongon attributed the success in train ridership to the continuous maintenance and operational improvements following the line’s major rehabilitation in 2021.
He also emphasized the effectiveness of the line’s maintenance program in ensuring a consistent travel time of 30 minutes from North Avenue Station to Taft Avenue Station. The headway, or interval between trains, was also successfully maintained at 3.5 to 4 minutes during peak hours with 18 trains in operation.
Meanwhile, as part of its Libreng Sakay program offered by the Office of the President last December 20, the MRT-3 provided free rides to 938,412 passengers. (JEG/PIA-NCR)
Photo courtesy of MRT-3
