LRT-2 new operating schedule starts at 5am beginning Oct. 14 –LRTA exec

A Light Rail Transit Authority official on Saturday announced the "most recent" update on LRT-2 rail system's  operating hours, nearly two weeks after October 3 fire that destroyed the power rectifier at the Santolan Station.

Quoting LRTA Board secretary Atty. Hernando Cabera, GMA News' Saleema Refran said LRT-2 operations starting October 14, Monday, would be at 5 a.m., instead of 6 a.m.

After the October 3 fire that paralyzed the line's operations for days, LTR-2 resumed its trips but partially --servicing the Cubao-Recto-Cubao portions only.

On October 8 the partial operation began at 6 a.m. Two day after, the LRTA management announced the  new schedule of free rides for students in light of its new operating hours following the fire.

In a statement, the LRTA said the free rides for students will be available only from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

The original schedule was 4:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Rectifiers on Aurora Boulevard were damaged by a fire last week, causing the shutdown of the Santolan, Katipunan, and Anonas stations section. —LBG, GMA News