LRT to experiment with longer operating hours for a month

Line 1 of the Light Rail Transit will have extended operating hours from July 10 to August 9, private concessionaire Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) announced on Thursday.

Service hours of the LRT-1 will be extended in the coming weeks with the last northbound train leaving the Baclaran Terminal at 10:00 p.m. and the last southbound train leaving the Roosevelt Terminal at 10:15 p.m.

On weekends and holidays, the last northbound train will leave Baclaran at 09:30, while the last southbound train will leave the Roosevelt Terminal at 09:50 p.m.

"If the test run will show an interest from the public, then we would be pleased to do a more detailed study to make it permanent," LRMC President and CEO Jesus Francisco said in an emailed statement.

The trains will still start operating at 5 a.m.

The LRT-1 system currently starts commercial operations at 05:00 a.m, until 09:30 p.m for northbound trips and 10:00 p.m. for the southbound trips.

For weekends and holidays, operations start at 05:00 a.m., up until 09:00 p.m. for northbound trips and 09:30 p.m. for southbound trips. —NB, GMA News