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New rails for MRT3 arrive in PHL
The brand new rails for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) are finally here.
More than 4,000 pieces of the Japan-made rails, each measuring 18 meters long, have arrived at the Port of Manila on Tuesday, according to a report on GMA News' Unang Balita on Wednesday.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the arrival of the 4,053 pieces of rails at the Harbour Centre Port Terminal was months ahead of the expected delivery date.
TALAGANG GOOD ANG MORNING!
— DOTrPH ???????? (@DOTrPH) July 9, 2019
DUMATING NA sa Pilipinas ang buong shipment ng mga BAGONG RILES para sa MRT-3!
Dumaong ang barkong lulan ang 4,053 piraso ng riles — na may habang 18 metro bawat..#DOTrPH ???????? #RailwaysSectorWorks #ComfortableLifeForAll #SulongMRT3 #DuterteLegacy pic.twitter.com/sRC5NWBke2
...isa — sa Harbour Centre Port Terminal sa Maynila kahapon, ika-09 ng Hulyo 2019. Ilang buwan itong mas maaga kaysa sa nakatakdang petsa ng delivery.
— DOTrPH ???????? (@DOTrPH) July 9, 2019
Mula sa Port of Manila, ihahatid at ihahanda na para sa installation ang Japanese-made na mga bagong riles sa..#DOTrPH ???????? pic.twitter.com/NOiWZZFRYR
From the Port of Manila, the rails will be brought to the Tracks Laydown Yard near the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
Tracks Laydown Yard malapit sa Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
— DOTrPH ???????? (@DOTrPH) July 9, 2019
Kapag dumating na ang iba pang rail parts sa bansa ngayong Oktubre, masisimulan na ngayong Nobyembre ang pagpapalit ng riles sa kahabaan ng MRT-3 mainline. #DOTrPH ???????? pic.twitter.com/JvFGRjzG48
Installation is scheduled to start in November as the rest of the rail parts are expected to arrive in October.
MRT management said the rail replacement will take place during non-operating hours to avoid the disruption of the line's daily operations.
The DOTr said the new rails will reduce the excess vibration of trains which cause damage to electrical and mechanical components.
Para manatiling tuluy-tuloy ang train service, isasagawa ang rail replacement works tuwing non-operating hours ng tren.
— DOTrPH ???????? (@DOTrPH) July 9, 2019
Malaking tulong ang mga bagong riles sapagkat makakabawas ito sa excess vibration o pagkakatagtag ng mga bagon, na ikinasisira ng mga eletrical..#DOTrPH????????
..at mechanical component na siya namang isa sa mga pangunahing sanhi ng train breakdown.
— DOTrPH ???????? (@DOTrPH) July 9, 2019
Ang pagbili ng mga bagong riles ay bahagi ng komprehensibong rehabilitasyon ng MRT-3 upang maibalik sa high-grade design condition ang naturang railway. #DOTrPH ????????
The rail service has frequently been affected by technical glitches resulting in disrupted operations and long queues. —Margaret Claire Layug/KG, GMA News
