MRT3 to deploy buses during Holy Week maintenance shutdown

The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) on Sunday announced the drop-off and pick-up points of buses that will be deployed during Holy Week to service passengers during its scheduled maintenance shutdown.

Management earlier announced that the MRT3 will undergo a one-week maintenance shutdown from April 15 (Holy Monday) to April 21 (Easter Sunday). Normal revenue operations will resume on Monday, April 22.

As a replacement for their train service, the MRT3 will deploy 140 buses during the shutdown.

The following are the designated bus drop-off and pick-up points:

• North Avenue - MRT Station (southbound) and Trinoma (northbound)
• Quezon Avenue - MRT Station and Centris
• GMA Kamuning - In front of SMDC and MLQU Building (old)
• Araneta Center Cubao - Stairway Vista Hotel and Expo Center
• Santolan Annapolis - VV Soliven and MRT Station
• Ortigas - MRT Station and Megamall/Robinson
• Shaw Boulevard - Starmall waiting shed/Megamall
• Boni - Bus stop near stairway and bus stop near SMDC Light Mall
• Guadalupe - Footbridge Loyola and footbridge
• Buendia - Bus stop near Shell gasoline station and bus stop
• Ayala - Bus stop near SM and bus stop near Telus building
• Magallanes - Bus stop near San Lorenzo building and MRT stairway
• Taft Avenue - Before Kabayan and near McDonald's and Sogo Hotel

The bus service will charge the same fare based on MRT3’s fare matrix. —Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News