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MRT3, LRT1 resume train ops after safety checks due to Calatagan earthquake
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) and the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) resumed operations on Saturday morning after passing safety checks following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Calatagan, Batangas.
At around 5:40 a.m., the MRT3 announced the temporary halting of operations.
“Kaugnay ng 6.7 magnitude na lindol na naganap kaninang 4:49 ng umaga sa Calatagan, Batangas, pansamantalang itinigil ang operasyon ng MRT-3 para magsagawa ng safety check at i-assess ang kalagayan ng mga istasyon at pasilidad nito,” the MRT-3 management posted on Twitter.
(In connection with the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 4:49 am in Calatagan, Batangas, the operation of MRT3 was temporarily suspended to conduct a safety check and assess the condition of its stations and facilities.)
ANUNSYO PUBLIKO
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) July 23, 2021
Kaugnay ng 6.7 magnitude na lindol na naganap kaninang 4:49 ng umaga sa Calatagan, Batangas, pansamantalang itinigil ang operasyon ng MRT-3 para magsagawa ng safety check at i-assess ang kalagayan ng mga istasyon at pasilidad nito. pic.twitter.com/Sgl2trQe2b
At around 7:04 a.m., the MRT3 management announced that they are back to normal operations.
ANUNSYO PUBLIKO
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) July 23, 2021
Bumalik na sa normal na operasyon ang MRT-3 matapos pansamantalang itigil ang biyahe ng mga tren, matapos magsagawa ng safety check at assessment sa mga istasyon at pasilidad nito kaugnay sa nangyaring lindol kaninang 4:49AM sa Calatagan, Batangas. pic.twitter.com/RUgFgztm7L
The LRT1 management likewise announced that they already completed their safety check on the train line.
“Update as of 6:25AM: LRT-1 is now operational in all 19 stations after receiving safety clearance to operate. Salamat at ingat po sa biyahe!” its management said on Twitter.
Update as of 625AM: LRT-1 is now operational in all 19 stations after receiving safety clearance to operate. Salamat at ingat po sa biyahe! #EarthquakePH
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 23, 2021
The LRT1 operations were halted at 5:13 a.m. to allow the full inspection of tracks and facilities of the train line.
As of 513AM, LRT-1 operations are temporarily suspended to allow for the full inspection of tracks and facilities. This is to ensure safety before resuming operations. Please stand by for further updates #earthquake pic.twitter.com/D4Cq1noQyY
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) July 23, 2021
As for the LRT2, operations were halted also but resumed at 8:01 a.m.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Calatagan in Batangas at 4:48 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
PHIVOLCS initially reported the quake as having magnitude 6.7 but later revised this and downgraded it to magnitude 6.6.
The quake was felt as far as Metro Manila and Bulacan.
The magnitude 6.6 jolt was followed by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, initially reported at magnitude 5.1, that hit Calatagan again at 4:57 a.m. —Hana Bordey/KG, GMA News
