LRT-2 to provide PWDs with free rides on election day

The Light Rail Transit Line 2 or LRT-2 will provide persons with disabilities (PWDs) with free rides on May 9, 2022 - election day, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced on Saturday.

All PWDs may avail of the free LRT-2 rides at any time between the first commercial trip at 5 a.m. until the last commercial trip at 8:30 p.m. (Antipolo station) and 9 p.m. (Recto station).

A PWD passenger must present his valid PWD ID to the security/station personnel upon entry at the automatic fare collection system gates to avail of the free ride.

The free ride is one of the proposed measures of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through its Task Force on Disability Affairs, to provide accessibility for PWDs during the election.

“The provision of accessible transportation is one of the main requirements for PWDs to be able to participate in the national elections. LRT-2 is ready and available to accommodate them,” LRTA Administrator Jeremy Regino said.

Regino also encouraged all PWDs who will take the train going to their voting precinct to stay at the Special Boarding Area (SBA) - the designated area for Senior Citizens, PWDs, and pregnant women.

Designated spaces for wheelchair users are available inside the trains.

The LRTA also reminded all PWD passengers to observe/follow all safety and security protocols as well as the minimum health protocols, such as the mandatory wearing of face masks and no talking and phone calls, which are still being implemented inside the trains and stations. — DVM, GMA News