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MANILA, Philippines — On Wednesday, 320,844 passengers rode the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for the first time, exceeding the pre-pandemic average of roughly 250,000 to 300,000 passengers per day in March 2020.

The MRT-3 announced in a Facebook post on Thursday that Wednesday’s ridership was also the highest number of passengers it has served in a single day since it reopened in June 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It’s the outcome of the MRT-3’s free ride promotion and having more trains running,” the MRT-3 said.

During peak hours, the MRT-3 has 19 three-car CKD trains and two four-car CKD trains constructed in the Czech Republic.

At any given moment, three-car trains can transport a maximum of 1,182 passengers, while four-car trains can carry up to 1,576 passengers.

The MRT-3’s trains now run at 60 kilometers per hour (kph), reducing the headway (or time between trains) from 8.5 to nine minutes to 3.5 to four minutes since its renovation.

Planning for an emergency or a catastrophe

To safeguard the safety of its passengers and employees, the MRT-3 held tabletop exercises on Thursday with government emergency response teams on what to do in security-related situations such as bomb threats, active shootings, and fire-related incidents.

Orientation and discussion on crisis and emergency scenarios, as well as crisis management plans, were included in the program.

The Philippine National Police in Quezon City and Pasay City, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Office for Transportation Security were also present during the event.

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