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Manila LRT Purple Line

 
Wikipedia: Manila LRT Purple Line
     Purple Line
Info
Type Rapid transit
System Manila Light Rail Transit System
Status Operational
Termini Santolan
Recto
Stations 11
Services 1
Daily ridership 162,000 (2008)
Operation
Opened 2003
Owner Light Rail Transit Authority
Operator(s) Light Rail Transit Authority
Rolling stock Hyundai Rotem EMU
Technical
Line length 13.8 km (8.6 miles)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line

The Manila LRT Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground. As the name implies, the line is colored purple on all LRT maps.

The line runs in a general east-west direction, linking the cities of Manila, San Juan, Quezon City, Marikina and Pasig. Passengers can transfer to the Yellow Line at Recto station, while passengers can transfer to the Blue Line at Araneta Center-Cubao station.

Before the launch of the Strong Republic Transit System, the Purple Line was known as MRT Line 2, shortened to MRT-2, or the Megatren. The former names are still used colloquially. However, the purple color of the line dates back to its opening in 2003.

Unlike the LRT Line 1 and the MRT, this line uses heavy rail metro vehicles.

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History

Street alignment

The Purple Line is predominantly aligned along the route of Radial Road 6, specifically, along the paths of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda Avenue and C.M. Recto Avenue.

The line continues for some distance after the last station along Recto Ave, terminating abruptly near to Divisoria.

Map and stations

Incidents and accidents

Date Location Results
June 22, 2006 Santolan to Katipunan At about 6:15am (UTC +8), MRT-2 operations were halted for about three hours due to a power glitch that occurred between the two stations. LRTA engineers discovered that a piece of tin that broke one of the catenary wires, causing delays for passengers who had to be transferred via coach to Anonas station, the closest open station of the network for passengers boarding from Santolan and Katipunan. Full line operations resumed by 9:30 am after the wire was repaired.

Future plans

Purple Line Eastern Extension

A 4-kilometer eastern extension of the Purple Line to Masinag Junction in Antipolo, Rizal, is proposed. It was approved in principle by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), but the actual proposal is pending before the NEDA secretariat. In the future, the line could be extended as far west as Manila North Harbor and as far east as Cogeo in Antipolo.


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