Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) launched the pre-construction works on LRT-1 Cavite Extension involving the construction of 20 stations and a 11.7-km line with 8 stations to be located in Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Cavite.
The line is designed to allow LRVs to rut at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour and a commercial speed of 60 km per hour.
LRMC signed a Concession Agreement with the Philippine Government in October 2014 to operate and manage LRT-1 and construct the Cavite Extension. Since it assumed operation and management of the LRT-1 in September 2015.
The company has already worked on the repair of LRVs, bringing the total number of functioning vehicles to 100 in December 2016. Under LRMC, LRT-1 is also undergoing a rail replacement project for the train line’s 33-year-old tracks.
“The Cavite Extension will serve an additional 300,000 commuters and will significantly reduce travel time from Bacoor, Cavite to Manila from about two hours to about 40 minutes,” LRMC President and CEO Rogelio Singson said.
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