Broken rail briefly interrupts MRT 3 operations
A broken rail was detected at the interstation of Boni and Guadalupe (southbound) of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Thursday night.
Trips were “regulated,” according to a post on its official Twitter account.
DOTr MRT-3 ADVISORY
A broken rail has been detected at the interstation of Boni and Guadalupe (Southbound). All trains are regulated while intervention is ongoing. We apologize for any inconvenience.
UPDATE: Trains have started moving as of 7:34pm. Broken rail already fixed. pic.twitter.com/wMNXz5PMKt
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) July 26, 2018
The MRT said in an advisory that the defect was detected around 7:12 p.m. but was fixed immediately.
Trains have started moving at 7:34 p.m. There were no reports of unloading of passengers. /ee
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