Light Rail Manila Corp. said Friday it expects to start the commercial operations of LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 project by the fourth quarter of 2024.
“We are optimistic that in less than a year, we are to begin the commercial operations of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 Project,” said LRMC president and chief executive Juan Alfonso.
“The overall progress rate is a good signal to usher the country into an era of modern railway experience where passengers can take advantage of world-class amenities, user-friendly and PWD-friendly facilities, high standards of safety and security, and value-added services,” he said.
The company said the civil and system works of the 6.7-kilometer phase 1 project, composed of five new stations in various stages of development achieved a 94.1-percent progress rate as of the end of the third quarter of 2023.
These include Redemptorist Station, which will be the next station after the existing Baclaran station (southbound), with 86.3-percent completion; MIA Station, which will be the closest station to the airport, at 86.9 percent; Asia World Station, which will be connected to the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) for a more convenient transfer of commuters to other modes of transportation going to their destination, at 72.9 percent.
The Ninoy Aquino Station is now 81.5-percent complete and Dr. Santos Station, which will be the last station for the first phase of the project – with a bus terminal, sports facility and interconnection to the nearby SM City Sucat, at 90.5 percent.
The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog are scheduled to become fully-operational by 2027.
The 11.7-kilometer, 8-station LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project will connect Baclaran in Parañaque City to Bacoor, Cavite.
