THE Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) has installed 27 brand new elevators in most stations for the convenience of train passengers.
Unlike the old hydraulic elevator models in MRT-3 stations, the new units are cable elevators with permanent magnet, which do not need oil to operate.
Installer Powerlift Corp. will maintain the units once a month to check the wiring and clean the interior of the elevators.
Apart from the 27 new units, fi ve more are being installed at North Avenue Station (NB), Ortigas Station (SB), Buendia Station (Concourse), and Ayala Station (SB).
MRT-3 general manager Deo Manalo said the new elevators would ease the commute of passengers during the holidays. Senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disability will be given priority.