The Department of Transportation said over the weekend that the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 is ready to resume operations following the conclusion of its Holy Week maintenance activities.
The agency said MRT-3 personnel completed thorough cleaning, repair and installation of new components for the system.
Passenger lighting ballasts were replaced with new ones, while spare traction motors and other mechanical and electrical parts of rolling stock were subjected to repair and reconditioning, the DOTr said.
“Also, the public address and intercom system of each newbie are subjected to functional testing and preventive maintenance, which is important for a comfortable and safe journey of passengers,” the DOTr said.
The MRT-3 system’s operations were suspended from April 17 to 20 due to scheduled Holy Week maintenance. The system will reopen today, April 21, 2025.
MRT-3 served about 375,474 daily passengers in 2024.
Meanwhile, the DOTr said the influx of passengers from the Port of Batangas to the Port of Calapan this Holy Week 2025 is being monitored.
The DOTr said the number of passengers using the Port of Calapan to cross to the Port of Batangas was expected to increase starting Saturday as vacationers in Manila and other provinces returned home.
Data from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) showed that 1.88 million passengers were recorded during the Holy Week period, from April 12 to April 19, 2025.