Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium led by Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said Monday it expects to complete the P500-million LRT Line 1 station rehabilitation program by the end of 2018.
“The station improvements are scheduled to be finished by end of 2018. The rail replacement was completed last January. The other works left are the rehabilitation of some of the trains. We’re constantly upgrading the trains,” LRMC president and chief executive Juan Alfonso told reporters.
The LRT Line 1 improvement program includes the physical upgrade of the stations to improve accessibility, safety and security of over 500,000 passengers daily.
The improvement works also include steps to address ambiance, standardization of way finding and passenger information systems and convenience.
The company said since launching the improved Doroteo Jose Station in 2016, it had completed the improvements of five other stations: Pedro Gil, Gil Puyat, U.N. Avenue, R. Papa and Abad Santos.