Manila Metro is a metro system that serves the capital of the Philippines, Manila and its suburbs. According to all specifications, it refers to the metro, however, it is located mainly above the ground. The subway is subordinate to the Department of Transportation of the Philippines.
| Manila Metro | |
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| English Manila Light Rail Transit System | |
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| Description | |
| Type of | subway |
| A country |  Philippines |
| Location | Manila |
| opening date | December 1, 1984 |
| Operator | Light rail transit authority |
| Daily passenger traffic | 2.8 million |
| Annual passenger traffic | 243.6 (2014) [1] |
| Site | site |
| Route network | |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 31 |
| Network length | 33.4 km |
| Rolling stock | |
| PS size | line 1 BN / ACEC: 64 Hyundai Rotem / Adtranz : 28 Kinki Sharyo / Nippon Sharyo: 48 line 2 Hyundai Rotem: 72 |
| The number of cars in the composition | four |
| Depot number | 2 |
| Technical details | |
| Track width | 1435 mm |
| Electrification | contact wire |
| average speed | 65 km / h |
| Max speed | 80 km / h |
Many passengers who use the Manila metro use various forms of public transport on the roads, such as buses, to and from the station to get to their destination. Despite the fact that it is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and travel time in the metropolis, the transport system was only partially successful due to the increase in the number of cars and rapid urbanization. Expansion of the network provides (to some extent) a solution to this problem.
System
The metro consists of the historic green line, opened in 1984 and the new, blue line, which opened in 2003 . Line 1 has 20 stations, and line 2 has 11 stations. The line passes through the densely populated suburbs of Manila.
History
Back in 1878, the Spaniards planned to build a rail transportation system in Manila for transporting passengers. The proposed system was a five-lane network extending from San Gabriel Square in Binondo, in the direction of Intramuros, Malate, Malacañan Palace, Sampaloc and Tondo. The project was completed in 1882 , and construction began in 1885 . The Manila - Malabon line was opened on October 20, 1888 and was very popular [2] .
In 1905, the system was electrified, and it continued to grow until the 1930s. [3] The system was closed during World War II , and it was dismantled at the end of the war. [four]
In 1966, the Philippine government granted a franchise to the Philippine monorail transport systems (GTS) to operate a monorail inside the city. [5] However, the monorail was never built. The PMTS franchise subsequently expired in 1974 [6]
Construction of line 1 began in September 1981 with the Philippines Construction and Development Corporation. The line was tested in March 1984, and the first half of the LRT-1, from Baclaran to the Central Terminal, was opened on December 1, 1984. The second half, from the Central Terminal to Monumento, was opened on May 12, 1985. [7]
Since the “Official Development Assistance for Japan” totaled a total of 75 billion Yen, construction of line 2 began in the 1990s, and the first section of the line from Santolan to Aranet Center-Cubao was opened on April 5, 2003. [8] Second The section, from the Araneta Center-Cubao to Legarda, was opened exactly one year later, and the entire line was fully operational by October 29, 2004. [9] During this time, line 1 was upgraded. Automated toll systems using plastic tickets to a magnetic strip were installed; added air-conditioned trains; the walkways between lines 1, 2 and 3 are complete. [ten]
Since 2015, plastic magnetic tickets have been replaced with Beep, a contactless smart card that was introduced to provide a general metro ticket and some bus lines.
Rolling Stock
The system uses 4 types of trains, all types of trains work on the contact wire [11] .
Fare
Manila metro system is one of the least expensive metro systems in Southeast Asia, the fare is much lower than in other systems in the region. Travel by train costs about 0.5 dollars. [12]
Notes
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is September 17, 2017. Archived September 18, 2017.
- ↑ R. De la Torre, Visitacion. Landmarks of Manila, 1571-1930. - Manila: Filipinas Foundation, 1981. - P. 41.
- ↑ Manila Electric Company (Meralco). History of Meralco (November 10, 2004). Archived September 18, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2010 from the Meralco Website . Archived September 18, 2009.
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is September 17, 2017. Archived May 5, 2006.
- ↑ Republic of the Philippines. (Approved: June 14, 1966). Republic Act No. 4652Anterprise for the Unitement of the Philippines, Incorporated by the United States and the United Nations . Retrieved December 13, 2009 from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
- ↑ Republic of the Philippines. (Enacted: October 4, 1971). Republic Act No. 6417 - Fatty-Six Hundred Fifty-Two, Fatty-Two, Fatty-Two, Seventy-Sixth Day Seventh Act Seventh Of The Act of Graduation of the United Kingdom, Monorail Transit and Suburbs and Cebu City and Province " . Retrieved December 13, 2009 from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
- ↑ The LRT Line 1 System - The Yellow Line . [ca. 2010]. Light Rail Transit Authority . Retrieved January 19, 2010. Archived March 1, 2009.
- ↑ Japan International Cooperation Agency Metro Manila Strategic Mass Rail Transit Development . JICA Official Page.
- ↑ Bergonia, Allan. . LRT-2 Recto Station Opens , People's Journal (October 28, 2004). Archived March 8, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2006 from the LRTA Website.
- ↑ The Missing Links: Now a Reality Archived September 24, 2006. . [ca. 2006]. Light Rail Transit Authority . Retrieved April 7, 2006.
- ↑ Marubeni Philippines. [ca. 2010]. Infrastructure An archive copy dated January 26, 2010 on the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 17, 2010 from the Marubeni Philippines Website.
- ↑ LRTA Rationalizes Fare Structure , Light Rail Transit Authority (December 12, 2003). Archived November 5, 2005. The appeal date is April 7, 2006.