Talk:Manila Metro Rail Transit System

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[edit] Renaming this article

There is already an article called Manila Light Rail Transit System that is similar to this one but different enough -- perhaps this article should be renamed to List of Manila Metro Stations or something like that. I'm too new to know the "official" way to do this... -- StopTheFiling 17:54, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

There's a difference between the MRT and the LRT. I think. Hey, what is the difference anyway? Why aren't they all just called "MRT"? :p TheCoffee 18:06, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

LRT-1 (Yellow Line - Baclaran to Monumento) and MRT-2 (Purple line - Santolan to Recto) are run by the LRTA while Metrostar/MRT-3 (Blue Line - Taft Ave. to North Ave.) is run by MRTC. Edward Sandstig 23:54, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, MRT-3 is run by the DOTC. The MRTC is in charge of maintainance works. --Akira123323 ^{Say what? |} ^{Track record} 10:00, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction. Would you happen to have data on when the transfer portion of the BOT agreement will take effect and if the system will then be part of the LRTA? Edward Sandstig 11:16, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm do not have anything on that yet. I would have to check the agreement between the DOTC and MRTC, but I can't find any records of that online. I might have to check with the DOTC or the MRTC on that. --Akira123323 ^{Say what? |} ^{Track record} 10:42, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Line map

While I appreciate that this article includes a map of this transit system, it would be a useful improvement if this map included the routes of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. -- llywrch 02:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I would love that too, although the LRT isn't exactly involved in this system, especially since they are not related to each other. Besides, that type of map is in the LRT article. --Akira123323 ^{Say what? |} ^{Track record} 12:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Depot

can that section be incorporated into other section? it is stubby (one sentence) only. --Howard t he Du c k 10:14, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

I decided to expand it. Hope it's sufficient. --Akira123323 ^{Say what? |} ^{Track record} 10:35, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

It's good enough for me. --Howard t he Du c k 10:39, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stable version

I think the current version would be a good candidate for stabilization. Thoughts? -- Where 21:08, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

The one minor problem being that the proposal hasn't passed, therefore following it would violated WP:PROT et al. Cynical 20:34, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] G-Pass

So far, the only sources i've found for information are tech blogs. If they can be used as sources, here are the links:

--Mithril Cloud 05:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I heard of G-Pass on TV last week. I want to put it in, but I need sufficient citations to do it. Surprisingly, Globe hasn't talked about it in its website. --Sky Harbor 14:07, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

They've been advertising it already in stations though. Anyway, i found this: http://www.gmanews.tv/business.php?sec=3&id=12137 --Mithril Cloud 14:10, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

It might work for a citation. I'll try to clean up the section too. --Sky Harbor 21:53, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion at Portal:Philippines

How about a one-paragraph summary of the article? Like the one used at the FA Main Page. Thanks. --Howard the Duck 14:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more popularly known as the MRT, is part of the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Only one line exists within this network, and that is MRT-3, called the Blue Line. It is also popularly known as the Metrostar Express or Metrostar for short. Although the network has characteristics of light rail, such as the type of rolling stock used, the system is more akin to a rapid transit system. The system is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, which forms a completely different but linked system. Although one of the original purposes of the system was to decongest Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares, many commuters who ride the MRT also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to reach the intended destination from an MRT station. While this forms a comprehensive transportation system serving many parts of Metro Manila, the system has only been partially successful in decongesting the very busy thoroughfare, which is further aggravated by the rising number of motor vehicles in the metropolis. The system is operated by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation, a private company operating in partnership with the Department of Transportation and Communications under a Build-Operate-Transfer agreement.

Copied the summary from the Trains portal and added MRTC info. --Mithril Cloud 02:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

This'll be for December; I've already updated the portal. --Howard the Duck 06:05, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Use the updated picture for it. --Mithril Cloud 12:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Future expansion

According to these sources, the LRT-1 will be the one expanded to North EDSA.

--Mithril Cloud 05:08, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

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