Manila LRT Purple Line
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| Manila LRT Purple Line | |
| Stations | 11 |
| Operational | 2003 |
| Length | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Station distance (m) | 1255 |
| Daily passengers | 30,000 (2004) |
The Manila LRT Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground. As the name implies, the line is colored purple on all LRT maps.
The line runs in a general east-west direction, linking the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Marikina and Pasig, as well as the municipality of San Juan. Passengers can transfer to the Yellow Line at Recto station, while passengers can transfer to the Blue Line at Araneta Center-Cubao station.
Before the launch of the Strong Republic Transit System, the Yellow Line was known as MRT Line 2, shortened to MRT-2, or the Megatren. The former names are still used colloquially. However, the purple color of the line dates back to its opening in 2003.
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[edit] History
- April 5, 2003: Santolan to Araneta Center-Cubao
- April 5, 2004: Araneta Center-Cubao to Legarda
- October 29, 2004: Legarda to Recto
[edit] Street alignment
The Purple Line is predominantly aligned along the route of Radial Road 6, specifically, along the paths of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda Avenue and C.M. Recto Avenue.
The line continues for some distance after the last station along Recto Ave, terminating abruptly near to Divisoria.
[edit] Map and stations
- Recto (interchange with Yellow Line)
- Legarda
- Pureza
- V. Mapa
- J. Ruiz
- Gilmore
- Betty Go-Belmonte (also known as Boston)
- Araneta Center-Cubao (interchange with Blue Line)
- Anonas
- Katipunan
- Santolan (also known as M.A. Roxas)
[edit] Future plans
[edit] Purple Line Eastern Extension
A 4-kilometer eastern extension of the Purple Line to Masinag Junction in Antipolo, Rizal, is proposed. It was approved in principle by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), but the actual proposal is pending before the NEDA secretariat. In the future, the line could be extended as far west as Manila North Harbor and as far east as Cogeo in Antipolo.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- At about 6:15 am on June 22, 2006, MRT-2 operations from Santolan to Katipunan were halted for about three hours due to a power glitch that occurred between the two stations. LRTA engineers discovered that a piece of tin that broke one of the catenary wires, causing delays for passengers who had to be transferred via coach to Anonas station, the closest open station of the network for passengers boarding from Santolan and Katipunan. Full line operations resumed by 9:30 am after the wire was repaired.
