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MRT 3
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3, also known as the MRT Line 3, MRT-3, or Metrostar Express, is a rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines. The line runs in an orbital north to south route following the alignment of EDSA, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). Despite its name, the line is more akin to a Medium-capacity rail system, light rapid transit system owing to its Tram, tram-like rolling stock while having total grade separation and high passenger throughput. The line is officially known as the Yellow Line. Envisioned in the 1970s and 1980s as part of various feasibility studies, the 13-station, line was the second rapid transit line to be built in Metro Manila when it started full operations in 2000. The line is owned by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) under a 25-year Build–operate–transfer, build–lease–transfer agreement with the Philippine government's Department of Transportation (Philippines), Department of Transportation (DOTr), who ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MRTC 3000 Class
The MRTC 3000 class or ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRV is a first-generation class of high-floor Uni-directional vehicle, uni-directional light rail vehicles built by Czech Republic, Czech tram manufacturer ČKD Tatra. The LRVs are owned by Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), operated by the Department of Transportation (Philippines), Department of Transportation (DOTr) thru DOTr MRT-3, and is currently used on the MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila), Manila MRT Line 3. ČKD Tatra RT8D5M LRVs were the last vehicles made by ČKD Tatra before it was taken over by Siemens. Operational history Purchase and production Construction of the MRT Line 3 began in 1996 when the then-Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC; later the Department of Transportation (Philippines), Department of Transportation) entered into a build-operate-transfer, build-lease-transfer agreement with the Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC). MRTC signed a contract with ČKD Tatra in 1997 to supply the trains. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
