The Department of Transportation (DoTr) of the Philippines has announced that it has completed the overhaul process of around 50 train cars on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3), with more wagons scheduled for delivery.
Japan-based Sumitomo, the line’s maintenance provider, is in charge of providing the vehicles for the rehabilitation project and plans to deliver the remaining 22 of the 72 wagons over the next few months.
As of now, 21 train sets are operational on the MRT-3 line, comprising 19 three-car CKD train sets and two four-car CKD train sets. The trains are operating at full passenger capacity of 1,182 per train set.
