{"id":278704,"date":"2020-12-15T04:43:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=278704"},"modified":"2020-12-15T04:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:43:38","slug":"mrt-3-records-highest-number-of-passengers-since-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/15\/mrt-3-records-highest-number-of-passengers-since-june\/","title":{"rendered":"MRT-3 records highest number of passengers since June"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_268544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268544\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268544\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/118520247_2781549908740478_2816065437440326857_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On average, it said 20 trains have been running along its mainline during off-peak hours and 22 trains during peak hours.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotrmrt3\/photos\/a.2056632241232252\/2781549905407145\">File photo: DOTr MRT-3\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has served a total of 134,199 passengers on Monday, the biggest number of passengers the rail service has transported in a single day since it resumed operation in June during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIto ay resulta ng mas pinataas na<\/em>\u00a0passenger capacity<em>, mas mabilis na pagbiyahe ng mga tren at pagkakaroon ng mataas na bilang ng mga\u00a0<\/em>running at operational<em>\u00a0na\u00a0<\/em>train sets<em>\u00a0sa linya<\/em>\u00a0(This is the result of higher passenger capacity, faster train travel, and more running and operational trains),\u201d the MRT-3 said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, it said MRT-3 trains now accommodate 372 passengers per train or 30 percent of its maximum passenger capacity from the previous 153 passengers per train or 13 percent of MPC.<\/p>\n<p>Since Dec. 7, its trains have been running at 60 kilometers per hour (kph) from 50 kph in November.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDahil dito, nabawasan ang<\/em>\u00a0average headway\u00a0<em>o oras sa pagitan ng mga tren mula<\/em>\u00a08.5-9 na minuto sa 20 tren, pababa ng 3.5-4 minuto (Because of this, the average headway or the time interval between trains, from 8.5-9 minutes, is now 3.5-4 minutes),\u201d the MRT-3 said.<\/p>\n<p>On average, it said 20 trains have been running along its mainline during off-peak hours and 22 trains during peak hours.<\/p>\n<p>So far this December, the daily average ridership of the MRT-3 is 112,443 compared to 98,472 in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has served a total of 134,199 passengers on Monday, the biggest number 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