{"id":50401,"date":"2015-05-28T12:43:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T04:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=50401"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:32:34","slug":"lrts-common-ticketing-scheme-implementation-delayed-says-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/28\/lrts-common-ticketing-scheme-implementation-delayed-says-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"LRT\u2019s common ticketing scheme implementation delayed, says contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_23994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23994\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LRT-InvestPhilippinesORG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23994\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LRT-InvestPhilippinesORG.jpg\" alt=\"LRT Train (Invest Philippines)\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LRT-InvestPhilippinesORG.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LRT-InvestPhilippinesORG-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LRT Train (Invest Philippines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; The contractor of the anticipated Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) common ticketing scheme, AF Payments Inc., said on Monday that it has delayed the scheme\u2019s implementation since testing is still in progress.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy aurogra online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/aurogra.html\">https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/aurogra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the company, which is a joint venture between Ayala Corporation and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, explained that the delay is necessary to strengthen the new system\u2019s operational readiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile AF Payments Inc. is keen on introducing the modern ticketing system that will improve the traveling experience of commuters of the LRT and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), it is taking all necessary measures in addressing technical issues to ensure full system acceptance and customer satisfaction,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will determine and announce when the new system will go live at LRT 2 after conducting satisfactory testing, inspection and validation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zithromax online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zithromax.html\">https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zithromax.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>No implementation date has been given as of posting time.<\/p>\n<p>The company, meanwhile, sought for continued patience and understanding from train commuters and assured that it will remain committed to the deployment of a unified rail ticketing system in the country.<\/p>\n<p>To recall, the common ticketing system for the LRT-2 was set to be implemented this month. It was supposed to be followed by the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) in June and then LRT-1 in July.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as the Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS), this upgrade is expected to lessen queuing time and will allow for seamless transfer between each line.<\/p>\n<p>The AFCS is only one of the major upgrades set to be implemented for the year. Repairs in the LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 are also set to be done within the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; The contractor of the anticipated Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) common ticketing scheme, AF Payments Inc., said &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":23994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news-ph","mauthors-philippines-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284962,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50401\/revisions\/284962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}