MRT-3 reaches 200,647 passengers amid pandemic

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) recorded carrying 200,647 passengers on Friday since the government increased the capacity of mass transport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was the first time that the rail line carried more than 200,000 passengers in one day since reopening to the commuting public in June 2020, it noted.

The MRT-3 abided by the government mandate to increase the capacity of trains to 70 percent as new COVID-19 cases continue to decrease, meaning 827 passengers could ride a train set.

The last time the MRT-3 carried over 200,000 passengers was on March 11, 2020 – days before the government banned all forms of mass transport at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – with 234,614 people.