The Marikina-to-Antipolo portion of the LRT-2, also known as the East Extension, will be open to the public on April 27, the Department of Transportation has announced.
The Marikina Station (in front of Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall and Robinsons Metro East) and the Antipolo Station (in front of SM Masinag) will have a soft opening on April 26, with operations to start the next day.
The new stations will serve commuters traveling between Recto, Manila and Masinag, Antipolo. Travel time between Recto and Masinag will take only 40 minutes. Once completed, the LRT-2 East Extension can accommodate an additional 80,000 passengers daily, bumping up the line’s daily passenger capacity to to 240,000.
Package 1 of the extension project—which consists of the construction of the eastbound and westbound viaducts—is finished. Package 2, which involves the design and construction of stations is also substantially complete, said Light Rail Transit Authority spokesperson Hernando Cabrera.
The project’s electromechanical system, rails, power supply, telecommunications, and signaling system are all part of Package 3, where work is underway, he added: “Ongoing po ngayon yan at pina-fast-track na po natin yung trabaho natin diyan para matupad po natin yung target na April 26 inauguration.”
NOTE: This article first appeared on Reportr.world. Minor edits have been made.
