The Metro Rail Transit Line 3

The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) is the cornerstone of the Department of Transportation & Communication's integrated strategy to alleviate the chronic traffic congestion experienced along the EDSA corridor. The Metro Rail system is designed to carry in excess of 23,000 passengers per hour per direction, initially, and is expandable to accommodate 48,000 passengers per hour, per direction.

MRT3 stations are located in North Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Kamuning, Cubao and Santolan-Annapolis, all in Quezon City; Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City; Shaw Blvd. and Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City; Guadalupe, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), Ayala Avenue and Magallanes Avenue in Makati City; and Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3, also known as the MRT Line 3, MRT-3 or Metrostar Express, is a light rapid transit system line of Metro Manila, Philippines. The line runs in an orbital north to south route following the alignment of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).

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The history of Metro Manila. Metro Manila is the heart of Philippine political, socio-economic, and political life. Metro Manila is constantly confronted with heavy traffic and pollution, as well as the unintended consequences. One example is EDSA. It runs for 24 kilometers from Caloocan City (northern Metro Manila) to Roxas Boulevard.

Pasay City is south. This ring road links several radial roads that lead to various social, economic and political centres in Metro Manila. It runs through the Caloocan, Quezon and Mandaluyong cities, Makati and Pasay, as well as Pasig City, San Juan and Mandaluyong. The importance of EDSA to more than 8 million Filipinos, or 12 percent of all the country's 68,000,000 citizens living in Metro Manila, cannot be understated.

The metropolis is home to many migrants and transients who are looking for work. Each birth, whether transient or migrant is a possible commuter and will most likely be part of the 2.8 million who already use EDSA. Every birth, transient, or migrant is a potential owner of a car. They will likely occupy an average street area of 4.6 meters by 2.5 meters.

Metropolitan planners are finding it difficult to manage the rapid growth of pedestrians and vehicles. Metro Manila's roads, which make up less than 10% of the nation's total network, can not accommodate both pedestrians and motorists. The metropolis sees its streets grow by less than 2 percent each year. Traffic has been responsible for more than P15 billion in annual losses due to man-hours lost, maintenance costs and fuel loss.

These are not the only inconveniences that commuters or vehicle owners experience when driving on major roads. Heavy traffic can worsen the country s economic and social development. Metro Manila traffic is likely to be similar in nature to nerve-wracking situations in Bangkok, Thailand or other areas of the globe. Experts are unanimous in their belief that there must be a longer-term solution than just keeping cars off the roads.

The government supported the establishment of the EDSA MRT3 System. Vision Service Excellence To ensure that EDSA has a reliable, adequate and frequent transport system. This light rail transit system is designed to provide opportunities for community development, fiscal independence, economic growth, and the promotion of national stability. Vision Service Excellence Provide efficient, friendly, and respectful services to riders.

To represent the Philippine Government's development and national stability as well as its aspirations. To support our senior citizens and other disabled persons. Background: The Department of Transportation Communication has an integrated strategy that will reduce the traffic congestion along the EDSA corridor. In its initial form, the Metro Rail system can carry more than 23,000 passengers an hour in each direction.

It is also expandable to hold 48,000 people per hour. Metro Rail Transit Corporation MRTC was awarded a contract by the DOTC under the Philippine BOT laws to construct, lease, and transfer the Metro Rail Transit System. DOTC was required to manage the scheme, including the payment and operation of fares. The system was built by the MRTC.

To ensure that trains are available at a specified time and at a specified distance, as well to purchase the necessary spare parts, the DOTC charges MRTC monthly fees. This is for a specified number of years. The EDSA MRT3 was built by MRTC. It is a modern 16.9-kilometer rail system that runs along EDSA's 10.5-meter median.

This line runs from North Avenue in Quezon City, to Taft Avenue in Pasay City. The equity was invested by MRTC at US 190million and P4.49 billion. With the assistance of JP Morgan (international financial consultant), MRTC was able to obtain financial closing for loans of US 465 millions P12.32 billion from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Japan Export-Import Bank JEXIM the Postal Bank of the Czech Republic, Czech Export Credit Agency, and a number of other local banks. To protect creditors and investors, the loans are guaranteed by the government via a sovereign undertaking.

This was agreed to with the Department of Finance. On September 16, 1997, Construction MRTC signed an amended contract for turn-key with Sumitomo Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc., who sub-contracted EEI Corporation to do civil works and another contract with CKD Dopravni Systems, a rail vehicle supplier. ICF Kaiser Engineers and Constructors, Inc. was retained by the MRTC to manage the program and provide technical oversight for services related to the design, construction, and commissioning the MRT3 railway system. MRTC managed the construction and design of the EDSA rail transit network.

The supply of light rail vehicles and track as well as signaling and communications equipment and power distribution were all part of this responsibility. MRTC also constructed the required civil works, including passenger stations, power substations and LRV storage depots. DOTC was responsible for technical oversight of all activities in the construction phase. They also inspected the work and verified that it conformed to the plans, specifications and cost estimates.

SYSTRA is a French consulting firm with extensive experience in construction and operations of rail systems. The Department used their services. SYSTRA's roles during the EDSA MRT3 Project implementation Design supervision Installation supervision Transportation system commissioning Operation training of personnel Sky City Building deep excavation reinforcement Assistance to DOTC during operation Draft of the letter to the DOTC Project Director Preparation issuance monthly Project Reports to DOTC, including identification of completed activities, schedules, major problems, recommendations Participation in claims meetings Implementation and master filing all documents, drawings, calculations sheets, minutes, reports, faxes and internal procedures. Trains There are 73 Czech-made, which will operate during peak hours.

These trains were constructed by CKD Doprovni System in Prague, Czech Republic. These articulated eight-axle three-section rail cars are designed for single-ended operation. Each rail car is provided with five double leaf, electronically-operated, plug-sliding doors. Each of the three central doors has an opening width of 1,255 millimeters.

The width of the doors at each end is 861mm. A train can carry 80 commuters and, in crush loading conditions, up to 394 passengers. MRT3 trains are capable of carrying 23,000 passengers daily per way. They are free from noise and air pollution and operate on MERALCO electricity.

The eight substations for traction electrification at North Avenue (Kamuning), Santolan Road and Ortigas Avenues, Guadalupe. Trains travel at 65 km/h, which is enough to reach the tip of the rail system in 30 minutes. There are also short dwell times that can be found in 13 stations. The trains run on standard railway tracks.

The Shaw Boulevard also has a pocket track. Station to temporarily store disabled cars. It can also be used for cars that are removed from the train train during the non-peak hour. Mid-point turn-backs may be possible if passengers or scheduling requirements dictate.

The MRT3 Stations are situated on North Avenue, Quezon Avenue and Kamuning. They can also be found in Santolan Annapolis at the Quezon City Ortigas Avenue. Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City Guadalupe and Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Buendia, Ayala Avenue, Magallanes Avenue, Makati City, and Taft Avenue, Pasay City.

There are three main kinds of stations: At-Grade depressed Stations were chosen. They have an average spacing of 1,300m apart, with the nearest being 730m and the furthest at 2,210m. All provide basic commuter and disabled-friendly facilities like platforms, view-decks, elevators, escalators and other amenities. The concourse of each station is split into unpaid and paid sections.

Only MRT passengers can access the paid section. This is only accessible to those who have purchased and placed a fare ticket at any entry gate. Unpaid is where you will find ticket vending, other commercial vending machines and rail travel information boards. Advertising panels and pedestals can also be found in this section.

All stations are safe and have a closed circuit television system for security monitoring and public address system. Depot. The Underground Depot Maintenance Complex covers an area of 84 444 square meters and is located on the 16-hectare North Avenue Extension, Quezon City. This is the central point for heavy and light maintenance, as well as operation and operations of the system.

The depot is connected to the mainline tracks by a spur line. This allows for ingress and exit of trains from either point. Stabling is temporary storage for revenue vehicles. It is made up of nine tracks and can store 81 railcars.

There is also space for 40 more. The MRT3 Depot Car Hoist body Stand is used to store major equipment for rolling stock maintenance. 4 sets Bogie Repair Hoist 4 set Bogie Turntable electric Type 8 sets Air compressor 2 sets Undercar blowdown System 1 unit Car Progressor 8 sets Tracks & Guideways Guideway tracks slab track ballasted tracked for seismic design Ground acceleration Ag 0.5 is the same as station bldg. Foundation is bore pile. Signaling and Train Controls ATP Automatic Train Protection System, a computer-based interlocking and signaling system and track circuit with the Central Control and Monitoring at North Avenue Station.

Each local area of the Mainline has a MAN900, Ebilock 950 Interlocking and a backup Ebilock 950 computer. There is also a Field Engineering Unit computer. The central MAN 900 computer controls all areas. All lines can be viewed on a NR display computer.

Traction Supply System Traction Power System Maintenance and operation of traction power substations and composite stations covering 14 area depots and 13 stations. Traction substation for eight stations supply DC750V OCS power the mainline and is connected in parallel to provide flexibility continuity OCS supply for any TPSS station that loses power due to MERALCO failure. Overhead Catenary System This Overhead Catenary System is made from aluminum components purchased from Adtranz in Germany. Additional components came from Siemens, Germany, and Arthur Flurry, Switzerland.

This technology is a well-known one and it has been widely used on European rail transport. The mast, clamps, and conductors were all sourced in Australia and Europe. Many components are also made locally. An overhead contact system is used to electrify the system at 750VDC.

The power is drawn from the MERALCO network at 34. KV Phase 60Hz, and then reduced to 750VDC at the substations for traction. Automatic Fare Collection System (MRT3) is using contactless cards to collect fare. It uses distance-based fare collections.

Automatic Exit Gate computes and deducts trip costs and keeps track of all data. This Gate can hold up to 30 people per minute. Automatic Gates for System Composition Stations Separate the paid and unpaid areas at each station and perform the check-in/check-out functions of contactless cards. The entire system is equipped with 195 units.

Point of Sale Terminals The primary means of communicating with contactless cards. The entire system has 81 units. The Ticket Vending Machines automate the sale and dispensing SJTs/SVCs as well as providing SVC-specific services like card status inquiry or Add Value Top Up. The entire system has 28 units.

The central hub for all AFCS devices in each station is the Station Computers. The entire system is supported by 13 units. Monitoring and Control Workstation Allows you to control and monitor all stations equipment along the line. The entire system is controlled by one unit.

Central Computer Station Allows you to monitor and control line-related functions like parameter updates and generation of reports. The entire system is equipped with one unit. Central Clearing House receives all transaction data from Rail Operators and reconciles and settles transactions. It also manages common parameter data for all Rail Operators.

The entire system is equipped with one unit. Radio Communication System for Other Facilities An MRT3 trunk radio allows communication between Control Center, Train Driver and Train Driver via the Mainline Channel. The Depot Channel is used during Train Movements at Depot Area by Engineering Department and the Emer Channel by Station s Operation. Public Address System The Public Address System allows passengers to hear messages from station staff and other people.

The system has prerecorded digital safety messages, a 4 track tape console to pipe in music and 16 150-watt power amplifiers for maximum volume. The CCTV Monitoring System is used to monitor passengers and provide surveillance. The cameras are placed in numerous locations, including the platform area and concourse. Station Control Room can view and monitor these cameras.

Cameras are placed at various locations at Depot and can be seen and monitored in the Yard Master Room. PABX Telephone System This System connects outside and internal calls using an auto attendant computer. The system maximizes 20 trunk line capacity for 32 digital and 150 analog local lines. These lines are connected to the main phone cable of 16.9 kilometers with 14 Main Distribution frames.

Citizens Charter Station Building Amenities Organizational Structure Citizens Charter The Citizen s Charter is an informal document that outlines the service standards and promises of the government. The Charter also outlines the steps required to avail a particular service and any guarantees that can be expected. Republic Act No. The DOTC-MRT3 is required by the 9485 Anti-Red Tape Act.

It provides ride procedures for MRT3 services. MRT3 Brochure