LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)

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LRT Line 2
A LRTA 2000 class Trainset 01 departing at Araneta Center–Cubao station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLight Rail Transit Authority
Line number2
LocaleMetro Manila & Rizal, Philippines
Termini
Stations13[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Service
TypeRapid transit / Heavy rail
SystemManila Light Rail Transit System
Services1
Operator(s)Light Rail Transit Authority
Depot(s)Santolan, Pasig
Rolling stockLRTA 2000 class[1]
Daily ridership149,331 (2024)[2]
Ridership49,428,645 (2023)[3]
History
CommencedNovember 15, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-11-15)
OpenedApril 5, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-05)[1]
Last extensionJuly 5, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-05)[4]
CompletedOctober 29, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-29)
Technical
Line length17.6 km (10.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
CharacterElevated
Underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge4,300 mm × 3,354 mm (14 ft 1.3 in × 11 ft 0 in)[5]
Minimum radiusMainline: 175 m (574 ft)
Depot: 100 m (330 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
SignallingSiemens TBS100 fixed block ATC under ATO GoA 2 (STO), with subsystems of ATP, Rail9000 ATS, and Westrace MK1 CBI[6][7][8]
Highest elevation45 m (148 ft) at Antipolo station
Maximum incline5%[6]
Average inter-station distance1.28 km (0.80 mi)
Route map

Legend
 Antipolo
Antipolo
Marikina
 Marikina–Pasig
Marikina
Pasig
 Santolan
Bus interchange ferry/water interchange
Santolan Depot
Pasig
Marikina
 Marikina River
Marikina
Quezon City
Katipunan
Anonas
Left arrow Quirino Highway - FTI Right arrow
 NAIA Terminal 3 Right arrow
 MMS 
 Araneta Center–Cubao
3
Left arrow North Avenue - Taft Avenue Right arrow
 Betty Go-Belmonte
Gilmore
Quezon City
San Juan
 J. Ruiz
San Juan
Quezon City
 San Juan River
Quezon City
Manila
E2 (Philippines).svg E2
Metro Manila
Skyway
 V. Mapa
NLEX
Connector
Calamba Right arrow
 Pureza
 NSCR 
 Legarda
Left arrow University Avenue
8
 Recto
Doroteo Jose
Left arrow North Triangle Common Station -Fernando Poe Jr. - Dr. Santos - Niog Right arrow
Left arrow Clark International Airport
approved
extension
 Tutuban
 NSCR 
 Divisoria
Pier 4
ferry/water interchange
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The Light Rail Transit Line 2, also known as LRT Line 2, LRT-2, or Megatren, is a rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines owned and operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA). The line generally runs in an east–west direction between Recto in Manila and Antipolo. The line is officially referred to as the Purple Line.

Although commonly known as LRT-2, the line is a high capacity heavy rail line that uses large metro cars which are longer and wider than those used on the PNR network and roughly the same size as those used on the MTR in Hong Kong, instead of the light rail vehicles used in earlier lines.[9] Until the opening of MRT Line 7 in 2025, it will be the country's only line that uses these types of trains.[9]

Envisioned in the 1970s as part of the Metropolitan Manila Strategic Mass Rail Transit Development Plan, it was first planned in 1988 and stalled years later when Japan's official development assistance funds stepped in, the thirteen-station, 17.6-kilometer (10.9 mi)[10] line was the third rapid transit line to be built in Metro Manila when it started operations in 2003. The line became the first rapid transit line extending outside the Metro Manila area after its extension to Antipolo, Rizal opened in 2021.[4]

The line is integrated with the public transit system in Metro Manila, and passengers also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses and jeepneys, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. It is the least busy among Metro Manila's three rapid transit lines, with total ridership significantly below the line's built maximum capacity, serving about 140,000 passengers daily in 2023.[11] Regardless, the line encounters periods of peak ridership during rush hour in the morning and the evening. Expanding the network's revenue line to accommodate more passengers is set on tackling this problem, with plans of a three-station westbound extension in Manila by 2024 and another eastbound extension towards downtown Antipolo.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b c "The Line 2 System". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Rosales, Elijah Felice. "No budget allotment for LRT rehab in 2025". Philstar.com.
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  6. ^ a b Light Rail Transit Authority (August 9, 2017). Maintenance of the Manila LRT Line 2 System, Terms of Reference (PDF) (Report). Light Rail Transit Philippines. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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  9. ^ a b Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (October 7, 2019). "It's a misnomer! Light Rail Transit Line 2 is actually a heavy rail-subway system". InterAksyon. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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