MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)

MRT Line 3
An MRTC 3000 class train passing the Ortigas Interchange in October 2023
Overview
Native name	Filipino: Ikatlong Linya ng Sistema ng Kalakhang Riles Panlulan ng Maynila
Status	Operational
Owner	Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line number	3
Locale	Metro Manila, Philippines
Termini	North Avenue Taft Avenue
Stations	13[1]
Website	DOTr-MRT3
Service
Type	Light rapid transit
System	Manila Metro Rail Transit System
Services	1[1]
Operator(s)	Department of Transportation
Depot(s)	North Avenue
Rolling stock	MRTC 3000 class[1] MRTC 3100 class[1]
Daily ridership	357,198 (2023)[2]
Ridership	129,030,158 (2023)[2]
History
Commenced	October 15, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-15)
Opened	December 15, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-15)
Completed	July 20, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-20)
Technical
Line length	16.9 km (10.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Character	Grade separated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	3,730 mm × 2,600 mm (12 ft 3 in × 8 ft 6 in)[3]
Minimum radius	370 m (1,210 ft) (mainline) 25 m (82 ft) (depot)
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Signalling	Alstom CITYFLO 250 fixed block with subsystems of EBICAB 900 ATP, EBI Screen 900 CTC, and EBI Lock 950 CBI
Maximum incline	4% (mainline) 5% (depot spur line)[4]
Average inter-station distance	1.28 km (0.80 mi)
Route map Legend Quirino Highway  MMS  Dr. Santos North Avenue San Jose Del Monte North Avenue Depot Quezon Avenue Lerma - University Avenue 8   FTI   NAIA Terminal 3  MMS  GMA–Kamuning Recto - Antipolo Araneta Center–Cubao Santolan–Annapolis Quezon City Mandaluyong Ortigas 4 Shaw Boulevard Boni Pasig River Mandaluyong Makati Guadalupe Ayala - Guadelupe 5 Buendia Ayala 5 Magallanes Valenzuela-Gov. Pascual / Tutuban   FTI / Alabang / Calamba E2 / AH 26 (E2) South Luzon Expressway Makati Pasay Taft Avenue Fernando Poe Jr. - Dr. Santos - Niog This diagram: view talk edit

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3, also known as the MRT Line 3, MRT-3, or Metrostar Express, is a rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines. The line runs in an orbital north to south route following the alignment of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). Despite its name, the line is more akin to a light rapid transit system owing to its tram-like rolling stock while having total grade separation and high passenger throughput.^[5] The line is officially known as the Yellow Line. Its current General Manager is Oscar Bongon.^[6]

Envisioned in the 1970s and 1980s as part of various feasibility studies, the 13-station, 16.9-kilometer (10.5 mi) line was the second rapid transit line to be built in Metro Manila when it started full operations in 2000. The line is owned by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) under a 25-year build–lease–transfer agreement with the Philippine government's Department of Transportation (DOTr), who operates the line.^[7]

The line is integrated with the public transit system in Metro Manila, where passengers also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. Serving close to 360,000 passengers on a daily basis, the line is the busiest among Metro Manila's three rapid transit lines.^[8] Total ridership significantly exceeds its built maximum capacity of 350,000 passengers a day, with various solutions being proposed or implemented to alleviate chronic congestion. Expanding the network's capacity to accommodate the rising number of passengers is currently set on tackling this problem.