Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — A glitch in the signaling system limited operations of the MRT on Friday afternoon (January 8).
Trains are running only from Shaw Boulevard to North Avenue and vice versa.
A “No MRT Operation” sign was posted at the southbound side of MRT Boni Avenue Station.
MRT commuters at Shaw Boulevard Station heading south have no choice but to look for another way to go home. Security guards stationed at the Shaw Boulevard and Boni Avenue stations told CNN Philippines that the limit in operations began at 2 p.m.
One commuter posted on Twitter a video of the train stopping right in the middle of the Guadalupe bridge around 2 p.m. It showed the passengers who were forced to disembark and walk the rest of the way to the station platform.
MRT stopped in the middle of Guadalupe bridge around 2:00pm @rapplerdotcom @cnnphilippines @gmanews pic.twitter.com/t8rJGPFpvW
— Señor Paolo Dizon (@paolodizon_) January 8, 2016
Operations have not returned to normal as of 8 p.m. Some commuters already occupied one lane on EDSA Shaw Boulevard Exit.
They added that there’s still no word on when MRT operations will resume.
During the morning rush hour on Friday, MRT also halted full-line operations for more than an hour due to a technical glitch.
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CNN Philippines reached out to the MRT management but has yet to receive a response.
CNN Philippines’ Anna Estanislao contributed to this report.
