By: Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQINQUIRER.net / 09:07 AM May 24, 2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Wednesday morning underwent a brief service pause due to a signaling malfunction.


In an advisory, the MRT-3 management said its control center reported an “abnormal status” in its signaling system at around 5:16 a.m.


The fault was fixed around 5:40 a.m., restoring operations by 5:42.


“As of 5:42 a.m., the MRT-3 has resumed full operations following a brief service interruption due to a signaling problem encountered at around 5:16 a.m,” the management said.


Meanwhile, MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette Aquino apologized to passengers inconvenienced by the service disruption.