Almost 800 passengers on a southbound Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3) train were offloaded in Makati today due to what the operator said was an “electrical failure” that occurred at 1:01 pm.

The 780 offloaded passengers were instructed to board the next train that arrived 11 minutes later.

MRT-3’s management said the electrical failure might have been caused by a worn-out electrical subcomponent, which would be replaced, and apologized for the passengers’ having to be off-loaded.

MRT-3’s aging trains are notorious for breaking down far too often, with many calling for them to be repaired and overhauled. But there is hope that improvements are on the horizon after the Philippine government signed a PHP18billion (US$341,617.69) loan deal with Japan in November that will be used for the overhaul and maintenance of the MRT-3.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the loan will help the government address the “problem that is the MRT-3.”

The MRT-3 traverses 13 stations including one in Boni Ave. in Mandaluyong; Ortigas Center in Pasig; and Cubao in Quezon City.

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