LRTA allows Globe to build network capacity in LRT-2

May 18, 2020

The Light Rail Transit Administration (LRTA) has given the go-signal for Globe Telecom Inc. to build its network capacity in LRT-2 while Metro Manila is under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This will allow Globe to install several cell sites along the stretch of LRT-2’s line from  Santolan Station in Quezon City  to Recto Station in Manila.

“This is the perfect opportunity for Globe to improve its services along our route. The ECQ has prevented us from operating, but as they say when a door gets shut, a window opens. Globe can build and expand its capacity while the trains are not allowed to transport passengers,” LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said.

“We expect that when the ECQ is lifted and thousands of passengers go back to riding our trains, they will find comfort that they will have good and reliable service while they travel,” he added.

The LRT-2 line or Megatren is a rapid transit line in Metro Manila that has 11 stations serving at least 180,000 to 240,000 commuters daily before the implementation of the ECQ.

The Megatren covers at least 17 kilometers from Santolan to Recto with two more additional stations in the works -- Masinag and Emerald -- for its expansion.

With Globe cell sites along the route, mobile service will be boosted for the commuting public and the surrounding areas.

“The pandemic has impacted our lives in so many ways. While it has resulted in many challenges, we would like to dwell more on the opportunities for us to improve our services,” Ernest Cu, Globe president and chief executive said.

“With LRTA’s support and trust, we are doing our best to give our commuting public a better experience when they return and ride the Megatren once again,”  he added. DMS