LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila)

The Light Rail Transit Line 1, commonly referred to as LRT Line 1 or LRT-1, is a light rapid transit system line in Metro Manila, Philippines, operated by Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) and owned by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) as part of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. Originally referred to as Metrorail and the Yellow Line, LRT Line 1 was reclassified to be the Green Line in 2012. It travels in a general north–south direction from Baclaran to Monumento, and then east–west from Monumento to Fernando Poe Jr. Currently, the line consists of 20 stations and runs on 19.65 kilometers (12.21 miles) of fully elevated route. Although it has the characteristics of light rail, such as with the type of rolling stock used, it is more akin to a rapid transit system owing to its total grade separation and high passenger throughput.

LRT Line 1
LRTA 13000 class train at Balintawak station, August 2023
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Transit Authority
Line number1
LocaleMetro Manila, Philippines
Termini
Stations20
WebsiteLRTA, LRMC
Service
TypeLight rapid transit
SystemManila Light Rail Transit System
Services1
Operator(s)Light Rail Manila Corporation
Former operators
Depot(s)Baclaran
Zapote (future)
Rolling stockLRTA 1000 class
LRTA 1100 class
LRTA 1200 class
LRTA 13000 class
Daily ridership216,667 (2022)
Ridership78 million (2022)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Last extensionOctober 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)
Technical
Line length19.65 km (12.21 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge4,050 mm × 2,600 mm (13 ft 3 in × 8 ft 6 in)
Minimum radiusMainline: 100 m (330 ft)
Depot: 25 m (82 ft)
Electrification750 V DC overhead lines
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
SignallingAlstom Atlas 100 ETCS Level 1
Former systems
Maximum inclineMainline: 3.535%
Depot spur line: 4%
Average inter-station distance903.65 m (2,964.7 ft)
Route diagram

extension under construction
MMSLine 3  
North Avenue
3 (7  MMS )
under construction 
Fernando Poe Jr.
Balintawak
Monumento
5th Avenue
R. Papa
Abad Santos
Blumentritt
Tayuman
Bambang
Doroteo Jose
Recto
Carriedo
Central Terminal
United Nations
Pedro Gil
Quirino
Vito Cruz
Gil Puyat
Libertad
EDSA
Taft Avenue
Pasay Depot
Baclaran
extension under construction
Pasay
Parañaque
under
construction
 
Redemptorist
Manila International Airport
Asia World
Ninoy Aquino
Dr. Santos
Las Piñas
Zapote Depot
Zapote
Niog

First envisioned in a 1977 study conducted by Freeman Fox and Associates which suggested a street-level railway in Manila, the government revised this recommendation to an elevated system. In 1980, President Ferdinand Marcos created the LRTA and construction of the line began the following year. With its partial opening in 1984 and completion the following year, it became the first rapid transit service in Southeast Asia. LRT Line 1 would become one of the busiest among Metro Manila's three rapid transit lines; it served 216,667 daily average passengers in 2022, making it the second-busiest, just behind the MRT Line 3.

The line is integrated with the public transit system in Metro Manila, and passengers also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses and jeepneys, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. Although the line aimed to reduce traffic congestion and travel times in Metro Manila, the transportation system has only been partially successful due to the rising number of motor vehicles and rapid urbanization. Expanding the network's revenue line to accommodate more passengers, through extension projects, is set on resolving this problem.

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