LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)

Purple Line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Light Rail Transit Authority
Termini	Santolan Recto
Stations	11
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Manila Light Rail Transit System
Services	1
Operator(s)	Light Rail Transit Authority
Rolling stock	Hyundai Rotem EMU
History
Opened	April 5, 2003
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 miles)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Antipolo Antipolo Marikina Marikina–Pasig Marikina Pasig Santolan Santolan Depot Pasig Marikina Marikina River Marikina Quezon City Katipunan Anonas Quirino Highway - FTI  NAIA Terminal 3  MMS  Araneta Center–Cubao 3 North Avenue - Taft Avenue Betty Go-Belmonte Gilmore Quezon City San Juan J. Ruiz San Juan River San Juan Quezon City Metro Manila Skyway Quezon City Manila V. Mapa NLEX Connector Calamba Pureza  NSCR  Legarda University Avenue 8 Recto Doroteo Jose North Triangle Common Station -Fernando Poe Jr. - Dr. Santos - Niog Clark International Airport approved extension Tutuban  NSCR  Divisoria Pier 4

The Manila Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground. As the name implies, the line is colored purple on all LRT-MRT maps.

The line runs in a general east-west direction, linking the cities of Manila, San Juan, Quezon City, Marikina and Pasig. Passengers can transfer to the Yellow Line at Recto station, while passengers can transfer to the Blue Line at Araneta Center-Cubao station.

Before the launch of the Strong Republic Transit System, the Purple Line was known as MRT Line 2, shortened to MRT-2, or the Megatren. The former names are still used colloquially. However, the purple color of the line dates back to its opening in 2003.

Unlike the LRT Line 1 and the MRT Line 3, this line uses heavy rail metro vehicles.

History

• April 5, 2003: Santolan to Araneta Center-Cubao
• April 5, 2004: Araneta Center-Cubao to Legarda
• October 29, 2004: Legarda to Recto

Street alignment

The Purple Line is predominantly aligned along the route of Radial Road 6, specifically, along the paths of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda Avenue and C.M. Recto Avenue.

The line continues for some distance after the last station along Recto Ave, terminating abruptly near to Divisoria.

Map and stations

• Recto - Santa Cruz, Manila (interchange with Yellow Line)
• Legarda - Sampaloc, Manila
• Pureza - Santa Mesa, Manila
• V. Mapa - Santa Mesa, Manila
• J. Ruiz - San Juan
• Gilmore - New Manila, Quezon City
• Betty Go-Belmonte - New Manila, Quezon City (also known as Boston)
• Araneta Center-Cubao - Cubao, Quezon City (interchange with Blue Line)
• Anonas - Project 3, Quezon City
• Katipunan - Loyola Heights, Quezon City
• Santolan - Marikina City and Pasig City (also known as M.A. Roxas)

Incidents and accidents

Date	Location	Results
June 22, 2006	Santolan to Katipunan	At about 6:15am (UTC +8), MRT-2 operations were halted for about three hours due to a power glitch that occurred between the two stations. LRTA engineers discovered a piece of tin that broke one of the catenary wires, causing delays for passengers who had to be transferred via coach to Anonas station, the closest open station of the network for passengers boarding from Santolan and Katipunan. Full line operations resumed by 9:30 am after the wire was repaired.

Future plans

Purple Line Eastern Extension

A 4-kilometer eastern extension of the Purple Line to Masinag in Antipolo, Rizal, is proposed. It was approved in principle by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), but the actual proposal is pending before the NEDA secretariat. In the future, the line could be extended as far west as Manila North Harbor and as far east as Cogeo in Antipolo.

Purple Line Western Extension

A 8-kilometer western extension of the Purple Line to Tondo , Manila was approved by the President of the Philippines. The Construction may be scheduled to start at 2011.

External links

• www.abs-cbnnews, LRT-MRT loop construction to start in May