A southbound train of the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3) suffered an electrical failure early morning Monday that resulted in the offloading of 850 passengers at the Guadalupe station in Makati City. According to an advisory, the MRT-3 train suffered an “electrical failure in the motor” at 6:23 a.m.ADVERTISEMENTMRT-3 said a possible cause was “worn-out electrical sub-components.”Affected passengers were serviced by another train that came nine minutes later. The last recorded offloading incident at the MRT-3 was last September 30, which was also due to “electrical failure in the motor” which affected 400 passengers. /cbbRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 14, 2018 22:52 UTC