LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila)

LRT Line 1
LRT Line 1
	LRTA 13000 class train at Balintawak station, August 2023
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Light Rail Transit Authority
Line number	1
Locale	Metro Manila, Philippines
Termini	Fernando Poe Jr.; Baclaran;
Stations	20 (28 in the future)
Website	LRTA, LRMC
Service
Type	Light rapid transit
System	Manila Light Rail Transit System
Services	1
Operator(s)	Light Rail Manila Corporation; Former operators Meralco Transit Organization (1984–2000) ; Light Rail Transit Authority (2000–2015);
Depot(s)	Baclaran; Zapote (future)
Rolling stock	LRTA 1000 class; LRTA 1100 class; LRTA 1200 class; LRTA 13000 class
Daily ridership	216,667 (2022)
Ridership	78 million (2022)
History
Commenced	September 1981
Opened	December 1, 1984
Last extension	October 22, 2010
Completed	May 12, 1985
Privatized	September 12, 2015
Technical
Line length	19.7 km (12.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	4,050 mm × 2,600 mm (13 ft 3 in × 8 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	100 m (330 ft) (mainline); 25 m (82 ft) (depot)
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Signalling	Alstom Atlas 100 ETCS-1; Former systems ACEC fixed block relay-type ATS (1984–2007) ; Siemens fixed block ATP/ATS (2007–2022);
Maximum incline	3.535% (mainline); 4% (depot spur line)
Average inter-station distance	903.65 m (2,964.7 ft)
Route diagram
	Legend
extension under construction
MMS │Line 3
	North Luzon
	Expressway
	Quezon City
	Caloocan
	Caloocan
	Manila
	NLEX
	Connector
	Manila
	Pasay
extension under construction
	Pasay
	Parañaque
	under
	construction
	NAIA
	Expressway
	CAVITEX
	C-5 Link
	Parañaque
	Las Piñas
	Las Piñas
	Bacoor
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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 19.7 kilometers (12.2 miles)^[6] 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.

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.^[7] 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.^[1]

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,^[8] is set on resolving this problem.^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c Abadilla, Emmie V. (April 12, 2023). "10 regional airports up for sale - Bautista". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ Section VI – 3 Drawings (PDF). Part 2. Employer’s Requirements - LRT Line 1 – 4th Generation Rolling Stock (Report). Department of Transportation (Philippines). October 16, 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference MANILA LRT1 EXTENSION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "PROCUREMENT PLAN 2007 - SIGNALLING SPARE PARTS - IMPORTED ITEMS" (PDF). Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 4thgen-specs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Manila". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ Marasigan, Lorenz S. (January 28, 2021). "New trains for LRT-1 arrive in PHL". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Balinbin, Arjay L. (January 18, 2021). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension more than halfway complete, Transport dep't says". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference ODAcep1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ridership-1] Abadilla, Emmie V. (April 12, 2023). "10 regional airports up for sale - Bautista". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[2] Section VI – 3 Drawings (PDF). Part 2. Employer’s Requirements - LRT Line 1 – 4th Generation Rolling Stock (Report). Department of Transportation (Philippines). October 16, 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

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[fixed-block-acec-4] "PROCUREMENT PLAN 2007 - SIGNALLING SPARE PARTS - IMPORTED ITEMS" (PDF). Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

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[6] "Manila". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[7] Marasigan, Lorenz S. (January 28, 2021). "New trains for LRT-1 arrive in PHL". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[Cavite2021-22-8] Balinbin, Arjay L. (January 18, 2021). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension more than halfway complete, Transport dep't says". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

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