I remember when I took the LRT from an entrance I exam I took for PNU a few months ago, I was hoping to take their newly imported cars.

After a few minutes wait the train was finally there. Apparently its some special train of theirs that help passengers lose weight. It has no airconditioning so you can sweat off all that excess fat.

Apparently, I rode one of their sauna cars.

I was riding the MRT as soon as I stepped in college. I travel from cubao to makati so I have to ride the MRT. As in sobrang hassle. If my class starts at 7:30 am, I have to wake up 5:00 in the morning just to avoid rush hours. So dapat before 7:00 nasa station ka na or else, you'll be caught up in the peak of rush hours. As in pag sinabi mong rush hour, as in rush hour. Malalaman mo yung feeling ng mga sardinas kung pano sila ilagay sa lata. as in kahit di ka humawak sa mga safety hand rails (which is not, hygienically speaking) di ka matutumba! and pag labas mo ng train, para kang basang sisiw. yung type na para kang yung sisiw sa loob ng balot!!! pag-alis mo sa bahay, mabango at maayos pa itsura mo, paglabas mo ng train, para kang dinaanan ng stampede!!! Tapos pag minalas ka pa, pag mahaba na pila sa loob ng station, di ka na makakapasok esp if south bound ka every morning. same din sa rush hours sa gabi... esp pag fridays... kaya no choice ako kung mag round trip sa taft... and yung sa megatren naman or LRT line 2, so far ok naman kaso matagal ng mga train... maluwag siya and can accommodate a lot of people. pwede ka pa ngang humiga sa sahig sa luwag. but matagal lang talaga siya...
another thing pa pala, naranasan nyo na ba na masira yung mga train na you have to alight the train kahit wala pa kayo sa station kasi talagang sira? luckily, ako di pa naman. nasisira siya pero sa mismong station siya nasisira. just imagine yourself na pababain kayo ng train sa pagitan ng ortigas and santolan station (good luck!).tatalon na lang siguro ko sa kalsada ng edsa pag nangyari yun.

kaya ngayon, i take a carpool going to work as long na may pila pa. para less hassle. pero i still ride the MRT and LRT2 (unfortunately, di ako masyado nakakasakay ng LRT1) pag inevitable...

pero despite those things, i guess di mo masasabing naging kumpleto na ang buhay mo kapag di ka pa nakakasakay sa LRT1 & 2 at MRT... kaya SAKAY na!!!

-- Edited by howling_wolf at 11:04, 2007-06-18

I have a gut feeling the MRT balances trains the same way Jeepney terminals do. The dispatchers, drivers and conductors never let the jeep off unless its jampacked para sulit sa pamasahe.

One thing I observe is that if you're going South and you're going to get off at anywhere between Santolan-Annapolis and Magallanes, expect not to be seated or to be herded far away from the door. There is a 1:2 chance that everyone who is cramming the train are getting off at Taft.

Commonsensically speaking, it's the fastest and cheapest way of getting to the opposite ends of Metro Manila so expect guys who need to get to Taft to go home to ALabang, Paranaque, Las Pinas or even Cavite.

-- Edited by Tora^2 at 11:56, 2007-06-18

if i were to choose between lrt1,mrt and lrt2, i'd go for lrt2...super luwag, their coaches are big enough,malamig aircon,and malinis...maybe siguro bago plang...i dont like ridong the mrt...super sikip, and minsan ndi mo alam kung anong door yung magoopen...cguro im not used to riding the mrt..pag uaap lang..pero ang hassle kasi super haba pa ng pila...i haven't experienced riding in the new trains of lrt1...bago na daw yun eh...sana nga lahat na may aircon dahil super init pa naman ng panahon...i miss riding those trains...

Tora^2 wrote:

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I have a gut feeling the MRT balances trains the same way Jeepney terminals do. The dispatchers, drivers and conductors never let the jeep off unless its jampacked para sulit sa pamasahe.

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Which is stupid, when you really think about it.  You paid at the entrance, not at the car.  The least they can do is to provide more cars.

If I had my way, I'd implement the following changes on our MRT/LRT lines:

• More trains on all lanes
• Retire the trains from MRT-2 and LRT and replace them with the trains they use on MRT-3
• Put up more ticket dispensers to cut down those horrible lines at MRT 2
• Buy off the land near the MRTs so we can put up something there, like a condominium or a small shopping center. I'd also integrate a transport terminal at each station, if I could.
• And lastly... I'd put up more MRT lines!  MRT everything, Goddammit

i also agree that they should add more trains in mrt... but i think it's quite impossible to put trains like those of the megatren in the mrt... well, it's not really impossible, but they will have to recontruct or renovate the whole mrt from scratch, from the railraod tracks to the stations... cause the trains in megatren will not fit the railing of MRt cause megatren is some what wider than those of the mrt... but they could make it longer by adding more coaches though...

Oh wow, I didn't know that.

This is what I hate about Public officials. Too myopic, too shortsighted, always after the quick buck.

That's because all the far-sighted ones already left for abroad.

-- Edited by Lyndon at 21:13, 2007-06-21

psychoCOW wrote:

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Tora^2 wrote:

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I have a gut feeling the MRT balances trains the same way Jeepney terminals do. The dispatchers, drivers and conductors never let the jeep off unless its jampacked para sulit sa pamasahe.

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Which is stupid, when you really think about it. You paid at the entrance, not at the car. The least they can do is to provide more cars.

If I had my way, I'd implement the following changes on our MRT/LRT lines:

• More trains on all lanes
• Retire the trains from MRT-2 and LRT and replace them with the trains they use on MRT-3
• Put up more ticket dispensers to cut down those horrible lines at MRT 2
• Buy off the land near the MRTs so we can put up something there, like a condominium or a small shopping center. I'd also integrate a transport terminal at each station, if I could.
• And lastly... I'd put up more MRT lines! MRT everything, Goddammit

 

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 just want to comment on COW's post. "And lastly... I'd put up more MRT lines! MRT everything, Goddammit". 

i believe, there's a new train line coming up but i'm not sure if matutuloy siya or wala pang budget...
as far as i know, they're going to built a line from alabang yata upto bulacan (Meycauayan yata yun... sorry sa spelling.. correct me if i'm wrong na lang...)

nakita ko lang before.. basta may picture siya... sa LRT2 stations ko nakita yun if i'm right... basta connected sya sa line LRT1 and 2 tska MRT3.. if yellow lane yung LRT1, Purple sa LRT2 and blue sa MRT3, Green lane yata yun as far as i remember...

wala lang... FIY lang...

i was not aware of the other lanes proposed... ang natatandaan ko lang is yung green lane issue... but parang medyo malabo yung sa map... especially the orange lane... bakit siya nagbranch to 2 rails? or am i just blind?

Infrastructure problems.. Too many establishments would be displaced... thanks to poor judgment... Eh, I just tried the MRT subway (here) it's cool, yet easy to forget your destination.

i know that at some point or points, they're all connected. just
 curious about the orange lane in particular...

anyway, i think it would be better if they just make it underground or
 subway stations like those of other countries... it wouldn't occupy
 that much space like the existing once 'cause they're underground... but
 the problem is, it's more expensive and will cost a great amount of
 government funds... But the heck with the government funds, we're paying it
 so i think we deserve what our money's worth...

The locations of MRT stations here are a mixed bag. Shaw and Ayala were well situated as they are adjacent to nearby malls. Even better for Cubao and Taft where the mall owners have made it easy and comfortable to switch to different lines. Unfortunately, if you have to board or get off at any other MRT station take it as an opportunity to exercise.

If you happen to go to UP Diliman by MRT, I strongly suggest you start your trip early. It's not only a long walk to the jeep terminal. it's also a long wait before the jeep fills up with enough passengers. remember what happened to Glen?

I almost left my bongos sa train. Buti na lang napansin nung isang ale. Maybe she thought I was a terrorist.