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The modernization of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) takes one step closer to completion with the approval of the prototype train car.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said the project implementation team visited Dalian, China to make a final check on the prototype and to give the go signal for the July 29 shipment.
The prototype is expected to arrive at the Port of Manila by the second week of August. After assembly, static testing of the unit’s components such as the doors, seats, poles, and hand straps will be held in September.
Dynamic testing, meanwhile, will be held in mid-November.
“This brings us another step closer to upgrading and modernizing the MRT-3, and improving our services to the public. After the prototype’s arrival in the middle of next month, it will be assembled by the manufacturer’s personnel, and we will start static testing by September,” said Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya.
Delivery of the 48 brand new train cars is expected to start in the first quarter of 2016.
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