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n Background

The LRT Line 1 Capacity Expansion Project is intended to respond to the felt need for an expansion of the capacity of the country's first LRT system which has continued to operate with its original fleet acquired in the mid-80's. It is divided into two (2) phases. The LRT Line 1 Capacity Expansion (Phase I) Project, now under the Defects Liability Period, involved the transformation of the old 2-car train sets to 3-car train sets in conjunction with the acquisition of new generation trains which are longer and wider than the existing fleet to offer incremental capacity. Thus, the fleet now consists of 21 transformed 3-car trains from the old fleet and seven (7) totally new-generation and air-conditioned 4-car trains.

n Objective and Description

The project aims at further expanding the capacity of LRT Line 1 to 40,000 passengers per peak hour per direction (pphpd) from the expanded capacity (Phase I) of 27,000 pphpd. Hence, the Phase II project is intended to cope with the present and expected increase in volume of passengers using LRT Line 1 and the additional passenger demand to be generated under an integrated MRT Line 1, 2 and 3 system. The project involves the acquisition and installation of air-conditioning units in the old fleet, acquisition of 12 additional air-conditioned 4-car trains which will require additional upgrading and equipment for signaling, telecommunications, traction power supply and distribution, track work, automated fare collection system, and additional civil works for some stations and the depot to accommodate the new trains and the enhanced headway.

n Packages

► Package A: LRVs, Related Systems and Civil Works ► Package B: Air-conditioning of Original Fleet

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