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MRT unloads passengers at Ayala Station due to technical problem

Passengers walk on the parapet walkway of the Metro Rail Transit tracks after an MRT train stopped near the Cubao Station in Quezon City early Thursday morning, April 30. A glitch in the MRT3 system inconvenienced passengers rushing for work at past 6 a.m. Passengers queuing for a ride at the northbound platform of the Guadalupe Station had to scramble in a rush to get a refund of their tickets, after an announcement through the MRT's public address system said that northbound trips would only be until the Shaw Boulevard station. © Ken Sibayan via YouScoop Passengers walk on the parapet walkway of the Metro Rail Transit tracks after an MRT train stopped near the Cubao Station in Quezon City early Thursday morning, April 30. A glitch in the MRT3 system inconvenienced passengers rushing for work at past 6 a.m. Passengers queuing for a ride at the northbound platform of the Guadalupe Station had to scramble in a rush to get a refund of their tickets, after an announcement through the MRT's public address system said that northbound trips would only be until the Shaw Boulevard station.

Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 were disrupted Tuesday morning after one of the trains encountered a technical problem.

According to a social media post of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), passengers were unloaded at Ayala Avenue north bound at 8:28 a.m.

The incident was a Category 3, meaning the train was removed without replacement, and there was cancellation of loops and insertion.

The DOTr apologized for the inconvenience it caused to passengers.

As of 8 a.m., 11 trains are running, according to the DOTr. —Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez/LBG, GMA News

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