Aimed at easing the traffic congestion in the Paranaque-Las Pinas-Cavite corridor and improve the commercial development around the rail stations along the line, the extended line of The Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (LRT LIne 1) is expected to benefit more than one million daily passengers.
The LRT Line 1 runs between Baclaran in Paranaque City and Congressional Ave in Quezon City in the Metro Manila region. The proposed extension will extend the existing line from Baclaran to Bacoor City in Cavite Province. Presently, the line contains twenty stations and runs on 19.65 kilometers (12.21 mi) of fully elevated route.
Also called Green Line, the LRT Line 1 runs in a general:
- North-south direction from Baclaran to Monumento; then, it runs in an
- East-west direction from Monumento to North Avenue, linking the cities of Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Parañaque and Cavite.
- Passengers can transfer to the Line 2 at Doroteo Jose station,
- while passengers can transfer to the Line 3 at EDSA station and
- in the future at North Avenue station.
The 11.7-kilometer railway extension project started construction in April and is “full steam ahead,” said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, May 7.
The first 5 stations of the LRT1 Cavite extension are expected to begin operations by the 4th quarter of 2021.
