Busan Universal Rail Inc., the maintenance provider of Metro Rail Transit Line 3, asked the Department of Transportation to investigate why technical glitches and service interruptions continue to persist despite proper maintenance of the line.
Busan, in a letter to MRT3 general manager Rodolfo Garcia, pushed for the conduct of a probe “to confirm that the MRT3 design flaws are the primary reason for the recurring service interruptions of the system.”
The service provider noted that during the first year of MRT3 operations in 2000 when the trains were all brand new, the system recorded a total of 1,492 glitches. The glitches climbed to 1,927 in 2008 and 2,199 in 2009.
Busan said the original system flaws, compounded by overloading and excessive vibrations and poor track condition that lead to failure of electronic, electrical and mechanical parts, resulted in the continuing occurrence of glitches and stoppages.
It said despite these recurring problems, Busan successfully minimized the occurrence of glitches to 992 as of mid-June in 2017 from 2,776 in 2015.
Busan legal counsel and spokesperson Charles Mercado said the maintenance provider was open to an extensive system audit to once and for all produce an in-depth factual report of the current status of the system as opposed to putting all the blame to the maintenance contractor.
Mercado said that “no action has been taken” by Transport Undersecretary for rails Cesar Chavez on the design issues of the system.
“Since, it is undoubtedly DOTr-MRT3’s primary objective to serve the interest of the riding public, we look forward to your profound support regarding the” Busan’s letter to Garcia stated.
Mercado said DOTr should also start the rail replacement as soon as possible to help minimize or eliminate these glitches.
The bidding for the rail replacement was already conducted by DOTr, but its actual implementation has been delayed for almost a year now, he said.
Mercado assured the government that Busan was moving forward to meet its commitment of train reliability, safety and comfort for the ridership.
The company restored an average of two to three cars every month since its contract started, fielding up to 22 trains (consisting of three cars each) during peak periods.
Busan enables the MRT’s 91-percent fleet operability to constantly beat LRT’s averages of 77 percent for LRT-1 and less than 50 percent for LRT-2.
http://thestandard.com.ph/business/biz-plus/247188/busan-asks-dotr-to-check-real-cause-of-mrt3-technical-glitches.html
Busan, in a letter to MRT3 general manager Rodolfo Garcia, pushed for the conduct of a probe “to confirm that the MRT3 design flaws are the primary reason for the recurring service interruptions of the system.”
The service provider noted that during the first year of MRT3 operations in 2000 when the trains were all brand new, the system recorded a total of 1,492 glitches. The glitches climbed to 1,927 in 2008 and 2,199 in 2009.
Busan said the original system flaws, compounded by overloading and excessive vibrations and poor track condition that lead to failure of electronic, electrical and mechanical parts, resulted in the continuing occurrence of glitches and stoppages.
It said despite these recurring problems, Busan successfully minimized the occurrence of glitches to 992 as of mid-June in 2017 from 2,776 in 2015.
Busan legal counsel and spokesperson Charles Mercado said the maintenance provider was open to an extensive system audit to once and for all produce an in-depth factual report of the current status of the system as opposed to putting all the blame to the maintenance contractor.
Mercado said that “no action has been taken” by Transport Undersecretary for rails Cesar Chavez on the design issues of the system.
“Since, it is undoubtedly DOTr-MRT3’s primary objective to serve the interest of the riding public, we look forward to your profound support regarding the” Busan’s letter to Garcia stated.
Mercado said DOTr should also start the rail replacement as soon as possible to help minimize or eliminate these glitches.
The bidding for the rail replacement was already conducted by DOTr, but its actual implementation has been delayed for almost a year now, he said.
Mercado assured the government that Busan was moving forward to meet its commitment of train reliability, safety and comfort for the ridership.
The company restored an average of two to three cars every month since its contract started, fielding up to 22 trains (consisting of three cars each) during peak periods.
Busan enables the MRT’s 91-percent fleet operability to constantly beat LRT’s averages of 77 percent for LRT-1 and less than 50 percent for LRT-2.
http://thestandard.com.ph/business/biz-plus/247188/busan-asks-dotr-to-check-real-cause-of-mrt3-technical-glitches.html
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