The Manila LRT Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground. As the name implies, the line is colored purple on all LRT maps. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of the LRTA A Yellow Line train stopping at a station A Purple Line train parked at Santolan station. ... Katipunan LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line (MRT-2). ...

The line runs in a general east-west direction, linking the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Marikina and Pasig, as well as the municipality of San Juan. Passengers can transfer to the Yellow Line at Recto station, while passengers can transfer to the Blue Line at Araneta Center-Cubao station. Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... Quezon City P (Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Marikina Region: National Capital Region (NCR) Province: {{{province}}} Dates: Founded—1787 Cityhood—December 8, 1996 Population: 2000 census—391,170 Density—11,515 per km² Area: 33. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Pasig Region: National Capital Region Province: — Dates: Founded—1587 Cityhood—January 21, 1995 Population: 2000 census—505,058 Density—16,292 per km² Area: 31 km² Coordinates: {{{coordinates}}} Barangays: 30 Congressional districts: Lone District of Pasig City Income Class: 1st class city; highly urbanized... San Juan is a municipality in Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... The Manila LRT Yellow Line is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. ... The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more populartly known as the MRT, is a rapid transit system serving the Metro Manila area. ... For the MRT station, see Araneta Center-Cubao MRT Station. ...

Before the launch of the Strong Republic Transit System, the Yellow Line was known as MRT Line 2, shortened to MRT-2, or the Megatren. The former names are still used coloquially. However, the purple color of the line dates back to its opening in 2003.

History

• April 5, 2003: Santolan to Araneta Center-Cubao
• April 5, 2004: Araneta Center-Cubao to Legarda
• October 29, 2004: Legarda to Recto

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Street alignment

The Purple Line is predominantly aligned along the route of Radial Road 6, specifically, along the paths of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda Avenue and C.M. Recto Avenue.

Map and stations

• Recto (interchange with Yellow Line)
• Legarda
• Pureza
• V. Mapa
• J. Ruiz
• Gilmore
• Betty Go-Belmonte
• Araneta Center-Cubao (interchange with Blue Line)
• Anonas
• Katipunan
• Santolan

Image File history File links LRTLine2. ... The Manila LRT Yellow Line is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. ... Legarda LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line (MRT-2). ... For the MRT station, see Araneta Center-Cubao MRT Station. ... The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more populartly known as the MRT, is a rapid transit system serving the Metro Manila area. ... Katipunan LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line (MRT-2). ...

Future plans

Purple Line Eastern Extension

A 4-kilometer eastern extension of the Purple Line to Masinag Junction in Antipolo, Rizal, is proposed. It was approved in principle by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), but the actual proposal is pending before the NEDA secretariat. In the future, the line could be extended as far west as Manila North Harbor and as far east as Cogeo in Antipolo. Antipolo City is a city in the Philippines and was recently made the capital of the province of Rizal. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ...

Incidents and accidents

• At about 6:15 am on June 22, 2006, MRT-2 operations from Santolan to Katipunan were halted for about three hours due to a power glitch that occurred between the two stations. LRTA engineers discovered that a piece of tin that broke one of the catenary wires, causing delays for passengers who had to be transferred via coach to Anonas station, the closest open station of the network for passengers boarding from Santolan and Katipunan. Full line operations resumed by 9:30 am after the wire was repaired.