The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is offering free rides on Monday, election day, at LRT Line 2 to persons with disabilities (PWDs).
LRT-2 operates from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. along the railway line connecting Antipolo City and Manila through the Recto station.
PWD passengers are required only to present their identification card to the security or station personnel upon entry at the gates of the automatic fare collection system to avail of the free ride.
“The provision of accessible transportation is one of the main requirements for PWD to be able to participate in the national elections. LRT-2 is ready and available to accommodate them,” said LRTA administrator Jeremy Regino.
LRT-2 is designed to be commuter-friendly especially for the mobility-impaired because of its accessibility facilities such as ramps, elevators engraved with braille, pathfinding tactiles, braille staircase handrails, and restroom.
Regino encourage all PWD’s who will take the train going to their polling precinct to stay at the Special Boarding Area (SBA), designated area for Senior Citizens, PWDs and pregnant women. Designated spaces for wheelchair users are available inside the trains.
LRTA reminds all PWD passengers to observe and follow all COVID-19 safety and security protocols as well as the minimum health protocols such as mandatory wearing of face mask, and no talking and phone calls which are still being implemented inside the trains and stations.