DITR Now Deploys 28 Bus Units for MRT-3 EDSA Busway System

The Department of Transportation (DOTr)  is now deploying 284 units of the EDSA Busway System to ferry passengers of the MRT-3 immediately after it activated 90 bus units under the MRT-3 Bus Augmentation Program.

From a fixed rate of PHP25. the base fare will now be PHP13 for the firste five kilometers and an additional PHP2.2 for every succeeding kilometer.

The EDSA Busway service will continue to ferry commuters to the bus stops at the following MRT-3 stations:


NORTHBOUND:
Loading stations:
- Taft Avenue station
- Ayala station

Unloading stations:
- Ayala station
- Guadalupe station
- Ortigas station
- Quezon Avenue station
- North Avenue station

SOUTHBOUND:
Loading stations:
- North Avenue station
- Quezon Avenue station

Unloading stations:
- Ortigas station
- Guadalupe station
- Ayala station
- Taft Avenue station

The following health and safety protocols are also being observed in the bus units like emperature checking, social distancing and the wearing of face masks.

The EDSA Busway System is a program of the DOTr and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), with the assistance of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).