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LRT-2 to open Antipolo, Marikina stations in June

Two new stations of the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) in Marikina City and Antipolo, Rizal will open in June, the Department of Transportation said.

'June 22 tatakbo na ang tren dito sa Antipolo at Marikina. Matagal na 'hong inaantay yan ng ating mga kababayan (On June 22, trains will finally run to and from Antipolo and Marikina stations. We've been waiting for this for a long time),' Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said when he inspected the extension project on Thursday, May 20 along with LRT2 Administrator General Reynaldo Berroya.

A view of the newly built Light Rail Transit 2 extension connecting Marikina City and Antipolo City along Marcos Highway on May 22 2021. The P2.27-billion project to open on June 22 can accommodate an additional 80,000 passengers daily from Recto in Manila to Masinag in Antipolo where LRT 2 ends. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE