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DOTr to deploy all Dalian trains

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December 12, 2025

Nearly a decade since they were brought in from China, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to deploy all 48 Dalian train sets on Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) by next year.

- By DEXTER BARRO II

“Our target is for the entire 2026, the entire 48 train sets can already run along the railway,” said Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez in an interview on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Lopez said the aim is to roll out the train sets by batch per month throughout the year, with the DOTr steadily completing safety checks on each train prior to deployment.

The first batch of Dalian trains that will run on MRT-3 will be deployed on Christmas Day, with three train sets returning to the rail line after a brief pilot test months ago.

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