LRT suffers ticket shortage

MANILA, Philippines - The Light Rail Transit Authority suffered a shortage of stored value and single journey tickets in LRT Lines 1 and 2 following the implementation of the fare increase earlier this month, the LRTA said yesterday.

“The implementation of the new fares doubled the usage of single journey tickets (SJTs) and this resulted in an increased level of ticket production,” the LRTA said.

SJTs are processed or encoded by the tellers before they can be used by the passengers, resulting in long queues at the ticket booths.

The LRTA said a shortage of stored value tickets (SVTs) was also recorded as they are prioritizing the distribution of SJTs.

LRTA administrators, who had received flak for the fare increase, advised passengers to avail themselves of SJTs at Line 1 station booths and SVTs at Line 2 station booths.

“Tickets bought from LRT Line 2 can also be used at Line 1,” the agency said.

The LRTA appealed for public understanding for the inconvenience caused by the shortage of tickets.