LAST Sunday, trash thrown from a pedestrian walkway snagged on the power cable of the MRT Line 3, forcing southbound trains to a stop. It took an hour for maintenance crews to remove the obstacle and get the trains running again.

If it’s not trash fouling up a cable, it’s rotting rails that need replacement or doors that do not close properly. Hardly a week goes by that a glitch does not disrupt the MRT’s operation, and leave hundreds of riders in the lurch.

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