{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "generated_on": "2026-09-22",
  "note": "Rules that decide where a rider stands, or whether they can make the trip at all. Three kinds so far: which part of the train to board, whether a folding bike or e-scooter is allowed, and how to pay without a beep card. Each is carried per line and is null where the operator does not publish it — which is most of them. A rule that may have lapsed is worse than no rule, because a rider who acts on it and is turned back loses their place in the queue or their whole journey.",
  "lines": {
    "lrt1": null,
    "pnr": null,
    "lrt2": {
      "source_url": "https://www.lrta.gov.ph/improving-mobility-options-lrta-features-folding-bike-access-on-lrt-line-2/",
      "source_name": "Light Rail Transit Authority",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-22",
      "effective_from": "2025-11-23",
      "folding_bikes": {
        "allowed": true,
        "coach": "last",
        "max_wheel_inches": 20,
        "max_per_train": 5,
        "must_be_folded": true
      },
      "payment": {
        "methods": [
          "card",
          "gcash_qr"
        ],
        "some_gates_only": true,
        "source_url": "https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/430942-passengers-can-now-pay-lrt-2-fare-with-debit-credit-cards-qr-codes",
        "source_name": "The Philippine STAR, reporting the DOTr and LRTA launch",
        "verified_on": "2026-10-02",
        "effective_from": "2026-07-13"
      }
    },
    "mrt3": {
      "source_url": "https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/mrt-3-passenger-segregation-a962-20220819",
      "source_name": "MRT-3 management",
      "source_note": "Announced by MRT-3 management on its own Facebook page; the link above is the clearest surviving write-up of that announcement. Reported identically by the Philippine News Agency and BusinessMirror the same week.",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-22",
      "effective_from": "2022-08-19",
      "first_car": {
        "priority_doors": 2,
        "women_doors": 3
      },
      "payment": {
        "methods": [
          "card",
          "gcash_qr"
        ],
        "some_gates_only": true,
        "source_url": "https://help.gcash.com/hc/en-us/articles/55874321143065-How-GCash-charges-for-public-transportation",
        "source_name": "GCash help centre",
        "source_note": "The DOTr announcement (dotr.gov.ph, 'All Mastercard and Visa debit/credit cards now accepted in MRT-3') could not be fetched to check; the GCash article was read in full and describes both card and QR payment on MRT-3.",
        "verified_on": "2026-10-02"
      }
    }
  }
}