Manila, Dec. 26 -- The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) major rail lines, which include Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2 and Metro Rail Transit-3, successfully served a total of 2,841,788 passengers from its "12 Days of Christmas - Libreng Sakay" (Free Rides) program from Dec. 14 to 25.

The program across three rail lines follows President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to ease the burden on commuters during the Yuletide season, by providing free rail transport to various sectors for 12 consecutive days.

MRT-3 recorded the highest ridership with 1,183,950 commuters, followed by LRT-1 serving 1,091,951 passengers, and LRT-2 with 565,887 riders during the entire program duration.

Christmas Day on Thursday recorded the highest riders...