Published April 26, 2021, 5:25 PM Two big-ticket projects in the railway sector are set for launch this year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced on Monday, April 26. The LRT-2 East Extension Project (L) Common Station Project. (Photo from the Department of Transportation’s Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his presentation during the Sulong Pilipinas 2021 forum Tugade bared that the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) East Extension Project and the Common Station Project are both nearing completion. “First, the LRT-2 East Extension Project, with two additional stations in Marikina and Antipolo, is set for inauguration in June,” Tugade said. The East Extension Project intends to add four kilometers to the 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line which currently runs from Recto Avenue in Manila to Santolan Station in Marikina. The two new stations are Emerald Station, also in Marikina; and Masinag Station located at the Masinag Junction in Antipolo City.