MORE than two million students will benefit from the free rides to be given by the Light Rail Transit Line 2, the Light Rail Transit Authority said on Tuesday.

LRTA Administrator Hernando Cabrera said that an estimated 2.2 million students will be covered by the Libreng Sakay Program that will run from August 22 to November 5, 2022.

Cabrera noted that 80 universities, colleges, and schools are on the route of the LRT-2 line from Antipolo, Rizal to Recto Avenue in Manila.

“We have prepared a system to ensure the safe, smooth, and efficient implementation of the program in compliance with the directive of the Department of Transportation” he said in a statement.

The free train ride will be offered to students in nursery/kindergarten, elementary/primary, high schools, technical-vocational and college daily from Mondays to Saturdays, from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

However, the program does not cover students taking graduate studies.

To avail of the Libreng Sakay, students must present their original school ID or original registration form at the Passenger Assistance Office.

Cabrera said that the free ride will be implemented only on the first quarter of School Year 2022-2023.