 The city is serviced by the LRT @-@ 1 and LRT @-@ 2 which forms the LRTA system , as distinct from the MRT @-@ 3 which is under the MRTC system that services other parts of Metro Manila . Development of the railway system began in the 1970s under the Marcos administration , making it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia . These systems are currently undergoing a multibillion @-@ dollar expansion . LRT Line 1 runs along the length of Taft Avenue ( R @-@ 2 ) and Rizal Avenue ( R @-@ 9 ) , and the LRT Line 2 runs along Claro M. Recto Avenue ( C @-@ 1 ) and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard ( R @-@ 6 ) from Santa Cruz , through Quezon City , up to Santolan in Marikina . 
 The city is serviced by the LRT @-@ 1 and LRT @-@ 2 which <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>forms</mark></a> the LRTA system , as distinct from the MRT @-@ 3 which is under the MRTC system <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>services</mark></a> other parts of Metro Manila . Development of the railway system began in the 1970s under the Marcos administration , making it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia . These systems are currently undergoing a multibillion @-@ dollar expansion . LRT Line 1 runs along the length of Taft Avenue ( R @-@ 2 ) and Rizal Avenue ( R @-@ 9 ) , and the LRT Line 2 runs along Claro M. Recto Avenue ( C @-@ 1 ) and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard ( R @-@ 6 ) from Santa Cruz , through Quezon City , up to Santolan in Marikina . 
The city is serviced by the LRT @-@ 1 and LRT @-@ 2 which form the LRTA system , as distinct from da MRT @-@ 3 which is under the MRTC system service other parts of Metro Manila . Development of the railway system began in the 1970s under the Marcos administration , wit it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia . dem systems are currently undergoing a multibillion @-@ dollar expansion . LRT Line 1 runs along tdalength of Taft Avenue ( R @-@ 2 ) and Rizal Avenue ( R @-@ 9 ) , and thdaRT Line 2 runs along Claro M. Recto Avenue ( C @-@ 1 ) and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard ( R @-@ 6 ) from Santa Cruz , through Quezon City , up to Santolan in Marikina .