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The images captured by your lens are worrying protothema.gr in the Metro, due to the overcrowding observed by the passengers, who, although they wear masks, do not maintain the distance between them, not even in the wagons.
In fact, in some cases, they even cover the places where sitting is not allowed.
The situation in the Metro and on the buses is getting worse every day. As you will notice, the congestion both on the docks and inside the trains is more than evident, despite its rapid spread. coronavirus.
This issue should now be addressed by those responsible for public transport so that there are more and more frequent trips so that passengers do not pile up to go to work.
Similar images are recorded on the buses that circulate through the streets of Attica.
Transport “bombs” of the pandemic in Attica
the driver shortage, buses and trains, the age of the fleet and poor maintenance, show the main causes of the image of suffocation that has been imposed in recent weeks in urban transport, constituting pandemic transmission pumps throughout Attica.
“We cannot take additional measures since the hourly distances on lines 1 and 2 of the metro It is at 4 and 4.5 minutes and respectively at 6 minutes on line 1 (electric railway) ” notes the president of STASY, Mr. Harris Damascus. As he says, “For the time to come, I should have more trains but also more drivers that do not exist today ”.
The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Mr. Karamanlis shores Presenting a few days ago the government planning for public transport stated that 655 hires are planned with very fast processes that will give oxygen to the MMM.
Next to The tender for the lease of 300 used buses has been announced expected to be published in early 2021. The contract has 3 years duration, with the option of an additional year and a total budget of almost 50 million.
Leasing, according to the minister is one of the direct actions of the ministry to improve the situation, until the problem is finally resolved, with the supply of 1,000 new buses for Athens and 300 for Thessaloniki to be supplied by the government with a large tender to be launched in the near future.
Of the new hires, The recruitment of 200 people is expected at STASY (metro, electric, tram) and the rest by OSY (buses). From them 80 are technical personnel and 120 are drivers. Only the latter, in order to go out on the streets, will have to go through a training stage, something that is estimated to include them in the transport potential in approximately 1 year.
To the problems in MMM must be added the widespread cases of vandalism STASY also complained yesterday with attacks on 15 trains in the last 10 days, frequent damage to vehicles and trains, causing long delays until their removal and replacement, increasing temporary distances but also the progressive increase in passenger traffic.
According to your data Urban Transport Organization, On September 1 There were 204,000 ratifications at OSY and 791,000 in STASY. A week later, 231,000 and respectively 853,000 in STASY while on September 15 the corresponding numbers were 245,000 and 911,000. In the corresponding period last year, road transport passenger traffic was 416,000 and, respectively, 1,371,000 in fixed transport.
This shows a gradual recovery of passenger traffic, which is also explained by the opening of schools and that compared to last year represents about 70-80% of the passengers.
According to Mr. Damascus, the weapons to reduce it you can only telework which is now being implemented for 40% of private sector employees but also assistance at different times from the public sector.
In the reordering of the transport map, it is expected contribute and agreement with KTEL, with the goal of taking over 30% OSY transportation project. The association, which currently has the character of a pre-agreement, refers to regional routes (for example, Rafina, Gerakas, Glyka Nera, Penteli, Dionysos, etc.), however it implies the strengthening of OSY with 203 additional vehicles and 550 drivers, daily.
This collaboration can to free fleet and personnel from regional routes within the city, contributing to the decongestion of the MMM. However, it is unknown when it can be implemented as the terms of the financial agreement are pending and its approval by the Court of Accounts.
Note that KTEL entrance in public transport, it has provoked the reaction of the tourist bus industry, which in a letter to the Prime Minister has asked that a competition be won and whoever makes the most advantageous offer wins.
The ministry advances in parallel with the third phase of planning, with the modernization of 15 old trains that circulate on Line 1 of the Metro and have 35 years of life and the market 7 trains for lines 2.
“For 11 years, not a single contract has been made in the metro. For 13 years there has not been a single recruitment on buses. Not a single bus has been bought in 11 years “ Karamanlis recently emphasized, arguing that the situation has reached the point of dissolution in SYRIZA.
Today, according to ministry figures, in Athens of the 850 vehicles that were in circulation a year ago, 1,150 have taken to the streets.
The minister, however, has not hesitated to state publicly that public transport needs 2,000 buses to function efficiently. the world and 6,000 drivers.
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