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The City of Cartagena will start from next Tuesday, April 1, the second phase of improvements in bus service would reduce waiting times in all urban lines, leaving six of them every 15 minutes and three, 30 minutes.
Also be extended routes, serving areas that until now lacked this service as the second phase of the Industrial Park and the Park will offer free transfers Mediterranean, allowing travel on a single ticket from different areas in areas of the city and its adjacent neighborhoods .
The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, along with Councillor for Sustainable Development, Joaquín Segado, and Alsa City manager, Francisco Martinez, have announced this news this morning to the media in the garage of the concessionaire in La Asomada, where there have been 13 new vehicles to be incorporated for this purpose a fleet of buses.
A BUS EVERY 15 MINUTES
If you are already on 16 October every 15 minutes increased the frequency of passage through the stops on the lines of San Felix - Barrio Peral, Slum Virgen de la Caridad, Lo Campano, New Cartagena and 8 Circular Icuebús I; from Tuesday the measure was extended to Quarry, Los Dolores, Polígono de Santa Ana and 9 circular Icuebús II.
Canteras line will increase its frequency of use, which currently was 30 minutes, 15 minutes by extending line Tentegorra Naval Hospital.
In this way the residents will be provided with two tracks, one by the poposa and another Tentegorra.
Line of Pain and Polígono Santa Ana, one of the most used, will present 20 minutes to 15 minutes.
To avoid the delays that occur on your route traffic destined for this line are two new buses: one to increase the frequency of way and another, so that drivers have more time to meet schedules.
Line 9 Circular Icuebús II will also present 30 minutes, 15 minutes with the addition of another Icuebús.
Likewise, change its route, removing its current tour of Queen Victoria and expand its radius to Jorge Juan, to cover a larger perimeter of the central urban area.
ONE HOUR, 30 MINUTES
Also increase the frequency of bus pass arrives and departs from Tentegorra: pass an hour today, 30 minutes, thanks to the extension of the line of Naval Hospital.
On the other hand, the line will improve the frequency Marfagones Mills, from the current time at 30 minutes, with the addition of a new bus.
NEW SERVICE AND INDUSTRIAL PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MEDITERRANEAN
Another highlight is the connection with second phase of the Park Range and Beaza Cabezo.
Be made to expand the line 4 which connects with the Polygon Cabezo Canteras Beaza.
The frequency of arrival and departure from the industrial area will increase from the current two hours 30 minutes.
The line will cross the Paseo de Alfonso XIII and the Alameda de San Antón, from which you can make free transfers for users of other lines.
To avoid traffic delays producing this line will be used for two new buses: one to increase the frequency and another for drivers to have more time to meet schedules.
RENEWING THE FLEET AND INCREASES WITH 13 NEW BUSES
To consolidate these improvements and started on 16 October, have gained 13 new vehicles are fitted with all the technological advances and conveniences for users, especially for people with disabilities with accessible ramps and reserved seating for the disabled.
Five of these buses will replace others who need renewal because of their age.
The remaining eight, including a Icuebús serve to expand the fleet to grow by 23 percent.
This expansion also will result in work hours and bus miles traveled to increase from the 135,112 hours and 1,897,640 miles recorded in 2007 at 164,791 hours and 2,509,859 miles that are planned for 2008.
FREE TRANSFERS
As far a passenger who used a local line of a district could transfer the lines Icue free round, starting April 1 will do the same among all lines.
With one ticket a traveler can get from one point to another in the City, also taking advantage of the increased frequency of passing lines.
The transfer time will be necessary to change the bus, covered by the system recently introduced electronic tickets.
The only obvious requirement is that the transfer is in the same direction.
BONOBUS THE TIME AND FREQUENCY OF MAKING THE NUMBER OF USERS GROW IN A NINE PERCENT
Since it was launched last October, the bonobos mail, and 16,696 units were issued: 9005 bus pass, bus pass for senior citizens 6726, and 965 families.
One of the main reasons for the success of this initiative lies in the reduction of the regular fare by 28 percent, implemented last January.
This coupled with the improvements has increased the number of users by about 9 percent during the months of January and February, compared to 2007.
Results contrast with the general trend at both regional and national level of loss of passengers on the bus lines.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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