Yerevan municipality rolls out dozens of new buses for commuters
YEREVAN, December 13. /ARKA/. Several dozens of brand new buses started transporting passengers in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan on December 12 as part of a major plan to reform the city’s public transportation system.
The Yerevan Mayor's Office said in a Facebook post that getting on the bus is possible only through the front door. Passengers should pay the fare at the beginning of the trip by 100 dram coins, and get off the bus through the back door only at the end of the trip.
It said also that until the transition to a single electronic fare payment system, the payment machines installed in the buses will only accept 100-dram coins.
In 2020 the municipality bought 100 compact class buses and another 211 some 8.6 meter long buses have been bought this year.
This year about 400 minibuses are to stop transportation of passengers in Yerevan due to the expiration of their service life (15 years).
The possibility of introducing an integrated transport network with a flexible fare system is being considered. In particular, the number of bus routes is to be cut from the current 111 to 42. In total there will be 845 buses and 101 trolleybuses in Yerevan. -0-
