The COVID-19 pandemic is still hitting the world and has brought not only human and economic losses, but also changes in the way people move. In Peru, as of July 2021, the electric train moved -on average- 239,508 passengers per day, 54.74% less than that registered in February 2020, when 529,173 passengers mobilized per day were counted according to the Urban Transportation Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU) and the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Transportation Infrastructure for Public Use (Ositrán).
Alberto Morisaki, manager of Economic Studies of the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP), reported that the average evolution of trips made through the Metropolitan have a Upward trend. However, they are far from reaching the levels before the viral outbreak.
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“According to official figures, the average number of daily trips made in August of this year through the Metropolitano service reached 271,033, far from the figure reported in February 2020 (before the pandemic broke out) which was 572,677 ″, said Alberto Morisaki.
The remote work and virtual classes They have influenced the reduction of the demand for public transport services, which is represented in the decrease of trips and passengers. In addition, users have migrated to other means of transport such as bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, etc.
According to Morisaki, it is expected that as the influx to workplaces and educational centers normalizes, the demand for transport services will increase.
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