The Quito Metro issued a statement informing the closure of its stations this Sunday, January 29 and Monday, January 30.
The project provides free trips for citizens as part of phase two of familiarization, before the start of commercial operations.
The accesses will be closed after the first week of induction with passenger trips. “It is pertinent and necessary to maintain a process of evaluation of the operability of the most important mass transportation subsystem in the country,” the statement said.
According to the municipal company and the Medellín Transdev Metro Operating Company (Eommt SAS), during the first week they transferred around 10,000 people on induction trips.
Selfies and recordings in the middle of high attendance in the free trips of the Quito Metro
At the beginning there were four daily trips, currently the departures have doubled both from the north terminal (Labrador) and from the south terminal (Quitumbe).
From Tuesday, January 31, it is expected that the trips available free of charge for citizens will resume.
To enter the Quito Metro it is important to follow these steps:
- Enable the Metro Q account on the Quito Metro website cuentametroq.metrodequito.gob.ec/login so that users can get their passes.
- Each person will have access to a maximum of 60 passes, two per day.
- On the website, users must choose the station from which they will make their trip and the time that suits them.
- The service hours at the stations will be from Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 10:00, and on weekends from 08:00 to 11:00.
- As of Tuesday, 14 stations will be enabled with the exception of Morán Valverde, located in the south of the city.
- All people must get their passes, including children from the age of 5.
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During Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Monday 6 February, the entrances will also remain closed.
- It was reported that technical-operative activities will be carried out during this day. Among these are:
- Routine maintenance on the ATP security system.
- Traction tests.
- Evacuation drills.
- Induction and training of staff.
Metro de Quito needs a circulation permit from the Ministry of Mobility to operate since March
Citizens have arrived in large numbers during the test phase with manned trains. The trip takes approximately 38 minutes. The distance traveled, through the 15 stops, has an extension of 22 kilometers. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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