According to the president of the ATU, there will be 78 buses, the same buses will arrive in June next year. However, the first unit of this set is already in the capital, which will be used as an exhibition and test until the other buses arrive. This is a unit that has eighteen USB charging points, an air conditioning system and ergonomic seats with seat belts.
ATU president Maribel Vidal announced the renewal of 78 Metropolitano units with modern buses. However, this was already announced in January this year. Photo: ATU
The units are 18.5 metres in length, 2.56 metres in width and 3.33 metres in height, allowing 164 passengers to be carried. It will have 47 seats, eight of which will be preferential, and space for 117 users to walk. It will also have a wheelchair stall, as well as a video surveillance camera and a reversing camera.
They were also presented in January
Although the announcement made this Friday was viral and shared by ATU, This is not a new news. Even the unit presented is not new. In fact, it is the same one that was displayed in January this year, when the ATU announced – seven months ago – that it would renew the Metropolitano fleet with 78 new units. It was even said that the trial period of the new bus would last until the end of the year. On that occasion, it was mentioned that the unit would begin testing with the public in April 2024.
In an interview with CommercialAs of April of this year, former ATU president Jose Aguilar reiterated that the bus performance and proposal “there is only one“As of January. the former official indicated that there was initially a delay in making a decision by the coordinating union – in which the ATU also participates – regarding the entry into operation of the new unit.”All companies have to keep the same number of buses. If you allowed one more to come in, that company was going to make a profit. So, it was analysed that it was best to have a replacement. That is, the company removes one unit and introduces a new one. But my management lasted till then.“Aguilar said.
The new Metropolitano unit which was initially unveiled in January this year under ATU’s previous management. Photo: Andina
On the other hand, the former president of the ATU said that there were still contractual issues to be resolved so that the testing unit could enter into operation, as had been proposed since the beginning of the year.”The contract establishes a technical sheet [para los buses]But it seems that the specifications are fixed. That is, if you order B and have bus A, it does not meet the specifications. The current situation is that it will not comply with the specifications because it has some specifications that are better than those given in the contract. Now, there is a commitment from the company to renew the fleet soon, the issue is how to remove this contract point.”, the former official developed.
El Comercio contacted the ATU to get more information about the new fleet, but they commented that there would be no spokesperson for the next few days.
Improvement
In addition to the above, Aguilar said the refurbishment of the units goes beyond the replacement of units that have reported several failures in recent years, causing delays and long lines at service stations.”Apart from the obvious, we often forget that every public service company should always improve user satisfaction. For example, nowadays people constantly use their cell phones, having a USB port is now a must.“, held. He also said that the seats “A different inclination and much more comfortable,
Regarding the video surveillance cameras present in each unit, Aguilar commented that this measure would have a double effect. For the former president, these devices would be key in the fight against harassment and other crimes that occur inside the buses, generating audiovisual evidence that can be used for investigations. However, he indicated that it would also allow important information to be collected to calculate demand.Currently, Metropolitano users only mark their cards when entering, but it is not known where they alight. These cameras will be able to capture that information and this will help calculate demand“, Pure.
maintenance work
The ATU reported that it carries out maintenance works in various metropolitan stations with the aim of improving transportation services for the benefit of users in Lima and Callao.
These works, which are carried out periodically and at night, will extend until December 2024 following detailed planning. The first phase of this intervention began at the Lima Norte stations.
To date, maintenance has been carried out on 55 automatic doors at passenger boarding, 850 linear meters of horizontal signage, and washing and painting of metal structures on 566 linear meters of railings.
Other works include removal of bars in bad condition and installation of new bars in vacant and damaged stretches, painting of metal beams on the roof, change of polycarbonate coverage, and internal and external cleaning of the stations.
On July 31, maintenance work began at the Carlos Izaguirre, PacĂfico and Independencia stations, carried out by personnel from the technical areas of electromechanics, traffic lights, infrastructure, green areas and cleaning.