MOSKWA, 22 January. / TAS/. Public organizations will be involved in the development of new urban transport routes and in adjusting existing routes. This was reported to the TAS by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Maxim Lixuts.
"We are negotiating with the Transport Association of Moscow Agglomeration (TAMA) to actively involve public organizations in the process of harmonizing and opening new routes, both urban and interregional. At our request, colleagues will propose to us their options for new routes, an optimum timetable for rolling stock. In other words, we want public organizations to be involved in the Moscow transport complex, he said.
Lixuts explained that the Moscow Association of Transport included all bus carriers, taxis companies and rail carriers. In total, the organization has more than 150,000 people.
"We will continue to accept the residents ' proposals to introduce new or adjust existing routes. And the agreement with the TAMA is another channel of communication for better passenger services, and it was noted by the borrower.
In 2015, 25 new terrestrial passenger transport routes were opened in Moscow. In addition, some 100 changes were made to the existing route network.
Some 129 million passengers have been transported since the beginning of the year.
In the first week following the new year ' s holidays, Moscow Metropolitan, Ground Urban Transport and Suburban Railway carriers carried 90 million passengers in total. "Metropolitan travelled 44, 7 million passengers from 11 to 17 January. During the new year holidays, 32, 2 million passengers. This week ' s working days, the shipment reached 7, 5 million passengers per day, said Lixuts.
On the basis of private carriers, land-based urban transport has travelled 34 million passengers in these days. From 1 to 10 January to 24, 3 million
In the first week, suburban rail transport carried 10 million passengers. The maximum transport was 1, 2 million passengers per day.
Total since the beginning of 2016 Moscow public transport Some 129 million passengers were transported.
Transporters fined 20 million roubles
Since the beginning of the year, carriers working on Moscow routes have fined 20 million roubles for violating transport legislation.
