According to the press center of the municipality before the start of the pandemic in the city on the routes operated for the 62 bus. On weekdays, they transported about 56 million passengers. In connection with the imposition of restrictive measures on the city trolley route, there was a significant drop in passenger traffic – on some days up to 25 percent. The number of the city’s residents using this mode of transport has declined to 20 thousand. Now go to routes 40 pieces of rolling stock.
After the area management made a decision on the resumption of the activities of some enterprises, passenger traffic began to grow.
– the challenge Before us is to increase the number of trolleybuses on routes Novosibirsk. This will provide the social distance between people and reduce the spread of coronavirus infection, said the mayor Anatoly Elbow.
the head of the city to monitor compliance with recommendations for prevention of coronavirus in the enterprise of urban transport. Outside trolley wash at the sink, which is located on the territory of the fleet, salons treat employees of the cleaning company chlorine-containing solutions two times per shift. In addition, the conductors and drivers during a break at the last stop air salon, do wet cleaning and wipe down all surfaces of the trolley special antibacterial agents.
– Before each line, the carriages of rolling stock are pre-trip inspection and get medical masks, disinfectants, antiseptics for the treatment of hands and antibacterial wipes, – said the head of the branch № 1 “Dzerzhinsky trolley” municipal enterprise “City electric transport” Oleg Shellmaster.
