Users report delays in the Metropolitano service
Metropolitano users have reported through social networks the irregular transit of buses in the Paseo de la República Expresswaywhich has generated significant delays in service. Images shared show long lines of public transport vehicles on the exclusive road. The delays would be due to the passage of the delegations from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) 2024 summit.
According to reports, buses are taking around an hour to reach the stations, which have a large accumulation of people. In addition, some users would have been forced to get off the units.
“We collapsed in the midst of chaos. Metropolitan making people get off in the middle of the ‘express’ route, ambulances stuck, streets closed,” tweeted one user.
“I don’t know who is passing through the Expressway, but everything around is in chaos. Same with the Metropolitano, and on top of that they don’t let people leave the stations. “They know that Lima is not a functional city and their citizens suffer,” added another Internet user.
Metropolitan users remain stranded at stations due to delays in service. Photo: X/black
According to images shared by various users, the delays extend from the southern stations, such as Plaza Florespassing through the entire highway, including stations such as Javier Prado and Canada, until reaching the España station, in the center of Lima.
The MOREthrough an official publication, attributed the delay to the passage of delegations from the In response, it reported that additional departures have been scheduled to mitigate the inconveniences and meet the high demand of users.
“Due to the passage of official APEC Peru delegations through different routes in Lima, there have been delays of 30 minutes in the arrival of buses at the Metropolitan stations. Given this, additional departures have been scheduled in order to meet user demand,” published the entity attached to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
It should be noted that, among the Metropolitan buses trapped on the Paseo de la República Expressway, there are also ambulances that have been stranded.
Congestion not only affects the exclusive route of the Metropolitano, but also the expressway of the Paseo de la República Expresswayused by private vehicles, which faces intense traffic.
Private vehicles were stopped on the Paseo de la República Expressway due to intense traffic. Photo X/anamavidalc
In a video broadcast on the social network In the upper area of the avenue, a group of protesters can be heard expressing their demands.
According to the Google Maps and Waze platforms, the descents at Av. Isabel La Católica, Canada, Javier Prado and Alfredo Benavides are closed.
Due to the long lines that users must face to board the Metropolitan buses and the hundreds of vehicles stranded on the artery that connects the north and south of Lima, during the passage of the APEC 2024 delegationsthe annoyance of many has been evident on social networks, who criticize the decision to close this highway to facilitate the transit of the processions.
Chaos in the Metropolitan: complaints of delays of more than an hour. (Source: @Dandelion_mf)
“We remain stagnant, including the Metropolitan. What they are doing could end very badly, who would think of blocking the Expressway like this?” wrote one Internet user.
Although this situation is exceptional due to the international event, it once again highlights the problem related to the number of buses and the frequency with which the units circulate. Metropolitan. On several occasions it has been observed that buses have mechanical failures, as occurred in April of this year, when a broken unit forced passengers to get off. Furthermore, the high passenger demand forces you to wait up to 30 minutes to board one of these buses, which generates long lines at each station terminal.
It is important to note that several stations in the northern section, between the Naranjal station and the expected Chimpu Ocllo station in Carabayllo, have not yet been delivered.
The Urban Transportation Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU) reported that Av. Garcilaso de la Vega, in Cercado de Lima, also remains closed due to the passage of the official delegations of APEC Peru. This measure has interrupted the flow of Blue Corridor buses, which have delays of approximately 20 minutes in both directions.
The closure of Av. Garcilaso de la Vega interrupts the passage of the Blue Corridor buses, causing delays. Capture.
A few hours ago, some passengers reported the closure of Tacna Avenue, without receiving official information from the authorities in charge of traffic control.
