The mayor of the capital, Nicusor Dan, made a trip by test train on 4 railway routes around the capital, which will be part of the infrastructure of the future metropolitan train.
Nicusor DanPhoto: Facebook
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What Nicușor Dan proposes for the operation of the metropolitan train:
- we will use in the first stage the railway infrastructure that exists around the Capital,
- with the help of the Ministry of Transport we intend to make the necessary upgrades and connect to other means of public transport.
- subsequently, also in collaboration with the central authorities, we want to invest in the acquisition of trains, in the construction of new segments and railway stations, in order to extend the routes on which the metropolitan train will operate.
Thursday the tariff integration of the train from Gara de Nord to Otopeni Airport has become operational with surface and underground public transport in Bucharest.
On Thursday, Bucharest residents and commuters from Ilfov can buy the first integrated metropolitan tickets for surface transport, by subway and by rail transport on the route Gara de Nord – Henri Coandă Airport, in the Bucharest-Ilfov region. The project has entered into force and is intended to be a pilot one – it comes with a series of tickets and season tickets that allow any transhipment on any surface transport, metro and railway vehicle on the route Gara de Nord (Bucharest North station) – Henri Coanda Airport .
No major infrastructure projects are underway
The draft budget includes money only for the ongoing investments: 100 million lei for the widening works of Prelungirea Ghencea Street, 67 million lei for the park & ride parking lot at the end of Pantelimon Road and 66 million lei for the Passage from Doamna Ghica, modernization tram line on bd. General Vasile Milea – 26 million lei. Part of this money is the debts left over from last year, for the executed works.
Other small investments planned are: modernization of the platforms of line 41 – about 5 million lei; rehabilitation of tram platforms – 13 million lei; acquisition of 10 km tram rail – 31 million lei.
However, no money is provided for new infrastructure projects: widening Iuliu Hațeganu Street to 3 lanes in each direction, Dolphin Square Passage, Andronache Passage, railway crossings, underground parking lots.
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