Mario Flores provides special services during the festival, which will Mobilis card novelty. Drivers will save fuel and 300,000 euros will not deliver 750 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. FGV main supply in the nine days of festivities seven million seats on 40,000 hours at a time point throughout the network.
Valencia.El Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Mario Flores, noted today that Ferrocarrils of the Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) plans to facilitate the displacement of over two million passengers during the most important days of the festival of Las Fallas 2009 which avoid displacement of 400,000 cars in the city.
Flores, who along with the Managing Director of FGV, Marisa Gracia, has made the campaign "in a decision not PAREMAD" special services Metrovalencia, added that it will prevent such movement of cars, also will not emit into the atmosphere 750 tonnes of CO2 and provide a fuel savings for drivers of 300,000 euros.
The minister has assured that the best option to get to Valencia from the metropolitan area in the days of Fallas "is a network of three subway lines and two tram Metrovalencia that," with its 135 stations and stops, close to the users at all scheduled events, from the cream until mascletades through the trip, the Offering of Flowers, castles fireworks, concerts and bullfights. "
Flores and Grace explained that special services have their greatest expression in the 24 hours of uninterrupted travel between day 14 and the morning of 20. Among these six days, on March 1 last and next weekend will Metrovalencia circulation 17,100 meters and trams, "a great effort that has forced workers to increase the workforce these days for a 51.64 percent going from the 850 people on a normal working day at the 1289 peak. "
With this device, has stated that will be offered in those nine days, a total of seven million places and, at the time of heaviest traffic on the day of highest attendance (after Masclet the eve of San José), and 72 meters Trams can carry 40,000 passengers at a time across the network Metrovalencia.
This increase in personnel and rolling stock will allow the zone A Metrovalencia, corresponding to the center of the city, has frequency step between 11 and 22:30 hours four minutes on Lines 3 and 5, and five minutes in lines 1, 4 and 6.
Security
One aspect that the Minister has sought to emphasize was the safe bet for some time that clusters of significantly exceeding the standard. In this way, Flores noted that staff dedicated to this responsibility is increased by 132 percent, going from 84 to 195 vigilantes day. Furthermore, it has 400 CCTV cameras at stations and metro and tram stops and a monitor 24 hours at the Command Post and an agreement of collaboration with local police, state and national levels.
The minister, who emphasized that this is the first time there is a service of 24 hours during six days, he has cited as the most important faults in the use of the new smart card Mobilis, "which will see its advantages in enabling a traffic flow of passengers. "
Cost of special services
For its part, the Managing Director of FGV has indicated that the cost of personnel, increased energy and other circumstances surrounding the special services launched in Fallas are a cost of 800,000 euros, while the billing for the festival will income of 500,000 euros, so that "the difference is economic profit socially with the saving of fuel above 300,000 euros from the users themselves."
Also, Marisa Gracia added that the "most important failure device made to date in FGV was possible that one day more than 24 hours, the 14 on Saturday, with more rolling stock available, since the new 4300 units built must be added that are not yet retired only two of the 37 existing UTA.
Responsible for FGV, who has emphasized that there are nearly 700 free parking spaces in eleven surface stations on Line 1 to facilitate the move to Valencia, has also presented the recommendation and advice leaflets to users to facilitate access Metrovalencia the network will be available in the five Customer Care Centers (Xàtiva, Columbus, Turi, and Benimaclet Aeroport), which has strengthened its staff and time to clear any doubts of the users, like the telephone care (900 46 10 46). You can also obtain information via the website www.metrovalencia.com
Valencia.El Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Mario Flores, noted today that Ferrocarrils of the Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) plans to facilitate the displacement of over two million passengers during the most important days of the festival of Las Fallas 2009 which avoid displacement of 400,000 cars in the city.
Flores, who along with the Managing Director of FGV, Marisa Gracia, has made the campaign "in a decision not PAREMAD" special services Metrovalencia, added that it will prevent such movement of cars, also will not emit into the atmosphere 750 tonnes of CO2 and provide a fuel savings for drivers of 300,000 euros.
The minister has assured that the best option to get to Valencia from the metropolitan area in the days of Fallas "is a network of three subway lines and two tram Metrovalencia that," with its 135 stations and stops, close to the users at all scheduled events, from the cream until mascletades through the trip, the Offering of Flowers, castles fireworks, concerts and bullfights. "
Flores and Grace explained that special services have their greatest expression in the 24 hours of uninterrupted travel between day 14 and the morning of 20. Among these six days, on March 1 last and next weekend will Metrovalencia circulation 17,100 meters and trams, "a great effort that has forced workers to increase the workforce these days for a 51.64 percent going from the 850 people on a normal working day at the 1289 peak. "
With this device, has stated that will be offered in those nine days, a total of seven million places and, at the time of heaviest traffic on the day of highest attendance (after Masclet the eve of San José), and 72 meters Trams can carry 40,000 passengers at a time across the network Metrovalencia.
This increase in personnel and rolling stock will allow the zone A Metrovalencia, corresponding to the center of the city, has frequency step between 11 and 22:30 hours four minutes on Lines 3 and 5, and five minutes in lines 1, 4 and 6.
Security
One aspect that the Minister has sought to emphasize was the safe bet for some time that clusters of significantly exceeding the standard. In this way, Flores noted that staff dedicated to this responsibility is increased by 132 percent, going from 84 to 195 vigilantes day. Furthermore, it has 400 CCTV cameras at stations and metro and tram stops and a monitor 24 hours at the Command Post and an agreement of collaboration with local police, state and national levels.
The minister, who emphasized that this is the first time there is a service of 24 hours during six days, he has cited as the most important faults in the use of the new smart card Mobilis, "which will see its advantages in enabling a traffic flow of passengers. "
Cost of special services
For its part, the Managing Director of FGV has indicated that the cost of personnel, increased energy and other circumstances surrounding the special services launched in Fallas are a cost of 800,000 euros, while the billing for the festival will income of 500,000 euros, so that "the difference is economic profit socially with the saving of fuel above 300,000 euros from the users themselves."
Also, Marisa Gracia added that the "most important failure device made to date in FGV was possible that one day more than 24 hours, the 14 on Saturday, with more rolling stock available, since the new 4300 units built must be added that are not yet retired only two of the 37 existing UTA.
Responsible for FGV, who has emphasized that there are nearly 700 free parking spaces in eleven surface stations on Line 1 to facilitate the move to Valencia, has also presented the recommendation and advice leaflets to users to facilitate access Metrovalencia the network will be available in the five Customer Care Centers (Xàtiva, Columbus, Turi, and Benimaclet Aeroport), which has strengthened its staff and time to clear any doubts of the users, like the telephone care (900 46 10 46). You can also obtain information via the website www.metrovalencia.com
