starting this Wednesday, January 2, started in Mendoza the new system of intermodal transport, which received the name of “Mendotran”. This innovation includes changes in the route, unknown to users so far, and also new forms of pay each one of the trips. The truth is that he already received all kinds of ratings by users, although many were negative, since it generated enough controversy. Is it why? At Filo.News you have the main details of their operation and this new system. How does Mendotran work?
New system | Photo: Twitter starting from 4:30 a.m., began circulating the first micros with this modality, reaching collective, metrotranvias and bike paths. This system aims to decrease the travel time, facilitate the transfer of passengers and connecting to different points of the province more frequently. To this end, contains: departmental tours: extending for short distances within each Department. Main routes: connecting the departments together. Bicycle paths: joined most networks and stations for the bikes. does changes mean?
The nine groups of collective (100 to 900), which extend through the streets of Mendoza, they will make a change of course. For complete by where they are going to move, you can click here. The number that identifies each of the buses will also be altered. You will have three digits: while the first will make reference to the group, the rest refer to travel. On the other hand, it also affects the way to pay fares. Instead of paying two different trips, only can afford one. However, it implies an increase in the price of the ticket of $11 to $18 – always within 90 minutes-.
It was put into operation the Mendotran | Photo: Twitter thanks to the implementation of trunk routes, often will be necessary to carry out a transfer to the desired destination. Therefore, many stops changed place. To help the user, you can also use Google Maps.ademas, while the Red Bus may be used for a time, in a matter of months only you can use the ups. All the benefits of fertilizers and exemptions continue in force. At the same time, will also have a differential service, which is “more direct”, according to the official website will be made up of “a few stops between point of origin and final destination”. why gender it controversial?
Anger with the Mendotran and confrontation with drivers | Photo: Twitter with just a few hours of operation, the Mendotran already caused anger and controversy in hundreds of users on social networks. Noelia Tejada, in the Group of Facebook “Mendoza on alert”, recounted her experience: “this morning we had to arrive at 8 am. to the Center. Depart 6:45 am to take the microphone as he showed us the GPS. The first micro spent 625, well, reached 7:05 am Dorrego Street and San Martin, following the instructions”.” It took 15 minutes and passed a micro 630 minetti which did not stop because he was full, spent 20 minutes more and returned to spend another 630 minetti which also stopped because it came full. Many people decided to turn to Olascoaga to see if there happened one with direction to the Centre,”he continued.
“It turns out travels are wrong and the buses pass through other streets. When I still had people waiting for those micros. Many grandparents. I saw a lady who was crying because I was not going to reach your laburo. I think it is a big change to make it from one day to another. We are trying to like rats”, was completed. For his part, Sofía Pereyra also said on Twitter: “Is everyone very lost, the buses with posters of paper and drivers delayed 5 hours stop because people ask the tour”.
First working day of the year, nothing to tell you that the new transport system is a shit. This everyone very lost, the buses with posters of paper and drivers delayed 5 hours stop because people ask the tour. #MendoTran-Sofia 2 January 2019 (@Sofiu_Pereyra) what the Government said?
From the authorities of Mendoza, and the official website of Mendotran, claimed that the users can send their doubts and questions to the centers of attention to the user (CAU). In addition, be may call toll-free 0800-999-6604 or at 148 option 7, for details of the routes and schedules. At the same time, the Secretary of public services, Natalio Mema, said that they are working to “help people”: “It is not easy to reach each one with the route you need”. MEMA admitted some flaws in this system: “we have found that in some places we have missed frequencies and will reinforce, for example, in Portland”. While he warned that the consequences will be “calcerous”, relied on the new project: “we are sure that this system is better, if we had not done so. The only sense of this change is to improve the system, improve the quality of life.” In this note:
