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The Public Transport Alguazas installed on the services that allow exact arrival time of the bus in real time, via phone or voice systems installed at bus stops

The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, and the mayor of Alguazas, José Antonio Fernández, today signed an agreement for cooperation for the implementation of streamlining the number of tariffs and unification of systems and payment areas public transport services, which will cut 27 cents the average price of bus ticket in the town.

This agreement, signed recently by the city councils of Sewell, Molina and Santomera flat rate will extend to the entire metropolitan area of Murcia before the summer, and the implementation of the R + D + I developed by the Public Entity Transportation (EPT) to improve reporting, reliability and punctuality.

In addition to lowering the average price of the ticket in the municipality, the new tariff system decriminalizes transfers, which are free on all lines in the metropolitan area of Murcia.

For example, a neighbor who moves to Alguazas Hospital Virgen de Murcia La Arrixaca pay only 1 euro for the whole journey with Bono 10, rather than the current 2.70 euros.

"Thus, by removing barriers between municipalities and one backbone transmission network across the metropolitan area of Murcia, so that citizens no longer have to think about specific lines but in the public transport network as a whole , where users can move without limits using the same bond, "added the director.

In Alguazas, tariff unification will benefit travelers who make 93,000 trips a year, which will see improved service quality.

In addition, the new bonds will not increase its price after the rate increase of 1.7 percent held by the Ministry of Development, "and that the regional government will assume the increase to keep the price of the new titles," said counselor.

The tariff unification will also implement the R + D + i for EFA designed to improve the quality of public transport and services including Time: Bus, SMS, and Bidi Bus: Bus, information systems, enabling know the exact arrival time of the bus in real time, via mobile phone or voice systems installed into new ecological stops fitted with solar panels to operate.

Rates of 12 to three

In Alguazas simplifying the current tariff offering a move from the 12 titles of transport in the town to only three: the UNIBON, Bono 10 'My Travels' and the regular ticket.

Thus, the UNIBON 'No Limits' allows unlimited travel for just 30 euros a month, a rate cut to 20 euros for all students of any formal training.

For its part, the people who opt for the bonus 10 'My Trips' may make ten travel packages an hour with free transfer at all bus lines Alguazas Township, Sewell, Santomera, Molina de Segura and Murcia a price of ten euros.

This payment system, he recalled the counselor, "encourages the use of public transport and rewards users who use it most, because the more you travel unless the travel costs."

So said José Ballesta, "if you make four journeys for an hour, the fare will be $ 0.25, if three, is of 0.33 euros, if the user makes two trips the price will be 0 , 50, whereas if you travel only once is 1 euro, "he concluded.

Source: CARM