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Sofia Metro reports record 201 000 commuters in a day

Mon, Dec 21 2009 11:58 CET

byNick Iliev

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Sofia Metro reports record 201 000 commuters in a day

 
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The Sofia Metro marked a record of 201 000 commuters on December 16 2009, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) reported on December 21 2009.
 
Stoyan Bratoev, manager of Metropoliten, the concessionaire that operates the metro, said in an interview with BNT that since the launch of the new section linking Serdika and Mladost in the autumn, this was the highest peak in traffic recorded.
 
By comparison, the average daily traffic was about 160 000 commuters, Bratoev said.
 
The sharp increase in passengers was attributed  to the approaching holidays and the reluctance of commuters to be stuck in traffic jams across Sofia.

According to Bratoev, the company had not expected such a peak in commuters until end-2011.
 
Bratoev said the Sofia Metro would work all night on December 31 through to January 1 and there would be trains spaced at 20 minute intervals.

Reportedly, a similar schedule was to be be employed by the Sofia Public Transport as well, which would ensure transportation round the clock for New Year's Eve.

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