In Almaty, new bendy buses have started their service along the BRT line

In Almaty, new bendy buses have started their service along the BRT line

So, in connection with the growth of passenger traffic on the BRT line, a new route No. 205 was organized, running through the streets of Mustafin - Ryskulbekov- Suleimenov - Zhandosov - Timiryazev - Zheltoksan (in the opposite direction Nauryzbay Batyr) - Tole bi - VOAD - Zhetysu market.

For its maintenance, 30 units of the new rolling stock are provided with an interval of 5 minutes. Low-floor buses with a capacity of more than 180 people are equipped with air conditioning, video surveillance cameras, tilt system and comply with the ecological class Euro-5. Each of the four doors of the 18-meter bus terminal ONAI is installed.

“By order of the city administration, in order to improve the quality of service in public transport, today already 600 drivers are being trained in the Qualification Center. In addition to classes on traffic rules and first aid, trainings are being held to improve stress resistance and a culture of communication with passengers, ”said the governor’s deputy Yerlan Aukenov.

In turn, according to the information of the head of the Transport holding of the city Sadira Khamraev, in October a record 31 million transactions worth 1.9 billion tenge were made on the ONAI card.

It is should be mentioned that at the end of the year the share of new public transport in Almaty will be brought up to 87%. Last week, another 200 new buses arrived in the city.