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PSOE spokesman, Pedro Lopez, is satisfied because gradually increase the number of users of the tram, but stresses that "it is too early to make an assessment" and hopes "the service will better return on investment and improve the lives of citizens. "
In this sense, Lopez recounted that the tram costs the City almost 10 million euros a year, which translates into € 831,582 a month, so "it is best to incorporate this service into nuclei near the areas through which, as the case of The Old Javalí Nora, as well as studying the possibility that it also reaches Javalí New Sewer. "
Socialist spokesman also calls for the establishment of a single ticket for bus and tram to facilitate intermodality and improve the rates and the convenience of users.
Far from the forecasts
As for the assessment presented today by Councillor Traffic and Transportation, Iniesta Javier Lopez insists that although it seems premature to make a clear balance, which itself is more than clear is that so far, have not met expectations undertaken by the Municipality which put an average demand of 450,000 passengers per month.
The figures presented - said Lopez - today are far from that forecast as the month that more people climbed the tram was October with 277,000 travelers.
Not for commercial centers
Another point to note - as the Socialist spokesman, is that they are given weekdays, especially Tuesday and Wednesday, the most widely used service is confirmed that the tram is used by citizens to move to the malls (Saturdays and Sundays experience a significant drop) as the Socialist Group said, but is used mostly by college students.
Source: PSOE Murcia
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