Metro de Santiago specified that during the last quarter (August, September and October) there have been 175 station closures, affecting a total of 43.6 million people who use metropolitan transport.
From the company they indicated that there are four main reasons that explain these events: riots and/or demonstrations abroad; student actions; wild bars; and operational contingency.
four topics
in conversation with Emol, Metro detailed each of the reasons. In the first case: riots and/or demonstrations abroad; this has represented 80% of the total cases with 140 station closures in recent months.
The actions of students represent 12% of the station closures with 21 times. When going into detail, the company points out that most of these occur with the entry of students to the stations and cause disturbances inside.
The third case corresponds to the actions of baristas from soccer teams, which represent 7% with 12 station closures.
While the closures due to operational contingencies of the company itself correspond to 1%, since stations were closed only on two occasions due to that topic.
Line l the most affected
Of the 175 station closures registered during the last quarter, 15 were in August, 120 in September and 40 in October.
Of the 120 cases identified in September, 30 of the cases were in the Baquedano station (41%), while 24 were in the Catholic University and 12 in Santa Lucía. Of the 40 cases in October, six were in Baquedano, nine at Universidad Católica and 12 in Santa Lucía.
Likewise, it was reported that the lines with the highest closures during September were 1 with 89 closures, 5 with 52 closures and 2 with 17 closures. As for October, Line 5 registered 23 closures, Line 1 had 12 closures and Line 2 only had one.
