- Sytral, which is piloting the second urban public transport network in France in the Rhône, presented its results of the Covid-19 health crisis this Friday.
- The "gradual and controlled" resumption of traffic in the Lyon conurbation does not prevent the president of Sytral Fouziya Bouzerda from deploring "unprecedented losses", estimated at 165 million euros for the year 2020.
As of May 4, Fouziya Bouzerda wrote to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to indicate to him "the need for a massive plan to support public transport". The president of Sytral, manager of public transport (TCL) in the Lyon metropolitan area, presented during a press conference this Friday why "State compensation" was crucial. "The financial impact of the Covid-19 health crisis was unprecedented for Sytral," said Fouziya Bouzerda, with 165 million euros in losses estimated for 2020.
Namely "considerable losses" of revenue and part of the mobility payment for companies, while the use of public transport in Lyon has increased from 25% on May 11 to 60% today. "The recovery was faster than what we were aiming for, because we thought we were only 60% in September" with the return of the students, says Fouziya Bouzerda, who does not expect a 100% return until the end of calendar year. 42,000 subscriptions were sold for the month of June, 50% less than before the confinement, and the same is true for ticket sales.
SYTRAL would like to thank the over 95% of users who respect the wearing of the mask 😷 compulsory on the TCL network 🚇🚊🚍. You are helping us make it #TravelTogether.
📢 Reminder: not wearing a mask on the network is liable to a fine of € 135. pic.twitter.com/CTdIUm69KC
378 reports in Lyon for non-compliance with the wearing of a mask
After operating at 50% of its usual traffic during the two months of containment, the offer of the TCL network rose to 85% on May 11, then "to almost 100% since May 25". The Sytral emphasizes "a controlled management of flows and a respected physical distance". Compliance with the wearing of masks is estimated at 97% since the start of the health crisis, with a total of 378 reports drawn up for non-compliance with the wearing.
Between the € 16 million reimbursement of user subscriptions over the confinement period, an investment estimated in 2020 at € 5 million for "innovative and exceptional sanitary devices" (installation of contactless disinfectant terminals, disinfection service itinerant, distribution of 300,000 masks, etc.), the prospects for recovery are not very encouraging.
"The metro trains are almost deserted in Lyon, it's reassuring" https://t.co/QFYwpq8cUN
- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) May 11, 2020More than 800 million euros in losses by 2030?
Sytral is already projecting itself until 2030, with losses estimated at 245 million euros over the decade for revenue and 575 million euros for mobility payments. What to call into question projects like the extension of the T6 tram or the creation of metro E in the direction of the west of Lyon? "We know that these are eminently political decisions," said the president of Sytral. It is a challenge to continue to respond to peri-urban demand. This requires a significant loan, up to a billion euros. "
If she indicates exchanging with the Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Elisabeth Borne, Fouziya Bouzerda has been waiting for a month for a response from Edouard Philippe: "If we don't want a mass return of the car, the state must become aware of the need to strengthen public transport. "
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