For some, the idea seems “useless”.
For others, it turns out to be “ingenious” or “practical”.
Since Monday, the "Sans Souci" metro station in Lyon has been equipped with traffic lights.
Or more precisely, luminous LEDs hung from the ceiling and installed at the edge of the platforms.
As you approach the metro, each lights up.
Green to indicate that the corresponding train is lightly used.
Orange to mean that "it's still happening".
Red to announce that there is no more room and that the travelers are already piled up like cattle.
The information is sent by two cameras installed in the two previous stations so that users know the occupancy rate of the trains in real time and that they have no unpleasant surprises on arrival.
Usually, a simple glance is enough to see that the car is already jam-packed.
There, thanks to the system, travelers will be notified in advance.
This will give them time to move to join the train of their choice.
Unique system in France
This experiment, unique and unprecedented in France, essentially aims to "make travel more fluid" and "improve the comfort" of users, underlines Bruno Bernard, the president of Sytral.
“It is also, at a time when the health situation is still uncertain, an effective solution for the most vulnerable people,” he adds.
It will be conducted for six months.
“Depending on the feedback and changes in behavior observed during this experimental phase, this system could be extended to other stations,” concludes Sytral.
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