Coronavirus in Bordeaux: Schedules, distancing, disinfection… How the TBM transport network prepares the way out of containment - 20 Minutes
- From May 11, between 60 and 70% of the classic transport offer will be offered by Keolis Bordeaux.
- Wearing a mask will be compulsory in transport, and also at stations.
- Important measures to disinfect the trains are also undertaken.
The instructions of Bordeaux Métropole for deconfinement in transport are clear: supply, supply, supply. "It is obvious," emphasizes Vice-President of Transport Christophe Duprat, "that the more there will be, the less people will be crowded in the tram and in the buses. "
The TBM network transport offer from May 11 will thus rise between 60 and 70% of the conventional offer. This will give a train every 7'30 on lines A and B, and every 5 'on lines C and D (10' on the branches of these lines). The offer will go to May 25 between 80 and 90%. And it should reach almost 100% by June 14. "The distance of one meter in transport, it will be very complicated, admits Christophe Duprat, but we will offer an offer capable of supporting 500,000 travelers per day, when we should have at best only 150,000, so it should have room, ”insists the elected official.
Wearing a mask, cross on the ground and one seat in two
This will not prevent new rules to be observed for users. "Not only will wearing a mask be mandatory in trams, this is a national decision, recalls Christophe Duprat, but we have decided that it will also be in tram stations and bus stops. It is obvious that it is better to have already put your mask on when entering the tram, otherwise it may generate jostling, especially in stations like Stalingrad, Hôtel de Ville, Porte de Bourgogne. »Violators may be fined, in particular by the police, who will patrol the trains.
As of Monday, May 11, the #tramway trains of the @info_tbm #Keolis #Bordeaux network will be refurbished: one seat out of two will be usable, distributors of hydroalcoholic gel will be installed and the distance instructions will be recalled. #transport # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/CR0VSzlwLl
- 20minutesbordeaux (@ 20minutesbord) May 6, 2020At some stations crosses will be drawn on the ground, at a distance of one meter from each other, to respect social distancing measures. It will also be asked to use only one seat out of two, except for people in the same household, and to let users get off the trains before getting on. Distributors of hydroalcoholic gel connected will also be offered in ten trains and twenty buses from mid-May, and TBM plans to sell masks at certain stations.
Disinfection by nebulization
"In public transport, deconfinement is more complicated than confinement: reducing the supply of a network is easier than relaunching it, with depots that have been closed and equipment that has not been driven" underlines for Keolis Bordeaux director Eric Moinier. But the objective is to relaunch the machine gradually, as the employees return to work in their companies. And reassure them.
For this, the disinfection measures already in force will continue, and even intensify. Vehicle spray disinfection will continue to take place every night, as will the cleaning of the driver's cabin at each shift, and teams will clean the grab bars regularly throughout the day.
The tram lines of the #Bordeaux @TBM network are disinfected every night with a virucidal product #transports # COVID__19 pic.twitter.com/COPDnG7iFc
- mibosredon (@mibosredon) May 6, 2020Finally, two financial measures have been adopted for travelers: the TBM subscription for May will not be debited, and this year there will be no increase in ticket prices on July 1, as is the case with 'ordinary.
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