Clarifications regarding the cost of tickets for travel in the Thessaloniki metro were given by the head of Elliniko Metro SA. Nikos Takhiaos.
“I am confident that the choice of a private operator solution for the Thessaloniki metro will be wise and confirmed by the corresponding result,” he said in a Facebook post, expressing satisfaction with the tender results. As Takhiaos explained, “the private operator does not participate in the collection of tolls from metro users. Ticket priceto be paid by passengers established exclusively by the state“.
“Residents and guests of Thessaloniki can be sure that tickets will be quite cheapon the order of what OASTH is currently charging, and even in the case of movement with transfers, for example, the combined use of the metro and bus,” he added. Regarding the operation of the metro in Thessaloniki, Nikos Takhiaos noted: “Passengers will be able to pass through the turnstiles of the metro using a mobile application, without issuing a physical ticket.
The head of Elliniko Metro also spoke about the “quality leap in the public transport system in Thessaloniki”. “Based on the experience of Copenhagen, whose metro served as a model for our design, the new company aims to provide residents of Thessaloniki and visitors to the city, first of all, safe and reliable modern transport“, he said, among other things.
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