Metro Monday

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Diandino Pena, director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) has announced that as of Monday, 22 December, rides will be free on the Santo Domingo Metro. The Metro will run from 9am to 7pm and the free rides will end on 6 January. Pena explained that only 10 train cars will be used for this three-week trial run, but that each car can carry an estimated 650 passengers and riders will only have to wait five or six minutes to catch a train. Pena also informed that in its initial stages the government will subsidize the Metro with US$25 million per year. Speaking at a press conference, Pena predicted that the Metro would exceed everyone's expectations.

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