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01-27-2009, 05:20 PM
Rules for riding the Metro have been drawn up, with services starting on Friday, 30th January. Large packages will not be allowed on the metro, and neither will smoking, eating or drinking, according to a briefing to El Caribe reporters by Leonel Carrasco, sub-director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET).
Firearms are banned, and dogs, cats or other animals will not be allowed on the trains. Children under 12 years of age will not be allowed to travel unless accompanied by an adult.
Another rule for the use of the Metro is that nobody can cross the yellow line before the train stops and the doors open.
Carrasco asks riders to be aware that they must have their tickets in their hands when they board, that they need to move to the right, listen out for the sound of the closing doors and hold children by the hand as they get on and off the trains.
Carrasco said that the Metro would begin operating on the morning of 30th January with 19 trains and 39 cars, but that only 15 or 16 will be operating in both directions. The other units will be ready to enter service if one of those operating should have some sort of breakdown, according to the Opret operations plan.
He said that the trains would travel the 14.2 kilometers from the Centro de los Heroes (La Feria) to the last station, Mama Tingo in Villa Mella.
Metro Security director General Daniel Martinez Lorenzo said that his group has a force of 700 men trained to act in emergency situations, "including disasters."
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Firearms are banned, and dogs, cats or other animals will not be allowed on the trains. Children under 12 years of age will not be allowed to travel unless accompanied by an adult.
Another rule for the use of the Metro is that nobody can cross the yellow line before the train stops and the doors open.
Carrasco asks riders to be aware that they must have their tickets in their hands when they board, that they need to move to the right, listen out for the sound of the closing doors and hold children by the hand as they get on and off the trains.
Carrasco said that the Metro would begin operating on the morning of 30th January with 19 trains and 39 cars, but that only 15 or 16 will be operating in both directions. The other units will be ready to enter service if one of those operating should have some sort of breakdown, according to the Opret operations plan.
He said that the trains would travel the 14.2 kilometers from the Centro de los Heroes (La Feria) to the last station, Mama Tingo in Villa Mella.
Metro Security director General Daniel Martinez Lorenzo said that his group has a force of 700 men trained to act in emergency situations, "including disasters."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)