Only one escalator in Tehran metro is broken/where did the contract for 113 wagons end up?
According to the social reporter of Fars news agency, Masoud Darshi, during the journalists’ visit to the metro stations, said about the latest status of escalators: Almost 1200 escalators are in service in Tehran on a daily basis.
Only the government gate escalator is down for a major overhaul
Emphasizing the fact that currently only the escalator of the government gate is shut down for basic overhaul, he said: On May 29, this escalator will also return to the circuit.
He stated correctly: Overhauling of Tehran’s escalators is on the agenda and good measures have been taken in this regard since the second half of last year.
100 billion Tomans budget was allocated for the supply of escalator parts
The managing director of Metro announced the purchase of necessary parts for the escalators and said: 100 billion Tomans budget has been allocated for the supply of escalator parts and some of the parts have been purchased and entered the warehouse.
The CEO of the Tehran and Suburbs Metro Operating Company stated that some escalators need a major overhaul in terms of work, and said: Overhaul is on the agenda. We had a few escalators off until yesterday, but they are all on today.
Why are some escalators off?
Stating that some escalators are turned off due to some measures, Darshi said: “In some places where escalators are active and two lines serve in parallel, one of the escalators is turned off during off-peak hours, and this is to save money.” Electricity consumption. This does not mean that the escalator is broken.
If the blackout of the escalators is less than 24 hours, it is not considered as a malfunction
Pointing out that one of the escalators of the battle station was damaged today, he said: This escalator will return to the circuit in a few hours. I want to tell you one thing, if the escalators are out of service for less than 24 hours, it is not considered a breakdown, but if the escalator is out of service for 24 hours, it is a breakdown.
Emphasizing the fact that several different brands of escalators are used in Tehran Metro, Darshi said: the same number of brands makes maintenance of escalators more difficult.
If maintenance is not done, the life of the escalators will be shortened/ the oil of the escalators had not been changed for several years
According to the truth, escalators need to change their oil after some time, but the escalators in the metro had not had their oil changed until the end of last year (about two to three years). This should have been done, because if maintenance is not done, the life of the escalators will be shortened. We have already changed the oil in all the escalators.
The placement of some escalators is under study/some of the escalators are more than 20 years old.
Stating that the placement of some escalators is under study, Darshi said: some placements are not correct. It is possible to change after the study.
According to the CEO of the Tehran and Suburbs Metro Operating Company, some escalators have lived for more than 20 years and are still in service. These escalators need to be overhauled and renovated in order to remain up and running.
Regarding the standard of elevators in metro stations, he said: There are discrepancies with the standards of the elevator standards, but the goal has been set to achieve safety. Consultations have been held and we have reached a general understanding with Standard Company.
We have 155 active elevators, three of which are broken
In response to Fars reporter’s question about when Standard Company will allow these elevators to be installed, he said: We currently have 155 active elevators, three of which are broken. We don’t have any problem with passenger movement.
Some elevators are out of order due to standard issue
The Managing Director of Tehran and Suburbs Metro Operation Company emphasized that some elevators are out of order in some stations, but they are not damaged, and said: These elevators are not used because of the standard problem. they do not.
Darshi emphasized: We have problems with the disabled, especially the blind, in the subway, because the blind should not use the escalator, because sometimes the route of the escalator changes.
Why are there no escalators in some stations?
In response to a question that there are no electric escalators in some metro stations, he said: Stations that do not have electric escalators are divided into two categories; For some of them, escalators have been seen but have not been installed yet, and the second category are the stations that were built in the seventies but escalators have not been installed.
About 50% of the elevators have obtained the standard license
About how many metro elevators have received standard licenses, Darshi said: About 50 percent of the elevators have received standard licenses and will be launched soon.
Regarding the development of metro cars, he said: We have 135 active trains, which are about 1,000 cars in total. If it is added to these trains, our transportation capacity will almost double. We have a plan for a twenty-year horizon, to which four more lines should be added.
Regarding the distance between the trains on Metro Line 4, Darshi said: The distance between the trains is about four minutes. Our lines are not fully formed yet and there may be problems in some cases.
Due to lack of fleet, we may have problems during the day
Emphasizing that we have no resistance to the lack of fleet, the CEO of the Tehran and Suburbs Metro Operation Company said: Due to the lack of fleet, we may have problems during the day and this is normal.
Stating that 2,200 trips are made in the subway a day, he said: This amount of travel will definitely not be error-free.
The contract for 113 wagons of the national train has reached good places in the field of providing resources
Regarding the contract for 630 wagons, Darshi said: If this contract was signed 2 years ago, it would have entered the circuit today, but this did not happen during the previous period of city management. The current management is persistent and also the contract of 113 wagons of the national train has reached good places in the field of providing resources.
Emphasizing the fact that thousands of people travel by subway every day, Darshi said: We are trying to provide the best service, but problems arise due to the exhaustion of the fleet.
Regarding the metro electronic ticket, he said: From the next 10 days, new work will begin in this field, and the installation of devices will begin with the purchase of hardware.
The managing director of Tehran and Homme Metro Company said regarding the latest situation of the metro warehouses: We are trying to compensate for the shortages and some parts have been purchased. Definitely, this year with the budget we have, we will have a significant growth in this field.
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