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METRO - Looks like some of us had a clue?
Santo Domingo Metro one of only two ?self-sustained? in the world
Santo Domingo.- The fare which Santo Domingo Metro 230,000 `s passengers pay daily is enough to self-sustain the modern mass transit system, whose yearly earnings are as high as RD$1.3 billion (US$27.8 million).
The government had funneled US$25 million for operating and maintenance expenses the First Metro Line annually but the subsidy is no longer needed.
Transport Reorganization Office (Opret) director Diandino Pe?a on Thursday said Santo Domingo?s Metro is one of the world?s only two self-sustaining railway transit system. "The Metro system is a safe, fast, massive, convenient transportation, and is currently the second metro in the world that generates resources, only by way of fares, sufficient enough to sustain."
In that regard the official said compared with international metros the price per ticket in the local lines are “miniscule and insignificant.” We?re making just 0.45 cents (RD$20) when in New York the minimum is two US dollars (RD$90); and still with that income via tickets only, without entering the exploitation phase of the business side and selling ads, we are already reaching a balance."
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/ec...o-one-of-only-two-self-sustained-in-the-world
Santo Domingo.- The fare which Santo Domingo Metro 230,000 `s passengers pay daily is enough to self-sustain the modern mass transit system, whose yearly earnings are as high as RD$1.3 billion (US$27.8 million).
The government had funneled US$25 million for operating and maintenance expenses the First Metro Line annually but the subsidy is no longer needed.
Transport Reorganization Office (Opret) director Diandino Pe?a on Thursday said Santo Domingo?s Metro is one of the world?s only two self-sustaining railway transit system. "The Metro system is a safe, fast, massive, convenient transportation, and is currently the second metro in the world that generates resources, only by way of fares, sufficient enough to sustain."
In that regard the official said compared with international metros the price per ticket in the local lines are “miniscule and insignificant.” We?re making just 0.45 cents (RD$20) when in New York the minimum is two US dollars (RD$90); and still with that income via tickets only, without entering the exploitation phase of the business side and selling ads, we are already reaching a balance."
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/ec...o-one-of-only-two-self-sustained-in-the-world
You might consider that new, wider highways don't have to built, or can be built later, because some people ride the train and/or bus, they don't drive. Money saved. Also, highways are subsidized significantly. No driver is paying the full cost of the street and highway system. Complicated subject. And, a complex accounting challenge. Most or all public transit is subsidized. The question is at what cost.
because it is not true. Tokyo and Osaka operate at a profit.
just another typical Dominican government falsehood aimed at people who know nothing, or next to nothing.
this is a government that tells us that they receive 5 million tourists per year, and the revenue is 16 billion. that means that they get 3000 dollars from each tourist, on average. taking into consideration that the leakage rate is around 70%, that means that each tourist spends around 11,000 dollars, or thereabouts. that does not jive with the reality that the DR gets the lowest budget tourist in the caribbean, most of whom barely spend 1100 dollars on a vacation package, let alone 11,000.
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https://www.facebook.com/URKO1000/videos/10206784934155887/?fref=nf
Moderator Note: This is Caracas Venezuela, NOT DR
https://www.facebook.com/URKO1000/videos/10206784934155887/?fref=nf
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http://www.radiofeyalegrianoticias.net/sitio/2015/08/rio-el-valle-desbordado-por-lluvias/
Click on the link above and see this took place in Venezuela's Metro system.
Click on the link above and see this took place in Venezuela's Metro system.
But to be honest, any flooding of the streets above and this can also happen to the SD Metro alike.
The important part is that it was built to handle such floods to a point.
The important part is that it was built to handle such floods to a point.
