According to a report by the consultancy firm Deloitte, the number of passengers travelling on the Metro in Santo Domingo on both its lines increased by 3.2% in 2017, reaching 76.6 million passengers.
Of the 30 stations in operation, the northernmost station in Villa Mella, Mama Tingo has the most passengers with nine million – that is, almost 20% of passengers who use Line 1. This is followed by the Centro de los Héroes (the southernmost station) with 13.8% and Amín Abel (access to the UASD state university) with 9%.
The stations that saw increases in their passenger flow the most during the year were Gregorio Luperón and Gregorio U. Gilbert with an increase of 6.7% each, compared to 2016. These are the first two stations on the Line 1 in the south direction following the Mamá Tingó station.
On Line 2, its westernmost station, the Maria Montez station was the most used with 26% of total passengers on the line, followed by Eduardo Brito (off Av. Máximo Gómez/National Theater) with 15%.
The time that the Metro is most busy is from 7am and 9:30am when 26.2% of the passengers are travelling. Fares on the Santo Domingo Metro are a bargain RD$20.
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30 January 2018
