YEREVAN SUBWAY TO TRANSPORT 19 MLN PASSENGERS IN 2008
ARKA
Sep 12, 2008
YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. Yerevan subway plans to transport
19mln passengers by the end of this year, said Paylak Yayloyan,
director of the subway.
About 70,000 passengers travel by metro every day – 20% increase
compared to last year.
According to Yayloyan, the number of passengers traveling by Yerevan
underground has increased by 40% for the past two years.
"Undergrounds in different countries usually work at a loss, and
Yerevan underground is not an exception," the director of the metro
said.
The underground receives additional 180mln drams from the sales
volume growth, but this is not enough to cover all the expenses,
Yayloyan added.
Karen Demirtchyan Metro in Yerevan opened in 1981. The underground
has 10 stations. The total stretch of the metro is 13.4km.