On Monday morning, the metro was overcrowded after Metrorex started only 50 of the 57 trains that should normally be on all main metro lines, Radio Romania Actualăți reports.

Alstom does not provide maintenance for trains that have reached one million kilometers.

Perhaps the teachers’ strike helped to some extent and the lack of subway frames was not felt so strongly.

At Piața Unirii 2 station at 7:15 p.m., people struggled to find a seat on the subway going to Pipera.

Metrorex announced on Friday that in the near future, “metro train timetables on all main lines will be subject to change due to the inability to provide sufficient trains for Alstom Transport SA, the service provider for metro trains. according to the estimated traffic schedules”.

According to a statement by Metrorex, in the next period, the traffic intervals could reach 10 minutes during peak hours.

“Metrorex will apply to the maintenance operator, Alstom Transport SA, all legal and contractual sanctions for the situation created by the non-fulfillment of the obligations accepted in accordance with the contractual provisions,” – send representatives of the company, which says that it is currently debt-free in front of Alstom.

“Understanding the discomfort caused to passengers, Metrorex employees, who organize and control the movement of metro trains, will take operational measures to ensure that train intervals are as close as possible to normal traffic schedules in order to limit the consequences arising from this unpleasant situation,” they said. in the company

On December 31, 2021, Metrorex SA and Alstom Transport SA signed a contract for the provision of maintenance services for electric metro frames and rail vehicles specific to metro infrastructure for a period of 15 years, based on a proposal submitted by Alstom Transport SA

The estimated price related to the object of the contract, calculated on the basis of the estimated quantity, within 15 years, is 2,452,440,564 lei.