Eneko Arruabarrena (Metro Bilbao): "The subway is getting older and has more and more problems associated with programmed ageing."
According to the managing director of Metro Bilbao, to meet more demands, it will be "mandatory" to update the subway and renovate new trains, signalling system and command posts.
Eneko Arruabarrena and Elixabete Etxanobe, at a subway station in Bilbao.
The Bilbao Metro is 30 years old, but it is looking to the future. Metro Bilbao's managing director, Eneko Arruabarrena, has explained in Euskadi Irratia that the Metro "is in need of innovation because it is 30 years old and the machines are getting older." In this regard, he has acknowledged that there are more and more problems associated with programmed obsolescence.
The Bilbao metro has started the anniversary day with delays due to a "false occupation" of a railway line in San Ignacio this morning. In other words, a circuit has warned that a train was standing, although this has not been the case. As a result, traffic permits have had to be issued individually for a while, causing delays.
Despite the breakdowns, Arruabarrena points out that Metro BiLbao's availability is over 99% and punctuality 98%.
He believes it is "imperative" to meet future demand by updating the subway, such as wagons, signalling ssitema and renovating command posts.
Also, the new trains will be at least five wagons, which will increase capacity or capacity by 15%, according to Arruabarrena.
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