Odessa received seven passenger buses from Dnipro

Odessa received seven passenger buses from Dnipro. The vehicles will bolster the city’s fleet and help provide backup service for electric transit routes during power outages.

This was announced by Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odessa City Council. 

The city received two types of MAZ low-floor buses, which can accommodate between 100 and 150 passengers. They are equipped with ramps for passengers in wheelchairs and air conditioning in the driver’s cabs. The engines and automatic transmissions on these buses are manufactured by Mercedes-Benz and Voith. Each vehicle has 26 seats.

The buses were gifted to Odesa on Dnipro City Day as a sincere gesture of unity and mutual friendship.

These are the buses that Kyiv transferred to Dnipro for use in October 2022. At that time, 30 vehicles were sent to replace those destroyed by Russian shelling. Since Odesa now needs buses, seven of them were transferred here. 

Odesa has an urgent need for public transportation, as much of its fleet was destroyed by the Russians.

Previously, the number of social buses in Odesa was reduced. More trolleybuses and trams have been put into service on routes, duplicating some of the bus routes. Due to this competition, the established revenue target is not being met.

One ofthe deputiespointed out that social buses are inclusive and convenient for passengers, and reducing their numbers could benefit private carriers. A representative of the department acknowledged that social transit should remain on the city’s streets. At the same time, he explained that some of the routes overlap with routes already served by trams and trolleybuses.

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