GuaguaGomera completes the project to provide new information and location panels to the main stations and preferred stops
Last year the number of travelers increased by 32%, reaching 202,030 passengers
GuaguaGomera has reported, this Wednesday, of the completion of the project so that the island will be provided with 20 smart bus stops with the installation of digital information panels and location systems with which to obtain real-time data on the time of passage of the bus or the characteristics of the route it takes. This was confirmed by the island president, Casimiro Curbelo, who stated that last year the number of travelers increased by 32%, reaching the figure of 202,030 passengers, of which nearly 70,000 used the Transportation Card.
The new service will be available at the main stations on the island with departure indications and other references of interest. These same panels will be implemented in the preferred stations located at strategic points of the network: the median zone, island airport or points of high demand such as the stops located on the outskirts of the squares of each municipality.
The second phase of the initiative will provide the rest of the stops with information tools for mobile devices. In this way, by entering the stop number, users will receive on their smartphone the indications of the times the buses pass by their location. “It is a commitment to the implementation of new technologies and to improve the efficiency of the public transportation network,” said the president.
The island of La Gomera, since January 2, 2019, has implemented the Transport Card, which allows contactless payment and without the use of cash. In this sense, the Minister of Transport, Aníbal González, explained that the four modalities of this service are adapted to the situation of each user through vouchers: Canary Resident Bonus – subsidized by the Government of the Canary Islands and the Island Council, Gomero Mayor Bonus – for people over 60 years of age, Social Resident Bonus and General Bonus – for non-residents, with a 10% discount.
COVID-19
González also thanked the willingness and work carried out by the administrative staff and drivers of the public company who, during this health crisis, "have been on the front line, professionally offering transportation services for users of the island."
Modification of schedules on the Vallehermoso – Valle Gran Rey route
GuaguaGomera has announced the adaptation of the schedules of the Vallehermoso – Valle Gran Rey route to the summer season. Starting Thursday, July 9, departures from Vallehermoso will be from Monday to Saturday at 6:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m. / 6:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays 9:30 a.m. / 6:30 p.m. From Valle Gran Rey there will be departures from Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. / 8:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays at 11:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
