Tehran City Council Pushes for Public Transportation Expansion

To expand Tehran’s public transportation system, 500 new buses will be added to the operating fleet by the end of May, a member of Tehran City Council said.
Shahrbanou Amani added that the induction is part of a government plan to add 1,500 domestically-made buses to the capital’s transport network, YJC reported.
Due to the lack of public transport vehicles, social distancing cannot be observed in buses packed with commuters. 
“To maintain safe distance between people, the number of buses and subway trains need to increase,” she said.
Amani noted that although the number of public transport passengers fell by 70% during Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays from March 20 to April 3), the surging crowd in public vehicles and subway is becoming worrisome after resuming the so-called low-risk businesses in mid-April.