Monday, April 19, 2004
Public transport in Kemerovo
Like I said in an earlier post, there are quite a few ways to get around in Kemerovo.
First of all, there are the regular buses. When I was here 7 years ago, there didn't use to be many good buses. Most of them were as old as the hills and hardly reached 30 km/h.
Nowadays, however, there are quite a few new buses - bear in mind that 'new' is a relative concept. A bus ride costs 5 roubles, which is the equivalent of €0,15.
Then there are the trolleybuses, which get their power from electric wires hanging over the streets. Obviously, they can only go to places where there are wires and, as a result, are only available in certain areas. It's been known to happen that the bar that connects the bus to the wires comes loose and the vehicle can't go any further until the driver fixes it. A ride on one of those costs as much as a bus ride.
A third kind consists of so-called 'marshrutki', minibuses that follow a particular route. The main difference with ordinary buses, apart from their size, is that they go somewhat faster and that you can get off anywhere you like, not just at bus stops. The fare is 8 roubles (€0,25).
The bus stops in Kemerovo are many and not that far apart.
You can either buy a ticket from the conductor - the person who addresses you in a not-so-friendly voice - or you can buy a ticket for the entire month, though I think those are only valid on ordinary buses.
Then there are trams, which are also available only in particular areas. Haven't been on one of those in a very long time, so I'm not sure how much the fare is. Probably the same as on the bus.
And finally, there are, of course, taxi's, which are the only transport available at night and when you're in a hurry. One of those will take you from the edge of town to the city centre for about 100 roubles (€2,85). There are quite a few of those around as well.
There used to be one more option, but I haven't seen it happen for a while: you could just hail any car in the street and the driver would take you to your destination for a small amount of money.
First of all, there are the regular buses. When I was here 7 years ago, there didn't use to be many good buses. Most of them were as old as the hills and hardly reached 30 km/h.
Nowadays, however, there are quite a few new buses - bear in mind that 'new' is a relative concept. A bus ride costs 5 roubles, which is the equivalent of €0,15.
Then there are the trolleybuses, which get their power from electric wires hanging over the streets. Obviously, they can only go to places where there are wires and, as a result, are only available in certain areas. It's been known to happen that the bar that connects the bus to the wires comes loose and the vehicle can't go any further until the driver fixes it. A ride on one of those costs as much as a bus ride.
A third kind consists of so-called 'marshrutki', minibuses that follow a particular route. The main difference with ordinary buses, apart from their size, is that they go somewhat faster and that you can get off anywhere you like, not just at bus stops. The fare is 8 roubles (€0,25).
The bus stops in Kemerovo are many and not that far apart.
You can either buy a ticket from the conductor - the person who addresses you in a not-so-friendly voice - or you can buy a ticket for the entire month, though I think those are only valid on ordinary buses.
Then there are trams, which are also available only in particular areas. Haven't been on one of those in a very long time, so I'm not sure how much the fare is. Probably the same as on the bus.
And finally, there are, of course, taxi's, which are the only transport available at night and when you're in a hurry. One of those will take you from the edge of town to the city centre for about 100 roubles (€2,85). There are quite a few of those around as well.
There used to be one more option, but I haven't seen it happen for a while: you could just hail any car in the street and the driver would take you to your destination for a small amount of money.
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