Transantiago: Before and after

Hello everyone! I’m going to write about the Santiago public transport, specifically about Transantiago. This is a bus transport system that let people to reach every place in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Well, I have to say that this is a very recent system, implemented just in 2007.

Before that, and in my opinion, the public transport was awful. The old one had about six thousands buses and formed a very complex route system. The buses were very old and harmful to environment. The air pollution in Santiago was mostly formed by buses emanation. The bus drivers were very rude and violent, especially with students. Also the bus drivers made races against each other; they fought to take people in. Because that reason and many others the government implemented a foreign public transport system and called it Transantiago.

Transantiago has about two thousands buses less than the old system. The buses are bigger, more comfortable and friendly with the atmosphere. In the old system, people had to pay the fare to the drivers, now everyone has a special card with a chip used to pay the trip. Also the routes are connected with other public transport system, the metro. The trips now are faster and have a lower cost than the old system.

Well, I have to say that in the beginning Transantiago was a mess. But now, three years later, Transantiago is the best thing that has happened to the city (hahahah).

Thanks for reading.
Bye!!