Yerevan Municipality expressed its adamance regarding the issue of the final stop for the Echmiadzin shuttle bus

ArmInfo. The Kilikia bus station will remain the final stop for bus route #203 serving the Echmiadzin-Yerevan route. The shuttle bus will be allowed to travel to the area adjacent to the Matenadaran exclusively for student drop-offs and pick-ups. This was announced by Yerevan Mayor's Press Secretary Julietta Azaryan amid the scandal surrounding the minibus terminus.

As a reminder, after the so-called Velvet Revolution, shuttle buses from Echmiadzin began stopping near the Matenadaran instead of the Kilikia bus station. In the absence of parking spaces, they often double-park, creating serious obstacles for other road users. Amid severe traffic congestion in the Armenian capital, Yerevan City Hall recalled that the final stop for these minibuses is the bus station, not the Matenadaran area, and banned them from operating in that direction. This sparked public outrage, with citizens complaining that this decision was a financial burden.

She clarified, however, that the stop would be relocated solely for the purpose of picking up and dropping off students. "Despite the fact that the initial terms of the agreement stipulated that the final stop for bus #203 serving the Echmiadzin-Yerevan route was the Yerevan Kilikia bus station, in response to numerous citizen requests, it is planned to allow minibuses to travel to the Matenadaran, but only for the purpose of dropping off and picking up students," Azaryan wrote on her Facebook page.

At the same time, she stated that the issue of converting the area adjacent to the Matenadaran into a bus parking lot is not being considered and will not be allowed under any circumstances. "The bus stop in this area will be intended solely for dropping off and picking up passengers. Parking will not be provided there," the Yerevan mayor's press secretary concluded.