Terms of new public transport fares system to be postponed 

ArmInfo.The application dates for the new public transport fare payment system in Yerevan will be  postponed. The mayor of the capital, Tigran Avinyan, announced this on June 25 at a meeting of the City Council of Elders.

According to him, the use of the new payment system will begin after  a new batch of buses and trolleybuses arrives in the city. In total,  we are talking about 171 buses and 15 trolleybuses, after the  introduction of which on city routes it will be possible to talk  about the beginning of the use of a new fare payment system. The  mayor assured that all the gaps that existed in the system would be  neutralized.

Previously, Yerevan authorities announced the addition of 171 new  8.5-meter-long buses and 15 trolleybuses to the transport fleet. The  new equipment is designed to replace outdated rolling stock and also  lead to changes on some routes. Trolleybuses will be used on existing  routes to replace worn-out vehicles.