Air-condition has to work during heats
Published 13 July 2010
Last modified 3 June 2019
More than one third of Warsaw buses is air-conditioned. According to the provisions of contracts signed with carriers, devices have to work and be used in a way that minimizes influence of high temperatures on the comfort of travelling. Warsaw Transport Authority increased the number of inspections and is responding to the signals from passengers.
All bus carriers – Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe as well as the companies Mobilis, PKS Grodzisk Mazowiecki and ITS Michalczewski are obliged, by virtue of the contracts, to keep the temperature in vehicles between 18 – 25 degrees Celsius. When the temperature is above 25 degrees, air-condition should turn on automatically.
Air-condition inspection has recently been one of the priorities of the actions undertaken by the ZTM public transport traffic inspectors. Since the beginning of July, as a result of such inspections, 230 fines were imposed on carriers after uncovering irregularities (MZA – 29, Mobilis – 60, PKS Grodzisk – 117, ITS Michalczewski – 24). In some cases, irregularities were connected with not using “warm button” by drivers (in air-conditioned vehicles passengers should open door themselves during the whole day).
Passengers may inform ZTM about improper functioning of air-condition in vehicles of public transport calling the hotline (22) 194 84.
Information about not working air-condition which is directed to ZTM is a reason to control a vehicle pointed by the passenger.
Notifications concerning a driver who refused to turn on air-condition are sent to the proper carrier that should explain the situation and take appropriate measures towards its employee in case of justified accusations. If a passenger leaves his/her personal and address data together with the notification, the notification is treated as an official complaint. In such a case, after sending information to the carrier, it is obliged not only to check it but also to give the passenger an explanation in writing.
627 out of about 1.5 thousand buses which enter the Warsaw streets during the rush hour are air-conditioned. Equipping buses with air-condition is one of the tender requirements put by ZTM against carriers.
Low-floor buses equipped with air-condition – series:
1000-1015; Solaris Urbino 10; MZA
1100-1119; Solaris Urbino 12; MZA
1400-1409; Solaris Urbino 12; MZA
1500-1519; Solaris Urbino 12; MZA
1800-1869; Solaris Urbino 12; MZA
3382-3384; MAN NG313 Lion’s City; MZA
8201-8240; Solaris Urbino 18; MZA
8401-8440; Solaris Urbino 18; MZA
8800-8899; Solaris Urbino 18; MZA
A001-A031; Solaris Urbino 12; Mobilis
A060-A082; Solaris Urbino 8.6; Mobilis
A101-A153; Solaris Urbino 12; Mobilis
A160-A192; Jelcz Libero; Mobilis
A199; Jelcz Libero; Mobilis
A201-A255; MAN Lion’s City G; ITS Michalczewski
A360-A380; Autosan Solina; Mobilis
A501-A608; Scania CN270UB; PKS Grodzisk Mazowiecki
A648-A649; Autosan Solina; PKS Grodzisk Mazowiecki
HIGH-FLOOR BUSES ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR-CONDITION
In case of trams – only 16 articulated and low-floor trains produced by PESA are air-conditioned.
