50 Percent Limitation on Urban Public Transport Has Been Released

A Partial Closure Circular was sent to 81 Provincial Governorships by the Ministry of Interior. According to the circular of the Ministry, the seating capacity in transportation vehicles in public transportation was limited to 50 percent.

In urban public transportation vehicles;

• The seating capacity will be limited to 50%,
• Standing passengers will not be allowed in urban public transportation vehicles where physical distance rules cannot be applied in terms of interior volume, such as minibuses / midibuses and buses without any dilution and lift in seat capacity,
• Apart from these, in public transportation vehicles such as rail system vehicles (metro, tram, etc.), metrobuses and buses with diluted / lifted seat capacities; It will be determined by the provincial / district public hygiene boards at what rate / number of standing passengers can be admitted, without violating the physical distance rules.

In rail system vehicles (subway, tram, etc.), metrobuses and buses with diluted / lifted seat capacities, the sign / signboard will be hung in a way that everyone can see and the places where standing passengers can stand will be determined by physically marking.