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Last week, both companies signed an agreement to jointly analyze this tender, with a view to submitting a technical and economic proposal later this year that will allow them to be awarded part of the budgeted fleet renewal, and thereby raise the standard of quality and service of Transantiago.

Nextbus promises to be a great contribution to the system, as it has the experience of two large transport groups. On the one hand, ALSA-National Express brings all its experience derived from the operation of urban buses and other modes of passenger transport in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, Bahrain and Morocco. For its part, the Diez family has more than 70 years of experience in the Chilean market, through the operation of different intercity transport companies and by contracts, operating a fleet of approximately 1,700 buses, being at the forefront in terms of technology, driver training and fleet maintenance in the transport sector in Chile.

“We are present in this tender because we want to incorporate the best practices in the operation of public transport from developed countries into Transantiago, adjusting them to the particularities of the local market. Nextbus has the extensive knowledge that the Diez family has of the local reality and all the international know how of ALSA, which annually moves millions of people in the world,” said José Antonio Errandonea, representative of Nextbus in Chile.

From Nextbus they assured that another of the reasons that motivated them to participate in this tender is the fact that the urban transport system in Chile, and specifically, Transantiago, has a lot of potential as a public means of transport as long as they continue to complement and integrate with different networks, such as the Metro and trains.

“Transantiago is a challenging project. As Nextbus, we believe that we can contribute a lot to improving the quality of life of citizens, since we have great experience in the management of transport networks, associated infrastructure and transport technology. However, the areas in which we most want to contribute are in safety and quality of service,” concluded José Antonio Errandonea.

Transantiago is the concessioned transport system created in 2007 by the Ministry of Transport of Chile to facilitate the transport of the inhabitants of the capital. It currently has around 1,000 million travelers a year and a fleet of 6,500 buses, operated by more than 18,000 drivers, which serve the 7.3 million inhabitants of the metropolitan area of ​​Santiago de Chile, which concentrates 40% of the country's population.