Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

Changes in public transportation during the Barum Czech Rally Zlín

24. 8. 2015 - DSZO

Transportation company DSZO, s.r.o. announces changes to the public transportation lines during the Barum Czech Rally Zlín. Its system of alternative lines will guarantee a full connection services between Jižní Svahy district, Malenovice, Otrokovice and Zlín city centre.

During the city Super special stage on Friday 28 August in the evening the Gahurova street will be from 5:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. completely closed from a crossroad with třída Tmáše Bati street to a crossroad with K Pasekám street. There will be available an alternative route through třída Tomáše Bati street, then through Prštné, along the river Dřevnice to the crossroad Gahurova – K Pasekám. Bus stops U Zámku and Čepkov will not be served at this time, bus line no. 38 going through a factory area will be completely cancelled.

Closure of Gahurova street
During the closure the trolleybus line 6 from Otrokovice will be redirected to the stop Zlín, Školní and will depart back from its stop Náměstí Míru.

Trolleybus lines 8 and 9 will not go to Jižní Svahy, but will be redirected to terminal station Sportovní hala. Extra lines 8X and 9X from stop Náměstí Míru and then through Náměstí Práce will go in 20 minutes interval. 8X and 9X will go with a retour through Prštné and will rejoin the original route before stop K Pasekám. In reversed direction from the district the lines will contain stops Náměstí Práce, Školní and its route will be ended in stop Náměstí Míru.

Bus lines 32 and 33 will go through Prštné and will be several minutes delayed due to the detour.

The ticket inspectors will accept single journey tickets when changing for alternate buses and will also take into account longer ride times. Maps of detours and alternate routes including timetables are available at the transportation company website www.dszo.cz.

The last connection of line 6 which will run in its usual route to Jižní Svahy - Kocanda, will depart from Otrokovice at 4.40 p.m. Back from Kocanda the last line 6 connection will depart at 5:36 p.m. (it will be a connection usually running at 5:40 p.m., this time precipitated by 4 minutes!). The last connection of bus line 38 will depart from Hospital at 5:08 p.m. and from bus stop J. A. Bati at 5:20 p.m.

DSZO is also ready to use several supplementary buses and trolleybuses after the finish of the Super SS in order for the spectators to get home without waiting too long, especially in direction of Otrokovice and Jižní Svahy.