Lower Thirds:

0:03	Report by Markus Böhnisch
0:10	Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid 
0:46	Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid 
1:27	Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid
1:53	Natalia Sobrino / Mobility Researcher 

Script: 

0:00
Here's one possible alternative to road transport—the subway! At 5am, couriers load a train with packages.

0:10
+++ SOT Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid M2+++
"This project has only been up and running for a few weeks. We expect to transport about 1,000 packages daily along Line 3 to the 19 stations."

0:22
Coordinator Rafa Villa explains the procedures to a new train conductor, and then they’re off. Even before the first passengers board, the train heads north to the city center, today carrying about 200 packages. Then everything has to move fast, with the train scheduled to pick up its first passengers shortly after 6am.

0:46
+++ SOT Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid M2+++
“We can take advantage of this opportunity without disrupting passenger service — that must not happen under any circumstances. As we’ll see today, we’ll reach all these locations using the subway’s infrastructure and trains. We’ll move packages between 5 and 6am without passengers noticing, without the city noticing.”

1:06
Unloading continues at a rapid pace. As the mail train pulls in again, staff members are busy stowing the packages in parcel lockers at the subway stations. Everything must be processed by 7am. The entire project has one goal: reducing traffic ABOVE ground.

1:27
+++ SOT Rafa Villa / Koordinator Metro Madrid M2+++
“A very important factor is the number of kilometers we save on the road during delivery. If we deliver a thousand packages a day, we can save a thousand kilometers of delivery distance on the road — just with Line 3 alone.”

1:42
With a maximum of just 1,000 packages a day, the effect is negligible. But as more subway lines are added, traffic aboveground is expected to decrease.

1:53
+++ SOT Natalia Sobrino / Mobilitätsforscherin, Mobility Researcher +++ F1
“This will set a precedent, providing the rest of Europe — or cities that wish to adopt this model—with data and insights into its positive effect on mobility.”  

2:04
Passengers take over 2 million trips on Madrid's Metro each day. Many of them also shop online. The package stations are, so to speak, right up their street. Easy access is key if the goal is to transport as many packages as possible via the Metro.

2:21 ENDE