The Yerevan Metro explained the reasons for the huge queues at the Garegin Nzhdeh station

ArmInfo. Temporary restrictions on the operation of two turnstiles at the Garegin Nzhdeh metro station are due to the installation of a third escalator. This is how the Yerevan Metro press service responded to videos circulating on social media showing a crowd of passengers at the Garegin Nzhdeh station this morning.

"We inform passengers that the Yerevan Metro informed passengers in advance that in order to expedite the installation of the third escalator at this station, the operation of two checkpoints has been temporarily suspended." "We apologize to citizens for the temporary inconvenience and ask that you refrain from publishing any misrepresentations of the current situation," the metro stated on its Facebook page. According to the source, the technical upgrades to the metro will help ensure safer and more comfortable passenger travel. It should be noted that for several days, passengers have been complaining on social media about huge queues at the Garegin Nzhdeh metro station. The situation sometimes reaches the point where police are forced to temporarily restrict access to the station to reduce crowding on the platform. The situation is further exacerbated by the fact that road surface renovations in the Shengavit district have been underway for two months now, resulting in massive traffic jams on the roads in that direction, leading residents to try to take the metro as an alternative. Under these conditions, citizens are faced with a stalemate.