The railway disaster we are experiencing has its roots in the 19th century. The lack of public investment has deep roots. In the second half of the 1800s, the financing, which was not very profitable, was provided by Catalan businessmen without support from the Madrid government, from which they only obtained the concession. The Girona family played a prominent role, being the largest investors in the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia and, unlike other famous families, they did not amass their initial capital in the Antilles through slavery. But small businessmen also participated in railway investment, as was the case with the Sant Feliu de Guíxols railway in Girona, inaugurated in 1892 thanks to the impetus of cork manufacturers, led by Joan Cases and Arxer, and with shares held by many villagers. This line also received no state support.

For 15 years, Rubí has been demanding a second FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) station in the north of the municipality, and this Friday marked another key step in the negotiations. The Department of Territory and the City Council met to jointly evaluate the results of the feasibility study commissioned in January, and the Generalitat's position is clear: building a second station (or stop) on the S1 line in Rubí is viable, but with conditions. Before any further study of the project is carried out, they warn, the City Council must develop the area for urban planning purposes. During the meeting—which brought together the Secretary of Mobility, Manel Nadal, the President of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat, Carles Ruiz, and a delegation from the City Council headed by the Mayor of Rubí, Ana María Martínez—the Generalitat representatives linked the profitability of this new infrastructure to the urban development of the surrounding area as outlined in the Municipal Urban Development Plan (POUM). In practice, Territori has passed the buck to the local government and has stated that once this development is completed, the preliminary construction studies will begin. Therefore, the project remains without a start date or budget. Secretary Nadal maintains that "any reasonable improvement proposal is always welcomed" and explained that, according to the feasibility analysis, the best location for this new station would be in the industrial park. "Once the actions planned in the POUM (Municipal Urban Development Plan) are carried out, the possibility of building a second station will be viable," Territori maintains. The location of this new stop, which would be in addition to the Rubí Centre station (two kilometers further south of the municipality), would improve access to the higher part of the city, which has a population of over 78,000. The new station would serve workers in the industrial park, residents of the northern neighborhoods, and those living in housing developments on the other side of the railway tracks, such as Sant Muç, which are further from the city center.

130 years ago, the Olot railway in Girona inaugurated the first section of the planned route to connect Girona with the capital of the Garrotxa region. This initial section ran between Salt and Amer. The line to Olot wasn't completed until 1911. The concession had been granted, by order of April 18, 1883, to Domènec Puigoriol Fabregat (Vilagrassa, 1834 - Girona, 1889), a man from Urgell, after a meeting was held on the railway. The concession passed from one promoter to another without the necessary capital being secured to make the project a reality. Puigoriol only appeared at the very beginning, during a bureaucratic process. The concession was transferred, in the same year, 1883, to the Compañía Española de Ferrocarriles Económicos (Spanish Company of Economic Railways), based in Barcelona and represented by Eduard Martínez Suñer.

From Monday to Friday, nearly 3.6 million daily trips are made on public transport throughout the Barcelona area. The report highlights that public transport has already recovered, and even surpassed, pre-pandemic levels, especially during the morning rush hours. It remains well above the levels associated with sustainable mobility. However, despite the record, public transport represents just over 18% of total trips, and new users have only grown by 1.1% compared to the previous year. Private or other means.