Rodalies will be paid again from Saturday, May 9
The Government activated the measure because it could not normalize the service following the fatal accident in Gelida last January
BarcelonaThe Minister of Territory, Sílvia Paneque, announced this Thursday that Cercanías users will have to pay again to use the train starting next Saturday, May 9. Thus, the last day to use the railway network for free will be Friday, May 8.
The free service on Cercanías was activated on January 20, following the fatal accident in Gelida, in which a trainee driver lost his life due to the fall of a retaining wall of the AP-7 that impacted a train on the R4 line. The Government had to suspend all service in Catalonia on more than one occasion and had to implement speed reductions and service interruptions on several lines to carry out emergency works that would secure the tracks and their surroundings.
"We decreed the gratuity of the service during this entire period to accompany the users, and this exceptional measure will remain until next Friday. Thus, on May 9, we will recover the usual payment system for the service," explained Paneque.
The also government spokesperson, who made the announcement during a visit to the works of the Rubí tunnel with the Secretary of State for Transport, José Antonio Santano, assured that Cercanías has recovered 90% of its usual passengers and that with the progressive removal of temporary speed limitations (LTV), exceptional measures such as the gratuity of the service are no longer necessary.
