Train User Platforms Call for Demonstration in Barcelona Over Rodalies Chaos

Associations denounce systematic disinvestment by Adif and Renfe, noting that Rodalies is the only public transport service losing passengers in Catalonia.

Generic image of a crowd demonstrating on a wide street in Barcelona, with plain banners without visible text.
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Generic image of a crowd demonstrating on a wide street in Barcelona, with plain banners without visible text.

Train user platforms in Catalonia have called a demonstration in Barcelona for February 7 to protest against disinvestment and poor governance of the railway system.

The protest, scheduled for Saturday, February 7, at 5:00 PM, will start at Estació de França and conclude at Plaça Sant Jaume in Barcelona. Organizers point directly to Adif, Renfe, and the respective governments for the ongoing situation.

The situation has been unsustainable for years, and an evident result of this is that Rodalies is the only public transport service in Catalonia that loses users while the rest gain them.

The user platforms criticize the “systematic disinvestment” in railway infrastructure and the “poor governance of the system.” They are currently working actively to secure the support of other civil society entities for the planned mobilization.