The condition of Rodalies facilities, particularly elevators and escalators, has seen significant improvement. Recent data indicates that 96% of escalators and 86% of elevators are currently operational, a stark contrast to March 2025 figures, when only 47% of elevators and 54% of escalators were functional.
This enhancement is attributed to Rodalies' new action plan and the change in the maintenance company. The previous contract with Schindler ended in February last year, and the new contractor, TKE Elevadores, has taken on the challenge of repairing numerous faults. The Minister of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition, Sílvia Paneque, acknowledged that while solutions were initially projected within two months, the company required at least six to show substantial progress.
Paneque expressed satisfaction with the outcomes, noting that by December 2025, operational percentages had already improved considerably. These figures, according to Renfe sources, signify progress in service accessibility, although it is recognized that further efforts are needed to achieve excellence.
It is crucial to note that these statistics pertain exclusively to stations owned by Renfe. Key stations such as Passeig de Gràcia, Sants, Estació de França, Girona, and Lleida-Pirineus, along with most Regionales stations, are excluded from this count. A total of 94 stations are not included in these figures, many of which face accessibility challenges.
The Rodalies Plan, updated in January, reveals that 51% of the 91 stations outside the Barcelona area are not accessible. Of these, only two are currently undergoing adaptation works, and three have projects in the drafting phase. Within the Rodalies de Barcelona network, the situation is more favorable, with 18 out of 110 stations being inaccessible; six are already under construction, and ten more have projects in progress.
Furthermore, 11 stations in Rodalies de Barcelona and 28 across the rest of the Catalan railway network do not meet platform height standards, creating insurmountable level differences for wheelchair users. Additionally, some accessible stations experience issues with the gap between the platform and the train carriage depending on the train model.
The Adif Acerca service provides assistance at 15 stations on the network for Regionales trains, but it requires a 12-hour advance booking and faces availability issues, as recently occurred in Torredembarra with a lifting crane that lacked battery power.
