Only the medium-distance practice timidly exceeds the info for 2019, however as a result of free passes. The variables that may clarify this development are a number of, from teleworking to extra use of the automotive. The AVE can be much less used, however in August 2022 it’s pre-pandemic ranges exceeded
The Spaniards haven’t but recovered the journey habits that they had earlier than the pandemic. They take the metro, the intercity bus and the suburban practice much less. They additionally make much less use of long-distance trains, AVE included. The solely factor that’s rising –though solely slightly- is medium-distance rail transport. It has a proof: the frenzy of vacationers since September because of the free subscriptions.
The variables that may clarify this development are numerous, from extra use of the automotive or a slight improve in teleworking. Regarding the latter, on the finish of 2022, 6.6% of the employed labored greater than half the times from dwelling (INE information). In 2019 the proportion was 4.8% of staff.
The figures on public transport are clear: in 2022 a complete of 4,369.2 million passengers have been registered on public transport. It is 13.5% lower than in 2019. Next, we take a look at the info damaged down by the use of transport.
Urban transport by metro
In no month of 2022 have been the degrees of passengers who used the metro in 2019 reached. In the accrued 12 months, 1,111 million passengers used it. It is 12.9% lower than earlier than the pandemic.
Intercity bus transportation
Throughout the 12 months, solely within the month of November have been the info for passengers transported three years earlier (62.5 million in comparison with 61.5 million) exceeded, however the development didn’t proceed in December. In the accrued of the 12 months, 661 million passengers have been recorded, 9.3% lower than in 2019.
Intercity rail transport
During 2022, 550 million passengers transported have been registered. It is 13.5% lower than earlier than the pandemic. At the start of the 12 months, the distinction with the figures for 2019 was 33%… the hole narrowed because the months glided by and December ended solely 3% beneath (as well as, in September they did exceed the figures of that point: 52.3 million in comparison with 51.3, coinciding with the entry into pressure of the subscriptions)
Rail transport CercanÃas
486 million vacationers in 2022, which implies that it’s nonetheless 14.4% beneath these recorded in 2019. Of all of the months of the 12 months, solely in September have been the pre-covid figures exceeded.
Medium Distance Rail Transport
In this section it’s the solely a kind of analyzed by which extra vacationers are registered than in 2019. In whole, 33.7 million in comparison with 33.2 million. That is, in whole, 1.6% increased.
The sorpasso is as a result of figures registered since September, when the free subscriptions got here into pressure. Since then, each month extra passengers are counted than three years earlier than.
High-speed rail transport
The 20.4 million passengers in all of 2022 are 8.4% lower than the 22.3 million in 2019, though within the month of August the degrees of then have been exceeded.
Rail transport Long distance
It is the section that’s furthest from recovering the pre-covid figures. The 9.5 million vacationers are virtually 22% of these registered in 2019.