As of January 9, Renfe will return the deposits of 10 and 20 euros paid by Cercanías and Media Distancia customers, respectively, linked to using free passes. Travelers who’ve misused the passes won’t obtain a refund. By reserving a number of seats in at some point and never touring on any, Renfe has bought near 92,000 tickets with 50% reductions from Avant to make use of on high-speed medium-distance providers
Renfe will start on January 9 to robotically return the deposits of 10 and 20 euros paid by Cercanías and Media Distancia customers, respectively, linked to using free passes which have been utilized by greater than 2.5 million individuals within the final 4 months.
This was said by the Minister for Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, in a gathering with the press held this Monday on the Nuevos Ministerios station in Madrid, the place she reviewed the way in which to proceed to reapply for the brand new free passes for journey for the following 4 months.
Thus, as of January 9, all customers who paid the deposit by card will robotically obtain their refund, whereas those that paid in money will be capable to request the refund in individual as of January 15.
However, these vacationers who’ve misused the passes, by reserving a number of seats in at some point and never touring in any, won’t obtain a refund. Until December 23, solely 70 vacationers had been already knowledgeable by Renfe that their subscription could be withdrawn and their deposit could be seized. Neither will those that haven’t made a minimal of 16 journeys in the course of the 4 months of the subscription assure.
Of the greater than 2.5 million passes issued, 30% belong to the Cercanías community and 30% to the Media Distancia community, distributed all through Spain, as reported by the minister.
financial savings for households
Sánchez has additionally transferred the estimated financial savings for a household of 4 members that may use the subscription all year long 2023: in Madrid it quantities to 1,800 euros, in Barcelona to 2,200 euros and in Valencia to greater than 3,000 euros. Likewise, for customers of, for instance, a Media Distance route between Mérida and Badajoz, the financial savings can be 1,800 euros.
The minister has defended that the Government has carried out all attainable human and materials gadgets in order that this subscription renewal is “straightforward and efficient”, on the similar time that it has highlighted that it’s a “historic and unprecedented” measure underway in order that extra residents wager on public transport and struggle towards local weather change.
Avant and Ave
In addition to the free subscriptions for recurring clients, Renfe has bought near 92,000 tickets with 50% reductions from Avant for use on high-speed medium-distance providers.
At the identical time, from January 23, 2023, these subscriptions are prolonged to 13 new connections coated with AVE trains: Madrid-Palencia, Madrid-Zamora, León-Valladolid, León-Palencia, Burgos-Madrid, Burgos-Valladolid, Ourense- Zamora, Palencia-Valladolid, Huesca-Zaragoza, León-Segovia, Segovia-Zamora, Palencia-Segovia and Medina del Campo High Speed-Zamora.
The free extension additionally contains the Avant providers between Ourense and A Coruña and between Madrid and Salamanca which are offered on the standard gauge community, and the brand new Murcia-Alicante providers on the high-performance community.