Barcelona metro to run all night on Saturdays as Covid pressure eases
Open from 5 am until midnight from Sunday to Thursday and until 2 am on Friday and eve of bank holidays
Open from 5 am until midnight from Sunday to Thursday and until 2 am on Friday and eve of bank holidays
Subway adjusts timetable in light of new restrictions curbing social activity from 1230am
From June 26 the Barcelona metro will resume its pre-pandemic timetable after 15 months of an altered service
Metropolitan area registers 565 million rides, a 47% year-on-year drop
Passengers can ask for money back until end of year, while those with tickets not used after March 14 can obtain new expiry date
Measure applies to local trains, Barcelona metro and buses, and Catalan rail system, as government urges state authorities to waive motorway toll charges
Traffic levels also down significantly as is overall energy use across Catalonia
Police are tackling people and establishments ignoring restrictions
The actor hailed the public transport system as something the rest of the world should use
Non-profit organization patrols streets and metro in Barcelona
See all details of closed roads and public transport options for September 11 here
“These are not new problems, they have been around for a longer period of time”, says criminology lecturer Steven Kemp
Theft on the public underground network accounts for a third of such crimes in the Catalan capital
The company carrying out the tests hope to present results by the end of the month
Limited metro service leaves stations and platforms heavily crowded