This Friday is the second day of the strike called in Renfe by the Spanish Union of Train Drivers and Railway Helpers (Semaf) for September 30 and October 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12, and that is causing the cancellation of hundreds of trains.
The National Court on Wednesday lowered the minimum services set by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda for the commuter service, considering those set by the Administration as an “excess”, since the percentage established in peak hours implied a ” serious impediment “to the right to strike and lacked” proportionality “.
The strike, called for September 30 and October 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12, is causing the cancellation of hundreds of trains
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The ministry had set in Cercanías a percentage of 100% with respect to the current service levels in peak hours and 75% in the rest of the day, while in medium distance it established an average of 65% of current services, in Ave and 72% long distance, and 24% for freight.
Finally, after the very precautionary measure requested by Semaf, the National Court has lowered the minimum services in Cercanías to 75% in rush hour and 50% in off-peak hours, while the rest of the services will have the mandatory minimum services that Transportes had set. .
Thus, of the 1,786 medium-distance trains affected by the strike, only 1,161 will circulate during the first four days (65%), while of the 970 Ave and High Speed trains, 703 will circulate (73%), and of the 1,063 250 goods will do it (24%).
