From this Monday, January 1st, the Community of Madrid maintains the reduction in the price of monthly public transport tickets by 60% and multi-trip tickets by 50%, a measure that will apply until 2024. With this decision, a This measure has been in force since February 1, 2023 and almost seven million Madrid users continue to benefit from this discount, which represents a saving of 30 million euros per month for all citizens who use public transport.
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After days of uncertainty and tug-of-war with the central government, the executive of Isabel Díaz Ayuso showed in the last regional government council of the year its willingness to maintain the 50% public transport premiums requested by the central government. The Community of Madrid increases by 60% by it increased the regional contribution to 30%.
The central government has extended the free Cercanías and Media Distancia trains for regular users for the whole of 2024, as well as 50% discounts on regional services. This means that the Autonomous Communities are obliged to contribute 20% of the 50% discount so that the State can transfer the funds to subsidize the 30% discount, intended exclusively for multi-journey tickets and tickets.
In Madrid, the 30-day youth pass still costs 8 euros; Regular A, 21.80; that of zone B1, 25.40; those of B2 28.80 and those of zones B3-C1/C2 32.80 euros. Tickets for 10 trips on the subway, the Light Metro and the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) remain at 6.10 euros after deducting a 50% discount, provided they are used within Zone A. The price for the single trip is still 1.5 to 5 stations and 2 euros if there are more. On EMT buses, the price for a one-way ticket remains 1.5 euros and for the express ticket to the airport it remains 5 euros.
The Ministry of Transport, led by Jorge Rodrigo, has recalled that people over 65 years old and the 64,300 children between 4 and 6 years old who use the children's TTP will continue to use this public service free of charge. In addition, there are additional discounts for large families in the general category, which gives a 20% discount, and for those in the special category, for which 50% is deducted; For people with a disability level of 65% or more, the additional reduction is 20%.
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Bluecard users, for their part, continue to only pay 4.3 euros per month. This title is intended for citizens registered in the capital who meet certain age or disability characteristics and income limits.
What will be increased are the taxi prices. The Madrid City Council updated it on January 1, 2024 and applies, among other changes, to Tariff 4 between Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and the interior of the M-30, which has not undergone any changes since its approval in 2014 of 30 up to 33 euros.
Tariff 3, which applies to services leaving Barajas and going to the area outside the M-30, applies to trips of up to 9 kilometers and remains 20 euros. As soon as this distance is exceeded, the taximeter continues counting the corresponding tariff and has the corresponding reflection in the tariff module. The minimum duration at the airport does not apply to previously contractually agreed services.
Tariff 1 will be reduced from 23.75 to 25 euros/hour, an increase of 1.25 euros/hour compared to the current tariff, while tariff 2 (night and weekend tariff) will remain unchanged. Changes. Tariff 7 sets a distance of 1.4 kilometers. As soon as this or a corresponding starting time is exceeded, the taximeter continues counting the corresponding tariff and has its corresponding reflection in the tariff module.
In terms of timetables, 1 applies on working days from Monday to Friday from 7am to 9pm, while 2 applies daily from 9pm to 7am and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 7am to 9pm. Tariffs 3, 4 and 7 are valid 24 hours a day, 365 days. The change in tariffs represents a weighted increase of 2.11%, in line with the interannual transport CPI of the Community of Madrid for September.
The proposal of these new tariffs will be made after the meetings
maintained with representative associations of license holders
of Autotaxi as Professional Taxi Federation, the Trade Association
from Autotaxi and the Madrid Taxi Association.
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