In 2024, more than 2.8 million people ride the Alicante commuter train

Renfe moved more than 2,886,000 people on the Alicante Cercanías lines in 2024. A rise of 4.6% compared to 2023, which means 127,000 more passengers. The company says this is because free passes for people who use Cercanías a lot have been extended.

People who want to get to work or school in Alicante prefer to take the commuter trains, according to Renfe. They are also popular with people who want to see the beaches or all the tourist spots during the Les Fogueres de Sant Joan celebration.

The main train line in Alicante is made up of two lines. Line C-1, which goes from Murcia del Carmen to Alicante, goes through towns like Beniel, Orihuela, Callosa de Segura, Albatera-Catral, Crevillent, Elx, and Torrellano. Line C-3, which goes from Alicante to Sant Vicent Centre station, stops at the University of Alicante on its way.

A record number of people took Renfe

In 2024, more people than ever before decided to travel with Renfe around the world. By the end of the year, the public operator had moved more than 537 million people between public and private services, which was a record for the company. The total number of new customers for private services (AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed, and Intercity) and public services (Cercanías, Media Distancia, Ancho Métrico, and Avant) is 14 million more than the previous year. This is a 2.7% rise.

Renfe had 527.9 million customers in 2006, which was the highest number ever. There is now more competition in the train industry than there was 18 years ago, but Renfe has still been able to raise this number. The rise in passengers on commercial services is especially noteworthy. This is 14.4% more people than in 2023, when 35.2 million people picked AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed, and Intercity.

They say that these numbers show that Renfe is still in charge on lines where the market is open, especially because of “the many destinations, the high frequency, the trust in Renfe trains, and government programs like Verano Joven and free season tickets for regular customers of Cercanías, Rodalies, and Media Distancia.”

The company also talks about the S-106 trains that started running on May 21. These trains have made it possible for more seats to be added to the Avlo services, which provide fast links between Madrid, Aragon, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and Murcia. Renfe’s high-speed trains have carried 25.9 million people, which is 22.3% more than the year before.

More than 501.9 million for state services

Renfe’s public services had more than 500 million passengers a year for the first time, which was their biggest volume ever. On the Cercanías, Media Distancia, Ancho Métrico, and Avant trains, 501.9 million people rode, which is almost 10 million more than in 2023.

The biggest jump was in the commuter train networks, which carried over 442 million more people than the previous year, or almost 7 million more.

Avant and Media Distancia also saw growth in the same way. After moving 13.6 million people, 8.1% more than the previous year, Avant (High Speed Medium Distance) continued its upward trend that began when it was first built, excluding the pandemic time. And Media Distancia said that 39.9 million people rode its trains in 2024, which was 6.2% more than in 2023 and 66% more than in the numbers before the pandemic, when 15.9 million more people rode.

The ‘Carbon Neutral’ certification from AENOR means that Renfe’s electric trains, which carry thousands of people every day, don’t produce any direct emissions and use 100% renewable electricity. The public operator’s goal is to reach zero emissions by 2050.