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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.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
Joaquín Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradí (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, Almoradí, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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