Catalan government pledges to maintain public transport discounts throughout current term

Discounts on public transport fares in Catalonia will continue until at least the end of the current parliamentary term.

The commitment was made by presidency minister Albert Dalmau in Parliament on Wednesday, speaking on behalf of the Catalan government in place of President Salvador Illa, who remains in hospital.

Dalmau made the pledge after left-wing Comuns demanded action in response to the recent Rodalies crisis. The commuter rail service was completely halted for several days following last week's fatal crash near Gelida.

In December, the Socialist government and Comuns reached an agreement to maintain discounts on regular-use tickets for metro, bus, and Rodalies services within the Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM) network.

T-Jove and T-Usual tickets continue to be reduced by 50% across all zones in 2026, with the Catalan and Spanish governments covering 30% and 20% of the discount respectively, as in 2025.

In addition to the exceptional measure of making Rodalies services free for a month, Damlau said the government was "committed to maintaining fare reductions throughout the legislature."

On Wednesday, a reduced train timetable with various bus replacement services remained in place while more maintenance work was carried out.

Call for resignations

Opposition parties Junts, ERC, PP, Vox, and CUP again called for government resignations over the Rodalies crisis during Wednesday's parliamentary session.

Junts' Mònica Sales said the government had "angered everyone" and that Catalonia had "hit rock bottom." The pro-independence MP criticized the government's "dependence" on Spain.