Users of Girona on the R11 line, which connects Barcelona with Portbou, have launched a signature collection to denounce the deterioration of the Rodalies de Catalunya service and demand that journeys be free while incidents persist.
The protest is based on a paradox that the promoters place at the center of the campaign. Travelers continue to pay for a line affected for almost two years by delays, breakdowns, speed limitations, works, and lack of information, a situation that, in their opinion, constantly alters daily life.
The platform demands free travel as long as incidents on the R11 continue
The initiative comes from the platform Ja n'hi ha prou, which calls for free travel on Rodalies, Regionales, and Media Distancia trains until the service recovers stable operating conditions. The group has opened a signature petition on Change.org and has added dissemination actions on Instagram to mobilize more affected individuals.
In the public manifesto, the promoters describe a service marked by delays, breakdowns, operational problems, permanent works, lack of staff, and deficiencies in user information. They also maintain that the incidents are no longer isolated episodes but a prolonged impact on a key line for the connection between Girona, Barcelona, and Portbou.
The platform considers it "unacceptable" that passengers continue to pay for tickets for a service it describes as inefficient. Its main argument is that users bear a "double cost" because they finance the public system with taxes and, in addition, pay for transportation that, according to the manifesto, does not meet even basic expectations or needs.
The campaign seeks to increase social pressure with signatures and Instagram
In addition to collecting support, the campaign aims to increase pressure on the administrations responsible for the Catalan railway network. The promoters propose free travel as a temporary measure linked to the resolution of all the incidents that the service has been experiencing.
The objective is not just to denounce the delays. The platform wants to turn the travelers' discontent into an organized and visible claim, with actions on social networks aimed at reaching regular users from Girona and the rest of the municipalities connected by the R11.
Ja n'hi ha prou argues that the suppression of payment would also serve as a mechanism of pressure to accelerate pending improvements. The demand, as it appears in the manifesto, will be maintained until a "dignified and efficient" operation is guaranteed in Rodalies, Regionales and Media Distancia.