Vélez-Málaga Council has announced that it will beep the three tram units, originally costing €2.6 million each, until the end of the year in case the Junta de Andalucia changes its mind about subsidising the system.
Latest timetable for suspension of Vélez-Málaga tram service is ‘late May’
The new date for the on-off suspension of the Vélez-Málaga to Torre del Mar tram service is ‘late May’ according to the latest reports.
Suspension of Vélez-Málaga tram system postponed again
Plans by Vélez-Málaga Council to suspend the tram service between Vélez and Torre del Mar have once again been put on hold, this time until ‘ a reasonable time’ after the elections in Andalucia to allow for discussions with the (expected) new administration regarding subsidisation.
Another reprieve for Vélez-Málaga tram system
The Vélez-Málaga tram system has had yet another reprieve as the Mayor, Francisco Delgado (PP), announced that it would not now stop functioning until April 2012 in the hope that any new government in Andalucia will oblige by providing funding.
Vélez-Málaga tram system continues in decline
The Vélez-Málaga tram system finished the year with a total of 562,000 passengers, the lowest since the introduction of the tram in 2006 and a bit below the 1,238,000 passengers required to make the system economically viable.
Vélez-Málaga tram passenger numbers continue in decline
The number of passengers using the Vélez-Málaga tram system, the first in Andalucia, continues to decline, a phenomenon which began after the first year of operation in 2007.
No financial aid for Vélez-Málaga tram system
The secretary general of the Junta de Andalucia, Rosa María Castillejo, has written to the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, informing him that there will be no financial aid forthcoming for the tram system in the municipality, adding that the operating costs of such systems are a local matter.
Vélez-Málaga tram system still on schedule to cease as from November 1st
Vélez-Málaga Council has confirmed plans to suspend the tram service between Vélez and Torre del Mar as from November 1st and as part of the procedure, the tram concessionaire Travelsa has submitted a letter to the Council requesting the suspension of the tram and the temporary modification of the public transport service due to the inability of the Council to …
Vélez-Málaga trams will be sold if no financial aid is forthcoming
According to the Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, the suspension of the tram system as from November 1st is a temporary measure until the end of December but if the Junta de Andalucia continues to refuse to help financially, the trams will be sold.
Vélez-Málaga tram service to end on October 31st
The Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, has announced that the Tranvia tram system operationg between Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar will cease operating on October 31st.