The new service provides value to the under-utilized route between Seville and Huelva
The March 15, 1880 opened the way Sevilla-Huelva, the line will flow from today the line C-5 Commuter of the Aljarafe. Since then, industrial fluctuations, mode, neglect and revival have been concatenated until today, when the train is reborn as a commitment to public transport. It was not like he was born to William Sundheim concession in 1876. The government of the First Republic declared public utility line and when the works were in progress, was transferred the company of the Railways of Madrid, Zaragoza and Alicante (MZA).
starting point is the Plaza de Armas station, from where it crossed the river Guadalquivir on the Iron Bridge and out of Seville by the outskirts of Triana, where he had a stop order to enter the Aljarafe. Then, the park's initial railway was composed of 24 locomotives, 32 cars and 403 cars, a situation that did not improve until the entry into force of the 1964-1973 Decade Plan for Modernization. It was when steam power was replaced by diesel and, thanks to the Emergency Plan 1974-1977, by electricity, a measure taken after the oil crisis.
From the outset, steam engines were the difficulty of having to climb the ledge, from Camas (kilometer 4) to the station Aznalcázar-Batteries (35), but two miles Salteras height where , as in Benacazón had stopping places were closed and later demolished.
Until August 1941, the dictatorship nationalized the railway companies built and managed the concession lines for 99 years. "Until the mid-20's, there began to develop the industry in Spain and the ability to move, and the national government could not assume construction, unlike now that builds and maintains it, "said Manuel Galan, president of the Association Sevillana de Amigos del Ferrocarril. It was precisely because of the industrial interest from Seville, Huelva and Rio Tinto was created by the line, although "the British created more specific ways to close the mine, and it was for travelers," said Luis Vergara, rail and member of the association. It was his first time of splendor and "agglutinated freight traffic and it was essential because the roads took forever. "In his opinion," was a revolution that fell asleep in the twentieth century. "
The reason was the plan of roads, transport by car took off while the transfer of goods declined by rail. "He lost all his share of the freight market, which today is at its lowest level, between 2% and 4%, which meant that fewer stations stopped passenger traffic stop," he continues.
Even then, the buses were from the town center to the heart of Seville, and the train was cheaper. "It was a vicious circle because today are more remote stations," the president of the association. One example was the dismissal of the downtown station Camas, which the train arrived last May 22, 1990, while today opens a new plant outside of town.
This decline was transformed in recent years thanks to the commitment of the administrations and road congestion. "They understood that it is essential and provide a good service, so the situation is reversed for the years 60, 70 and 80," they explain. But there is something that the experts were surprised: "In the 70 and 80 stated that the future of the railways were the goods and passengers have been those who have made green the train." For this change was fundamental in the management division Renfe between different types of train: Commuter, freight, AVE ...
Today, people use the train because it is an effective system. Regarding the vicinity of Aljarafe, portend a change in mentality. "When people see how it works, you pick up your car and take a minimum of 40 minutes and the train is more convenient and cheaper, will pick it up." Moreover believes that due to demand, instead of passing a train every 40 minutes you will most often. "But you have to wait and see how the public responds."
influence in this a double standard: we must bring the neighbors to the stations, that are far away, and introduce a single ticket.
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