Por Redaccion The regional government once again rejects the Transport Map that would eliminate 474 stops in 346 municipalities in Castilla y León and calls for more coordination to implement the ‘single ticket’.
May 9, 2025
Castilla y León | Department of Mobility and Digital Transformation
The Castilla y León Regional Government has once again urged the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to convene the Sectorial Conference on Transport and listen to the councilors of all autonomous communities to address the State Transport Map. In a meeting of Directors General of Transport, attended by Laura Paredes, the responsible person for this matter from the Castilla y León Regional Government, «the serious interference posed by the draft of the state map in the advancement of the regional transport map» has been once again at the center of the debate.
In the community, Decree 34/2022 of September 15, which approves the public passenger transport map by road in Castilla y León, has been approved; however, new contracts have not been able to be tendered due to the impact of the state map, which would result in the elimination of 474 stops in 346 municipalities in the community.
Aside from the funding, it significantly worsens the quality of service to citizens. Furthermore, «in border areas with other communities, it would require passengers to backtrack and transfer.» «They must rethink this model, taking into account the territorial and demographic particularities of Castilla y León, as well as ensuring adequate funding for public transport services in case the management is to be delegated to the autonomous communities,» said Paredes. A request that several autonomous communities also conveyed to the central government.
Contrary to the elimination of stops proposed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the Castilla y León Regional Government advocates for maintaining 100% of the stops, despite 90% of the routes being deficitary.
More collaboration regarding the ‘single ticket’
In addition, the implementation of the ‘single ticket’ has been communicated to the Directors General, starting from January 1, 2026, with the clarification that it is not a transport ticket but a flat-rate assistance program.
On this matter, the General Directorate of Transport of the Castilla y León Regional Government has expressed concern about its implementation without taking into account the autonomous communities, both technologically and in terms of compensation to transport operators, considering that the implementation of the single transport card is already underway throughout the community, inviting the Ministry to consider coordination with the communities to implement this ‘single ticket’, analyzing the particularities of each territory.
The Director General of Transport and Logistics of Castilla y León has emphasized that the Ministry «should not act unilaterally, but in a consensual manner with the autonomous communities.»