Renfe will put 120,000 seats on the market for the AVE trains that connect Madrid with Seville because the firm wishes to meet the increase in demand at the April Fair, as reported in a statement in which it has shown the qualities of its aircraft to cover these important dates for Andalusian tourism.
From Friday, April 21 to Tuesday, May 2, coinciding with the last weekend of the Fair with the national long weekend on May 1 and a holiday in the Community of May, May 2, Madrid will circulate 45 reinforced forces in double composition , with which the usual offer will increase by 15%.
How the Renfe promotion of Madrid-Seville will work
Travelers on AVE trains can use the Combinado Cercanías, a code associated with each AVE train ticket with which they can obtain a free Cercanías transport ticket. Likewise, Renfe has strengthened the Media Distancia Seville-Cádiz relationship this weekend, as well as the next one that coincides with the May 1 long weekend, and in total 30 trains will circulate in double composition, which is equivalent to 7,800 seats that added to the usual offer.
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Copa del Rey
To this operation announced by the railway firm must be added another special device that Renfe has put in place to cover the final of the Copa del Rey that Real Madrid and Club Atlético Osasuna will play at the La Cartuja stadium next Saturday, May 6, has programmed a special device, with reinforcements and special AVE and Intercity trains, from Madrid and Pamplona to Seville.
“The Spanish Football Federation has trusted Renfe as the Official Train of the Copa del Rey final. In this way, once again, Renfe becomes the Spanish sports train, reaffirming its commitment and promoting travel in a sustainable way , fast and reliable,” the company announced in a statement.
Renfe is offering close to 4,660 additional seats to the usual offer with the launch of special charter trains, which will depart from Pamplona and Madrid, during the morning of Saturday May 6 and which will return to their stations of origin at the end of the meeting in the Andalusian capital.
In addition, the company continues to analyze and study new possibilities to continue reinforcing the offer of trains to Seville to facilitate the mobility of fans who wish to travel to the Andalusian capital to watch the game. “To guarantee the safety and agility of the flow of passengers, Renfe is working in coordination with the State security forces and bodies in a special operation for that day, May 6,” they recalled.
