Free trains in Spain help promote public transportation

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Free trains in Spain help promote public transportation

STORY: Free trains in Spain help promote public transportation DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of travellers waiting for the local trains at Sants station in Barcelona 2. sequence shots of passengers collecting free passes in the station hall this summer when the anti-inflation measure was launched 3. sequence shots of travellers in the station hall buying tickets on platforms and boarding trains 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO CARMONA, Renfe spokesman 5. sequence shots of travellers on platforms and getting on and off trains 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ANTONIO CARMONA, Renfe spokesman 7. sequence shots of people in the station hall and on the platforms in the middle of trains traffic 8. sequence shots of heavy vehicle traffic on Diagonal avenue in Barcelona STORYLINE: A spokesman for Spanish railway operator Renfe said on Tuesday that free travel passes have helped ease travellers' economic pressures and promoted public transport in Spain.

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