Passenger complains about impromptu free ride on train
Sunday, September 24, 2017 @ 9:21 PM
A TRAIN PASSENGER who got a free ride across Galicia has complained to rail board RENFE about his not having to pay for the journey.
José María Lorza set off from the station in his home town of Ferrol on Spain's far north-western coast, unable to buy a ticket due to machines being out of order.
Once he arrived in Ribadeo, where he travels to regularly, there was no conductor to check his ticket at the other end – a station with no barriers which require a ticket to pass through.
He went to the station information office and asked for a complaint form.
“A ticket for this journey costs me €2, but if nobody checks them or you can get on the train without buying one, how long are we going to have the service for before it's disbanded because it makes a loss?” Lorza queried.
“The rail service from Ferrol to Ribadeo is essential for the area, but if this is how it's managed, how long is it going to last?”
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