Renfe announced this Tuesday that it would activate eight new services Avlo -its ‘low cost’ brand – newspapers in Andalusia from December 15, coinciding with the The beginnings of Ouigo in this sense, still without a definitive date but expected before Christmas.
The French company – the last of the new operators to come into play in the high-speed southern corridor – even announced the start of ticket sales with destination and departure to Cordoba for September 26. But ultimately, the postponed. The delay in adapting the Andalusian rail corridor to the European model is slowing down the arrival of Ouigo in the region.
As for Avlo – it began operating in our capital in mid-2023 – the relations that unite Seville, Cordoba and Malaga with Madrid will have four additional draws per dayrespectively, which will mean a total offer of 5,000 low-cost places per day compared to the usual offer.
Renfe postponed all of his offer high-speed trains (AVE and Avlo) in Seville and Malaga to expand the seating schedule from this Sunday, December 15, as confirmed by sources from the public operator.
In this way, the Madrid-Cordoba-Seville relationship will have 218 prints and 78,600 places per week, which represents an increase of 7.5% compared to the current offer (5,400 more places per week).
In the case of connections with MalagaRenfe will put 187 frequencies and 68,000 weekly seats into service, or 10.6% more than the current schedule (6,500 additional seats per week).
Renfe puts these tickets on sale in the usual channels one year in advance, making planning easier for the customer of his travel with greater notice and with the possibility of obtaining cheaper prices.
New schedules
Since December 15, the new hours Avlo Seville-Madrid services, with intermediate stops in Cordoba, Villanueva of CordobaPuertollano and Ciudad Real will be at 9:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Madrid and at 1:15 p.m., 6:55 p.m. and 8:54 p.m.
The relationship Madrid-Málaga There will also be six daily broadcasts from Madrid at 6:15 a.m., 10:35 a.m. and 6:35 p.m., and at 5:48 a.m., 10:33 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. from Seville. All will have an intermediate stop in Antequera Santa Ana, Genil Bridge, Cordoba, Villanueva de CórdobaPuertollano and Ciudad Real.
Renfe defends that its electric trains are “the more sustainable way of journey», since they use energy coming entirely from renewable sources and are therefore certified carbon neutral, essential in the fight against climate change. The more than seven million high-speed seats offered each year by Renfe prevent the emission of almost half a million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.
