The Metro de Madrid is providing service at 93% during the busiest time window of this day of general strike, while the number of users has collapsed by 51% at the start of the 24-hour stoppage.
With data from 9 o'clock, the metropolitan company has indicated that 93% of the trains are in circulation compared with a normal Wednesday at the same time, "above minimum services", as it explained in a message published on its official profile on 'X'.
The Community of Madrid has set minimum services on the suburban rail of 80% of trains during the hours of highest demand (between 07.30 and 09.30; between 14.00 and 16.00 and between 18.00 and 20.00) and of 50% in the off-peak periods, which cover the rest of the schedule.
From the start of service and until 9 o'clock, a total of 256,522 travelers had used the Metro network, which represents a 51% drop compared to the same hourly stretch of the previous Wednesday.
In this context, the trains were running with an average frequency of between 4 and 5 minutes.
For their part, the unions have denounced police charges against the information pickets at the Canillejas and Ventas centers and have criticized minimum services that, as they stress, affect almost 90% and that are being complied with. According to UGT data, among staff who did not have minimum services assigned, the strike support reaches 90%.