Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has launched an intensive ticket control campaign in the Barcelona metro.
Over the next few weeks, users will experience an increased deployment of conductors both in the entrance lobbies and inside the subway cars.
This initiative seeks to address fraud in the transportation system and promote the proper validation of tickets, emphasizing the importance of this process.
The campaign began on October 23, 2023 and represents the third of its kind carried out in the Catalan capital this year. It is expected to extend for a period of two to three weeks.
The main focus of this campaign is twofold. On the one hand, it seeks to reduce fraud in the transportation system, which is a problem faced by many public transportation networks around the world.
Proper validation of tickets is essential to ensure fairness in the system and its economic sustainability.
On the other hand, it is emphasized that validated tickets act as travel insurance for passengers, which further reinforces the importance of this process.
The purpose of the ticket control campaign
It is important to note that the purpose of this campaign is not to collect fines, but to educate passengers on the importance of validating their tickets.
Displays on the subway platforms have been warning about these controls for days, highlighting their educational and preventive nature.
TMB has reported that control campaigns are not the only efforts to address fraud in the transport system. Routine checks are carried out daily at random points in the Barcelona metro.
Fraud records
According to 2018 data, fare card fraud accounted for a cost of €9.6 million. TMB estimates that about seven out of every 200 passengers evade payment, which translates into a fraud rate of 3.5%. These figures are comparable to fraud rates in other European cities.
The implementation of these intensive ticket control campaigns is an integral part of efforts to ensure that the public transport system in Barcelona operates efficiently and equitably for all users.
The success of the campaign ultimately depends on passenger awareness and their commitment to proper ticket validation.
In this way, Barcelona has intensified its efforts to combat fraud in the metro through a new ticket control campaign.
This initiative seeks not only to reduce fraud in the transportation system, but also to highlight the importance of ticket validation, which acts as travel insurance for passengers.
