The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General for Transport and Ports, has authorized the extension of the bus line linking Los Royos to Caravaca de la Cruz, extending its five-mile ride to El Moralejo , which will benefit over 1,300 residents of five rural communities travel El Moralejo, Los Royos, Singla, La Almudena Navares.
In addition, the Directorate General for Transport and Ports has received a grant application by the City for this line, designed to co-finance the expansion of the trail, in response to a request of the residents of this area, enabling them to better access and greater mobility to the core of people within the program of grants to rural bus lines.
The most favored are high school students and teaching is not compulsory, since it has been set forth a schedule that leaves at 6:45 am in El Moralejo and arrives at 8:00 am to Caravaca de la Cruz, and back , with scheduled departure at 14:30 and arriving in El Moralejo at 15:30.
This service is being offered every day during school hours and non-holiday Monday of the year, except the last day of each month.
The ticket price ranges between 1 and 2 euros, depending on the length of the journey.
According to the director general of Transport and Ports, Carmen Sandoval, "the changes to reflect an increase in the supply of public transport services for the people concerned, which aims to facilitate access of the inhabitants of rural communities to centralized services Caravaca.
Previously, the Autonomous Community has also supported the route between the Incarnation and the very town of Caravaca, 30 miles, as the route between Caravaca de la Cruz Archivel, 36 miles.
Grants to rural bus lines
The Ministry continues this line of grants to maintain and create new routes rural road passenger transport to enable the mobility of those living in towns with fewer inhabitants, even economically deficient services for the small number of passengers served.
This year grants have been awarded to companies that perform services in rural areas worth almost 320,000 euros, in different parts of the Region.
These actions are part of the policies developed by the regional government on sustainable mobility and public transport, according to Sandoval, who notes that "the carriage of passengers should be accessible to all citizens, both through its infrastructure and vehicles, incorporating the values of excellence and continuous improvement of services enabling an improvement in the quality of life of Murcia. "
Source: CARM