The figures for urban public transport used by the City Council of El Ejido through concessions reflect the recent growth of Almerimar. This is an area where a large portion of the Ejido community is moving.
The City Council provided passenger data by lines to IDEAL for the year 2019. This last complete with normal passenger figures shows the passenger weight of Almerimar communication, which accounts to 7 of 10 urban bus passengers. Particularly, the line that communicates with Almerimar was used by 196,265 of the 273,115 urban bus passengers.
The communication with Santa Maria del Aguila is the second most important, with 46 489 travellers.
14 lines
El Ejido’s urban transport service is divided into 14 lines. Some of these lines are for transport on-demand, while others operate at night. The main line connects El Ejido’s center with Almerimar. It also has the 11 towards the beach and 21 back. These lines have night versions with frequencies at dawn that facilitate transport for those who prefer the beach area for their leisure nights. There is also a night connection to Almerimar from Santa Maria del Aguila at dawn. These communications are further strengthened by a special line that links El Ejido to the beach areas. It is 91 and 101, in their downhill or uphill versions, respectively. This makes for a more extensive route along the coast.
Line 31, which links El Ejido to Santa Maria del Aguila and line 41.1 which connects the center and Las Norias complete the supply. They can also be used as transport lines on demand. In all cases, they depart from and arrive at El Ejido Bus Station and connect with Balerma or San Silvestre, San Agustin or Canalillo in each case.
Subsidy of 671,322 Euros
The City Council of El Ejido approved a year ago a subsidy of 671 322 euros to support the maintenance of the urban transport service provided by Autobuses del Sureste concessionaire.
Municipal contributions that allow discounted rates to be made available for different groups. In the case of students or pensioners, they have a discount for their 21-trip bus passes. Young people with a youth cards get a discount on the regular ticket. Card holders over 65 receive a free ticket. A ticket costs 0.67 cents for people with disabilities (the normal one costs 1.33 euro) and there is a total gratuity for anyone with more than 65%. Disability.
