Metrotenerife, transportation company Tenerife Councilactivates its plan from this Saturday the 9th special Christmas services with reinforcements for the next weekends in December. Thus, Line 1 will circulate with 8 minute frequencies on Saturdays and every 10 on Sundays. In this way, the tram operator improves its offer with the aim of facilitating in the areas with the greatest demand “effective, comfortable and fast mobility” to the commercial and leisure areas from Santa Cruz and La Laguna. Likewise, Metrotenerife provides special services for Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Three Kings’ Eve.
Frequencies from day 9
This Saturday the 9th, as well as the 16th, 23rd and 30th, Line 1 will increase the tram service to 8 minutes from 12:00 to 20:00, while on Line 2 they will do so every 16 minutes. For Sundays, the 10th and 17th, the frequencies will be 10 minutes on Line 1 and 15 on Line 2, also between 12:00 and 20:00. Aside from these reinforcements, the tram network will be operating with the usual weekend schedules and frequencies. Metrotenerife reminds that users can find out about the special Christmas services on the Metrotenerife website, www.metrotenerife.comand on their social networks, Facebook, Twitter (@tranviatenerife) and Instagram.
Success on the White Night
The tram transported 77,592 passengers on the recent White Night in La Laguna. As a fact, compared to last year the number of users grew by 45% during the day and 69% at night to a total of 21,100 more passengers compared to 2022. The special activated double tram device was a complete success. Throughout the celebration, the demand trend was increasing until reaching 68,400 cancellations during the daytime service (47,365 in 2022). The period of maximum demand was between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. with more than 6,000 passengers. The service on the night from Saturday to Sunday exceeded the figure of 9,100 cancellations; around 69% more than those recorded last year. In this case, the time with the highest number of travelers, 2,669, was recorded between 00:00 and 01:00 in the morning on Sunday.
Also in Full Moon
The transport company also launched a special service last weekend on the occasion of the Full Moon in Santa Cruz. The trams circulated last Saturday with 15-minute frequencies from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. In the absence of a definitive numerical balance, the impression is that the demand was similar to that of the Laguna Blanco Night. Therefore, a service that responds to the demand of Tenerife residents on special days such as this Christmas season.