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TRAM d'Alicante will offer a special device to facilitate assistance and return to the Castell de l'Olla d'Altea

 

• The special service is affected by the modernization works of this line, but allows to offer additional circulations before and after the pyrotechnic show from Benidorm to Olla Altea in both directions
• On the evening of August 10, from 4 p.m., a direct bus will run between Benidorm and Benissa stations, in both directions, which will connect with the rail service
   

The Saturday and Sunday the service between Altea and Calpe will be by bus from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for technical tests on the Algar viaduct

 

Alicante TRAM will offer today,  Saturday August 10, and early hours of the 11th a special device on line 9 (Benidorm-Dénia) to facilitate access and return to the pyrotechnic show of the Castle of 'Olla that is celebrated in Altea.

 

With this special service, which this year is affected by the modernization works carried out by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) on this section of line 9, Alicante TRAM strengthens and extends its usual service hours with additional circulations only from Benidorm to Olla Altea, in both directions.

 

As a result of these works, FGV is offering an alternative bus service between the stations of Olla Altea and Calp, therefore, given the traffic difficulties expected from the evening to the night, the buses that cover this section may experience delays and will only operate during their regular hours.

 

In turn, during the evening of August 10, a direct bus has been scheduled from 4 p.m. until the end of regular hours, which will run along the highway, between Benidorm and Benissa stations, in both directions, which will allow linking with the railway service.

 

In a complementary way, FGV is reinforcing that night the customer service and security staff in trains and stations, at the same time that, in collaboration with Altea City Council and the security forces, access to the most crowded stations, in order to avoid crowds and speed up access to trains.

 

Due to the expected high occupancy of the trains for the event, the transport of bicycles or scooters will not be allowed on line 9 of the Alicante TRAM from 18:00 hours on Saturday until the end of the service.

 

The special device planned by FGV is part of a reinforcement of night services that the company plans in the summer in Alicante, called TRAMnochador, which runs on lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9, on Fridays , Saturdays and holiday evenings.

 

For more information on timetables and frequencies, FGV makes available to users the timetables at the stations, the customer service telephone number 900 72 04 72, the website www.tramalicante.es, social networks and the app Alicante TRAM official.

 

Monitoring work

Apart from this device, on August 10 and 11, FGV has planned to carry out monitoring work on the viaduct over the Algar river in Altea, corresponding to line 9 of the Alicante TRAM.

As a result of this action, from the start of the service until 2:00 p.m. on these two days, an alternative bus service will be offered between the stations of Altea and Calpe.

 

FGV will establish the corresponding stops at the Altea station on the N-332, Carrer la Mar; Garganes on the N-332, in front of Carrer Catarroja; Cap Negret, on the N-332 in front of the Hotel Cap Negret; Olla Altea on the N-332, next to the Los Jazmines restaurant, and in Calpe, next to the same station.