The strike called by the Spanish Union of Railroad Engineers (Semaf) is not the only one that will bring Seville to a standstill this week: this Wednesday, November 11, a 24-hour nationwide general strike will take place, organized by labor federations such as CCOO, UGT, and CGT, as well as various social organizations and housing advocacy groups.
The strike, motivated by demands for better working conditions, the strengthening of public services, and urgent measures to address the housing crisis, will directly affect transportation in Seville, as well as schools, health facilities, and administrative offices.
Here is the complete guide to essential services and what to expect in the city that day.
Renfe Trains: Commuter, Medium-Distance, and AVE
The Ministry of Transportation and Renfe have established the mandatory minimum services to ensure connectivity throughout the 24-hour strike. This information is available on Renfe’s official website.
- Seville Commuter Rail. Peak hours (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.): 75% of regular trains will run. Off-peak hours (rest of the day): 50% of the service will operate.
- Media Distancia will operate at a guaranteed average of 65% of its usual service.
- As for high-speed (AVE) and long-distance trains, 73% of scheduled trains are guaranteed to run.
- Freight: 26% minimum service.
Urban and metropolitan transit: TUSSAM and Metro de Sevilla
Public transportation within the city and its metropolitan area will experience reduced service frequencies throughout the day in accordance with regional and local minimum service decrees.
The Seville Metro has announced via social media that 60% of trains will be operating on November 11. In any case, they remind passengers to “plan their trips in advance,” as train frequencies may be affected.
Similarly, Tussam has made 60% of its services available for the general strike.
In any case, we recommend checking the TUSSAM mobile app and official channels to monitor vehicle traffic in real time.
Andalusian Health Service, healthcare, and pharmacies
The Andalusian Health Service (SAS) will operate on a schedule equivalent to that of public holidays across most of its regular healthcare network:
- Emergency care and admissions: Hospital emergency rooms, ICUs, coronary care units, delivery rooms, resuscitation units, and operating rooms for procedures that cannot be postponed will remain open.
- Essential medical treatments will be fully covered at 100%: cancer treatments (chemotherapy and radiation therapy) and hemodialysis sessions.
- At health centers (primary care), routine activities and scheduled appointments that can be postponed are canceled, while continuous care and emergency services will remain available.
- Salud Responde: The telephone and online service will operate at 75% of normal capacity.
- Pharmacies: They will maintain their regular hours of operation and mandatory on-call shifts.
- The 061 emergency services will operate using all their mobile units; the coordination centers will have 90% of their operators on duty.
Emergencies and Essential Services
- 112 and emergency services: Priority operations are guaranteed for handling civil protection and rescue incidents.
- Firefighters and police officers will cover 100% of essential operational capacity.
- Correos will ensure a minimum staff level to handle matters related to absentee voting for the November 29 elections.
- Regarding gas stations, Order TED/1179/2026, published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), outlines the minimum services and the gas stations that will remain open on November 11, broken down by region.
