Madrid general strike on November 11 brings traffic closures and transport cuts

Unions including CCOO, UGT, CGT and CNT have called a 24-hour general strike in Spain on November 11, running from midnight to midnight. The protest focuses on the housing crisis, loss of purchasing power and rising living costs. Shift workers will have adapted stoppage arrangements.

The main demonstration will begin at 18:00 at Atocha and end at Plaza de España, passing through Paseo del Prado, Cibeles, Alcalá and Gran Vía. A separate noon gathering is called at Cibeles at 12:00.

“Este 11N paramos el país.”

The Regional Transport Consortium expects traffic disruptions from 11:30 to 13:30 because of the midday gathering and from 18:30 to 22:30 because of the evening march. Road closures will depend on how the protests develop and on Municipal Police instructions.

EMT has announced possible changes to 36 bus lines during the afternoon demonstration. Source 1 lists 37 affected lines, including 001, 002, 1, 2, 9, 14, 27, 34, 45, 146, 150 and the Airport Express.

Metro will operate at 80 percent during rush hour and 50 percent for the rest of the day, while EMT buses will run at 50 percent and 40 percent respectively. Cercanías trains will run at 75 percent during peak times and 50 percent at other times.

Commuters with afternoon trains should allow extra time and avoid driving to Atocha, the city's main rail gateway. The northern edge of the affected axis will be complicated by Alcalá rather than Recoletos, which is not included in the warning.