{"id":2003,"date":"2016-09-27T19:16:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2016.benimacletconta.com\/luchas-del-trenet\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T11:25:04","slug":"luchas-del-trenet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/luchas-del-trenet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trenet Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-b75c891232f39d01a8d00e2a0e674074\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-b75c891232f39d01a8d00e2a0e674074{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#83a846;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-b75c891232f39d01a8d00e2a0e674074 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>The Trenet Struggles<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-098383926216f8166bf9f2f1ac9e57ce\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-098383926216f8166bf9f2f1ac9e57ce .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-098383926216f8166bf9f2f1ac9e57ce av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-1024x744.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-1024x744.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-100x72.jpg 100w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-150x109.jpg 150w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-200x145.jpg 200w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-450x327.jpg 450w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-600x436.jpg 600w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-900x654.jpg 900w, http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class='avia_image' ><img class='wp-image-2867 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2867 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Luchas-del-trenet-BenimacletConta-1024x744.jpg\" alt='' title='Luchas del trenet - 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It had been opened on July 7, 1892 and operated up through the 1980s, along a trajectory of 5.8 kilometres. In the earliest days, until 1898, it was run by the <em>Sociedad Valenciana de Tranv\u00edas<\/em>, and from then until 1917 by the <em>Societ\u00e9 Lyonnaise \u201cLa Lionesa\u201d<\/em>. Between 1917 and 1964 it belonged to the <em>Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Tranv\u00edas y Ferrocarriles de Valencia (CTFV)<\/em>, and later, from 1964 to 1986, to the <em>Ferrocarriles Espa\u00f1oles de V\u00eda Estrecha (FEVE)<\/em>. And from 1986 until today to <em>Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Initially the Trenet was only used for the transportation of goods. It was not until 1915 that it began transporting passengers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"exp-col-content-holder\">\n<p><a class=\"expand-cnt-link\" href=\"http:\/\/2016.benimacletconta.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?lang=ca&amp;action=edit&amp;post_type=post&amp;post=2004#\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"hidden-content\">\n<p class=\"hiddenContentp\">The Trenet served the following stations: Pont de Fusta \u2013 the Benimaclet stop (<em>el apeadero<\/em>) \u2013 the Benimaclet station (\u201c<em>La Estacioneta<\/em>\u201d) \u2013 La Carrasca \u2013 La Cadena \u2013 Las Termas \u2013 Las Arenas \u2013 El Grao. This trajectory stayed the same from the beginning and was used by the residents of Benimaclet to go to the beaches of La Malvarrosa, Las Termas or Las Arenas, and also to go to the specialist medical centre of Alboraia street, which was very close to the Pont de Fusta.<\/p>\n<p>But as the barrio grew in population and urban development, the tracks of the Trenet came to be a barrier that separated Benimaclet from the rest of the city, while also constituting an irritation and causing deaths in accidents. These tracks caused more accidents than any others in Valencia. In 1974, the inhabitants of Benimaclet began a campaign, in the form of demonstrations and sit-ins, to ask for security measures.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the numerous and vigorous protests, in February 1976 the City Hall of Valencia, under Mayor Ram\u00f3n Izquierdo, had the disastrous idea to construct a high wall along both sides of the tracks in order to end the constant accidents. This wall was to be known for many years as the \u201cwall of shame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The wall signified an even clearer material separation between Benimaclet and the rest of the city. It also meant bad communications for the barrio, since there was only one underpass for pedestrians, near Juan Giner street, apart from the street level passing for both vehicles and pedestrians at Bar\u00f3n de San Petrillo.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing came of the promise to build new crossings for pedestrians on Poeta Altet and Dolores Marqu\u00e9s streets. On top of everything else, the wall did not solve any problems; accidents were not reduced in the least, since people constantly jumped over it in order to get from one side of the street to the other. So the protests and demonstrations organized by the Neighbourhood Association of Benimaclet continued.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the mid 1980s, fatal accidents kept happening and social problems and dangers increased because drug addicts gathered in the underpass. Also, the tunnel flooded on rainy days. For all of these reasons, the protests and mobilizations increased and so did the number of people participating.<\/p>\n<p>In April, 1988, the residents decided to stop the train traffic once a day in order to revitalize and give more force to the protests. In view of this, the manager of the FGV ordered the trains to reduce speed to 30 kilometres per hour when approaching the street level crossings. But it didn\u2019t stop the problems, and in 1989 there were eight deaths in just one year.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly of Residents and the Neighbourhood Association demanded that the tracks be moved underground, but the regional office of public works (<em>Conseller\u00eda de Obras P\u00fablicas<\/em>) considered that option too expensive and chose instead to convert the train line into a tram line. Demonstrations followed upon demonstrations. On April 19, 1989, fourteen Benimaclet residents were arrested by the State Police for no obvious reason, since they were just asking for information about what was going on. They did not break any law, they were not hindering traffic and they were on the sidewalk. In the end, the court filed the case against them, since they could not be accused of disturbing law and order, and the trial was cancelled. In October of that same year, a street level crossing was built at Dolores Marqu\u00e9s street.<\/p>\n<p>The situation was untenable and the local protests ever growing. The Neighbourhood Association of Benimaclet organized a human chain for December 17, 1989. One day earlier, the former Mayor of Valencia, Clementina R\u00f3denas, announced the cancellation of the train line between Pont de Fusta and El Grao. That meant that the wall and the train tracks would disappear from all the barrios served by the line and thus, and above all, the iron belt that choked Benimaclet. The planned human chain turned into a festive celebration. No special incidents were reported. Several residents began a symbolic chipping away at the wall, in anticipation of what was to come about. The last train left on January 31, 1990.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of everything the Assembly of Residents and the Neighbourhood Associaton underlined that the barrio was against the tram line and the goal was to move the tracks underground, creating a line of underground transportation. They also emphasized that what had been obtained was \u201ca victory for the neighborhood, not for the City Hall or the regional government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During 18 years of struggle, 87 persons suffered accidents on the tracks, 22 died, there were 15 suicides and 28 collisions with vehicles, according to FGV figures. Even though the goal of moving the tracks underground was not accomplished, the union and strength of the residents of Benimaclet achieved the end of the iron belt with all its deaths and constant accidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_comments_list '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av-buildercomment av-av_comments_list-56c66b2695468e12d3120bc7169a9873  av-blog-meta-html-info-disabled'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[99,104],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003\/revisions\/2473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/benimacletconta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}