• The T-jove pass will have a single price, €40, for the six rings of the Integrated Fare System of the Barcelona ATM, for which a 50% discount is currently applied to the nominal price (€80)
   
• Starting tomorrow, the new T-jove pass will only be available in the T-mobilitat system, but previously purchased magnetic passes can be used in validating machines throughout 2023

Barcelona, 14th March.- As announced by the Minister of Territory and confirmed by the ATM, starting tomorrow, Wednesday 15th March, the T-jove transport pass will be extended to people five years older, enabling people aged between 25 and 29 to also become users. The age will be extended at the same time as a price unification; the T-jove pass will have a single price and allow unlimited travel for 90 days in all the integrated services of the 6 fare rings of the Barcelona ATM. As for the public transport services integrated into ring 7, they are expected to be incorporated during the autumn of 2023.

This single price of €80, equivalent to the previous price of the T-jove pass for one zone, is currently reduced by 50% (by virtue of RDL 20/2022 on measures in response to the economic and social consequences of the War in Ukraine and the agreement of the Board of Directors of the ATM).

This innovation will also apply to T-jove passes for single-parent families and large families, in such a way that the single prices for travelling around the 6 rings, including VAT, will be as follows: T-jove, €40, T-jove SPF/LF general, €32 and T-jove SPF/LF special, €20.

The status of beneficiary of the T-jove pass is maintained throughout its period of validity, even if the user reaches 30 years old during this period, as long as documentation is provided to prove that the holder was under 30 at the time of the purchase and first validation.

Only with T-mobilitat support

The T-jove pass will be the first one to be offered exclusively with T-mobilitat support, starting on Wednesday, 15th March, coinciding with the extension of the age (for people under 30) and scope (6 zones) of the T-jove pass. Therefore, anyone who wants to travel with the T-jove pass will have to do so as of this date with T-mobilitat support, either with a personalised card or with the mobile application that allows validation with devices with the Android system and NFC.

In this regard, the ticket vending machines at railway stations (underground, FGC, Rodalies and TRAM) and the customer care offices of the public transport operators will no longer dispense magnetic T-jove passes and only permit the uploading of the new T-jove pass onto a card with T-mobilitat support. This is what transport operators have been announcing since 2nd March.

It is advisable to register electronically on one of the three available platforms: T-mobilitat, TMB and FGC. In the event that card support is requested, it will be sent to the address indicated. In the event that validation with an Android mobile phone with NFC is chosen, the pass will become immediately available.

Old T-jove cards can still be validated in the system

Old T-jove cards (cardboard ones with magnetic strip technology) can still be validated in the public transport system as normal until the end of the 90 days of their period of validity. They will expire just like all integrated passes. In this case, T-jove passes purchased in both 2022 and 2023 will be valid until 15th January 2024.
However, the conditions of these cards will be the same as those when they were purchased, i.e. for under 25s, and only valid for the number of fare zones on the card.

T-jove passes on magnetic media will not be redeemable

Old cardboard cards with magnetic strip technology and those with T-mobilitat support (a PVC card or Android mobile) purchased before 15th March 2023 will not be redeemable, given that they are valid until 15th January 2024 for the number of zones for which they were purchased.

Nor are users allowed to transfer the T-jove pass between supports (magnetic or T-mobilitat).

La T-jove s’estira campaign

Starting on 15th March, a communication campaign on digital platforms to explain the new conditions of the pass for young people will begin.

Ticket sales channels

The sale of integrated tickets for T-mobilitat is carried out in the official sales channels of the new system:

- The T-mobilitat, TMB and FGC, websites, in the case of card purchase.
- The T-mobilitat, TMB App and FGC T-mobilitat applications.
- The TMB, Ferrocarrils, Rodalies and TRAM self-service machines.
- The T-mobilitat support points set up in the public transport network.

Support channels

T-mobilitat offers the public different ways to reach the system so it can answer questions and resolve incidents:

- T-mobilitat on Twitter: @T_mobilitat
- Telegram support channel: Telegram Atenció
- 900 928 900 free helpline.
- T-mobilitat Centre: Av. de la Granvia de L'Hospitalet, 16-20. Request an appointment.
- Specific website section: https://t-mobilitat.atm.cat/web/t-mobilitat/campanya-tjove

Other points of sale of public transport operators

The old T-jove cards, which were distributed via authorised establishments such as tobacconist’s and newsagent’s shops and lottery establishments, will be withdrawn from these points of sale in the short term.

T-jove validations

February 2023 ended with 11,368,486 T-jove validations, of which 3,355,078 corresponded to the T-mobilitat system (2,786,910 T-jove passes and 568,168 SPF/LF T-jove passes). The remaining 8,013,408 were validated using the magnetic system (70%).

The aim of the extension of the benefits of this new T-jove pass is to encourage the use of sustainable means of transport for recurrent journeys for studies or work, as well as the acquisition of new habits and the use of the pass in a more generalised manner for all travel by young people.

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