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Councillor Development, Joaquin Ruiz, complains that "the only investment made in the municipality Building on this line has been to build an elevator for the disabled can go up to walk, but still unable to access the trains."

In addition, claims the underground railway and a line of Cartagena.

Councilman Promotion of the City of Lorca, Joaquin Ruiz, reported that the Ministry of Development is punishing the local line-Murcia Lorca no investment since it is Zapatero's Socialist government, in violation of its commitments and ignoring the claims of improvements necessary and urgent that we have done in the past three years. "

Ruiz especially regretted that "in 2008, the accused UGT and the city of Lorca pose a series of proposals that contemplated that in a very short time, with a small investment of mechanization level crossings and upgrading the stretch of more obsolete, could reduce the journey in 35 minutes.

It also called for modernizing the fleet of trains CIVIA would create a line-Cartagena Lorca and coordinate schedules so that it takes half an hour less to get to Alicante.

But we have not been answered.

Councilman stated "if this, which is fairly simple and inexpensive, has not been done or seem to have intended that it will do, we do not even want to imagine what will happen now with further cuts to the Ministry of Development that commitment in 2007 by then-Mayor Leoncio Collado that the cornerstone of the underground train passing through town would be made in late 2008.

A promise that the Socialists have also failed. "

Lack accessibility for disabled

"However, we find that the only investment in this line has been the installation of an elevator in Sutullena station, where, why not?, Delegate of the Government came to take the photo, saying it was for the disabled could access the train.

Unfortunately, today people in wheelchairs are still unable to get on the trains, because as we train 20 years ago, and brought from time to modernize the fleets of other regions, continue to face several steps closer in gaining access.

Furthermore, in Lorca service not available 'Heed' that there is in other cities to help elderly or disabled, "the mayor stressed.

Therefore, demanded that the Central Government and the Socialists Lorca to "get to work immediately, because it not only sold several times and with great photo to the drafts of projects, but the important thing is to realize the investments and the shortest possible time. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca