Seville City Council will implement a number plate reader system on the Puñonrostro-Plaza del Duque axis from 28 September to preserve the commercial speed of the Rapid Transit Bus. The device will not issue fines for at least two months and maintains free access for residents, businesses, and workers in the Old Town.
The Seville City Council will launch a control system with number plate readers on the route of the Rapid Transit Bus (BTR) between Puñonrostro and Plaza del Duque on 28 September. This measure coincides with the start of the TB1 line service and aims to ensure that buses maintain their commercial speed against the intrusion of unauthorised vehicles on the reserved platform.
The Mobility delegate, Álvaro Pimentel, emphasised that the system will not restrict the daily lives of those who live or work in the centre. "No resident, business owner, or worker will have access problems or be fined," he assured during the presentation of the device.
"I want to be emphatic and convey absolute peace of mind to the people of Seville: no resident, business owner, or worker will have access problems or be fined. The system keeps passing cars away so that the BTR maintains its commercial speed, but guarantees entry for those who live in the Old Town," Pimentel stated.
The control is limited exclusively to the segregated BTR axis and its adjacent roads, from Puñonrostro to Plaza del Duque. Other access points to the Old Town will retain their current configuration. The cameras will cross-check data with public parking facilities so that drivers can enter without additional procedures while spaces are available.
Residents and holders of parking spaces will have direct access. Industrial vehicles will be able to load and unload during their usual hours without prior registration. Families with children in schools in the area can register up to four vehicles per household through the municipal website, with one fixed registration and another for occasional use. Motorcycles and personal mobility vehicles will maintain their free circulation.
For medical emergencies or visits to workshops, a margin of 72 hours will be established to justify access. The City Council will enable a platform in the coming days to manage these authorisations easily.
The information period without fines will last at least two months, extendable for one more month based on technical criteria. During this period, no fines will be issued, municipal sources have confirmed.
The TB1 line will cover a corridor of 12.4 kilometres and reduce travel time between Sevilla Este and Duque from 55 to 33 minutes. It will feature 16 articulated vehicles, 100% electric and zero emissions, offering more than 41,000 daily seats with a frequency of five minutes during peak hours.
"The implementation of this technology is essential to ensure the performance of the TB1 line, an infrastructure that reinforces Seville's position as a modern European capital, with sustainable and high-capacity surface transport," the delegate added.
Pimentel also defended the management of the government of José Luis Sanz in mobility matters: "We have transformed an incomplete project, which the previous government team left unexecuted, into a high-capacity network that reaches the city centre, reducing times and improving quality of life."
The City Council maintains its demand for a complete Metro network for Sevilla Este, compatible with the new surface line.
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