Official FGC

It took a short time to trigger the social alarm after the publication of the application FGC oficial This is a very complete tool for users of Catalan trains, where you can consult schedules, stations, receive notifications about service cuts and, its most controversial function, report incivility in carriages and platforms A question that not everyone liked being able to denounce beggars, musicians and street vendors

As for the application, it must be said that it is a complete tool. Both in the visual aspect, which surprises with animations when changing menus, and its careful presentation, as in the functionality section. And it is that we can carry out any type of query, either to find out the timetable of a train on a specific line, search for the nearest station to our position thanks to a map of Google, know how long it will take to get the next train or how much the journey will cost All this indicating with a couple of buttons the stations or lines to consult

But as we say, the fame of this application comes through its menu Incivility Alert In this section we find up to twelve different buttons to notify the competent authorities about uncivil actions or issuesThus, we find the possibility of indicating the train line and wagon that has dirty seats , seats that are not assigned to the elderly, pregnant women, etc. even when reserved, if there are any scratched windows, people sitting on the ground, loud music, people smoking, etc Something that can help improve the railway service. Although the controversy comes with the section Beggars

In this submenu we can also indicate the line and wagon where we find beggars Furthermore, in versions previous of the application it was possible to report even the type of beggar who was on the train, whether it was beggar proper, musician or peddlerIssue that for a few weeks has been withdrawn from the application due to the scandal and repercussion of the measure.And there are those who believe that with the current economic situation it is normal for begging to proliferate on trains, defending that there is who has nowhere to sleep

However, as indicated in the application itself, the trains of Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Catalana are a public service system where It is not allowed to do business And they specify textually: It is forbidden to beg, sell, play music, sing, etc Against this, a movement has emerged asking for signatures of support to withdraw this application from the market because they think that It is shameful and unfortunate that a public institution like FGC carry out these attacks against the dignity and integrity of people So far they have managed to exceed 42.000 signatures

The official FGC application is developed for both mobile Android as iPhone You can also download completely free It has the possibility of change the language from Catalan to Spanish or English, being a good option for tourists It can be found in the markets of common apps: Google Play and App Store