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Some local news. Looks like we will be having high speed trains going past our development in years to come.

THIS ONE MADE ME LAUGH.

STANDING FAST
Over 40 Preferente and Club class passengers on the 4.35pm AVE train from Madrid to Málaga last Friday had no seats after the first case of overbooking on the service. Renfe, which has opened an investigation, apologised and offered refunds to all those affected. Many had to stand in the cafeteria car as far as Córdoba, where alighting passengers freed up places for them.

GOD HELP THEM IF THEY COME TO LONDON AND TRY GETTING A SEAT ON A TRAIN.

WESTPORT

I read in a previous report in Costa del Sol News that there was a feasibility study going on to determine the route of the new high speed railway. An inland route from Fuengirola to the airport is being considered as there are major difficulties and very high costs involved with the proposal to upgrade the existing line so it is by no means certain that we will have high speed trains passing by.

I went to the town hall and arranged for a large sheet of glass that was damaged to be removed. The service is free and it is supposed to go tonight. We´ll see if it does! While there I enquired about local taxes and was told that the amount for refuse collection would be 38€ for the year so that is not to bad. The amount for the rest of town hall services is not yet determined because Arrohabiage has not provided all the documentation required to register the apartments. Both taxes become due in May (you get 5% discount for paying on time) and they expected to have the the information from Arrohabitage by then.

There is a massive map on the wall of the Office for Foreign residents and it clearly shows where the road will pass under the railway line and join the A340 etc. I also asked to see the plans for the Maritimo Paseo development. We will have a lovely beech front if they ever get funding from the regional government to do it. There are elections this Sunday so maybe things will be different afterwards

Irene the damaged glass was a table top we replaced. We were told to leave it by the bins on Friday and it would be collected on Friday night...........unfortunatley it wasn´t so we´ll have to contact them again.

The time for paying the council tax is May to October with a discount available if you pay by some date in June. This may be why you can´t pay online yet

Hi all,

I just posted some pictures on the forum. One may look a little strange as it is taken looking at the ground floor patio area. I thought this may be of interest to people as it highlights weaknesses in the Don Juan design. Here the person on the second  floor has washed their balcony the water has been allowed to drain and falls onto the ground below. Now the person on the lower ground floor is treated to a filthy patio. Nice one !!

In this case I assume the person doing the washing was oblivious to their actions, although I never saw them once look to see where the water was going.

Thoughts anyone?

There is an easy way to solve this if the people on the ground floor had a down pipe from the first balcony going into a water but this would help,they then  need to put a hose pipe from there water but and make holes in the pipe as this would let the water onto there garden and drain away and some gardens have a rockery area in front of there garden where the water could drain this could help some people.bye irene

I'm not sure if you have been in Don Juan during a rainstorm Sawalanza but the water runs off the roof into the top balcony then down onto the 1st floor balconies then finally into the gardens below. The rest of the balconies also drain onto the gardens so therer can be quite a lot of water coming down. We have artificial grass and it seems to cope with this very well. Having said that I do think it is anti social to use excessive water when cleaning your balcony - it is always going to drain into someone else's.

On another subject the cheringuitos have all reopened and Carvajal has woken up for the summer. The pizza place on the front that closed last year has reopened with new Sicilian owners. The pizzas were good but they hadn't got the hang of service when we were there (they're only open a week). We also went to the highly acclaimed fish restaurant that has recently been refurbished right at the end of the road on the left. The fish was good but don't go if you don't like fish - they don't do anything else!

Hi all

We have paid the deposit on an appartment on Phase 3 not sure if to try and sell or consider other options. Would be grateful to hear from anyone who can offer advice or share their experiences good or bad.This is all very new to us, we are coming to spain next week to take another look at the appartment and look at the options.

Tony and Sue 

Hi Tony & Sue,

I posted a reply on the Phase 3 thread.

I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT THIS TRAIN INFORMATION ON THE SITE, SO ANYONE CAN PRINT IT OFF AND LEAVE IN THEIR APARTMENTS, IF THEY USE THE TRAIN. HOPE IT HELPS YOU.

WESTPORT.

CARVAJAL TO FUENGIROLA

TRAINS EVERY 12 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 42 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

FIRST TRAIN DEPARTS 06.12AM

LAST TRAIN DEPARTS 23.12PM

FUENGIROLA TO CARVAJAL

TRAINS EVERY 27 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 57 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

LOS BOLICHES TO CARVAJAL

TRAINS EVERY 29 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 59 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

CARVAJAL TO MALAGA AIRPORT

TRAINS EVERY 03 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 33 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

FIRST TRAIN DEPARTS 06.33AM

LAST TRAIN DEPARTS 23.33PM

MALAGA AIRPORT TO CARVAJAL

TRAINS EVERY 14 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 44 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

FIRST TRAIN DEPARTS 05.44AM

LAST TRAIN DEPARTS 22.44PM

IT TAKES 28 MINUTES TO THE AIRPORT

MALAGA CENTRAL TO CARVAJAL

TRAINS EVERY 00 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

FIRST TRAIN DEPARTS 05.30AM

LAST TRAIN DEPARTS 22.30PM

ZONES THAT STATIONS ARE IN.

MALAGA CENTRAL -    ZONE   0

AEROPUERTO -   ZONE    1

CARVAJAL -   ZONE   3

LOS BOLICHES -    ZONE   4

SINGLE ADULT TICKET TRAVELLING

 THROUGH NUMBER OF ZONES.                           SATURDAY / SUNDAY / BANK HOLIDAYS

-----------------------------------------------                    ----------------------------------------------------------

1   ZONE   € 1.20                                                           € 1.30

2   ZONES € 1.20                                                           € 1.30

3   ZONES € 1.35                                                           € 1.40

4   ZONES € 1.80                                                           € 2.00

5   ZONES € 2.50                                                           € 2.60

RETURN ADULT TICKET TRAVELLING

 THROUGH NUMBER OF ZONES.                           SATURDAY / SUNDAY / BANK HOLIDAYS

1   ZONE   € 1.70                                                           € 2.60

2   ZONES € 1.70                                                           € 2.60

3   ZONES € 1.95                                                           € 2.80

4   ZONES € 2.90                                                           € 4.00

5   ZONES € 3.85                                                           € 5.20

RENFE TRAIN INFORMATION   

902 240202

CERCANIAS TRAIN INFORMATION    (THIS TRAIN LINE )

952 128079

WWW.RENFE.ES/CERCANIAS

Hi neigbours, "WIFI" We nearly have enough interested parties to have a Hotspot installed, so if you are interested please contact me via e-mail  info@carvajal-spain.com and we can ensure connection. 

                              Ken

Westport Amigo!

RENFE have changed the timetable from 2nd April so all that hard work you did has gone to waste. Trains now leave Carvajal for Malaga at 23 and 53 past the hour. For Fuengirola from Carvajal at 02 and 32 past the hour and from the airport for Carvajal at 04 and 34 past the hour. This is all I had time to write down. Maybe you can work out the rest based on these times.

Our new maintainance company have painted the manhole covers today. I am sure this is worthwhile but it doesn´t seem that important compared to all the other problems we face.

Hi David, Tthanks for the information will update  www.carvajal-spain.com  site information in the next few days, before I come to Spain.

  Ken

The change in Train timetable seems to be because the Malaga Centro station is closed during renovations. I am not sure if the old timetable will return when the renovations are finished.

They are digging up Avenue de Carvajal to instal sewer pipes. A good old British contra flow is in operation. The road that goes up under the tunnel is frequently blocked wth diggers and lorries and is even more difficult to get up than normal.