Barcelona’s ombudsman urged TMB, the city’s public-transport operator, on 23 July 2026 to reduce noise on its services, according to La Vanguardia. The request concerns a plan to tackle passenger discomfort linked to loud musical performances and mobile phones played at high volume.
For people travelling on TMB services, the reported request does not itself announce a change to services or a new passenger-reporting channel. The material available does not specify which lines would be covered, a deadline for the plan, or the measures TMB would be asked to introduce.
Noise request follows the ombudsman’s 2025 work
The request comes from the Sindicatura de Greuges de Barcelona, the city’s ombudsman service, led by David Bondia. In its annual report for 2025, presented in March 2026, the service recorded 3,264 actions, according to La Razón.
- 1,623 were complaints received and processed.
- 1,596 were enquiries answered.
- 17 were investigations opened by the ombudsman service itself.
- The service also produced three thematic reports and visited 25 neighbourhoods.
The annual report included ten improvement proposals described as priorities for Barcelona City Council. It also identified noise from terraces and breaches of permitted opening hours as among the situations generating the most resident complaints.
The report on TMB’s transport-noise request was published on 23 July 2026. No timetable for a TMB response is stated in the available report.
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