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Date Published: 28/03/2023

You can now get to Malaga city centre by Metro for just 33 cents

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The urban train service has finally arrived in the centre after 14 years in the making

You can now get to Malaga city centre by Metro for just 33 cents

The Malaga Metro has finally been extended to arrive to the Alameda Principal in the city centre, a full 17 years after the first line of the route was laid and having spent 14 years since work began on this section.

The new stops in Malaga city centre are ‘Guadalmedina’ on Lines 1 and 2 at the Avenida de Andalucía and ‘Atarazanas’ on Line 1, at the Alameda Principal.

The route now links the two most densely populated districts of the city – Carretera de Cádiz and Cruz de Humilladero – with the centre, as well as with the university campus of Teatinos.

Even better, it comes with the announcement by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno of an extra discount on the travel pass ticket, which will be 60% and mean the price per journey will be just 33 cents as of April 1.

Malaga Metro Map

Moreno was present at the inauguration of the line this Monday March 27, along with Malaga Mayor Francisco de la Torre.

“With these prices, who wouldn’t going to take the Metro?” asked Moreno, after pointing out that the opening of the new line is expected to double the number of passengers using the Malaga Metro from the current 7 million up to 14 million.

Eventually, there are plans for the Metro to arrive at the Hospital, at which time it is estimated that the number of regular passengers will increase to over 20 million.

This work being carried out on the city’s Metro service is part of a push to promote public transport as an alternative to travelling by car, as a way of reducing carbon emissions.

Moreno stated that the story of the Malaga subway is “a happy story” because “all’s well that ends well”, and he stressed the importance of a project that brings Malaga “towards that sustainable city on which the Expo 2027 candidacy revolves”.

It is estimated that this new development will mean a reduction of about 5,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year and a significant reduction in traffic by avoiding 3.5 million car journeys each year.

“These are benefits that will help improve air quality in line with the Green Revolution and the fight against Climate Change,” added Moreno.

This section of the Metro line, which is just over a kilometre long, has had to overcome numerous obstacles in the last 14 years, notably the challenge of passing under the Guadalmedina River and the discovery of archaeological remains on its route.

The Mayor has praised the fact that the Metro service now joins up with the urban bus routes.

However, while it will now be much cheaper to use the Malaga Metro, there is still no fixed-price travel pass that includes unlimited trips per month. In Granada, for example, they have a Bono Metro which last for 30 days that allows unlimited travel for 16 euros per month. In Seville, they have a Bono Plus 45, which lets passengers make 45 journeys in 30 days.

With the new stops on the Malaga Metro, the journey times have logically become longer. Thus, between Palacio de los Deportes and Atarazanas – including the transfer time between lines – it takes 13 minutes. The trip is longer, despite not having to get off the train at any time; from end to end it takes just over 20 minutes.

All transfers are made on the same platform level, and this is necessary at El Perchel if you wish to go, for example, from Carretera de Cádiz to Teatinos or vice versa; and at Guadalmedina from Carretera de Cádiz to the City Centre (Centro) or vice versa.

You can consult all journeys and ticket fares on the Metro de Málaga website

Images: Metro de Málaga

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