Cercanías Málaga

Cercanías Málaga
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Cercanías Málaga Overhead lines
Lines of Cercanías Málaga

Cercanías Málaga is a

Iberian gauge

track.

History

In 1908 the first line of the Ferrocarriles Suburbanos de Málaga opened; a metre-gauge rail network connecting Málaga to Vélez-Málaga. This line was later extended to Ventas de Zafarraya, along with lines to Coín and Fuengirola.^[2] The lines closed in stages between 1960 and 1968. Part of the corridor to Fuengirola was rebuilt to 1668 mm Iberian gauge, with some sections placed underground including a re-routing of the line through Málaga Airport, branded as Cercanías Málaga, and opened in 1975.

Lines and stations

The busiest stations on the network in 2018 were Málaga-Centro Alameda with 1,525,000 passengers, Fuengirola (1,408,000), Málaga María Zambrano (1,375,000), Arroyo de la Miel (1,293,000) and Torremolinos (1,109,000).^[1]

Line C-1 Malaga - Airport - Fuengirola

Line C-1 runs along the Costa del Sol. Services were half-hourly, but since 22 September 2011 the frequency has been increased to every 20 minutes.

There are long-standing plans to extend this line to Estepona to the west, and to Nerja in the east, but current stations are:

Metro de Málaga
Metro de Málaga
Victoria Kent (see Victoria Kent)
Guadalhorce
Metro de Málaga
San Julián (canceled)
Plaza Mayor
Los Álamos
La Colina
Torremolinos
Montemar-Alto
El Pinillo
Benalmádena-Arroyo de la Miel
Torremuelle
Carvajal
Torreblanca
Los Boliches
Fuengirola

Line C-2 Málaga - Álora

Line C-2 runs inland from Málaga to Álora. The stations are:

Centro-Alameda
María Zambrano
Victoria Kent
Los Prados
Campanillas
Cártama
Aljaima
Pizarra
Álora

Future expansion

The Costa del Sol railway extension of the C-1 service from its current Fuengirola terminus to Marbella and Estepona is planned.^[3]^[4] In January 2018 three possible route alignments were determined, costing between €2 billion and €3.8 billion.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Málaga, La Opinión de (6 February 2019). "Málaga, la provincia andaluza con más usuarios de Cercanías". Laopiniondemalaga.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Abierto el antiguo túnel hacia Vélez-Málaga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Fuengirola to Marbella train line extension described as 'urgent'". The Olive Press. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Marbella train line overlooked as Spanish Government bet on Bobadilla-Algeciras route". Euro Weekly News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Un territorio a la espera de nuevas oportunidades". Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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[vialibre080219-1] Málaga, La Opinión de (6 February 2019). "Málaga, la provincia andaluza con más usuarios de Cercanías". Laopiniondemalaga.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[2] "Abierto el antiguo túnel hacia Vélez-Málaga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[3] "Fuengirola to Marbella train line extension described as 'urgent'". The Olive Press. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[4] "Marbella train line overlooked as Spanish Government bet on Bobadilla-Algeciras route". Euro Weekly News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[5] "Un territorio a la espera de nuevas oportunidades". Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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