 | You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in Spanish. (September 2017)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Metro de Granada[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
 Granada Metro Alcázar Genil station. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Metro de Granada –Metropolitano de Granada | ||
| Owner | Autonomous Government of Andalusia | ||
| Locale | Granada,Andalusia,Spain | ||
| Transit type | Light rail/Tramway | ||
| Number of lines | 1[1] | ||
| Number of stations | 26[1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 35,634 (weekdays)[2] | ||
| Annual ridership | 14.1 million (2023) | ||
| Website | Metro de Granada | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 21 September 2017 | ||
| Operator(s) | Metro De Granada – Junta de Andalucía | ||
| Number of vehicles | 15CAF Urbos light rail vehicles[3] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 15.920 km (9.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge | ||
| |||
TheGranada Metro (Metro de Granada in Spanish) is a singlelight railline in the city ofGranada,Andalusia,Spain and itsmetropolitan area. It crosses Granada and covers the towns ofAlbolote,Maracena andArmilla,[4] with underground sections in central Granada and overground sections elsewhere.[5] The line opened on 21 September 2017,[6] and serves 26 stations, of which 3 stations in central Granada are underground.[6] In 2023, the system had a total ridership of 14,180,797, with over 44,000 daily passengers on weekdays and 27,000 on weekends.[7]
Construction of the line began in 2007.[8] The first line was initially planned to open in early 2012, and by May 2011 the line was 73% completed.[8] However, funding ran out as a result of theSpanish economic crisis,[5] with only 250 million of the estimated 502 million euros total cost available. In 2012, the remaining funds were secured through a 260 million loan from theEuropean Investment Bank.[4] and the planned date of completion was moved to early 2014.[4] However, further delays resulted in a shortfall in funding, which was only resolved on 1 July 2014. The system finally opened at noon on 21 September 2017.[9][6]
Owing to the higher than expected ridership and success of the system, extensions are proposed on the existing line; westward fromArmilla splitting into two branches toCúllar Vega and another toAlhendín, and northwest fromAlbolote toPinos Puente and/orAtarfe andSanta Fe.[10] New lines from Granada city centre toPeligros,Ogíjares andFederico García Lorca Granada Airport are also proposed.[11]
Media related toGranada metro at Wikimedia Commons
Rapid transit in Europe | |
|---|---|
Italics: under construction. | |
