Metro de Madrid

The enlargement of the public transport system is being undertaken by the Autonomous Community of Madrid as part of a long-term strategy. At present there continues to be a strong commitment to the Metro, a traditional means of transport that reached Madrid over 90 years ago and continues to maintain its original advantages of safety, speed, reliability and comfort and which, with the adaptations and improvements accompanying technological advance, has become a key feature of the everyday life of the citizens.

Actions in progress

Desde sus orígenes en 1919, y sobre todo en los últimos años, el Metro no ha parado de crecer, por lo que en la actualidad alcanza ya la mayor parte de los barrios de la capital y se extiende a otros once municipios de la corona metropolitana.

En la Ampliación 2011-2015 se sigue apostando por este modo de transporte tradicional, que mantiene vigentes sus ventajas originales de seguridad, rapidez, fiabilidad y comodidad y que, con las adaptaciones y mejoras que acompañan al avance tecnológico, se ha convertido en un elemento clave y cotidiano en la vida de los ciudadanos. 
 
PROLONGATION OF LINE 9 TO MIRASIERRA

DESCRIPTION: The present layout of Line 9 will be extended northwards to cross the Mirasierra district, where a station was built during the last legislature, until linking up with the Cercanías suburban rail system by way of another interchange station between Pitis and Ramón y Cajal Stations.
OBJECTIVES: Service the Mirasierra district and extend Line 9 to the north to link up with the Cercanías commuter rail system. In this way, Lines C-3, C-7 and C-8 can provide a connection with the Metro system.
AREAS SERVED: Fuencarral-El Pardo district and Mirasierra neighbourhood of Madrid.
POPULATION SERVED: 50.000
LENGTH: 2.9 km 
COMMENTS: A work awarded to the EIG FERROVIAL AGROMAN, S.A.- SACYR, S.A.U. in September 2009. Section 1 of the project to Mirasierra Station was opened in March 2011.

NEW TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ-MADRID LINE (CHAMARTÍN).

DESCRIPTION: This New Railway Line is designed to form part of the Cercanias Infrastructure Plan, with a development that is planned in two stages. Stage 1 has a length of 2,126 m and an underground station located at the centre of Torrejón de Ardoz so as to link up with the existing commuter rail lines.
OBJECTIVES: Endow Torrejón de Ardoz with a new public rail transport system so that it may operate as a metro in the inner urban area and provide a service closer to the public, with alternative destinations to Chamartín and/or Atocha Stations, thereby offering a considerable improvement in the level of present coverage, as well as environmental integration through having a fully underground layout..
AREAS SERVED: Torrejón de Ardoz..
POPULATION SERVED: 120,000
LENGTH: 2.1 km. (new construction)
COMMENTS: First stage to the station locatede in the centre of Torrejón awarded in February 2011

NEW LINE: MÓSTOLES - NAVALCARNERO

DESCRIPTION: The new line starts at Móstoles Central, where the Cercanías C-5 and 12 Metro Line 12 (Metro sur) meet up. Later, it will cross the Móstoles-Logistics Platform development areas, continue on parallel to the A-5 motorway, run alongside the Coimbra Park and Xanadú, and finally enter the municipality of Navalcarnero from the north.
OBJECTIVES: Link Navalcarnero with Móstoles Central, with the Metro system (Line 12) and the commuter rail system (Cercanias Line C-5), in a time of around 15 minutes; meet the demand generated in recent times due to the new urban developments taking place in both municipalities.
AREAS SERVED: Móstoles, Arroyomolinos and Navalcarnero
POPULATION SERVED: 246,000
LENGTH: 14.50 km.
REMARKS: The building of the line and its subsequent operation were awarded under a franchise agreement. Its execution by the concessionaire company has presently come to a temporary halt owing the financing problems currently being experienced by this company.
The concessionaire company is now examining a number of adjustments in the project, based on grounds of general interest, which will allow it to continue with the work.

Courses of action scheduled

NEW LINE: PUENTE DE LOS FRANCESES - MONCLOA

DESCRIPTION: This section forms part of the new rail line planned to link up the municipalities of Las Rozas and Majadahonda with Madrid-Moncloa.
It will have two new infrastructure sections, included in the Cercanías Rail System Expansion Plan: one between Majadahonda and Las Rozas, to be built by the Ministry of Development (State Government), and the other in Madrid, lying between the area of Puente de los Franceses and Moncloa, to be constructed by the Community of Madrid Directorate General for Infrastructure.
It needs to rest on the existing Cercanias rail infrastructure in the section between Majadahonda Railway Station and the area of Puente de los Franceses.
OBJECTIVES: Provide the A-6 axis railway with a direct fast connection with the Moncloa interchange in Madrid. 
AREAS SERVED: Pozuelo de Alarcón, Majadahonda, Las Rozas, Torrelodones, Collado Villalba.
POPULATION SERVED: 307,000
LENGTH: 1.6  km. (new construction).
REMARKS: The section being developed by the Directorate General for Infrastructure is ready to go out to tender in 2012.


EXTENSION OF METRO LINE 3 TO EL CASAR (GETAFE)

DESCRIPTION: The section between the stations of Villaverde Alto on Line 3, its southern terminus at present, and El Casar (Line 12) offers the opportunity of setting up a second connection between the Underground and Metrosur (Line 12) by extending the above-mentioned Line 3, so that METROSUR users from the southeast travelling to Madrid may have an alternative option in addition to the current ones.
OBJECTIVES: Provide a direct access to the centre of Madrid (EMBAJADORES - SOL – CALLAO) alternative to Line 10 and to Atocha RENFE, via Cercanías.
AREAS SERVED: Madrid (District of Villaverde, San Andrés quarter) and Getafe.
POPULATION SERVED:250,000 residents. 
LENGTH:2.5 km.
REMARKS:The Framework Agreement envisages the signing of a specific agreement for funding the project on an equal basis with the Getafe Town Council.