The Community of Madrid updates the mobility plan for the Pope's visit to ensure the smooth mobility
The Regional Transport Consortium is coordinating the latest measures with the operators. It limits to seven the number of Metro stations that will not provide service for security reasons on 7 June when the Holy Mass will be celebrated in Plaza de Cibeles. Intercity buses will be reinforced with up to 120 additional vehicles and will provide special coverage to 16 towns that will host pilgrims. The EMT will increase the offer and adapt the network to the detours planned in the areas where the main events are taking place.
The Community of Madrid has updated the special mobility plan designed for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, with the goal of making the security needs of the event compatible with the normal operation of the public transport network and facilitating the movement of citizens.
In this context, seven Metro stations will be closed from the start of the service until 2 pm: Retiro, Banco de España and Sevilla, on line 2; Velázquez, Serrano and Colón, on line 4; and Chueca, on line 5, where trains will run without stopping when circumstances so require.
The system has been designed by the Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM) in coordination with Metro, EMT, intercity buses and Cercanías, incorporating operational measures that will enable the service to be adapted in real time according to demand.
On the underground, the announced reinforcements will be maintained, with increases of up to 125% in train frequency on the lines with the highest number of users on 6, 7, 8 and 9 June. In addition, the network will extend its opening hours until 2:30 am on Saturday 6 June to Sunday 7 June, in order to facilitate the return of those attending the Vigil with young people which will take place in Lima Square.
For its part, the intercity bus network will have a reinforcement of up to 128 additional vehicles and will provide special coverage to more than 20 towns that will host pilgrims, including Rivas Vaciamadrid, Aranjuez, Fuenlabrada, Leganés, Pozuelo de Alarcón and Collado Villalba.
In the case of the Madrid EMT, it will be free to travel between 3 and 9 June, and both the daytime lines and the night-time network will be reinforced, with 36 more buses. The supply of connections to the airport will also be increased and the network will be adapted to the diversions planned in the areas where the main events take place.
A dynamic monitoring system for the operation of public transport will be in place throughout the operation, enabling the service to be adapted in real time to the number of passengers and security needs at any given time.
