The Community of Madrid is set to launch a new edition of AulaMetro, in which more than 10,000 pupils from all stages of education and from 158 schools across the region will take part in over 400 free activities during the 2026/27 academic year. The programme, which was presented today by the Regional Minister of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure, Jorge Rodrigo, at the Inmaculada Concepción Special Education Centre in Carabanchel, will teach pupils how to use the underground facilities safely and independently and enable them to learn about their historical, social and technological significance. 

The activities will take place both in the schools themselves and at various venues within the network, including the Nave de Motores, the Chamberí Museum Station, the Logistics Centre, the Pacífico hall and the exhibition of historic trains at Chamartín. 

The content and materials have been updated this year to meet the needs of the pupils, who will be able to learn in a practical and accessible way how to read a map, identify signage and pictograms, use the facilities correctly and understand accessibility measures. 

“The Metro is much more than just a mode of transport, and the success of this programme proves it. However, 9,551 schoolchildren took part in the last edition of AulaMetro and, since its launch in 1982, it has reached nearly 380,000 students in state, state-subsidised and private schools at nursery, primary, secondary, baccalaureate, vocational training and special educational needs levels, as well as participants in training workshops", Rodrigo pointed out. 

The metropolitan company also runs the LARA programme (Support Line for the Reinforcement of Autonomy), aimed at people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This course will have 1,053 students, and will provide them with the tools to travel independently on public transport and promote their social, educational and employment inclusion. 

One of the most notable initiatives involves turning the schools themselves into small Metro stations, so that pupils can familiarise themselves with the features they will later encounter on the network. 

This year, the project has been carried out at the Inmaculada Concepción Special Educational Centre, where real-life spaces and objects from the underground have been recreated, such as the entrance hall, corridors, maps, and signage. In this way, students can recognise these areas and feel more confident when using the city’s public transport system. 

AulaMetro is aimed at all stages of education and remains free of charge. Organisations wishing to take part can find further information and complete their registration on the company’s official website: https://www.metromadrid.es/es/aulametro.