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Cercanías Málaga

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Locale
  
Málaga, Spain

Number of lines
  
2

Began operation
  
1975

Transit type
  
Commuter rail

Number of stations
  
26

Cercanías Málaga

Annual ridership
  
7006820000000000000♠8,200,000 (2008)

Cercanías Málaga is a commuter rail service between central Málaga, Spain, and towns in the province. The network consists of 70 km of track, with two lines and 24 stations in operation. The trains are powered by overhead lines and run on broad Iberian gauge track.

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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:

  • Centro-Alameda connecting to Metro de Málaga
  • María Zambrano connecting to Córdoba–Málaga high-speed rail line/Metro de Málaga
  • Victoria Kent (see Victoria Kent)
  • Guadalhorce
  • Aeropuerto with eventual connection to 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
  • References

    Cercanías Málaga Wikipedia