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The Granada metro (Metro de Granada in Spanish) is a light metro network under construction and scheduled to open in March 2017 in the city of Granada, Spain and its metropolitan area. Construction of the first line began in 2007. It will cross Granada and cover the towns of Albolote, Maracena and Armilla, covering a 15.9 kilometre area, with underground sections in central Granada and overground sections elsewhere. In total, 83% of the metro will run overground with the remainder underground.
The metro was initially planned to open in early 2012, and by May 2011, 73% had been completed. However funding ran out as a result of the Spanish economic crisis, with only 250 million of the estimated 502 million euros available. In 2012, the remaining funds were secured through a 260 million loan from the European Investment Bank. and the planned date of completion was moved to early 2014. However, further delays resulted in a shortfall in funding, which was resolved on 1 July 2014, with the metro now scheduled to open in 31 March 2017.
