The past dependence of these population centres with respect to the city of Madrid was based on a radial road network and a public transport system which accentuated this functional dependence. The transformation of these towns over the last decade has been emphasised by a better balanced use of the territory, covering the development of services and basic infrastructure such as hospitals, universities, shopping and leisure centres, etc.
MetroSur is the venture the Madrid Regional Government has wagered to reinforce development in the southern region, constructing a circular metro line linking 5 major towns to each other and with other towns – MetroSur is totally integrated with Lines C-3, C-4 and C-5 of the suburban commuter railway.
Basic characteristics of MetroSur:
- length of 40.5 km,
- 27 new stations, 6 of which are interchanges with the local train network, and 1 with Metro line 10,
- 24 new design trains,
- direct access between the five major towns of the southern metropolitan area: Alcorcón, Leganés, Getafe, Fuenlabrada and Móstoles,
- direct access to universities, major hospitals, and service, commercial and leisure areas.
Costs - including design, construction and mobile units: 1 176 000 euros
