El Perchel (Málaga Metro)

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El Perchel
Mezzanine of El Perchel station, with escalator leading down to the platforms
General information
LocationCalle Explanada de la Estación, Málaga
Coordinates36°42′46″N 4°25′57″W / 36.7128°N 4.4324°W / 36.7128; -4.4324
Owned byMálaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium
Line(s)Lines 1 & 2
Tracks2
ConnectionsUrban and suburban buses, Cercanías, Renfe
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened30 July 2014 (2014-07-30)

El Perchel is an underground station serving Lines 1 and 2 of the Málaga Metro. The station opened on 30 July 2014, and until 2023 was the city centre terminus for both lines.[1]

Services[edit]

One of the ground level entrances to El Perchel station

At the metro's 2014 opening, El Perchel was a terminus station, and the only station serving both lines of the metro. Line 1 reaches Andalucia Tech, while Line 2 ends at Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena. Entrances to El Perchel are located outside Málaga María Zambrano railway station, where AVE high-speed rail services, regional trains and local Cercanías trains to Fuengirola and Álora can be accessed.

In 2023, El Perchel became a through-station when the extension further into the city centre opened, serving two underground stops at Guadalmedina and Atarazanas.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Puente, Fernando (30 July 2014). "Malaga light metro network opens". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2014-07-30.