Metro Málaga's Timetable and Services During Holy Week

Metro de Málaga, the concessionaire company of the Junta de Andalucía, will provide continuous service from 6:30 AM on Holy Wednesday until 2:30 AM early Saturday morning, amounting to 68 hours of uninterrupted service. This special operation planned for Holy Week also involves extending commercial service until 2:30 AM on Palm Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Good Friday.

The subway, affiliated with the Public Works Agency, thus adapts both the schedules and the train frequency at stations to meet the demands of Holy Week, to cover the increased demand, which significantly rose in 2024 with more than 600,000 passengers transported. The frequency of trains will be set at one train every five minutes during peak demand times, and at nine minutes and 30 seconds during lower demand times, thanks in large part to the expansion of the train fleet.

Just like last year, the Atarazanas station, located on the main Alameda and very close to Larios Street, will operate normally, that is, it will serve both as an arrival and access station. This was agreed upon in the recent coordination meeting between officials from Metro de Málaga and the National Police in preparation for these festivities.

The commercial service scheduled for these days aims to promote the use of public transport during these dates, in order to avoid traffic congestion and make the movements of citizens more pleasant and safe on the occasion of the Holy Week throne processions.

The Málaga subway recommends that, during periods of maximum influx, such as the Passion Week, travelers recharge their travel tickets in advance. Metro de Málaga has the Metro Pay validation and payment system that allows access and travel on the subway using a direct bank card, whether credit or debit, both in physical format and through smart devices. Additionally, users who register with Metro Pay will benefit from the progressive discounts in effect, starting January 1, 2025.

Metro de Málaga will also once again reinforce both line personnel and security and surveillance staff, so that during nighttime hours all units will have security personnel. The subway will have 41 guards working in shifts, as established in the surveillance plan designed for Holy Week. The Málaga metropolitan recommends compliance with the rules for using the facilities and train units, contained in the Service Regulation Regulation, and to follow, at all times, the instructions of both personnel and security.

To meet the needs of users, the opening hours of the Customer Service Office (located at El Perchel station) are also extended, which, in addition to serving the public on Palm Sunday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, will operate from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM the rest of the Holy Week days. The stations and stops of the metropolitan are equipped with intercoms through which users can communicate with metro staff in case of any incident or need for information.

Lines 1 and 2 of the Metro de Málaga consist of 13.6 kilometers of track and 19 stops and stations. It began its commercial operation in July 2014, thus having served the public for more than ten years, during which it has transported more than 82.8 million passengers.