In an address to the Andalusian Parliament, Regional Minister for Public Works and Mobility Mario Muñoz-Atanet said public transport use in the region had doubled since 2019, from 74 million passengers to a projected 150 million by the end of 2026. He attributed the increase to sustained efforts to improve and modernise services and expand transport options and coverage.
Muñoz-Atanet said the network of metro and tram lines had grown by 54% since 2019, reaching 71 kilometres. He cited the extension of the Málaga Metro to the city centre, the launch of the Trambahía tram service and the revival of major metropolitan projects in Seville, Málaga, Granada, Alcalá de Guadaíra and Jaén. He also said construction work was under way simultaneously on all three metro systems in the region, describing this as unprecedented in the history of the Andalusian regional government.
The regional government has also invested €90 million in building seven dedicated corridors for public transport and high-occupancy vehicles. The measures are intended to improve journey speeds, reliability and the competitiveness of public transport compared with private cars.
The regional ministry is planning transport provision across Andalusia’s nine metropolitan areas and expects to add 85 municipalities to the Metropolitan Transport Consortia. This would extend access to the green travel card to 6.4 million people, or 75% of the region’s population.
Muñoz-Atanet also cited the renewal of bus service concessions to improve vehicles, frequency, service quality and oversight of service requirements. The Andalucía Rural Conectada programme now operates 105 on-demand transport routes serving 150 municipalities, providing mobility services to around 380,000 people.
He said the regional government was investing 23% more in 2026 than in 2025 and had increased funding for the Metropolitan Transport Consortia by more than €34 million in one year.