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Marbella is the most populous municipality in the Iberian Peninsula without a railway station in its territory, and is the only Spanish city of over 100,000 inhabitants not served by rail. [2] In 1975, the Cercanías Málaga commuter rail line opened, linking Málaga to Fuengirola. After its opening, an extension to Marbella was proposed.
Transportation in Gibraltar includes roadway, bus, air, aerial cable car and sea. Due to Gibraltar's compact size and density, walking is the most popular mode of transport making up 48% of trips. Private vehicles make up 30% of trips while a further 15% of trips are made on motorcycles or mopeds. [1]
In 2016 a plan was made to use trams on the rail lines already in place since 1970 using EU funds. [3] In 2021, after details emerged about a possible accession agreement of Gibraltar into the Schengen Area, the Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo commented on the potential of railway development upwards towards Europe. [4]
Neither Andorra nor the British Overseas territory of Gibraltar have rail systems, though a link to Andorra has been proposed. [18] The Moroccan rail network is neither connected to the Iberian Peninsula (although an undersea tunnel has been proposed ) nor to the Spanish autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta (respectively closest to the ...
The Algeciras-Bobadilla railway was built for the benefit of British officers stationed in Gibraltar wanting to travel to Spain and the rest of Europe. [2] To avoid offending Spanish sensitivities, the line was built concluding in Algeciras, a town in Spain on the opposite side of the Bay of Gibraltar, rather than at the Gibraltar border.
Cercanías Málaga is a commuter rail service between central Málaga, Spain, and towns in the province. [2] The network consists of 70 kilometres (43 mi) of track, with two lines and 23 stations in operation. The trains are powered by overhead lines and run on broad Iberian gauge track. [citation needed]
Marbella is the most populous municipality in the Iberian Peninsula without a railway station in its territory, and is the only Spanish city of over 100,000 inhabitants not served by rail. [95] A project is underway to construct a railway (Costa del Sol railway) to connect Nerja, Málaga, and Algeciras. It may be a high speed railway with ...
Gibraltar Airport is twenty-minutes-drive away, Malaga International Airport, a one hour drive east and Jerez Airport one and a half hours to the west. A regular bus service operates between Gibraltar and Alcaidesa with a journey time of under thirty minutes. A number of local schools operate a student shuttle service to and from the town.