Successful transport decision-making - Osmose

MetroSur in Madrid
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Madrid
Over a million people live in the southern metropolitan area of the
Region of Madrid, distributed among five large municipalities and
other neighbouring towns. These towns are now all interconnected by
MetroSur, but until recently, they were enormously dependent on
Madrid, a dependence which was exacerbated by the radial nature of
the road and public transport networks.
The transformation of these towns in recent years has given rise to the
emergence of an entire network of essential facilities and services.
This means that their dependence on the capital is gradually declining,
and what could be termed dormitory towns back in the 1970s and
1980s have now developed into modern towns in their own right.
The Regional Government of Madrid has made a clear bid to support
and consolidate the development of the southern metropolitan area
through the creation of a circular underground line.
MetroSur orbital line map
Linking the towns
GUIDEMAPS looked at the process of developing MetroSur, an orbital
metro line linking the towns in the south of the Madrid region.
The entire project was carried out in just four years. The 40.5 km stretch
opened in April 2003, and cost €1,640 million. It has 28 stations,
providing direct access via MetroSur between the five large
municipalities of Alcorcón, Leganés, Getafe, Fuenlabrada and Móstoles.
Connections to Aranjuez, Ciempozuelos, Valdemoro, Parla, Pinto, San
Martín de la Vega, Humanes (railway under construction) and Madrid,
are possible with a single intermodal interchange from MetroSur to
Cercanías-RENFE.
The new infrastructure allows direct connections to the Carlos III
University (Getafe and Leganés campuses) and the Rey Juan Carlos
University (Alcorcón, Móstoles and Fuenlabrada campuses), major
hospitals in Alcorcón, Móstoles, Getafe, Leganés and Fuenlabrada,
commercial, leisure and entertainment facilities and industrial estates
and business areas.
The new station at Getafe.
GUIDEMAPS interests
The Madrid practice example shows how the creation of a single
coordination body can greatly speed up the process of making major
infrastructural improvements.
In Madrid, GUIDEMAPS explored:
How the political vision and willingness drove the project;
How the different administrative bodies communicated with one
another;
How to finance and develop such a big investment through
MINTRA in only 4 years;
The role of the Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
(PTA) in facilitating coordination between different administrative
bodies;
How to implement integrated regional transport systems covering
different cities;
How a coordinated transport system improves the quality of life;
How much different interest groups took part, and what influence
they had; and
The influence of the media.
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