PGM Property World Spain Blog

It’s been a long time since there’s been a train line in this region, in fact not many people know that once upon a time there was one, but that one carried iron and was a long time ago.  Now with the upcoming train line being installed, some might reflect that with the growth and changes that have affected the coast in so many areas over the years and the modernisations that have taken place, a rail line might be a long time overdue.

Indeed few remember that it wasn’t that long ago that San Pedro and Puerto Banus were fishing villages and harbours.  The coast has changed significantly and rapidly over the years as the population has grown with both the Spanish and a large amount of expats coming to enjoy the various benefits of the Coast and with the large amount of businesses that have grown organically as a result of this and as those born in the region grew up.

It seems fitting therefore that transport becomes easier for all and the modern solution to that, is the railway. There are more than 5.3 million users of inter- urban buses in Marbella all of which would be able to take advantage of the new railway.  This doesn’t include all those currently driving on the sometime overcrowded N340 or the tourists arriving on the coast who currently have to wait for bus services which, though much improved, still will never be as reliable as a train service. The new rail service will also bring the coast closer together as people can pop from one place to another with ease.

The new rail line will eventually run from Malaga City to Algeciras with stops in between in all the places you´d want them to be, San Pedro, Marbella, Estepona to name but a few and can only be of benefit to a busy region where the airport size is being extended to allow visitors from far and wide.