The Malta Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
island of
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
.
Background
Malta does not currently have any railways, and car ownership in Malta is exceedingly high, considering the very small size of the islands; it is the fourth-highest in the European Union. The number of registered cars in 1990 amounted to 182,254, giving an automobile density of .
Plans for a form of mass transit for the island of Malta were under discussion as early as 2016, with then-Minister of Transport Joe Mizzi announcing that €1.9 million of funding from the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
had been provided to Malta to finance urban mobility plans in Valletta.
In 2021
Transport Malta
Transport Malta (or the Authority for Transport in Malta) is a government body overseeing transport in Malta. It comes under the authority of the Maltese Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. It was created in 2010, taking over the previous ...
unveiled a proposal for a €6.2 billion metro network,
to consist of three lines and 25 stations, of which the majority would be underground. The lines would be centred on the urban area of
Valletta
Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...
, and the entire project was estimated to take between 15 and 20 years to complete.
Network
Three lines are proposed; a Red Line, a Green Line and a Blue Line.
See also
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Transport in Malta
The transport system in Malta is small but extensive, and the islands' domestic system of public transport is reliant on buses and taxis, although there were both a railway and a tramway in the past.
Malta's primary international connections are t ...
References
External links
Malta Metro
Public transport in Malta
Transport in Malta
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