The ''Tren del Sur'' (Train of the South) is a planned railway line on the island of

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

, linking the capital

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ...

with the south of the island via

Tenerife South Airport Tenerife South Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur) , also known as Tenerife South–Reina Sofía Airport, is the larger of the two international airports located on the island of Tenerife (the other being Tenerife North Airport) and t ...

Background

A feasibility study on a railway line in Tenerife with a maximum speed of was first conducted in 1997. Originally, detailed planning was to begin in 2010 with the line expected to fully open in 2018. However, in 2011 the plans were indefinitely postponed for economic reasons. In 2017 the plan was reactivated. The line is planned for an end-to-end journey time of 42 minutes, running at 15-minute intervals, carrying up to 64,000 passengers daily.

Cost

In 2010 the estimated cost of the line was €1.8 billion, with the Ministry of Development allocating €5 million to the

Cabildo de Tenerife Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (Island Council of Tenerife) is the governing body of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). It was established on 16 March 1913 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in a session held by the City Council. It was, at that time ...

to plan its construction.

Route

The proposed route of 80 km will contain 7 railway stations with a possible extension to Fonsalía, but starting from

to Costa Adeje, with the journey taking approximately 42 minutes. Stations will be located in: *

*Añaza *Candelaria *San Isidro *

Los Cristianos Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with a population of 21,235 (2017), situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife. Located in the municipality of Arona, Tenerife, Arona between the cone of the mountain Chayofita and the greater mou ...

Playa de las Américas Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. It is located in the southern and southern-west part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the west ...

Tren del Norte

Along with the Tren del Sur plan, the

is studying a rail line linking northern towns on the island.

References

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