El Perchel is an underground station serving Lines 1 and 2 of the

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. The station opened on 30 July 2014 as the city centre terminus for both lines.

Services

Currently, El Perchel is a terminus station, and the only station serving both lines of the metro. Line 1 reaches Andalucia Tech, while Line 2 ends at Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena. Entrances to El Perchel are located outside

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, where

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services, regional trains and local

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trains to

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and

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can be accessed.

Future

El Perchel is to become a through-station, as an extension further into the city centre with two underground stops, Guadalmedina and Atarazanas, is under construction and due to open in 2022.

References

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