Overview
- The regional president presented the first of 48 CAF-built six-car driverless units at the Cuatro Vientos depot on Monday, and officials said several other trains are finished or near completion.
- The train will run nocturnal, driver‑operated test runs this summer on lines 10, 11 and 12 before automatic‑mode trials move to Line 6 once infrastructure works are finished.
- Each unit is about 109 metres long, carries up to 1,385 passengers (roughly 17% more), can reach 110 km/h (about 33% faster), and will allow service up to 30 trains per hour with two‑minute headways.
- Metro de Madrid is fitting CBTC signalling and platform screen doors across Line 6’s 28 stations (70 platforms) while retraining staff in new roles through a programme for 117 employees to avoid job losses.
- The regional government has committed €531.2 million to the project, which aims to raise Line 6 capacity by as much as 70% and begin commercial automated service in 2027.