THE government of the Balearic Islands region of Spain has announced the construction of a second metro line in Palma de Mallorca, which will run for a total of 6km from Plaça d’Espanya in the city centre to Secar de la Real with four new stations.
Known as Line M2, the project has an estimated budget of €230m, or €300m including the purchase of five new trains. Line M2 services will make use of current Line M1 infrastructure from Plaça d’Espanya in the city centre to Jacint Verdaguer and Son Costa. From Son Costa there will be 4km of new construction including the new stations at Son Hugo, Son Rossinyol, Son Espases - the site of a major teaching hospital - and Secar de la Real.
Presenting the project on March 25, the president of the Balearic regional government, Margalida Prohens, said initial approval of the chosen alignment is due shortly, enabling public consultation to begin. Construction is scheduled to start in 2029 and is expected to take around three years to complete, with Line M2 entering service in 2033. The estimated journey time from central Palma to Secar de la Real will be 11 minutes.
The government estimates that the new line will be used by up to 3 million passengers a year. With Line M1 and the Mallorcan Rail Services (SFM) network recording just over 11.6 million passenger-journeys in 2025, the new metro line could increase total ridership by around 26% and roughly double the number of passengers currently using the Palma metro.
Line M2 forms part of a broader strategy to develop the rail network on Mallorca, which also includes the planned opening of a new line from Sa Pobla to Alcúdia in 2031, and from to Palma to Llucmajor in 2032.
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