he Seville Metro It will be able to improve its services within two years thanks to the decision taken by its board of directors on Monday Purchase five new trains To enhance its fleet of vehicles on Line 1 of … city. In this way, as soon as these new trains arrive, Supplying venues at times of peak demand such as Easter or April Fair It will be bigger, as more double trains can be provided for mass movement of people at this time. You can too Improving the frequency of train passageThis is one of the complaints of travelers, especially during critical daily times, such as the early hours of the morning and between two and four o’clock in the evening.
Board of Directors of Metro de Seville, the concessionaire company Andalusian Military Council To build and operate the first line, it unanimously approved the purchase of these five new trains at the request of the Public Works Agency of the Government of Andalusia, which protects and supervises this public transportation concession. The franchisee company and the board of directors This concludes the negotiation process to enable prepayment of the investment In new rolling stock by Metro de Seville, whose administrative concession contract includes within its scope the acquisition by the concessionaire of the rolling stock.
The investment that will be made and which the concessionaire company expects when purchasing the five new trains It was estimated at 25 million euros. Once the purchase of these new units has been approved, Metro de Sevilla is already formalizing the contract for the manufacture and supply of the new materials, the contractual terms of which are moving on the market. Approximate duration of two years To deliver new trains and launch them within the network.
The approximate period for delivery and commissioning of new trains is two years
In this way, Line 1 of the Seville Metro It will have 26 units at the end of 2027 (compared to the current 21 units) To carry out a service for which demand has increased over the years, especially after passing the passenger restrictions due to Covid-19 and with the reductions implemented by the administrations on transport tickets, which reduce the price of each metro trip. Not in vain, before the restrictions on public transport in 2020 and 21, the annual passenger threshold on this single Seville metro line was 17 million, a figure that has already been widely exceeded.
Seville Metro exceeds 20 million users in 2023, the year that marks the turning point in demand, and Its number rose to 22.69 million passengers in the past 20224, with a growth of 33% compared to the pre-Covid-19 demand threshold, which was recorded in 2019 with 16.99 million passengers. This significant growth was not taken into account in the administrative concession contract for the first line, so the administrative bodies of this service decided to invest in improving the service through the purchase of these new vehicles.
Queues to get to Plaza de Cuba metro station
The Seville Metro Management Company states that since 2010, when the VAT increase on transport was implemented, There was no further increase in travel ticket prices Which affects the user, as it remains unchanged throughout this period, with the exception of the discounts applied from 2022 under the bonuses promoted by the administrations.
Increasing demand
This acquisition of new vehicles is supported by data from recent months. Seville Metro arrived During the first half of 2025, 12.5 million passengers (12,538,567), an increase of 4.1% of the number of passengers in these six months, thus maintaining the upward trend of recent years. Not in vain, During 2024 there were 22.6 million people who rode this means, highlighting the best month of April in terms of total users, as 2,638,672 spectators were registered at that time. It must be remembered that the Seville Fair was held that year between April 14 and 20, so a large part of its travelers focused on that week.
In the first half of 2025, Seville Metro received 12.5 million passengers, 4.1% more than in the same period of the previous year.
The data also reflects that the most used lines on Metro Line 1 are those of Puerta Jerez, San Bernardo and Nervion, While those that achieved the most growth last year were those of 1° de Mayo, Olívar de Quintos and the typical San Bernardo junction, with a growth of 15% compared to the previous period.
Without complete data yet for 2025, the average annual number of passengers during 2024 is 61,997 users/day, compared to 55,970 users in 2023. On weekdays, the average is 70,626 users/day, while during the weekend it is 43,631 users.