The incorporation of Metro de Madrid into the logistics industry with the Última Milla (Last Mile) project, which enables goods to be transported on underground trains, was announced by the regional president who has advanced this initiative today in the State of the Region Debate. The goal is to reduce pollution and traffic congestion in large cities such as the Spanish capital by avoiding the surface movement of 5,000 parcels per day. This pilot measure will begin in the next few days on MetroSur and will be extended to line 3 from the last quarter of the year. Special trains will be used and will run at times that do not affect the service for users...
This action, undertaken in collaboration with the courier company GLS Spain, will begin operating in the next few days on MetroSur's Line 12 and will last for an estimated three months. In order not to interfere with the trips of underground users, a specific train will be launched to transport the shipments, some 700 a day, between 7 pm and 8 pm.
The stations through which this train will pass collecting goods will be those of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón Central, Hospital Severo Ochoa, and El Bercial, with a maximum stop time of no more than three minutes. Packages will be guarded by Metro de Madrid employees at all times. Subsequently, the aforementioned company will take possession of them and deliver them to the addressees.
