Madrid Metro Line 6 driverless automation

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1. 1 Jan 2023Background

   Madrid orders 48 driverless-capable trains for Metro Line 6

   Metro de Madrid contracted CAF to build 48 new automatic trains for Line 6, the Circular, laying the groundwork for driverless operation.

2. 1 Jan 2024Background

   Madrid Metro starts modernising Line 6 for driverless operation

   The Community of Madrid began works to upgrade the Line 6 Circular, preparing the loop for fully automatic trains with new rolling stock and platform doors.

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   10 Nov

   Madrid's Line 6 will run without drivers from late March 2027

   Madrid's busiest Metro line, the Circular, will get driverless trains at the end of March, cutting the full loop from 54 to 46 minutes.