On 23 September Spanish Minister of Transport and Public Works Mr José Blanco inaugurated the new railway link to a new station beneath Terminal 4 at Madrid Barajas airport.
The President of the Madrid regional government Esperanza Aguirre and Mayor of Madrid Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón were present at the event.
The new PrÃncipe-PÃo – Airport T4 (C1) line will run to the airport every 30 minutes with stops at Atocha and Recoletos.
Construction of the new 8.8 km rail link has cost €218.31m.
The section inaugurated is part of the second phase of the railway link to Barajas which consists of a new underground double track layout.
The tunnels will have a rail line with three tracks serving both suburban trains with domestic gauge, and the future high speed line.
The new C-1 commuter line will link Principe PÃo and Terminal 4 stations, stopping at Atocha and Recoletos.
The C-1 line will operate high speed, long distance and medium distance RENFE services to Atocha and Chamartin stations, allowing passengers arriving in Madrid by plane to use this new suburban service to connect to other destinations by train and vice-versa.
