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Línea 7 reopens this Saturday between Gregorio Marañón and Pitis
L7 of the Metro will reopen one of its most important sections this Saturday, 29 August. Trains will once again run between Gregorio Marañón and Pitis after almost four weeks of closure, restoring a direct connection for thousands of travellers from the north and northwest of Madrid.
The closure began on 2 August and affected 13 stations. During this period, those needing to complete the journey had to use the special SE7 de EMT service, which was free and stopped near the closed stations.
The works have included rail renewal using electric welding and progress in modernising the signalling system. These efforts aim to reduce incidents and prepare the line for more regular and reliable service.
The August works are part of a much larger project between Estadio Metropolitano y Pitis. The Comunidad de Madrid is renewing the signalling along around 20 kilometres of tunnel and 24 stations, with an investment of about 33.6 million euros.
The new system will allow better control of temporary speed restrictions, reduce intervals between trains, and introduce automatic door opening. The software on some of the trains running on the line will also be updated, with the aim of increasing capacity and improving response to breakdowns.
For users, the immediate effect will be much simpler: there will no longer be a need to go above ground and change to a bus between Gregorio Marañón and Pitis. Stations such as Guzmán el Bueno, Islas Filipinas, Francos Rodríguez, Valdezarza, Peñagrande and Arroyofresno will return to normal operation.
The reopening also comes at a particularly timely moment. Madrid is starting to get back to normal after August, and September will bring more travel for work, university, and schools, so reopening this section before the mass return to routine will ease pressure on other means of transport.
From this Saturday, the usual scene will return to the platforms of L7: trains once again running along the entire western section of the line and the special bus no longer needed. After almost a month of transfers, the change will be noticeable from the first journey of the weekend.