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Alcorcón opens a new depot for electric buses and accelerates the transition in public transport
Travelling by bus in the south and west of Madrid will start to feel different in the coming months. Alcorcón now has a new depot for electric buses, which will make it possible to expand the use of quieter, less polluting vehicles on urban and interurban routes connecting towns such as Móstoles, Alcorcón, and parts of the metropolitan area.
The facility, managed by Arriva within the Consorcio Regional de Transportes, has 47 spaces with electric charging points and smart systems capable of monitoring energy consumption and optimising vehicle charging. All of this is supported by solar panels installed on the premises.
For daily bus users, the change will be felt less in appearance and more in the travel experience. Less noise, fewer vibrations, and smoother rides are part of the transformation that the Comunidad de Madrid is aiming to accelerate across much of its public transport network.
The new depot also includes rest areas and adapted spaces for drivers and technical staff. The goal is to modernise not only the fleet but also the day-to-day operations of routes that carry thousands of people each day between outlying neighbourhoods and commuter towns.
Electric transport is becoming increasingly common in the region. According to data from the CRTM, nearly 60% of interurban buses already use clean energy, a figure that will continue to grow in the coming years as authorities work to reduce emissions and adapt mobility to new environmental demands.
In towns like Alcorcón and Móstoles, where many daily journeys still depend on cars or long trips by public transport, the renewal of fleets and operational bases is becoming part of a broader transformation in how the southwest of Madrid will get around in the next decade.
Madrid has been working for some time to modernise its metropolitan network without major visible changes, but projects like this depot show a quiet shift that is already being felt on the streets: quieter buses, more technological infrastructure, and a move towards leaving behind the more polluting model of recent years.