Palma will have a new metro line connecting the Intermodal Station with Son Espases University Hospital in just ten minutes. The infrastructure, expected to be operational by 2033, will represent a significant expansion of the urban rail network and improve connections to several neighborhoods and key facilities in the city. The project envisions a route of approximately six kilometers, although only four will be newly constructed and entirely underground. The line will depart from the Intermodal Station and utilize the existing Jacint Verdaguer and Son Costa stations, extending with new stops at Son Hugo, Son Rossinyol, Son Espases, and Secar de la Real, before reaching Son Serra Perera.

Palma's Intermodal Station has opened two new escalators at the main entrance, marking the first renovation of this equipment since its installation nearly twenty years ago. This action is part of a comprehensive infrastructure renovation project, which includes a total investment of €3.6 million to improve accessibility, safety, and comfort for public transport users. The Minister of Housing, Territory, and Mobility, José Luis Mateo, visited the station on Monday to mark the opening of the new escalators and highlighted the investment plan aimed at modernizing the Intermodal Station. The installation is part of the ongoing renovation of the station's ten escalators. Last March, four escalators were replaced, those providing access to the train and metro platforms operated by Servicios Ferroviarios de Mallorca (SFM). In November, work began to renovate the access points to the concourse, with the dismantling of two of the four exterior staircases, which are now operational again. In the coming days, one of the staircases leading down to the bus bays will also begin operating, completing the first phase of the renovation. The second phase, planned for the second quarter of 2026, will include the remaining staircases. This is the first comprehensive renovation of these staircases since the station's opening in 2007. More improvements underway

The comprehensive renovation includes other actions such as the installation of new, larger, and more accessible public restrooms; the replacement of the tactile paving to facilitate movement for people with visual impairments; the creation of 72 new bicycle parking spaces to promote sustainable mobility and intermodality; and the transformation of the customer service office into a larger and more functional space, with improvements to the waiting areas. Among the actions already completed are the installation of new information screens between the end of 2024 and 2025 to improve communication with travelers, as well as the installation, last summer, of industrial fans in the TIB bus terminal to improve ventilation in the bus bays. More users, more demands

The renovation also responds to the sustained increase in users that Intermodal has experienced since its opening. In just six years, the number of passengers has almost tripled: from 5.8 million in 2019 to more than 16.5 million by the end of 2025. The project is part of the 'Islands in Transformation' Infrastructure Plan and is financed primarily with European Next Generation funds.

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The Balearic Government has begun the first comprehensive upgrade of Palma's Intermodal Station, focused on increasing and improving accessibility, safety, and comfort for public transport users. The project, which will be carried out and is expected to be completed throughout 2026, represents a total investment of €3.6 million. The main improvement is the installation of new escalators. The Minister of Housing, Territory, and Mobility, José Luis Mateo, presented the improvements to the Intermodal Station. This is the first renovation of the station in nearly 20 years, since its inauguration in 2007, and aims to modernize the facilities to create a more comfortable and safer space for users in three main areas: climate control, user information, and the creation of new spaces.

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"When I'm lucky, I catch the train two or three minutes late. Then I feel lucky." So says Marta, a daily train user who has accepted that delays are a normal part of the rail service. Every morning, the platforms in the municipalities on the train are filled with people tensely staring at the supposedly informative screen, and there have been days, like this Wednesday, when even the time on the clocks is unreliable. When Marta arrived to take the train, the screen showed 9:22 a.m. The problem was that it was 9:34 a.m. "Will she be late based on the time on the screen or the real time?" she asked a worker who shrugged her back in ignorance, albeit with a very friendly smile.

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