Dep. Legal MA-74-2004 - ISSN 2488-1562
Costa del Sol I No. 2115 I 15 - 21 January 2026 I FREE Newspaper
THE world’s biggest tourism trade fair, FITUR, kicks off in Madrid from January 21-25, drawing professionals from across the globe to forge exciting new deals and showcase the best destinations. Fresh from an excellent 2025, the Costa del Sol is arriving in full force with a dynamic delegation of around 200 companies, 600 professionals, and reps from 60 municipalities. Their main mission? To captivate domestic Spanish visitors once more and inspire longer, more rewarding stays. To make a dazzling impact, Turismo Costa del Sol launches a vibrant campaign with giant digital screens to light up prime Madrid spots between Plaza de España and Callao, delivering 26.4 million impressions.
Sunshine line FUENGIROLA TO MARBELLA
THE Spanish government has given firm backing to a new railway line connecting Fuengirola and Marbella, calling it the most prioritised and demanded section of the long-awaited Costa del Sol coastal train project. Javier Salas, the government’s Sub-delegate in Malaga, highlighted recent mobility data showing this stretch as the coast’s busiest passenger corridor, with all the necessary conditions to justify approval. Several route options are under review, including one running parallel to the heavily congested A-7 motorway. However, the final align-
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Current line to Fuengirola.
ment will only be decided after completion of the full viability study, which includes studies for a tunnel under Fuengirola. The key milestone is expected in the second half of 2026, when the technical feasibility study will be finalised, a study including lines as far as Nerja and Campo
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de Gibraltar. This will lay the legal groundwork for a project long demanded but repeatedly delayed. The Fuengirola-Marbella connection forms part of the Spanish government’s broader push for major infrastructure modernisation in Malaga Province.