This is the age of the train...and soon Palma could be connected with Llucmajor with a new rail link, Balearic President Marga Prohens announced in parliament this morning. The Balearic government estimate that up to 7.5 million people per year could use the service.
All aboard...from Palma to airport by train to ease traffic nightmare
Balearic President announces plans to extend railway to Lluchmajor
"This October, the project for the new train service from Palma to Llucmajor, which will also connect, among other points, Palma's residential neighbourhoods with the Son Llàtzer University Hospital, with the future Palma exhibition centre, with Also in News
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The anti-tourist protestors have kyboshed this project by their "kill a tourist" protests which have in turn eroded the island's income which means far less cash is available for capital projects. All actions have consequences.
It will never happen, been talking about it for years and even if they start now it will take 5 years.
Finally, common sense prevails. Lets see how the taxi drivers react to this !