Malaga metro expects more delays on Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday due to strike

If you plan on using the metro to attend the Holy Week processions in Malaga city centre on Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, you should be aware that workers have called two more days of strikes, which will affect peak travel times.

The first strike is going to take place from 5pm to 8pm on 1 April and the second from 6pm to 9pm on 2 April. Metro staff have also scheduled demonstrations at the El Perchel station near the María Zambrano train station over the two days.

The metro workers have already held one strike this week, on Holy Monday, when thousands of Malaga residents and visitors relied on the transport service to get to the city centre and watch the processions.

As a result, Holy Monday 2026 fell short of the passenger record in 2025, when it was the busiest day for the metro (the record was then set on 14 April), with a total of 113,880 passengers. This year, the protests, which caused significant queues and delays, discouraged many passengers, who opted for other means of transport or simply returned home. The metro workers' committee reports a total of 103,571 passengers, approximately 10,000 fewer than last year.

The Andalusian regional government, which operates Málaga Metro, acknowledged that demand up until 8.30pm, when the partial strike ended, "had fallen by 13% compared to the same period last Holy Monday". However, the regional government said that services during the strike had been provided "without any incidents or excessive overcrowding".

Meanwhile, SUR has managed to confirm that there was significant overcrowding both at several stations and inside trains.

The demonstration of metro workers at the El Perchel station on Wednesday is going to take place from 6pm to 7pm.