Editing Granada (section)

==Transport==
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===Metro===
Construction of a [[light rail]] network, the [[Granada metro]], began in 2007, but was greatly delayed by the [[2008–present Spanish financial crisis|Spanish economic crisis]]. Service finally started on 21 September 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/granada-opens-first-light-rail-line.html?channel=526 |title=Granada opens first light rail line |last=Barrow |first=Keith |date=21 September 2017 |website=railjournal.com |publisher=[[International Railway Journal]] |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171511/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/granada-opens-first-light-rail-line.html?channel=526 |url-status=live }}</ref> The single line crosses Granada and covers the towns of [[Albolote]], [[Maracena]] and [[Armilla, Granada|Armilla]].

===Bus===
The main company operating [[Granada urban buses|bus transport in Granada]] is [[Transportes Rober]]. There is also bus transportation to and from the airport with the company [[ALSA (bus company)|Alsa]].

===Rail===
[[Granada railway station]] has rail connections with many cities in Spain. There are several types of train service to and from Granada<ref>{{cite web |title=Granada Train |url=http://visitgranada.net/transportation/granada-trains/ |website=Visit Granada |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815131235/http://visitgranada.net/transportation/granada-trains/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* Short-distance trains
* Medium distance trains
* Long-distance trains
* [[AVE]] (high speed long distance) via the [[Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line]]. The closest AVE connection is in [[Antequera-Santa Ana railway station]].

=== Taxi ===
Granada has a wide network of taxis to help travellers reach their destinations. Official Granada taxis are white with a green stripe.

=== Airport ===
The nearest civil airport is [[Federico García Lorca Airport]], about {{cvt|15|km|0}} west of Granada. The {{ill|Armilla Air Base|es|Base Aérea de Armilla}} was the first civil airport serving the city and its surroundings but it was replaced by the former airport in the 1970s and repurposed for military uses.

===Granada Public Transportation statistics===
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Granada, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 42 min. 9% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 10 min, while 8% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 2.7&nbsp;km, while 0% travel for over 12&nbsp;km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Granada Public Transportation Statistics |publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit |url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Spain_Granada-2422 |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180420/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Spain_Granada-2422 |url-status=live }} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=2017-10-16 }}.</ref>