traffic incidents in Madrid due to the switching on of the Christmas lights

As there is no Christmas without lights, Madrid this Thursday officially welcomes the holidays with the long-awaited switching on of its Christmas lighting. The event will take place between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and is expected to bring together around 12,000 people at Puerta del Sol, which is why the city council has notified some changes in traffic and public transport to guarantee the safety and mobility of the assistants.

On the one hand, there are planned traffic cuts on Mayor and Alcalá streets with possible effects depending on the influx of public in Bailén, Plaza del Comandante Las Morenas, Esparteros, Gran Vía and Cedaceros. Furthermore, at 7:45 p.m., during the fireworks launch, for safety reasons, pedestrian circulation will be prevented on Tetuán Street between Preciados and Tahona de las Descalzas, as well as on Preciados Street between Tetuán and Galdo.

In any case, the venue where the event will take place is a pedestrian zone closed to traffic, which can be accessed on foot through the streets Alcalá, Carrera de San Jerónimo, Espoz y Mina, Carretas, Correo, Mayor, Arenal, Preciados, Carmen and Montera. Likewise, the Madrid City Council states that the ignition can be accessed using any of the existing transportation alternatives.

Changes in transportation and closure of Sol

As for the Metrothe stations closest to the event are Sol (lines 1, 2 and 3), Gran Vía (lines 1 and 5), Sevilla (line 2), Callao (lines 3 and 5) and Ópera (lines 2, 5 and branch). However, for security and capacity control reasons, the closure of the station is planned. Sun from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., so the trains will not stop there.

Continuing with the railway services, the stations Surroundings The closest are Recoletos (C1, C2, C7, C8 and C10) and Sol (C3, C3a, C4a, C4b). The latter will not provide service at the aforementioned time, and the trains will not stop at this station.

The planned traffic cuts during the lighting of the lights will impact the route of several lines of EMT busesespecially 002, 5, 15, 20, 51, 53, 150, M1 and M3, which will suffer detours. However, up to 27 daytime lines will operate near the event to facilitate access.

Taxi and Bicimad

Likewise, the event will cause the disabling the taxi rank on Mayor Street, near Esparteros. In parallel, some additional stops may also be temporarily affected, depending on the traffic cuts that are finally carried out by the authorities.

For their part, the stations will also be temporarily disabled. Bicimad located in the following locations: