Delay means new high-speed train link between Malaga and Sevilla won’t be ready until 2022 earliest

A NEW high-speed train line that will reduce journey times between Malaga and Sevilla by 20 minutes will not be ready for another two years.

The announcement of the delay came as a partnership between two Spanish construction companies, Pavasal Empresa Constructora and Sociedad General de Obras was awarded the contract to build the bypass, which is expected to open 2022 earliest. 

The new €12 million connection will link up two already existing high speed lines, Madrid-Sevilla and Cordoba-Malaga. 

It will run entirely through the rural municipality of Almodovar del Rio, in Cordoba province. 

Construction of the 1.7km bypass is expected to take 20 months.