Travelling to Nerja by train is every day a little bit closer. According to the transport councillor Concepción Gutiérrez, studies on the environmental impact of the project are almost finished, and added that she expected the licensing process for three western stretches to begin early next year. The 44 kilometre eastern line from Málaga to Nerja would have nine new stations as part of the most expensive public construction in Andalucía's history, budgeted at 2,300 million euros