Majorca's new £587 million railway promises to end travel chaos and take tourists to overlooked town

is gearing up for a massive infrastructure upgrade with a new £587 million rail network in a bid to ease congestion.

Said to provide a "mobility alternative to one of the most saturated roads" on the Balearic island, the train service will link Palma to Llucmajor and critically include a stop at the bustling Palma Airport. As well as easing congestion on the roads, the service will make getting to different parts of the island much easier - meaning potential over-tourism problems will be diluted as visitors are spread out across Majorca.

With a community of about 35,000, Llucmajor boasts the title of the island's largest municipality. It's a hotspot for those craving traditional Majorcan culture, luring residents from Palma seeking serenity away from city bustle.

Echoes of the past can be felt across through relics from a historic railway which shut in the '60s yet remain visible to this day. They include bridges that are no longer used and stations that have been transformed into living spaces or business hubs.

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Slated for completion by 2032, the 17-mile route promises swiftness and efficiency, burrowing 4.5 miles beneath the earth, reports . For Palma locals, the futuristic rail journey to Palma Airport will shrink to a swift 11 minutes and accessing Llucmajor will take just 28 minutes. Llucmajor dwellers can expect a 17-minute ride to the airport.

Winding through densely populated areas such as Son Oliva, Son Fortesa, Can Capes, Son Gotleu, and Coll d'en Rebass, the train route is mapped out for maximum reach.

It is hoped that the modern transit solution will dispel the perennial traffic nightmares which will be familiar to all who have driven or taken a taxi on the island. The administration in charge have been face mounting demands to untangle the persistent gridlock plaguing the island's key thoroughfares during rush hour.

Marga Prohens - the leader of the Balearic Islands - said: "This month, the project for the new train service from Palma to Llucmajor will go on display. It will also connect, among other points, Palma's residential neighbourhoods with the Son Llatzer University Hospital, the future Palma Exhibition Centre, Palma Airport and a park-and-ride car park at Son Oms. A project with which we are recovering and starting up again, after a decade of many promises and announcements, but of absolute paralysis, with not a single metre of track put out to tender."

Ms Prohens said that the islands were reliant on financial support from the central government in Madrid for the numerous projects they currently have planned.