[2] The network consists of 70 kilometres (43 mi) of track, with two lines and 23 stations in operation.

The trains are powered by overhead lines and run on broad Iberian gauge track.

Part of the corridor to Fuengirola was rebuilt to 1668 mm Iberian gauge, with some sections placed underground including a re-routing of the line through Málaga Airport, branded as Cercanías Málaga, and opened in 1975.

The busiest stations on the network in 2018 were Málaga-Centro Alameda with 1,525,000 passengers, Fuengirola (1,408,000), Málaga María Zambrano (1,375,000), Arroyo de la Miel (1,293,000) and Torremolinos (1,109,000).

The stations are: The Costa del Sol railway extension of the C-1 service from its current Fuengirola terminus to Marbella and Estepona is planned.