A lack of available funds as a result of the Spanish economic crisis[5] led to work being halted on the remaining sections.

In June 2017, work resumed, with funding from the European Union and regional government used to complete the southern half of the line.

The central and northern parts of the line were suspended until 2023 when the new regional government announced plans to revive the project.

[6] The suspended section was to pass through the district of Orriols, following the current Line 6 as far as Alfauir station, entering the north-south tunnel at Pont de Fusta.

In an interview in December 2011, Isabel Bonig, the regional minister responsible, stated that completion would be impossible without external help, for example from the central government.

[8] In May 2012, accidents suffered by pedestrians on the metro bridge over the railway line near the district of Natzaret and flooding of the tunnel already completed on Avenida Regne de València forced the Council of infrastructure to ask for tenders for the maintenance, inspection and cleaning of the sections already completed.

In that month, the regional government began removing the rails which had been installed on the surface to avoid traffic accidents.

[16] On 11 June 2017, Valencian regional president Ximo Puig announced that work on the southern half of the line between Natzaret and Xàtiva would resume.

To improve accessibility, the regional government announced that a foot tunnel would be built between Xàtiva and Alacant stations, predicted to open in early 2024.