The transit system, designed by Basque engineer Alejandro Goicoechea, consisted of an unusual low-profile train running on elevated concrete tracks through Las Palmas.

[4] In 2004 the Spanish Ministry of Development put a contract out to competitive tender for a feasibility study on a 50 km (31 mi) railway line from Las Palmas to Maspalomas.

In 2008 the Cabildo announced its intention to construct the full route from Las Palmas to Meloneras in a single phase.

[6] The Cabildo applied to Spain's central Government for funding for the project, but the scheme did not progress due to budgetary constraints.

[7] In June 2019, the local government announced that it had completed drafting the projects for the route, and the cost of the scheme was estimated at €1,650 million.

Initially, ten 100-metre (330 ft) units of five carriages will operate on the line with a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph), each capable of carrying 500 passengers.

[13] In 2009, a full-scale mockup of the proposed Gran Canaria train was put on public display in San Telmo park, Las Palmas.