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company guide of the projects in progress and the new contracts awarded conventional ASFA, with a total length of 219 km, in which it
during the year.
will be necessary to replace the current mechanical interlocks
with new electronic interlockings, the installation of the new
LED signals, as well as axle counters for train detection.
High-Speed Los Arejos – Níjar, Murcia – Almería line Corredor
Interlocks’ new functionalities will be integrated into the CTC
Mediterráneo.
of Seville.
Consultrans deploys the Assistance and Control works to
connect both cities through high speed in 2026.
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURES. With our new Director,
Eduardo Laureano, we have executed during the year, among
The project includes the execution of several structures, among
which 11 viaducts stand out, 3 of them large with mixed deck.
Drafting of the construction projects for the renovation of the
The actions in the 11 viaducts are a key point to continue with
the movement of earth, and conditions the execution of various others, the following projects:
lane in the Martorell-Sant Vicenç de Calders and Sant Vicenç
elements of the work. In this case, of the 7 small viaducts, one de Calders-Vilaseca sections, and the replacement of detours
of them is in its final phase of execution. With respect to the 3 at the Vilaseca junction
large viaducts, 2 of them are very advanced at the foundation
level. Both actions are framed within the adaptation of the
Mediterranean Corridor to house circulations of both Iberian
Technical assistance for the control and surveillance of the and standard gauge within the framework of the Infrastructure
track and catenary works of the Castellón-Vinaroz, Vinaroz- and Housing Plan of the Ministry of Development (PTIVI)
Vandellós and Vandellós-Intercambiador de la Boella sections 2012 -2024, in order to promote the transport of goods and
incorporation of corridors and backbone nodes within the
With a total length of 188 km within the Valencia-Tarragona Trans-European transport network.
line, this action, key in the development of the Mediterranean
Corridor, seeks to give continuity to the line through the Trans- The first of the actions is made up of the second phase of the
European Transport Network through the implementation of works, currently in execution, to implement standard gauge
standard track gauge or international gauge. in the Sant Vicenç de Calders – Vilaseca and Sant Vicenç
de Calders – Martorell sections, 69.5 km and 49.1 km long
In addition, adjustments will be made to the stations through respectively, for which the two external rail wires will be
which the line runs and adaptations of the facilities, so as to replaced. The new lanes to be installed will be of the same
ensure the correct operation of the standard interoperable train typology 54 E1 as those reused in the previous phase.
length (750 m).
The second is located at the Vilaseca junction, consisting of
The work will be developed in a joint venture with Prointec two railway branches that connect the recently built Vandellós
and E2F in two phases, the first being destined to the previous bypass with line 210 Miraflores – Sant Vicenç de Calders.
works to prepare the new platform, the new platforms of the The existing P1 type deviations will be replaced by new
stations and the extensions of the drainage works, while the mixed-gauge ones, adjusting the platform and track geometry
second and main one will focus on the change of width and according to the new deviations to be installed.
adaptation of the catenary
Drafting of the preliminary project of the new building to
Technical assistance for the control and surveillance of the house the future centralized traffic control center (CTC) of
works of suppression of telephone blockade between Zafra- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana in Valencia Sud
Huelva freight and Zafra-Llano de La Granja”
The purpose of the contract is to carry out, in the current
This project aims to progressively minimize the risks derived deterrent parking area, attached to FGV’s facilities, the
from the human factor in the processes of railway traffic, being preliminary project of a multi-story building to house the new
framed within the Improvement Plan of Safety Equipment in the CTC and the different complementary spaces that meet FGV’s
network, consisting of the elimination of telephone blockages current needs.
and the provision of a minimum equipment in terms of train
protection systems. The Preliminary Project will also define the urbanization and
adaptation of the environment to integrate this building into
The execution of the works covers the two conventional gauge FGV’s current facilities, and the study of a new backup CTC for
single-track lines equipped with lateral signaling and without emergency situations of the future main CTC.

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