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company guide initial level at the exit of it, while the High Speed line Renovation of the superstructure of the mixed gauge track

would have a substantially horizontal layout.
or adaptation to this gauge where it does not yet exist
on the general track and on a large part of the rail yard,
including optimisation of the geometry. Other works to
Track assembly and execution of installations in technical
areas for trains at La Sagrera. The contract for the main
be carried out are the creation of new platform to sort rail
work has been complemented with the track assembly
tracks, and the adaptation of the drainage, electrification,
railway installations, services and easements and auxiliary
contract, which includes the complete work for the
commissioning of the high-speed tracks at La Sagrera, and
installations to the new track configuration.
the contract for the architecture and installations of the
technical treatment area for trains.
Riyadh Metro. Lines 4, 5 and 6 (Saudi Arabia). The
Arterial railway network of Valladolid. East by-pass. > Metro and Metropolitan Infrastructures
Railway substructure and civil works. It has a total length project includes the design and construction of lines 4
of 17.5 km, with 2 branches in the initial section and two (yellow), 5 (green) and 6 (purple), which will have 25
provisional links with the current route at the beginning stations for which 64.6 kilometers of subway tracks will
and end of the section. A variant in Iberian gauge will be be required, 29.8 kilometers of viaducts , 26.6 kilometers
developed, mainly for the transport of merchandise, on of underground roads and 8.2 kilometers of surface roads.
which will be located a New Railway Complex, which For the construction of the three lines, two Tunnel Boring
will have access in international gauge. The layout in plan Machines of the type TBM (tunnel boring machine), of
with design speed of 160 km / h, runs on the surface along 9.77 meters in diameter, were used to excavate complete
its entire length except in 2 km in which the ground runs section tunnels. Dhafrah was the first tunnel boring
underground, being mostly false tunnel. The type section machine to start operations and Sanah was the first to
of the platform is suitable for a double track of Iberian reach a station. Currently, 80% of the project’s progress has
gauge with an entree of 4.0 m, although in a zone of been achieved, obtaining constructive milestones that are
6 km the platform is extended to accommodate a third relevant to the proper development of the infrastructure.
track in UIC gauge, to be installed in the future. As for
the structures, the variant has 1 viaduct, 5 underpasses, Lima Metro. Line 2 and branch line 4 (Peru). The project
8 overpasses and a pedestrian walkway. The most unique includes the design, construction, financing, operation
structure is the viaduct of “Los Tramposos”, on the N-601 and maintenance of Line 2 of the Lima Metro and a
road, with a total length of 1,130.5 meters. branch of Line 4, which will reach the airport, for an
amount of 3,900 million euros. Line 2 will have a length
Construction of the freight terminal of the railway of 27 kilometers and will cover the east-west axis of Lima,
complex and its connection with Valladolid’s new arterial from Ate to Callao. Once in operation, will serve more
railway network. than 600,000 people a day, which will save up to ninety
Construction of the freight terminal of the new arterial minutes on its journey. For its part, the branch line 4,
network’s railway complex. It has a set of tracks for which will link the Peruvian capital with the airport, will
the entry, exit and formation of trains, and a loading/ run along 8 kilometers of tunnel, from Faucett avenues to
unloading area consisting of a concrete slab 750 m long Nestor Gambetta.
by 50 m wide.
Toronto Subway Extension of TTC Line 2 (Toronto,
Track duplication of the R-3 commuter line (Barcelona). Canada). Line 2 will be extended by 7.8 kilometres,
Parets del Vallés-La Garriga section. Track and including new stations and connections to Line 5, TTC
electrification. Track duplication in a 16 km section bus services and Durham Region Transit. The extension
including platform and track, structures (9 viaducts, will replace the existing Line 3, improving the customer
7 overpasses, 9 underpasses, 28 walls), drainage (19 experience by providing fast and seamless access to the
culverts for drainage, ditches, collectors), electrification city and helping to reduce travel times.
(catenary), railway installations, and restoration of affected
services and easements. Metro of Madrid (Spain). Maintenance. Maintenance
actions consisting of replacement of track devices,
Complete remodelling of Fuente de San Luis Station substitution of support system and rail fixings, rail
(Valencia) for the implementation of standard gauge track. renewal, substitution of sleepers, track ripple, geometric

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