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company guide Technical assistance for the control and supervision of the International

execution of the works for the comprehensive improvement
Latin America - Chile
of the huesca-canfranc line. Canfranc-canfranc branch line
Consultrans‘ presence in Chile has continued to grow as
part of its strategic commitment to the region. New offices
(l-204).
have been opened and the workforce has been expanded
The objective of this project is the comprehensive improve-
throughout the country. Projects for our main client, Em-
ment of the Huesca-Canfranc line (L-204), on the Ayerbe-Can-
presa Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), have been expanded to
franc section. This project is essential to strengthen cross-bor-
include private clients.
der connectivity between Spain and France, boosting freight
transport and regional economic development.
The project includes significant improvements to the railway
ming years, including the new suburban lines in Santiago (Me-
lipilla and Batuco), the extension of the Coronel-Lota line, as
signaling and control systems and the telecommunications
well as tramways in various regions, the future extensions of
network, including: interlockings and signal blocks, LED light Major investments in the rail sector are planned for the co-
signals, train protection systems, level crossing protection, the Santiago Metro, the future Valparaíso-Santiago train, new
Centralized Traffic Control (CTC), fiber optics, IP network and rail freight connections with the ports, and the various new
GSM-R mobile network. services throughout Chile that EFE is reactivating. Among the
projects recently completed or in progress, the following de-
Technical assistance for project design, control and supervisi- serve special mention
on of telecommunications works. Lot 2: central, southern and Concepción North Access Study, consisting of a feasibility
eastern geographical area study for the extension of a new Biotren railway line from the
The design of projects and technical assistance in telecom- Concepción city station to the municipality of Penco, Linquén
munications works is being carried out for the important sector, extending the current railway line by 19.5 km. This is
investments that Adif is making in a plan whose precedents a solution to the congestion problems affecting the municipa-
go back decades with the design and deployment of the lities of the Concepción metropolitan area, and will improve
first railway radio, fiber optic, transmission and IP networks: connectivity throughout the metropolitan area.
- Elimination of telephone blocks to minimize the risk of human The investment includes the construction of 5 new stations,
error: more than 3,500 km of network where it is planned to the upgrading of 19.5 km of track to Class C, the electrification
renovate interlockings, drives, signals and detection systems, of the track and the installation of X-type rails, as well as the
to provide them with automatic blocking and remote control acquisition of 4 new rolling stock units and the construction
in CTC, and which requires new telecommunications net- of grade crossings.
works, both fixed (fiber, transmission and IP) and GSM-R. Diagnosis of the Status and Preparation of an Implementation
- Renewal of the signaling and power remote controls to red- Plan for the Program for the Progressive Transfer of FCAB
undant architectures without single point of failure in the Operations, includes the diagnosis, development and recom-
remote controls and in the control centers, and accessible mendations for the implementation of the Program for the Pro-
on the network for the operators. gressive Transfer of FCAB Operations.
- Improvement of telecommunications, which includes ac- The relocation program was born from the need to respond
tions such as renewal of recorders and operational telepho- to the challenges proposed for the development of the
ny, obsolete power and transmission equipment, deploy- FCAB, which includes among its lines of action the “Plan
ment of heat detectors or the new operational IP network. for the Reconversion of the Railway Yards“ (PRPF). The ob-
- Deployment and renovation of physical telecommunicati- jective of this plan is to allow these sites to be used for pur-
ons infrastructure, thousands of miles of fiber optic cable poses other than their current industrial use, in accordance
where it was deteriorating, where there was copper, or with the applicable territorial planning instruments, thus
where there was a need for new services. creating a new territorial configuration for the operation of
- Projects for the implementation of the cybersecurity plan in FCAB. This pioneering initiative aims to make the historic
the telecommunications network, separation of networks, FCAB facilities available for a different non-industrial use,
IDS/IPS, firewalls, IAM, probes, TLS/SSL, MFA, antivirus, that is, to modify the land use of the four courtyards that
SIA/SIEM, etc. have been located in the center of Antofagasta, which will
- Deployment of GSMR for ERTMS required by Europe for allow for the future urban development of the city.
commuter and mainline rail hubs.
- Deployment of the FRMCS network (Rail 5G), which will Latin America - Mexico
replace the current radio systems (PMR, Tetra, Train-to- Consultrans is providing international technical assistance for
Ground or GSM-R). the supervision and technical support for the design of the

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