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Galicia's First Freight Railway Port Upgrades Operations with Advanced Digital System

Galicia's First Freight Railway Port Upgrades Operations with Advanced Digital System
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02 / 05 / 2023

The digital operational support manager's goal is to improve the efficiency and safety of railway port operations. The latest one is to be introduced in the Port of Marín in Pontevedra. The system, for which a budget of two million euros was allocated, will be implemented within 15 months.

The Port of Marín is the first port in the Galicia region to use railways for freight transport. They maintain their leadership even at the national level, as they have the largest percentage share of goods on the railway for the total annual operation in the port. The project aims to remove manually controlled switches, the removal of which will improve workplace safety for workers who will not have to exert manual effort and who will save time and money at the same time.

The system will also monitor all activities at the rail port. The motorization of switches and the installation of related equipment to improve and simplify operations will enable the central monitoring of trains in the area of the track.

Focusing on rail solutions for ports, Thales has extensive experience in digital transport systems and services that increase operational efficiency, improve passenger journeys, and improve freight efficiency. In the past, they also introduced their systems to the ports of Ferrol-San Cibrao, Seville, Pacorbo-Bilbao, and Huelva.

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