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Adif earmarks EUR 163 million to promote the Mediterranean Corridor and suburban train plans

Adif earmarks EUR 163 million to promote the Mediterranean Corridor and suburban train plans
photo: Adif/Adif earmarks EUR 163 million to promote the Mediterranean Corridor and suburban train plans
02 / 11 / 2022

Adif and Adif Alta Velocidad have awarded six supply contracts for a total of EUR 163 million to ArcelorMittal to boost the construction and renovation of railway lines throughout the network, including the Mediterranean Corridor and various Cercanías plans.

The contracts involve the supply of 81,200 tons of rail, profiled bars of iron and rolled steel, which are mounted parallel on railway lines to support and guide trains. The rail supplies will be used to implement standard gauge in several sections of the Mediterranean Corridor, in actions of the Cercanías de València, Santander, Asturias and Transformem Rodalies plans, and to renew several conventional railroad lines. The supplies will also contribute to the construction of the new La Sagrera station in Barcelona and the Mérida bypass of the high-speed railway to Extremadura.

The rail supply will be used to advance the installation of standard gauge on sections of the Mediterranean Corridor that pass through Valencia and Catalonia, promoting actions in different commuter rail hubs, such as the duplication of the Astillero-Orejo section of the Santander Commuter Rail, the renovation of the Colloto-Infiesto section of the Asturias Commuter Rail Plan, or the Pobla Llarga-Silla and Silla-Cullera sections of the Valencia Commuter Rail Plan. Another part of this rail supply will be used to guarantee the progress in the construction of the new La Sagrera station in Barcelona, as well as the Mérida bypass of the high-speed line to Extremadura. The rail supplies will also boost the renewal of the track on conventional railroad lines such as the Zafra-Huelva, the Huesca-Canfranc, the Ciudad Real-Badajoz or the Arahal-Marchena (Seville). These actions contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 9, which promotes sustainable, reliable, and quality infrastructures.

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