The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has litigated for 23.4 million euros, through Adif, the renewal of the electrification of the conventional railway section Miranda de Ebro (Burgos)-Logroño (68.5 km) to improve its reliability and capacity, thus giving new impetus to the modernization of the railway connection of La Rioja.
The action includes renewing the contact area or catenary line (high-tension cable laid on the track from which trains take energy to circulate) of this route by deploying new and more technologically advanced equipment: contact wire, bearers, actuators and disconnectors, among others.
New posts will also be installed to support the catenary of the stretch and the Haro station and the rest of the route will be equipped with rigid gantry (metallic lintel for multi-track catenary laying), which, in addition to greater reliability, mean mechanically independent tracks, and reinforce their capacity and improve their maintenance.
The action is completed with environmental integration measures, such as the installation of a bird protection system.
Modernization and Cross-Section of the Network
Adif continues to promote the renewal of the railway connection of La Rioja. Thus, this action is in addition to the recent tender for the drafting of the projects to renew the track of the Logroño–Castejón line (70.5 km) and the advance in the construction of the variant of Rincón de Soto (9.3 km), for which the deployment of signage is also mentioned.
It is also a further step in the commitment to develop and strengthen connections that make it possible to enhance the transversal rail circulations of passengers and goods.
These actions contribute to the achievement of SDGs number 9 (promoting reliable, sustainable and quality infrastructure), 7 (sustainability), 8 (creating jobs and economic growth) and 11 (cities with access to sustainable transport).
European funding
This action has European funding through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.