The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded 21.3 million euros (VAT included), through Adif, the contract for the drafting of the project and the installation works of the systems and equipment that will allow to manage the circulation in the Rincon de Soto railway variant, located in the Castejón-Logroño section of the Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor, in La Rioja.
The contract includes the necessary actions in the field of control, command and signalling of the infrastructure, covering all railway safety facilities, such as interlocks (devices from which the elements installed along the track are controlled, for the establishment of the routes and maneuvers of the trains), as well as their integration in the Centralized Traffic Control systems; in addition to the fixed and luminous signalling systems, telecommunications and associated energy, among others.
These facilities will be a key part of the Rincon de Soto Variant, which already has civil and railway works of platform, track and electrification under way, with a total investment of 65 million euros.
Advance of the works of the Variant
The variant, which will run between the municipalities of Alfaro and Rincón de Soto, has a length of 9.3 km for a single track of Iberian width. Several unique works stand out in its layout, such as 8 upper steps; 15 channel protection structures at platform crossings and the replacement of vials with these irrigation infrastructures; and 36 drainage works (28 under railway platform and 8 in replacement of vials). In addition, a new station will be built in Rincón de Soto.
This action is part of the protocol established between the Ministry of Transport, the Government of La Rioja and Adif, on the actions in the Castejón-Logroño railway section.
European funding
The implementation of the Rincon de Soto Variant construction project is funded by NextGenerationEU funds through the “Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan”.