The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded a contract for an amount of 23 million euros, through Adif, for the extension of the section tracks for trains up to 750 m in stations of the conventional Barcelona-Madrid line in order to allow the parking and crossing of trains of interoperable length and thus promote the rail transport of goods.
The action plans to expand the seclusion routes of the stations of Jadraque and Humanes de Mohernando, both in the province of Guadalajara.
The contract provides for the execution of the necessary infrastructure, track and electrification actions for the extension of the section tracks in order to accommodate trains of up to 750 meters in these stations. Specifically, the tasks planned are:
In the Jadraque station, they include the extension of the existing track 3 on the Barcelona side to obtain a useful length of 750 m, the partial modification of the route of track 1 and the elimination of tracks 5 and 7.
For its part, at the Humanes de Mohernando station, it is planned to extend tracks 3 and 4 on the Barcelona side to reach a useful length of 750 m, the elimination of part of track 4 and the modification of track 2.
In addition, in both stations, the execution of a lower crossing between platforms and the elimination of the existing crossing will be carried out, as well as the updating of catenaries to the new track schemes. It is also planned to act in the facilities on the platforms and the passage, such as lighting, the fire protection system and the Closed Circuit system of TV, megaphone and teleindicators.
Benefits of the extension of apartments up to 750 m
The parking and crossing of trains of up to 750 m allows to improve the capacity, efficiency and competitiveness of the railway, contributing to the reduction of external and internal costs of freight transport.
This strategic action also contributes to the decarbonization and sustainability of transport, diverting goods from the road to the railway, and makes it possible to achieve higher levels of efficiency and resilience.
European funding
All these actions will have European funding through the “Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU”.