The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, through Adif High Speed (AV) has already surpassed the equator of the works for the connection between the high-speed lines Madrid-Barcelona and Madrid-Levante, in the municipality of Madrid, which will enhance the direct connections between the northeast and the north-northwest of the peninsula.
This action, which represents an investment of more than 110 million euros, will allow trains that circulate on the Madrid-Barcelona High Speed Line (LAV) (which currently begin and end their route in Puerta de Atocha) to reach the Madrid Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station, through the standard width tunnel linking both Madrid stations, using a section of the Madrid-Levante LAV.
In this way, it is possible to establish services in which travelers from the northeast corridor (Aragon and Catalonia) can continue traveling to the north-northwest of the peninsular without having to change trains and vice versa.
Also, with this action it is possible that trains from Barcelona can connect to the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport through the standard width connection that Adif currently runs from Chamartín.
In addition, thanks to the construction of this bypass the trains of Madrid-Barcelona (north-east corridor), will be able to access the future Atocha passing station, which is built under the current Puerta de Atocha station.
Main actions
The connection between both high-speed lines is only possible in the triangle formed by the M-45 and M-50 motorways and the neighborhood of Perales del Río (Getafe) and is of some technical complexity due to the presence of many infrastructures, in addition to some natural spaces.
Adif AV has already surpassed the equator of the works of the railway platform with the extension of the necessary geotechnical studies and the execution of important archaeological works. At the same time, progress is being made in the implementation of pipelines, drains, embankments, road replacements and affected services.
Progress is also made in the field of structures, especially in the Viaduct del Mayoral, the longest of the baipás with 656 meters, in which the first 7 holes of the board have been completed and the vano 8 is in advanced state of execution. In addition, the two stirrups have been executed and progress is made in its 19 stacks: from 1 to 11 and from 14 to 17, the rooting, lifting and capitals have been completed, and the foundations of the stacks 12, 13 and portico stacks 1 and 2 are being executed.
Progress is also made on the four pergolas that are built to save the High-Speed Lines in service with which it crosses (two on the LAV Madrid-Seville, one on the LAV Madrid-Levante and another on the LAV Madrid-Barcelona), in which the foundations and stirrups are being executed.
Route of the Baipás
The future two connecting routes, the Barcelona direction (VSB) and the Madrid direction (VSM), have their origin at the height of the current electrical substation of Villaverde de Adif. Next, they cross the M-45 passing under its viaduct.
Subsequently, both tracks turn to the east. The VSB saves the routes of the Madrid-Levante and Madrid-Seville lines by means of two pergolas. The VSM will also save the LAV Madrid-Sevilla with a pergola.
The platforms of both tracks converge to form a single platform of double track, at the height of the kilometric point (p.k.) 2/140 of the VSB and the p.k. 1/989 of the VSM. The route continues to the east and crosses the LAV Madrid-Barcelona through the Mayoral viaduct. It then saves the M-31 road thanks to two upper steps.
The unique platform unfolds on each of the tracks, at the height of p.k 4/020 for the Barcelona direction track and p.k. 3/870 for the road to Madrid, to advance to the connection with the LAV Madrid-Barcelona. The VSM ends at p.k. 5/332, while the VSB ends at p.k. 5/193 connecting with the LAV Madrid-Barcelona after saving the crossing with said line by means of a pergola.
This action contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically number 9, which has among its goals the development of reliable, sustainable and quality infrastructures. It also has European funding, through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.