terminal thursdayThe Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility, and Urban Agenda (MITMA) launched a tender for 71,8 million euros to build a new railway terminal in Valladolid, in northern Spain. The project entails the construction of a...Read more
The La Llagosta terminal in Barcelona, currently under tender by Adif, has attracted big names. Companies like Hupac, Renfe, Duisport, Kombiverkehr, and VIIA have all expressed interest in managing the terminal. However, Hupac seems to...Read more
Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, will invest 18,3 million euros to upgrade the railway line between Ronda and the country’s largest port: Algeciras. The project will be carried out by a consortium that will involve...Read more
tech tuesdaySpanish electricity company Endesa has been awarded contracts from Adif for traction power for 1,6 billion euros and two lots of non-traction power for 109,5 million euros. The contract will start in April 2023 and...Read more
Despite a year with slightly decreased rail traffic, the port of Bilbao in northeast Spain has something to boast about. That is, all rail traffic in the port will, from now on, be managed by...Read more
The Spanish port of Castellon, between Valencia and Barcelona, sees more money pouring in to complete its connection to the Mediterranean Corridor. A joint investment of 132 million euros by the Spanish infrastructure manager Adif...Read more
Spain has been quite active in the past years in the realisation of the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor, expected to link Spain and Hungary, crossing Europe from west to east. Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, provided...Read more
The new security and telecommunications system at the La Llagosta multimodal terminal, fifteen kilometres from Barcelona, will be ready by the end of 2024. Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, said that the total value of...Read more
The Spanish government has allocated 32 million euros in the General State Budget for 2023 for the construction of the Algeciras-Zaragoza Rolling Highway. Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, is in charge of the project. This...Read more
Adif has published its trains/kilometre data for the period between January and August 2022. The data shows that rail freight traffic has increased, especially when it comes to high-speed freight trains, which increased by over...Read more
Adif has earmarked another 22,3 million euros for investment in the Barcelona-Girona-Portbou railway line. The money will used for the installation of a new security and communication system. The money comes on top of the...Read more
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has put out a tender to construct the southern railway access to the port of Castellon. The line’s construction will link the port to the Mediterranean TEN-T corridor and facilitate...Read more
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif and the Barcelona port authority will establish the shared company Train Port Barcelona to manage the port’s rail infrastructure and future investments. The establishers will own 50 per cent of...Read more
The Industrial Engineering Association of Castille y Leon in Spain thinks rail lines and capacity could be better utilised for freight. At least, this seems to be the core message of the group’s demand to...Read more
Adif has begun work on the construction of a new breakwater along the Barcelona-Mataró-Maçanet-Massanes line, the famous coastal railway that is at increased risk of extreme weather conditions brought on climate change.Read more
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif will launch a rail sidings extension project in multiple rail freight stations in Spain. The purpose is to extend sidings to 750 metres and provide more space for efficient rail...Read more
Spanish railway undertakings have raised their concern over the unprecedented increase in
its operating costs, as a result of the high electricity prices. They have asked the government for support, to prevent disruptions of their services.Read more
New infrastructure is ready to get into the construction phase at the Spanish port of La Coruña. A railway line connecting the main port with the city’s outer port of Punta Langosteira will improve the...Read more
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif will tender the construction of a new railway line which will provide direct access to the port of Seville. The new rail link will be approximately 2,5 kilometres long and...Read more
Spanish railway manager Adif has awarded a contract for an improved version of a variable gauge axle system for freight rolling stock to TRIA Transport Engineering and Technology. The project costs nearly 6 million euros...Read more
Spain is not utilising rail freight’s full potential. Despite sufficient infrastructure, the share of the goods transport market is still pretty low and could grow more. What factors hinder further expansion, and what solutions can...Read more