INSE RAIL has completed this August, together with FASE – Estudos e Projectos, S.A., its participation in an important set of railway network modernisation projects in Portugal for Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), consolidating several years of collaboration on technically complex railway projects.
The works have covered different sections of the Minho, Northern and Western Lines, as well as the Alfarelos and Louriçal branch lines, together with works at Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja stations. The overall scope has included the installation and commissioning of new electronic signalling systems, telecommunications systems, ETCS Level 1 speed control, the integration of signalling systems into the Operational Command Centres in Porto and Lisbon, as well as various works involving power systems and other railway infrastructure elements.
As part of these projects, INSE RAIL has provided specialist teams in signalling, telecommunications, traction current return and protective earthing, ETCS/ATPN, and occupational health and safety, taking part in project management and coordination, supervision and control of works, planning, cost and quantity control, quality management and safety coordination.
The projects supervised by the consortium have reached a total value of more than €141 million, comprising €84.2 million corresponding to works carried out on different sections of the railway network and €56.9 million associated with the modernisation works at Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja stations.
INSE RAIL’s participation has been carried out within consortia led by FASE – Estudos e Projectos, S.A., contributing the experience and specialist expertise of its technical teams in signalling, telecommunications and railway safety systems. The certificates issued by Infraestruturas de Portugal highlight that the services provided by the consortium were carried out fully satisfactorily and efficiently, meeting the contractual obligations and objectives and demonstrating the professional capacity and competence of both the companies and their technical teams.
The completion of these works represents another milestone in INSE RAIL’s track record in Portugal, where the company has consolidated extensive experience in the supervision and management of signalling, telecommunications and railway safety systems projects, as well as a strong working relationship with Infraestruturas de Portugal in the modernisation of the national railway network.
Source: Inse Rail
