Inse Rail, in a joint venture with the company Ofiteco, has been awarded the contract to supervise the works of the construction project for the comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure and track in the section connecting the Redondela and Vigo-Guixar stations, in the province of Pontevedra, on the Monforte de Lemos – Chapela Split line.
This action is aimed at upgrading and optimizing one of the region’s most important railway lines, which will improve the capacity, efficiency and reliability of the route to the benefit of both passengers and freight transport.
The action includes renovation of the track on the route by installing sleepers, ballast and new and improved turnouts, and adapting it for the future upgrading of the line’s electrification.
In the Chapela neighborhood, a new stop with a 220 m platform will be built close to a parking lot, with a pedestrian walkway over the tracks. This will improve the mobility conditions for citizens and better integrate the railway into the surrounding area.
A new central platform longer than the existing platform will be built in the Redondela station, and the rest of the platforms will be expanded. All of the platforms will be connected with a new underpass.
At the Vigo-Guixar station, Adif will install new and improved turnouts and will extend the platform at the head of the tracks to allow arrivals and departures of trains longer than 600 m.
The project also includes actions in the Vigo tunnel – from the reinforcement of the waterproofing, tunnel lining and drainage, to the adaptation of the tunnel gauge for new electrification in the future – and with improvements to embankments, cuts, drainage and other elements of the line.
Source: Inse Rail
