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Final project design for the electrification of the Mexico -Queretaro High-Speed line.

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Country: Mexico

Year: 2014

The Mexico D.F. – Santiago de Querétaro High Speed Line is a project to construct a high-performance rail line that will connect the capital of the Querétaro state to Mexico City.

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The project consists of the construction of one double-track high-speed train line approximately 210 km long, two terminal stations (Querétaro and Buenavista), and three maintenance workshops.

Inse Rail is preparing the detailed project design for the definition of the line’s electrification installations, which include the installation of 220 km of catenary, double track suitable for a speed of 300 km/h, the design and installation of 4 new traction substations and their associated elements (17 intermediate autotransformer centers and 3 end autotransformer centers), the design of the remote control for the planned energy installations, and the preparation of the projects for the service connections to supply power to the traction substations.

It is also re-designing the overhead contact line and 2 existing substations in the Buenavista – Cuatitlán section, which were already in service but required adaptation from the existing commuter rail traffic to the new high speed traffic that is planned.

The design process included the execution of the electric simulations needed to implement the traction elements, conductor selection, and the study of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) with the existing installations in Mexico City.