Construction Engineering

Inse Rail, in a joint venture with Typsa, is executing this Assistance contract, which includes the connection with the Barcelona-Vilanova conventional-gage line, as well as actions in the tunnel that has already been completed and in the stations in  Terminals 1 and 2.

The new railway access will establish direct commuter rail services to the two airport terminals from Manresa and Maçanet through Barcelona over the existing R2 and R4 lines, which will also provide access to the other commuter rail lines and the Barcelona metro network. It will also be able to house shuttle services between the airport terminals and the Madrid-Barcelona-French Border High Speed Line.

All this will make it possible to connect both terminals to Barcelona, with a travel time of approximately 19 minutes between the Sants station and the T1 terminal.

The project includes the installation of the track and superstructure needed to put the branch into service, with a total of 4.5 kilometers of double track, 3.4 kilometers of which are underground. The connection between the Baix Llobregat agricultural park and the heart of terminal T1, will have an intermediate stop at T2, which will also connect with the line 9 of the metro.

Architectural works for the two new stations, the connection with the Iberian-gage Vilanova line at El Prat, and the adaptation of access roads and associated equipment are also planned, in addition to the electrification system and the corresponding safety and communications facilities.

This action, with a completion time of 24 months, will give the final push for the commissioning of an infrastructure that will be strategic in the future operating arrangement of Barcelona’s commuter rail network.