Inse Rail is awarded the contract for the control and monitoring of the works to extend the Salteras siding to 750 meters

ADIF has awarded INSE RAIL, as part of a joint venture, the contract to provide technical assistance for the control and monitoring of the works to extend the Salteras siding (Seville) to a length of 750m, which includes actions on infrastructure, track, electrification, signalling and communications.

One of the priority actions in upgrade of the Seville-Huelva line is the adaptation of the existing Salteras station to handle 750 m trains by extending the parking and siding tracks.

This station is part of Seville’s Commuter Rail Network, on line C-5 at KM 12/881.

Siding Track 2 will be extended at both ends, constructing the corresponding track platform and superstructure, in addition to installing the necessary electrification and signalling. This expansion will involve the construction of several walls and the expansion of the affected ODT. Both connections of track 2 to track 1 will be equipped with safety handles.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail, awarded the contract to supervise of the works for the replacement telephone blocking on the Bobadilla-Ronda line

Adif is moving forward with the project to eliminate telephone blocking on the Bobadilla-Ronda section -70.5 km between the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz- of the Bobadilla-Algeciras line, which will be replaced with an advanced signaling and telecommunications system, an Automatic Single-Track Blocking (BAU), which will work with Centralized Traffic Control (CTC). 

The project, with an investment of 27.9 million euros, will improve the reliability of the facilities and the quality of the service. With this project, the system will be implemented along the full length of the railway line, because it is already installed between Ronda and Algeciras (105.5 km).

The works, which involve modifications to the signaling, energy and telecommunications facilities and the installation of new state-of-the-art electronic interlockings, will be supervised by the Inse Rail-Meta Engineering joint venture, with a completion time of 26 months.

The main actions to be carried out are the following:

  • Replacement of the electrical interlocking in Bobadilla and the Bouré interlockings in Campillos, Almargen/Cañete La Real and Setenil, with new electronic interlockings.
  • Installation of Automatic Single-Track Blocking (BAU) throughout the section.
  • Integration of new electronic interlockings in the CTCs in Ronda and Córdoba.
  • New technical buildings for signaling and telecommunications facilities in the Bobadilla, Campillos, Almargen/Cañete La Real and Setenil stations, as well as at the intermediate posts in Teba, Atalaya and Parchite.
  • In Bobadilla, Campillos and Almargen/Cañete La Real stations, traffic offices will also be built.

 

Source: Inse Rail

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Inse Rail participates in the opening of the extension of the Malaga metro to the historic city center

On Tuesday, March 27, 2023, a large delegation headed by the president of the Regional Government, Juanma Moreno; the Councilor of Development, Marifrán Carazo and the mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, among others, officially opened the route between the stations of Alameda Principal (Atarazanas) and El Corte Inglés (Guadalmedina), kicking off commercial operation of the metro in the center of Málaga.

In addition to political representatives, the event was also attended by citizens, merchants and residents in the area, representatives of the concessionaire company, Metro de Málaga and the companies that participated in the project, including Inse Rail.

Inse Rail’s President, Cesar Cañedo-Argüelles and the Director of the Industrial Division, Oscar Domingo, who oversaw the contract executed by Inse Rail for the Regional Government of Andalusia since March 2022, in consortium with the company Betancourt, were in attendance to represent the company. The purpose of the consortium was to coordinate the most recent works and facilities of the Málaga Metro and to supervise the commissioning before handover to the concessionaire.

The new extension section of the Málaga Metro to the historic city center is one kilometer long, although, since both lines merge between El Perchel and Guadalmedina, the actual infrastructure built is 1.7 kilometers long, with two new underground stations: Guagalmedina and Atarazanas. With this new route, user demand is expected to double from approximately 7 million  to 14 million passengers per year, and continue to offer improvements that strengthen this comfortable, safe and environmentally friendly means of metropolitan transport.

 
 
 
 

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to supervise the works to replace telephone blocking between Aranda de Duero and the Aranda fork

ADIF has awarded Inse Rail the supervision of the works to modernize the signaling, energy and communications installations in a 96-kilometer stretch, from the Madrid-Burgos line to the Prado Marina de Aranda de Duero industrial park, with an expected completion period of 18 months.

This action will improve the connection of freight train traffic in this section and, will also incorporate advances in railway operation, increasing the capacity and reliability of the line and improving the regularity of train traffic.

The main actions that will be carried out include:

  • Replacement of the electrical interlocking of Aranda de Duero with an electronic one.
  • Upgrading the Burgos interlocking.
  • Replacement of the signals installed on the track with LED signals with their respective ASFA Digital beacons.
  • Installation of new train detection equipment (axle counters) and new turnout motors.
  • Establishment of a Single-Track Automatic Release Block throughout the project section.
  • Integration of the new interlocking functions in the Miranda de Ebro Centralized Traffic Control (CTC).
  • Installation of the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in the interlocking signaling equipment.
  • Laying of fiber optic cable.

The enabling of Single-Track Automatic Blocking in all sections and the installation of electronic interlocks in the entire section will increase the adaptability in the case of future modifications.

 

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail, awarded the supervision of the works to improve the signaling in the Castelló-L’Ametlla de Mar and Tortosa-L’Aldea-Amposta sections

The contract has been awarded to Inse Rail in a joint venture with Meta Engineering, and has a completion time of 27 months.

The main objectives of the project, which complements the projects to change the catenary and track gage, include enabling the implementation of standard gage for passenger and freight trains, overhauling the existing facilities to increase their availability and reliability, and increasing the capacity and regularity of rail traffic, which will help optimize and rationalize the railway operation in accordance with future scenarios.

The project also aims to improve the reliability of the signaling installations by incorporating new interlockings in the eleven stations of the sections, cable networks with a reduction factor, state-of-the-art track circuits (audio-frequency on the main line and general track and axle counters on siding tracks), civil works, new energy service connections and the interfaces between the interlockings and the ERTMS equipment.

Some of the operations to be carried out include the works for signaling, communications, traffic control, state-of-the-art interlockings, signals with LED technology, digital ASFA (Announcement of Signals and Automatic Braking) installation as a train protection system and integration into the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC).

This will also increase the durability of these systems by reducing the likelihood of incidents that affect service and streamlining maintenance needs.

The project will also include actions on the new track configuration in different stations in the section, as well as on the energy supply systems, technical buildings, conduits and auxiliary civil works, and on operations to carry out testing and commissioning.  

 

Source: Inse Rail

January 28, 2023

Inse Rail to provide assistance to Metro de Madrid to modernize the electrical installations in the Avenida de América and Diego de León stations

Metro de Madrid is engaged in strategic projects to overhaul, modernize and legalize the low voltage installations in the oldest stations and facilities of its network to ensure that they conform with regulations. This requires the updating and renovation of the electrical installations, as well as the corresponding legalization procedures.

Inse Rail, along with seven other companies, was selected to carry out these actions, as part of framework agreement signed with Metro de Madrid in February 2019, under which Inse Rail has already executed five support contracts to provide technical assistance to Metro de Madrid in the El Carmen, Puerta de Toledo, Pirámides, Carabanchel and Estación del Arte stations.

These last two contracts make a total of seven Metro de Madrid stations in which Inse Rail will provide its services to overhaul and modernize the energy distribution facilities, which include the subsystems of transformer substations (CTS), general low voltage switchboards (CGBT), low-voltage emergency voltage (ABS), tunnel lighting (ILT), station lighting (ILE), and industrial facility lighting (ILD).

 

Source: Inse Rail
November 17, 2022

Inse Rail, awarded the technical assistance contract for the works that will complete the electrification of the Bilbao-Carranza meter-gauge line

ADIF has awarded Inse Rail the technical assistance contract for the control and supervision of the works to inspect and upgrade the overhead contact line between the Aranguren and Carranza stations and the Carranza substation for the commissioning of the electrification of the section.

The purpose of this contract is to outfit the facilities modern and functional equipment that provides greater reliability and better performance, by replacing the existing equipment in the outdoor installations and the direct-current area, as well as upgrading the protections and control, replacing deteriorated catenary posts and seals.

The project also includes a complete inventory of the condition of the catenary in the Aranguren-Carranza section; tunnel scanning; adaptation of the current catenary with calculations, regulation, running cable and pendulum work; installation of protective visors and fences at tunnel openings and underpasses; inspection of protection at platforms and stations, and elimination of vegetation and pruning along the line to ensure the electrical safety distance from the catenary lines and train clearances.

The upgrade of the overhead contact line in the Aranguren-Carranza section was the final one planned to complete the electrification from Bilbao to Carranza, following completion of the comprehensive reconstruction works of the Callejo and Arroyo tunnels. This project also included the installation of catenary in the tunnels and in the section between them.

Source: Inse Rail
October 28, 2022

Opening of the Cadiz Bay-Tram

This Wednesday, after an investment of 267 million euros, the Cadiz Bay tram started running to link the towns of Cadiz, San Fernando and Chiclana.

The route is 24 kilometers long and includes 21 stops. It will service a population of 234,000 inhabitants located less than a thousand meters away from a stop.

The tram-bahía is a bimodal public transport system that combines the best of trains and trams. It is the first time that a vehicle designed to travel in urban areas has carried passengers on the national railway network.

The vehicles are designed to withstand encounters with high-performance trains, allowing them to travel on the railway, reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour and reducing the travel time from one municipality to another. They have a system of doors, windows and ventilation designed to be able to go from a minimum speed on the route through the historic center to crossing paths with trains at 160 km/hour.

They also have a dual power supply system to adapt to both sections, and the interior is divided into different heights separated by ramps or steps, which is the only way for passengers to get on and off at both the train stops and in the city.

It is also the only train in Spain with elastic wheels, unlike the metal wheels that Renfe uses.

The project design began two decades ago and the works started 16 years ago. The technical complexity multiplied the planned investment and delayed implementation multiple times.

Inse Rail, in a joint venture with TPF Getinsa and Aertec, has been involved in this important project since 2010, as the construction manager of energy installations, signaling and communications systems, and workshop and depot equipment.

Source: Inse Rail
October 27, 2022

Adif awards the Inse Rail – Tekia joint venture the technical assistance contract for the monitoring, control and signaling works for the tunneling of Sant Feliu de Llobregat

The installation works are part of the set of actions included to move the railroad tracks in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat underground in the section between the stations of Molins de Rei and Cornella.

The purpose of the project is to adapt the sensing systems to the different phases of civil works to move the Sant Feliu de Llobregat station underground in order to maintain service and guarantee the safety of railway traffic.

Some of the main facilities and activities covered by the contract include the interlockings and blocks, signaling facilities and centralized traffic control systems (PLO and CTC), installation of train protection systems, installation of fixed communications and associated systems, energy supply to the facilities, auxiliary civil works, installation of the cable network needed to operate the facilities and environmental integration of the works and facilities.

The integration of the railway into the urban center of Sant Feliu de Llobregat will promote one of the most important urban development and railway transformation projects in the Transformem Rodalies plan, which will eliminate the existing grade crossing, build a new underground station and fully integrate the railway infrastructure in the urban network, creating new spaces for socio-economic activity and promoting new operating arrangements for the railway network in the proximity of Barcelona and its metropolitan area.

Source: Inse Rail
October 17, 2022

Adif allocates 22.3 m€ to advance the modernization of the Barcelona-Girona-Portbou line

Adif is developing a new investment, for more than 22.3 million euros, to advance the modernization of the infrastructure and railway facilities of the Barcelona-Girona-Portbou conventional gage line.

This investment will be used to install a new security and communications system on the Figueres-Portbou section, which is one of the actions in the Rodalies Plan.

Specifically, the system known as the Automatic Two-Way Track Block System (BAB) will be installed on this route. This state-of-the-art equipment allows trains to travel equally in both directions on either trac.

In addition to increasing the capacity conditions of railway operation, it also improves operation and flexibility in train movements, increasing the reliability of the installations and the regularity of traffic. It also increases the commercial speed and decreases the impact in case of incidents.

Inse Rail, in consortium with Airtren, will be in charge of executing the technical assistance services during the execution of the works. 

The estimated completion time is 25 months, with 6 months corresponding to the drafting and approval of the project and the other 19 to the execution of the works.

Some of the most important operations include new installations for computer systems to manage and regulate traffic, as well as for train detection equipment, digital ASFA (Automatic Braking and Signal Announcement), fixed LED signaling lights, and the integration of the facilities into Barcelona’s Centralized Traffic Control (CTC).

It also includes actions in the energy supply system for future installations and additional works on conduits and auxiliary civil works.

 

Source: ADIF
August 16, 2022

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