The Trambaix Extension to Sant Feliu de Llobregat Continues to Move Forward

The extension of the Trambaix to the centre of Sant Feliu de Llobregat has reached another important milestone with the advancement of its administrative approval process. This development will allow the project to move forward, supporting a strategic initiative aimed at improving sustainable mobility and enhancing the municipality’s connection to the Barcelona metropolitan public transport network.

INSE RAIL is participating in this project as a member of the TRAM Sant Feliu Joint Venture, together with Barcelona Engineering Workshop, which was awarded by the Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM) the contract for the preparation of the informative study and the detailed design of the selected alternative for the extension of the Trambaix to the centre of Sant Feliu de Llobregat.

The future extension will strengthen connectivity between Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Barcelona, promote greater integration with other modes of transport, and contribute to a more efficient, accessible and environmentally sustainable mobility model.

Through its participation in this project, INSE RAIL reaffirms its commitment to developing transport infrastructure that enhances people’s mobility and delivers long-term sustainable value to cities.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail’s Design for ADIF High Speed’s New Madrid Maintenance Depot Moves into the Construction Phase

The detailed design developed by Inse Rail for ADIF High Speed’s new rolling stock maintenance depot at the Madrid South maintenance base has reached a new milestone with the launch of the construction tender, marking the transition from the engineering phase to project delivery for a strategic railway infrastructure.

With a tender budget of €90.4 million, the project will provide ADIF High Speed with a state-of-the-art maintenance facility for locomotives, track recording trains and other auxiliary railway vehicles, increasing maintenance capacity and improving the efficiency of railway infrastructure operations.

As the company responsible for the detailed design, Inse Rail delivered the engineering required to define a highly complex maintenance facility, integrating civil engineering, railway track systems, electrification, industrial facilities, architecture, site development and railway systems. The project includes a maintenance building equipped with internal tracks, inspection pits, overhead cranes, specialist workshops, logistics areas and technical facilities, together with new track yards, connections to both the conventional and high-speed rail networks, electrification, signalling and telecommunications systems, railway equipment, as well as drainage networks and auxiliary services.

The publication of the construction tender represents the completion of the engineering stage and the beginning of the execution phase of a project that will strengthen ADIF High Speed’s maintenance capabilities while enhancing the availability and reliability of the railway vehicles used to maintain Spain’s rail network.

With this project, Inse Rail continues to strengthen its position as a trusted partner in the delivery of complex railway engineering projects, contributing to the modernisation, sustainability and operational efficiency of Spain’s railway infrastructure.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail’s Design for the Valencia-Fuente de San Luis Intermodal Terminal Moves Closer to Operational Service

The first phase of the expansion and comprehensive refurbishment of the Valencia-Fuente de San Luis Intermodal Terminal has been successfully completed, preparing the facility to begin operations on the Iberian-gauge network. This milestone marks significant progress for a strategic project whose engineering and detailed design were developed by Inse Rail for ADIF.

With an investment of more than €45 million, the project will significantly increase the terminal’s operational capacity, strengthening its role as a key freight hub within the Mediterranean Corridor and the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

The project developed by Inse Rail included the comprehensive design of the terminal’s expansion and modernisation, covering new intermodal tracks, railway infrastructure, electrification, signalling and telecommunications systems, as well as the associated logistics facilities and urban development required to improve the terminal’s operational efficiency.

The completion of this first phase represents an important step towards the full operation of the Valencia-Fuente de San Luis terminal and highlights Inse Rail’s contribution to the development of strategic railway infrastructure that supports more efficient, sustainable and competitive freight transport in Spain.

Source: Inse Rail

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Inse Rail to draft the project for track dismantling in the integration of Sant Feliu de Llobregat

ADIF has taken a new step towards completing the integration of the railway in Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat) with the award of the contract to draft the project for the dismantling of the track and the railway installations that will be out of service after the underground route has been implemented.

The project will eliminate the last remaining traces of the railway on the surface where it passes through the city center.

The scope of project covers about three kilometres of the L’Hospitalet de Llobregat–Vilafranca del Penedès–Sant Vicenç de Calders line, coinciding with the existing surface route. This is one of the final phases of one of the most important projects that Adif is currently executing in Rodalies, aimed at definitively reuniting the city and eliminating a historical barrier between its two halves.

The contract execution is expected to take 30 months and will be developed in two phases: phase one to draft the project, which will define the dismantling of all disused railway installations, including the removal of the provisional station and other associated structures, and phase two, focused on the preparation of reports during the construction phase.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to participate in the drafting of the construction projects to improve and renovate the Castejón-Logroño section through La Rioja

The contract is divided into three lots that correspond to the sub-sections defined in the informational study approved in 2024: Rincón de Soto, Alcanadre and Logroño.

Adif has awarded Inse Rail, in a joint venture with two other engineering companies, the Alcanadre subsection, where a variant of the route with double track has been planned.

The projects will define all the necessary actions to adapt the existing railway corridor, a 70.5 km section of electrified conventional-gage single track, to increase the maximum design speeds from 140 km/h to 200-220 km/h to reduce travel times from 48 minutes to half an hour.

The projects will include the comprehensive renovation of the track, treatment of trenches and embankments, adaptation of drainage systems, actions on the bridges that require it and the elimination of the 13 existing grade crossings on the route.

In addition, 750-meter siding tracks will be installed in the Calahorra and Arrúbal stations, which will make the infrastructure more versatile and will be especially beneficial for freight traffic.

This action is part of the protocol signed by the Ministry of Transport, Adif and the Government of La Rioja in 2020 to improve rail connections for both passengers and freight in the region.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to design the la Robla railway freight terminal with a connection to the RFIG (General Interest Railway Network) for Reolum

REOLUM, a Spanish company specializing in integrated solutions for decarbonization and the energy transition, has awarded Inse Rail the contract to draft the construction project for the railway freight terminal with a connection to the RFIG (General Interest Railway Network) that will be part of the ‘La Robla Green’ project in La Robla, León.

“Robla Green” will be one of the largest renewable methanol plants in Europe with an investment of more than 700 million euros. The facility, with a production capacity of 140,000 tons per year, will combine biogenic carbon from a biomass cogeneration plant with renewable hydrogen to produce e-methanol.

Source: Inse Rail

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Inse Rail to design and supervise the works of Alstom’s new maintenance workshop in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda

Alstom will build its first railway maintenance workshop at the factory in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona), which is approaching saturation and needs to be expanded and transformed.

Inse Rail will be responsible for preparing the construction design and later supervision of the works of the second large-scale project since the factory first opened in 1993.

The new maintenance workshop will measure 21 meters wide by 115 meters long and will be arranged on a single level. The plant has 3 corridors created by installing 2 tracks on support pillars. It also includes a building that abuts the facade of the building, divided into two floors, measuring 65.7 m long and 8 m wide, and a one-story wing measuring 10.60 m. The ground floor will be used for the reception area and workshops and the spaces for offices and worker services (changing rooms, restrooms, etc.) will be located on the upper floor.

Inse Rail is a leading company in the design of railway workshops and maintenance bases. Some of its more important projects include the design of ADIF’s first workshop in the Madrid-Sur maintenance sub-base and the design for RENFE’s new Fuencarral II high-speed workshop and the expansions of the Self-propelled workshop and the Santa Catalina II maintenance base. It also provided Project Management for the construction and commissioning of the Medina maintenance workshop on the Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to draft the project to replace switchgear number 11 of the Campomanes Train Passing and Parking Station

Adif has awarded Inse Rail the contract to draft the project to replace switchgear number 11 in the Campomanes PAET (Train Passing and Parking Station), which is type DMMH-B1-60- 190-0,11-CR-D, with type DMMIH-B1-60-190-CM/CR-D-TC switchgear. V.

The contract covers the planning of all of the necessary track actions, and the adjustment of the overhead contact line to ensure compatibility.

The work on the Signaling and Communications Facilities will be contracted separately, which means that the works must be properly coordinated. It’s also important to note that the section covered by the works is currently in service.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to draft the construction project for the new Ripoll maintenance base

The COPISA-CRC-INFESA joint venture, which was awarded the contract to build the future Maintenance Base at the Ripoll station, has commissioned Inse Rail to draft the construction project for the new workshop.

The scope of the project, which will be developed using the BIM methodology, includes the design of the workshop’s north and south connections, the maintenance and repair workshop itself, as well as the track yard and peripheral / bypass track for parking trains.

This project, which is part of the Renfe Workshop Plan, will have an investment of 14.4 million euros and a completion time of 10 months. It is expected to be operational in the second half of 2024 to provide maintenance service to the units traveling on the R3 line of Rodalies de Catalunya.

The construction of the new Ripoll Maintenance Base will make it possible to carry out small-scope repairs and servicing on the trains without having to return to their main base, reducing service incidents for Rodalies de Catalunya and the time vehicles spend to and from the workshop.

Inse Rail adds another important reference to its extensive experience in workshops and railway maintenance bases. It is currently planning ADIF’s first workshop in the Madrid – Sur maintenance sub-base, and Alstom’s new maintenance base in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda for Alstom, and the overhaul of the Vilapicina workshop for TMB.

Inse Rail recently designed RENFE’s new Fuencarral II high-speed workshop and the expansions of the Self-propelled workshop and the Santa Catalina II maintenance base, and also provided Project Management for the construction and commissioning of the Medina maintenance workshop on the Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Inse Rail

Inse Rail to prepare the project for the adaptation and return to service of the old Almodóvar del Río Station in Córdoba

ADIF has awarded Inse Rail, as part of a joint venture, the contract to draft the Study of Alternatives, the Basic Project and the Construction Project for the accessible connection between platforms, adaptation and return to service of the old Almodóvar del Río Station (Cordoba), currently not in use, so that it can provide service to passengers on the Valle del Guadalquivir commuter trains.

The project includes the remodeling and adaptation of the facilities and the refurbishment of the accesses, as well work in the track yard to put it into service.

The terminal consists of two general tracks and two narrow platforms, separated from the high-speed tracks by a concrete block wall. There is an underpass under the tracks that connects the northern part, where the old passenger building is located, and the southern part, which is further away from the town.

A study of alternatives will be carried out and the project that is developed will guarantee the safe pedestrian connection and accessibility of passengers to the station.

The contract completion deadline is 18 months for the drafting of the project for the connection of the platforms, adaptation and return to service of the station, with 12 months (Stage 2) of support for the project during the works phase.

Source: Inse Rail

 

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