Spain’s national railway infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a 10-year contract worth EUR 339 millions to Nokia Networks, Siemens and Thales to modernize and maintain the country’s railway communication system on high-speed train lines. The contract covers a 10 year period, from 2015-2024. This latest railway communications infrastructure and long-term maintenance
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the public financing of a test centre for high-speed trains and related equipment (the Centro de Ensayos de Alta Tecnología Ferroviaria, CEATF) near Malaga in Spain is compatible with EU state aid rules. Under Spain’s current plans, the project
First freight train between China and Spain arrives in Madrid
The first Yiwu – Madrid freight train has arrived on Tuesday at Adif’s Madrid Abroñigal railway logistics terminal, its final destination. The “Yixinou” pilot train left Yiwu, the largest wholesale hub for small consumer goods in China, on the 18th of November and traveled in 21 days over 13,000 km, passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France. The distance covered by
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The EU’s TEN-T Programme will invest EUR 400,000 in technical studies for the improvement of the cross-border railway infrastructure in Portugal and Spain. The project will contribute to the development of transport services between both countries and the rest of Europe. The studies are part of a larger project aiming
Alstom and Indra to supply tunnel safety and security systems to new Madrid-Asturias high-speed line
A consortium composed by Alstom and Indra has signed a contract with Spanish railway infrastructure authority Adif to supply the safety and security systems for 12 tunnels of the new Madrid-Asturias high speed line, including the 25 km-long Pajares bypass tunnel. Alstom will also maintain the systems for a period of
ACCIONA has obtained the permit for providing railway passenger transport services in Spain. Currently, there are seven private operators prepared to win a part of Renfe’s market share on the passenger transportation segment (ACS , Comsa, Alsa &Interbus, Veloi Rail and Eco Rail). The tender for the selection of operators to
The Minister for Public Works, Ana Pastor announced at InnoTrans that over the next four years RENFE is going to purchase 30 high-speed trains plus 10 variable gauge trains. This represents a great effort on the part of RENFE in order for the public to be able to travel better, with increased safety
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF), Spain’s state-owned railway infrastructure manager, is expanding and modernizing its Global System for Mobile Communications– Railway (GSM-R) infrastructure. The railway infrastructure manager is collaborating with Bombardier and Nokia Networks for the Valladolid-León and Venta de Baños-Burgos high-speed train lines. In a separate contract, ADIF is working directly
CAF Signalling wins contract for Level 2 ERTMS System on Vandellos-Tarragona High Speed section
ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded the consortium of CAF Signalling, Revenga Ingenieros and FCC Industrial e Infraestructuras Energéticas a EUR 98.6 million contract to develop the Vandellós-Tarragona section of the Mediterranean Corridor and its connection with the High Speed Madrid-Barcelona-French border line. This contract consists of implementing the work and
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Thales and Siemens to install signalling, telecommunications and security technologies on Antequera – Granada HSL
A Temporary Joint Venture (55/45) between Thales and Siemens Rail Automation has been awarded a €208.7 million contract by Adif Alta Velocidad for the installation signalling, telecommunications and securitty technologies, on the high-speed line linking Antequera and Granada, in the south of Spain. These solutions will ensure the security of
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