{"id":4352,"date":"2020-12-12T17:09:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=4352"},"modified":"2020-12-16T13:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:06:44","slug":"more-freight-trains-for-the-port-of-castellon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/more-freight-trains-for-the-port-of-castellon\/","title":{"rendered":"More freight trains for the port of Castell\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"
With a single-track and mixed type branch line, mostly electrified, the new 8.3-kilometre long southern railway access is part of the activities performed by MITMA (Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda) to promote rail freight transport in Spain. Until now, the port facilities and railway network had been connected by a non-electrified single-track branch, which starts at the Las Palmas stop, north of Castell\u00f3n station. This 6.8-kilometre branch runs through urban areas and has 19 level crossings, reducing its operational effectiveness.<\/p>\n
Ineco\u2019s project aims to connect the port of Castell\u00f3n to the El Serrallo industrial estate and to the Mediterranean Corridor. Three types of track are used: on ballast in land sections; embedded slab track in the tunnel section between walls and in the pergola area under CV-183; and interlaced track in the inside the port.<\/p>\n
The new railway access addresses the increase in freight traffic caused by the expansion of the south basin. The port of Castell\u00f3n is located in one of the region\u2019s economic activity<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The port of Castell\u00f3n is located in the Grao de Castell\u00f3n area, approximately four kilometres from the city centre. The expansion and consequent increase in freight traffic in the south basin led to the decision to develop a new railway access through this area.<\/p>\n
The Port Authority awarded Ineco the drafting of the project to develop this infrastructure, which is vital for the port\u2019s competitiveness and growth. The company had previously drawn up the projects for the inland network (phase one of the south basin rail network and connecting rail bridge between the south and north basins).<\/p>\n