Adif Begins Dynamic Testing on Rail Access to the Port of A Coruña's Outer Port
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Adif Alta Velocidad is carrying out dynamic tests with trains ahead of the commissioning of the rail access to the Outer Port of A Coruña, at Punta Langosteira. The company is verifying the proper functioning of systems and installations on this 6.7-kilometer-long infrastructure, which will connect the Outer Port facilities with the Atlantic Rail Corridor, currently in operation.
According to the port authority, the rail connection will complete the operational capacity of the Outer Port, improving companies' competitiveness and increasing levels of economic and environmental sustainability. Info Puertos further noted that the tests coincide with the rail traffic suspension in the A Coruña area due to station remodeling works.
Investment and Financing
The rail access works, carried out by Adif AV and promoted by the Port Authority of A Coruña (APAC), represent a total investment of 160 million euros, 100% financed through European Union Next Generation funds.
Technical Features
The link was designed for a maximum speed of 100 km/h, on a single track of Iberian gauge (1,668 mm), laid on a concrete slab along almost the entire route. The platform, 8.35 meters wide, will be prepared for future electrification and polyvalent sleepers will be used, allowing for an eventual conversion to standard gauge (1,435 mm). The infrastructure includes three tunnels, the largest measuring 3,739 meters with three evacuation galleries of approximately 700 meters each, and two others measuring 774 and 743 meters, totaling 7.4 kilometers excavated between tunnels and galleries.
Institutional Framework
The project stems from the agreement signed between the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Adif AV, Puertos del Estado, and APAC, which establishes that Adif AV tenders and executes the works promoted by the Port Authority of A Coruña. Once completed, the new infrastructure will be incorporated into the rail network, with APAC assuming ownership and administration.
