Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch
Ferrovia 2020
  • Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch 3
  • Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch 1
  • Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch 2
  • Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch 4
  • Évora Line, Alandroal – Eastern Line Stretch 5
  • Linha de Évora 6
Location
Municipalities involved:
Alandroal and Elvas
Lengh
Length of the Alandroal - Eastern line stretch on the Évora line, from pk 167+000 to pk 204+266,344 (38.5 km).

Scope of Work

The modernization of the stretch on the Évora line between Alandroal and the Eastern line includes the following work:

  • construction of railway infrastructure, including earthmoving and drainage system.

  • construction of a technical station;

  • construction of 13 new rail bridges and rail viaducts:

    • Alcalate Bridge – 435 m in length;

    • Pardais Bridge – 785 m in length;

    • Asseca Viaduct – 239.4 m in length;

    • Asseca Bridge – 644 m in length;

    • Freira Viaduct – 380.2 m in length;

    • Mures Bridge – 510 m in length;

    • Capela Viaduct – 494 m in length;

    • Sobral Viaduct – 314 m in length;

    • Bridge over the Varche stream – 575 m in length;

    • Bridge over the Mosqueiros stream – 330 m in length;

    • Bridge over the Can-cão stream – 750 m in length;

    • Bridge over the Lã stream – 558 m in length;

    • Viaduct over the A6 at the connection to the Eastern line - 201 m in length.

  • construction of 26 special structures to create split-level roadways.

  • construction of parallel pathways and access and adjacent emergency paths;

  • fencing of rail channel;

  • preparatory work to fit Traction Current Return and Soil Protection (RCT+TP), telecommunications, overhead contact line and signaling.

Benefits

The modernization of this stretch will provide:

  • Increased competitiveness:

    • a reduction in journey time and transport costs

    • an increase in capacity: use of goods trains up to 750 m

  • Improved connections with the southern international corridor

  • Create conditions for European interoperability:

    • this stretch will provide for goods trains up to 750 m in length on a single electrified track (25 kV-50 Hz) on a double track bed, ballasted with UIC60 track and multi-purpose concrete sleepers, thus being prepared to receive the future European gauge.

Community Funding

UE

 

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