Évora Line, Évora North - Freixo Stretch
Ferrovia 2020
  • Évora Line, Évora North - Freixo Stretch
  • Évora Line, Évora North - Freixo Stretch 1
  • Évora Line, Évora North - Freixo Stretch 2
Location
Municipalities involved:
Redondo and Évora
Lengh
Length of the Évora North - Freixo stretch on the Évora line, from pk 126+000 and pk 146+500 (20.5 km).

Scope of Work

The modernization of the stretch on the Évora line between Évora North and Freixo includes the following work:

  • Construction of a new railway line of 20.5 km in length

  • Construction of a technical station

  • Construction of 13 standard special structures (8 elevated walkways; 3 underground walkways and 2 agricultural crossings)

  • Construction of 6 special structures (railway bridges):

    • Bridge over the Freixo Stream, 284 m in length;

    • Machede bridge, 119 m in length;

    • Bicas bridge, 220 m in length;

    • Paridela bridge, 358 m in length;

    • Palheta bridge, 575 m in length;

    • Freixo bridge, 180 m in length.

The new rail line and special structures will be prepared for a future double track.

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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