Adif has awarded the key works to connect the high-speed trains that link Madrid with Barcelona and the capital with Levante. The infrastructure manager has signed the joint venture formed by Copcisa, Copisa Constructora Pirenaica and Lantania to carry out this work through a contract of €95.4 million.
As you have been able to find out elEconomistathis performance will promote direct connections between the northeast and the north and northwest of the peninsula. In this way, the trains that circulate on the Madrid-Barcelona High-Speed Line will be able to reach the Madrid Chamartín Clara Campoamor station, through the new Atocha-Chamartín tunnel, using the Madrid-Levante high-speed line. Likewise, they will be able to access the future passing station of Atocha.
Trains from Barcelona and Levante currently end their journey at the Madrid Puerta de Atocha station. This circumstance will change with the development of this action, with which the complete functionality of this corridor and its interconnection through the construction of the aforementioned link is achieved.
In the coming months, moreover, the new standard gauge tunnel between Puerta de Atocha and the Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station will allow trains from Levante to continue their journey to Chamartín or continue north or northwest, improving the connectivity of the entire national network.
Sun Improvements
Beyond these works, Adif announced yesterday the investment of 7.5 million euros to make improvements to the Cercanías de Sol station in Madrid. The public company will provide new emergency exits and new fire protection equipment to the underground station.
As they point out, the objective is to optimize the evacuation and ventilation conditions of the station, given the increase in passengers and users that is expected due to its new connection with the Madrid Metro Gran Vía station and the growth in demand.
