The COPISA-CRC-INFESA joint venture, which was awarded the contract to build the future Maintenance Base at the Ripoll station, has commissioned Inse Rail to draft the construction project for the new workshop.

The scope of the project, which will be developed using the BIM methodology, includes the design of the workshop’s north and south connections, the maintenance and repair workshop itself, as well as the track yard and peripheral / bypass track for parking trains.

This project, which is part of the Renfe Workshop Plan, will have an investment of 14.4 million euros and a completion time of 10 months. It is expected to be operational in the second half of 2024 to provide maintenance service to the units traveling on the R3 line of Rodalies de Catalunya.

The construction of the new Ripoll Maintenance Base will make it possible to carry out small-scope repairs and servicing on the trains without having to return to their main base, reducing service incidents for Rodalies de Catalunya and the time vehicles spend to and from the workshop.

Inse Rail adds another important reference to its extensive experience in workshops and railway maintenance bases. It is currently planning ADIF’s first workshop in the Madrid – Sur maintenance sub-base, and Alstom’s new maintenance base in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda for Alstom, and the overhaul of the Vilapicina workshop for TMB.

Inse Rail recently designed RENFE’s new Fuencarral II high-speed workshop and the expansions of the Self-propelled workshop and the Santa Catalina II maintenance base, and also provided Project Management for the construction and commissioning of the Medina maintenance workshop on the Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Inse Rail

ADIF has awarded Inse Rail, as part of a joint venture, the contract to draft the Study of Alternatives, the Basic Project and the Construction Project for the accessible connection between platforms, adaptation and return to service of the old Almodóvar del Río Station (Cordoba), currently not in use, so that it can provide service to passengers on the Valle del Guadalquivir commuter trains.

The project includes the remodeling and adaptation of the facilities and the refurbishment of the accesses, as well work in the track yard to put it into service.

The terminal consists of two general tracks and two narrow platforms, separated from the high-speed tracks by a concrete block wall. There is an underpass under the tracks that connects the northern part, where the old passenger building is located, and the southern part, which is further away from the town.

A study of alternatives will be carried out and the project that is developed will guarantee the safe pedestrian connection and accessibility of passengers to the station.

The contract completion deadline is 18 months for the drafting of the project for the connection of the platforms, adaptation and return to service of the station, with 12 months (Stage 2) of support for the project during the works phase.

Source: Inse Rail

TMB’s (Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona) plans to expand its fleet of trains will also require the upgrading and expansion of the workshop areas for the maintenance and infrastructure of trains, equipment and components, and the adaptation of the areas to work safely in order to achieve this increase.

Inse Rail will draft the construction project to upgrade the workshop for the expanded fleet, to meet the specific needs of the rolling stock and meet the challenges involved in the expansion and maintenance of equipment and trains.

Some of the actions planned in the project include feasibility studies and the study of alternatives (to optimize non-railway facilities and existing infrastructure), structural calculations, and the impact on the workshop’s different installations. The project includes the work to design the architecture and civil works, foundations and earthworks, structures, enclosures, pavements, surfacing, drainage installations, low-voltage, ventilation, heating and cooling, high-voltage and medium-voltage installations and track. It also includes the work verify the current conditions, such as surveying and detecting the services that will be affected in the project area.

With this project, Inse Rail adds another important reference to its extensive experience in workshops and railway maintenance bases. It is currently planning ADIF’s first workshop in the Madrid-South maintenance sub-base, and Alstom’s new maintenance base in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. Inse Rail recently designed RENFE’s new Fuencarral II high-speed workshop and the expansions of the workshop for self-propelled trains and the Santa Catalina II maintenance base, and also provided Project Management for the construction and commissioning of the Medina maintenance workshop on the Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Inse Rail