The Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) has awarded the joint venture of Sorigué, Acsa and Contratas Vilor with the contract for the construction of the second section of the new railway access to the southern basin of the port of Castellón. The works, which begin in November 2023 and finish in March 2026, extend the first section with a large-scale project that aims to connect the port with the Mediterranean Corridor to promote intermodal transport of goods.

The contract includes all the preparation works for levelling, replacement of affected services, drainage, raising and adaptation of the platform, among other works.

The final infrastructure consists of a 3,597.28 m long single-track axis, two viaducts with a span of 130 and 35 metres, two subways inside the port area and two 29.50 m overpasses for the elevated roundabouts.
 
Some of the most notable works include laying out a 35 m long viaduct to cross the Fraga ravine and the final section inside the port facilities, which will cross the existing irrigation channels at two points.

Connection with section 1

The new railway platform will connect with section 1 at a point reserved for the start of the future Intermodal Station, a terminal on which a platform will be built as part of this project, with main tracks for receiving and dispatching trains and a loading and unloading track.

Once the entire project has been completed, the new infrastructure will enable more efficient, competitive and sustainable transport, as railway access to the port of Castellón is only currently possible to the north dock via a route that starts at the Les Palmes siding.  A trainline to the south dock will optimise transport times and flows, making them more efficient.

The works are part of the initiatives promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) to improve rail-port connectivity and strengthen Spanish ports as key logistics platforms in the south of the continent.

Part of the financing comes from European funds, through the “NextGenerationEU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union”.

Sorigué and infrastructure

With over 60 years of experience in the development of infrastructure and urban services, Sorigué is a leader in the execution of technically complex projects.

Some of its most notable projects include the works on Barcelona metro lines 9 and 10, the longest in Europe at a total length of 48 km; improvement works on the Mallorca port facilities; and the construction of a new salt and potassium distribution terminal at the port of Barcelona.

The group is currently active throughout Spain, with branches in Lleida, Barcelona and Madrid, in addition to subsidiaries and production centres in Badalona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Tarragona, Palma de Mallorca, Zaragoza, Huesca, Valencia, Alicante, Granada and Seville.