THE railway line around Ronda has been undergoing round the clock improvements for many months to allow for its electrification and to pave the way for the AVE high speed service.

Now the railway infrastructure company, Adif, has announced that the Ronda railway line will close for three months – although it could take up to six – as the work moves down the track towards Algeciras. The upgrade of the 160-kilometre section will be carried out on a 24 hours a day basis.

Whilst work in the Ronda area has allowed commuter, Madrid and freight services to remain running the start of the major works between Ronda and San Pablo de Buceite on October 25 sees the crews having to tackle very difficult terrain. The area is very mountainous with numerous tunnels so the technicians have opted to temporarily close the line.

This will mean the suspension of the Bobadilla - Ronda - Algeciras commuter train as well as the twice daily service to Madrid. An alternative bus service will be set up to transport travellers and those wishing to go to Madrid will be taken to Málaga or Bobadilla for the AVE connection.

Freight traffic will also be affected, so containers will be transported by road to Sevilla or Córdoba for further rail transportation. However the move has been welcomed by both Algeciras port and the heavy industry in the bay. Currently only one or two per cent of Spain’s freight goes by rail compared with 70 per cent in wider Europe.

Cádiz MP, Salvador de la Encina, who is also the spokesperson for the Comisión de Infraestructuras in Congress, stated that a report on the project’s progress will be given around December 20.

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Tuesday, 29 September 2009
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