The public tender was launched today for the electrification of the section of the Algarve Line between Faro and Vila Real de Santo António, one of the last steps before advancing in the field of this work, which Infraestruturas de Portugal estimates to be «completed by the end of 2023».
This intervention will cost around 23 million euros and has an execution period of 23 months.
The section to be electrified «with the 25 kV/50Hz system» has a length of 56 kilometers. Among the actions planned are "the lowering of the track, the raising of deck abutments, stabilization of slopes, interventions in drainage systems and interventions in station and stop buildings".
The construction of the «new Neutral Zone of Loulé (ZN de Loulé), to be installed at km 322+800» is also planned, as well as «a new infrastructure to support the Signaling and Telecommunications systems».
This is the first phase of the contract for the Electrification of the Algarve Line, which will also reach Barlavento, more precisely the section between Tunes and Lagos, a tender that will be launched «later», also worth 23 million euros.
This investment aims to «ensure that the entire route on the Algarve Line can be carried out using electric rolling stock, resulting in environmental advantages and advantages in terms of improving the quality of rolling stock», illustrated IP.
On the other hand, the aim is to «improve mobility in the metropolitan arc of the Algarve» and «enhance the railway system with operating conditions that are independent of the consumption of fossil fuels».
The electrification project of the Algarve Line, which is being developed by Infraestruturas de Portugal, is part of the investment program called Ferrovia 2020.
«The electrification of the Algarve Line comprises a global investment of 65 million euros, co-funded by the EU, which includes the development of Studies and Projects, the execution of two electrification contracts, the construction of an electric traction substation in Olhão and the expansion of the electric traction substation in Tunis», according to the publicly-owned company responsible for the work.
The execution of contracts on both sections to be electrified "to renovate the energy system of the technical rooms and reformulate level crossings" and "a contract for works associated with the railway telecommunications systems" are other planned actions.
The contract that went to the competition today «will be part of the application to be submitted in the scope of COMPETE 2020, with the designation “Contract for the Electrification of the Algarve Line in the section Faro / Vila Real de Santo António”, referring to which community funding of around 85% is foreseen”.
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