Adif started doing this wednesday The latest tests of the high-speed line between Murcia and Orihuela by passenger trains similar to the passenger trains that would connect the capital to Madrid.
trains I visited the new electric line in both directions in the morning and They entered Carmen station. This final phase of testing before the premiere of the AVE will run until Sunday.
Adif announced this Wednesday that it has “started reliability tests with trains that will serve commercially. These routes are intended to control the behavior of the system in conditions very similar to the precise operating conditions and to comply with future train schedules”.
add this these tests are independent and complementary Those performed during the validation and verification phase of facilities on routes with BT or Seneca laboratory trains.
Adif is also “a monitoring the behavior of the new railway layout during business simulation tours. Finally, a report is issued containing a description of the tests performed, the conditions under which they were performed and their related aspects, and a summary of the overall behavior of the system.
Government Representative in the Region, Jose Velesannounced the start of the “confidence tests”, which will last until Sunday at the beginning of the week. Vélez argued that “the file will then go to the Railway Safety Agency”, the agency responsible for certifying that the new line is suitable for the circulation of high-speed trains and can be put into service, if nothing goes wrong.
Arrival of the AVE in the Region planned for second or third week of December.
When these tests are completed, Adif will notify the railway companies that the railway layout is in conditions similar to the nominal operating conditions so that they can start with the train driver training routes.
Initially, until next Sunday, about 24 routes per day were planned between Orihuela, Beniel and Murcia with 102 or 112 standard gauge trains in different daytime time zones.
The Beniel-Murcia del Carmen section, once launched, will allow Murcia’s direct High-Speed connection to Madrid and connectivity to the High-Speed network. It is also part of the Mediterranean Corridor and will in the future ensure its union with Murcia, Lorca and Almería, as well as the remaining cities of the Mediterranean belt, Madrid, the north of the peninsula and other destinations. for both passenger trains and goods.