Adif closed his award Work on the second phase of the new project Consortium formed by Pasante Station of Atocha Station in Madrid Combed (ACS subsidiary), Tecsa, San Jose Group And Bridges and Roads. The manager of all Spanish railway infrastructure, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, will invest 451.6 million euros in the project.
Temporary joint venture (UTE) of companies with 45% participation, led by ACS Sanctions imposed on Ferrovial, FCC and ComsaAs reported in November by ACTIVOS, the economic vertical of EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA and Prensa Ibérica. The consortium, led by the company chaired by Florentino Pérez, with Tecsa, San Jose and Puentes y Calzadas owning 30%, 15% and 10% respectively, did not make the best economic offer, although it did offer the best economic offer. The best technical bid that enabled them to win this ‘mega contract’, the first large-volume tender awarded in 2024.
The new Pasante Station will be located under the existing high-speed station and Méndez Álvaro Street. Once operational, it will connect the station to the high-speed tunnel between Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Chamartín-Clara Campoamor, providing new high-speed southern access to the capital, allowing stops at both high-speed train stations. “For this reason, Total connection of the northern half and southern half of Spain’s high-speed network to be completed“, they confirmed in a statement from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
According to the information known so far, the new station four new tracks and two platformsIt will integrate with existing infrastructure: The same lobbies or control filters will continue to be used to maximize synergy and space utilization. Additionally, a new mixed lobby with a new façade will be opened in Méndez Álvaro, in the western area of the station.
“The work of the new Atocha transit station, an important infrastructure that will connect the north and south of the high-speed network in Spain, has been awarded for 450 million euros. We are making the challenge of having a large station with two terminals in Madrid a reality: Atocha and Chamartín”, Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente congratulated on his X account (formerly Twitter).
What will the future Pasante de Atocha Station look like?
According to estimates led by Adif, the work will take 83 months, or almost seven years. It will prevent it from happening before 2030. However, despite the great technical complexity of the development, it will be carried out while preserving railway circulation. The rail executive will fund the implementation through the European Union’s “Connecting Europe” Facility (CEF).
In developing the study, Adif and Transportation focused on preventing the felling of trees, which has led to numerous political conflicts between the state and local government. According to the published statement; Only one tree will be cut downIt is planned to preserve 147 samples and transfer 231 samples to lands close to the action.