{"id":137849,"date":"2024-10-08T18:25:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56877"},"modified":"2024-10-08T18:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:25:19","slug":"disruptions-along-the-zaragoza-barcelona-axis-to-last-until-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=137849","title":{"rendered":"Disruptions along the Zaragoza-Barcelona axis to last until March"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rail freight traffic along the Zaragoza-Barcelona axis, in northeastern Spain, is currently under strain due to gauge adaptation works around the Roda de Ber\u00e0 tunnel. The disruptions are expected to last until March 2025, since alternative routes cannot take up all the volumes.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The alternative lines implemented by the Spanish infrastructure manager Adif are the Lleida-Valls line, the Zaragoza-Mora-Reys railway and the section between Valls and Alcover. However, these routes can accommodate shorter trains, between 450 and 500 metres. Moreover, trains rerouted via Valls-Alcover will have to do an additional manoeuvre in Espluga de Francol\u00ed, as Adif specified.<\/p>\n

Longer, more expensive journeys<\/h2>\n

These disruptions are costly for rail operators both in terms of money and time. The alternative routes are usually longer than the ones used in normal conditions. Moreover, reducing the length of trains will also mean fewer wagons and additional manoeuvres translate into higher costs, as Juan Diego Pedrero, President of the Spanish Association of Private Railway Companies said.<\/p>\n