{"id":216198,"date":"2025-05-13T19:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62376"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:27:57","slug":"new-freight-only-bypass-in-valladolid-is-now-operational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=216198","title":{"rendered":"New freight-only bypass in Valladolid is now operational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The city of Valladolid, northwest of Spain\u2019s capital Madrid, will see fewer freight trains crossing its centre thanks to the newly opened Eastern Bypass. The new, freight-reserved 17.5-kilometre line was officially inaugurated yesterday by a train loaded with Renault vehicles.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-62376\"><\/span>From now on, the new railway will remove up to eight trains from the infrastructure going through the city centre. The new bypass will also be connected to the future Valladolid Railway Complex, which will provide one single hub for freight trains rather than having various sparsely around throughout the city.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/railfreight\/2024\/09\/17\/will-the-madrid-valencia-rolling-highway-be-extended-to-valladolid\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Oscar-Puente-in-Valladolid-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/railfreight\/2024\/09\/17\/will-the-madrid-valencia-rolling-highway-be-extended-to-valladolid\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">Will the Madrid-Valencia rolling highway be extended to Valladolid?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The new line starts in Pinar de Antequera, southwest of the Valladolid city centre. The main line continues through the city, while the new bypass goes around it along its eastern boundaries. The old line and the new bypass meet again near Santovenia de Pisuerga, in the northeast of Valladolid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fluid wp-image-62377 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/In-red-the-new-Valladolid-Eastern-Variant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/In-red-the-new-Valladolid-Eastern-Variant.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/In-red-the-new-Valladolid-Eastern-Variant-480x294.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/In-red-the-new-Valladolid-Eastern-Variant-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In red, the new Valladolid Eastern Bypass. Image: \u00a9 Adif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Valladolid Railway Complex<\/h2>\n<p>The future rail freight terminal east of Valladolid is currently being built by Spain\u2019s infrastructure manager Adif with an investment of almost 72 million euros. Adif has recently put out to tender the contract for operations at the terminal. The value of the contract is a little over 500,000 euros and would entail a 6-year lease with the option for to extend it to 20 years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/intermodal\/2025\/04\/16\/adif-seeks-operator-for-valladolid-intermodal-terminal-tender-is-open\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Valladolid-Railway-Complex-128x128.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/intermodal\/2025\/04\/16\/adif-seeks-operator-for-valladolid-intermodal-terminal-tender-is-open\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">Adif seeks operator for Valladolid Intermodal Terminal, tender is open<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>According to Adif, the Valladolid Railway Complex will be the largest facility of its kind in Europe. With 117,000 square metres dedicated to train handling, 14 tracks, a 63,000 square metre terminal and 43,000 more for a possible expansion, it \u201ceill bring together all logistics-industrial, track maintenance, and rolling stock activities in a single space\u201d, Adif stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box;height:0;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-content\" style=\"bottom:0;height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;width:100%;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:7327696203935014913?compact=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; fullscreen; gyroscope\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>The video shows the first train crossing the new Valladolid Eastern Bypass. Source: LinkedIn. \u00a9 Spanish Ministry of Transport<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Valladolid, northwest of Spain\u2019s capital Madrid, will see fewer freight trains crossing its centre thanks to the newly opened Eastern Bypass. 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