{"id":42937,"date":"2024-05-13T20:22:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=52500"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:22:19","slug":"spain-launches-reopening-feasibility-study-for-trans-pyrenees-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=42937","title":{"rendered":"Spain launches reopening feasibility study for trans-Pyrenees railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Spanish transport ministry is putting out a tender for a feasibility study for the reopening of the Pau-Canfranc rail line between France and Spain, as well as a direct connection of the line with the Mediterranean Corridor. The study is supposed to research the effect of the infrastructure plans on the circulation of goods via rail.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-52500\"><\/span>The transport ministry will fund the feasibility study with slightly over half a million euros from the Connecting Europe Facility. The study will focus on the effects of a reopening of the international Pau-Canfranc rail line on the circulation of goods.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it will assess a direct connection between the line and the Mediterranean Corridor. Such a connection is supposed to bypass Zaragoza, which would avoid \u2018cargo breakdown problems\u2019. Currently, cargo from Zaragoza heading to the Mediterranean Corridor around Barcelona makes use of two single-track lines on Iberian gauge.<\/p>\n<h2>France remains disinterested in the line<\/h2>\n<p>The Pau-Canfranc rail section runs through the Pyrenees between Spain and France, and is the westernmost rail crossing through the mountain range. It has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/corridors\/2023\/11\/14\/france-spain-rail-line-re-opening-back-on-track\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">closed since 1970<\/a>, after a freight train accident destroyed a bridge along the route.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, Spain maintains the railway up to the French border and has invested millions in switching it to standard European gauge and upgrading the line for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/railfreight\/2023\/03\/22\/controversial-spain-france-rail-border-crossing-could-reopen-in-2028\/\">higher speeds and longer trains<\/a>. On the French side, however, the railway has been neglected. France has shown a lack of commitment to the reopening of the line, regardless of EU support for such a reopening. Last year, the European Commission supported the project by granting 9,1 million euros for technical studies related to the line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/corridors\/2023\/02\/24\/is-france-giving-up-on-this-border-crossing-with-spain\/\">Is France giving up on this border crossing with Spain?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/infrastructure\/2024\/05\/03\/french-region-eyes-six-fold-increase-in-rail-freight-via-targeted-investment\/\">French region eyes six-fold increase in rail freight via targeted investment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/railfreight\/2024\/05\/01\/green-light-for-near-billion-rail-and-road-investment-in-barcelona-port\/\">Green light for near-billion rail and road investment in Barcelona port<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spanish transport ministry is putting out a tender for a feasibility study for the reopening of the Pau-Canfranc rail line between France and Spain, as well as a direct connection of the line with the Mediterranean Corridor. 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