{"id":494279,"date":"2026-07-31T18:58:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=73144"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:58:42","slug":"adif-proposes-freezing-of-track-access-charges-until-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=494279","title":{"rendered":"Adif proposes freezing of track access charges until 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spain\u2019s infrastructure manager Adif proposed significant changes to its system for track access charges (TAC). The main one is that they might be frozen until 2028, making it the country\u2019s first multi-year TAC plan. Moreover, there may also be big discounts for cross-border freight services on standard gauge.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In concrete terms, what Adif suggested is to keep TAC frozen for the next three years for all categories except for freight services on lines that allow for maximum speed over 200km\/h for two-thirds of their length (L\u00edneas A). These fees will be equated to the ones applied to freight traffic along all the other \u2018conventional\u2019 lines in Iberian gauge.<\/p>\n

Thus, TAC along L\u00edneas A for freight service would decrease by more that 88%, from \u20ac1,73 to \u20ac0,20 per train-kilometre, according to the National Market and Competition Commission (CNMC). All other fees would remain unchanged because \u201cfull coverage of (Adif\u2019s) direct costs would require a significant increase\u201d, the CNMC specified.<\/p>\n

Limited advantages for freight<\/h2>\n

An 88% discount for freight on high-speed lines would be highly beneficial, but only for a very small portion of the sector. Only a few sections of L\u00edneas A allow freight trains to run, as they are mostly reserved for high-speed passenger convoys. The main one currently in use is the Figueras\u2013Perpignan line, connecting Barcelona to France. In the future, the so-called Basque Y, connecting Vitoria-Gasteiz with Irun and Bilbao.<\/p>\n