The Figueras-Perpignan high-speed line

A high-speed railway line is being constructed between Perpignan in France and Figueras in Spain. The rail link is known as the 'International Section' and will cover a distance of 44.4km including the 8.2km double-bore Perthus tunnel through the Pyrenees. The link will form part of the Ligne a Grande Vitesse sud-Europeenne. The contract for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the high-speed line was awarded to TP Ferro Concesionaria S.A. Details are given of the costs and technical characteristics of the project and the tunnel, which is being bored using a tunnel boring machine.

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• Authors:
  • CONDE, R
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 35-40
• Serial:
  • EUROPEAN RAILWAY REVIEW
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 1351-1599

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Contracts; Costs; Design; High speed ground transportation; Mountains; Railroad tracks; Speed; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: France; Spain
• ITRD Terms: 3655: Construction; 146: Contract; 224: Cost; 729: Cross border traffic; 9011: Design (overall design); 8036: France; 1163: High speed; 4048: Mountain; 1062: Railway track; 8105: Spain; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01045817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 5 2007 12:20PM