Port of Valencia Tenders Third Rail Line

The tender has been confirmed for an amount of €12 million ($13 million), with a completion period of 18 months.

Once operational, the new line will allow the access of 750m-long freight trains to the Levante Railway Terminal on double mixed track and eliminate the single-track section existing at present.

This expansion project aims to increase access to the APM Terminals container terminal while also accommodating more trains inside the port, facilitating convoys to the upcoming rail highway and also accessing Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE).

This development is part of Valenciaport’s railway strategy, which is encouraging greater use of railroads, and which has seen train-handling cargo rise in recent years. Currently a total of eight per cent of all freight enters/leaves Valencia’s port network via rail.