Spain: Adif awards ballast contract

The Spanish railway network operator Adif has awarded the contract for the supply of ballast to be used on Spain's high-speed railway network, at a total of €4.6 million. The contract was divided in several lots which were offered to several companies, including Benito Arnos (€1.5 million) and the temporary consortium made up of Porfidos Internacional de Alhama and Porfidos del Mediterraneo (€1.3 million). The objective of this contract aims at keeping the levels of ballast on the tracks at the optimu

March 2, 2016 Read time: 1 min

The Spanish railway network operator 3780 Adif has awarded the contract for the supply of ballast to be used on Spain's high-speed railway network, at a total of €4.6 million.

The contract was divided in several lots which were offered to several companies, including Benito Arnos (€1.5 million) and the temporary consortium made up of Porfidos Internacional de Alhama and Porfidos del Mediterraneo (€1.3 million).

The objective of this contract aims at keeping the levels of ballast on the tracks at the optimum levels to guarantee safety, passenger comfort and traffic reliability.

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