Innovation and Networks Executive Agency

2014-PT-TM-0627-M

Sines/Elvas (Espanha) railway line: Évora-Caia section and technical station at km 118 of the South Line
Programme: 
CEF Transport
Call year:
  • 2014
Location of the Action:
  • Portugal
Implementation schedule: 
April 2014 to December 2019
Maximum EU contribution: 
€127,716,151
Total eligible costs: 
€315,446,963
Percentage of EU support: 
40%
Coordinator: 

DGAE-Direção-Geral das Atividades Económicas (Ministério da Economia) (Portugal)
http://www.dgae.min-economia.pt

Status:
  • Ongoing
Transport corridor:
  • Atlantic
Transport mode:
  • Rail
Last modified: 
June 2019

2014-PT-TM-0627-M

The cross-border Évora-Elvas/Caia (Spanish border) section is part of the rail freight axis Sines-Elvas-Madrid-Paris and is a missing link in the high speed connection Lisbon-Madrid. The Action includes design studies and works for the renewal of the stretch Évora-Évora Norte as well as the construction of the new railway line between Évora Norte and Elvas/Caia (border with Spain).

The new interoperable line will allow the movement of 740 metre freight trains and will be designed for high speed (over 250 km/h). The Action is located on the Atlantic corridor and is part of a Global Project that aims to develop a high-capacity freight and passenger railway axis linking Portugal with Spain and the centre of Europe.

The Action will support economic growth and the regional development of the concerned regions. It will also promote modal split, increase the competitiveness of the port of Sines and serve several logistic platforms.

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