Platform construction. High Speed Line Antequera-Granada. Section: Bobadilla Node (Antequera). Phase II. Málaga. Spain.

Overview

The section Nudo de Bobadilla (Antequera), Phase II, has a length of 6.15 km and runs through the town of Antequera, in Málaga province. The proposed works involve the implementation of the platform of the High Speed Line Antequera-Granada. In this section there are junctions that allow the connection of Málaga and Granada at high speed. The project includes the necessary actions for the implementation of infrastructure works such as earthworks, drainage, structures, replacement of services and easements, and construction of cross connections to ensure patency of the line road. The new layout has been designed for high speed double track standard gauge and for exclusive passengers traffic. It´s worth mentioning, as unique elements, the 74m. pergola on the Córdoba-Málaga High Speed Line and the 258 m. Viaduct over the Arroyo de Las Lomas, box section post-tensioned panel executed in situ. The Bobadilla Node is the key point of connection between the future Andalusian cross passage at high speed, to which the High Speed Line Antequera-Granada belongs, and the High Speed Line Madrid-Córdoba-Málaga. It also represents an essential core at the joint of the rail network in Andalusia to the rest of the peninsula.