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Become operational in late 2010 and the pass frequency will be eight minutes at peak times
Murcia City Council has welcomed this morning the signing of the contract for the construction, maintenance and operation of Murcia tram, which was awarded to the Joint Venture Company formed by FCC and Comsa.
Construction will begin next month.
The signing of the contract, as stressed by the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, is the largest investment in public work in the history of the town, amounting to 264 million euros.
Another of the most important project that will create about 1,800 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase and 120 in the operational phase.
The launch of the new tram becomes the biggest gamble in history municipal city of Murcia, second only in the area of the region for the future airport.
Furthermore, there is a municipal investment, but the future concessionaire of the line, which, in turn, will get its operation over the next 40 years.
Thus, the new tram will be a reduction for municipal investment capacity
During the 40-year concession is expected to use the tram 513 million users, which means that during the first year will travel on the tram 5.5 million people.
This figure will increase as time goes on.
According to forecasts, the tram will be operational in late 2010, after six months had passed the test.
In total, built 18 kilometers, structured in three tranches in the form of V.
The first to join the Circular Plaza Nueva Condomina Stadium, the second will do with the University of Murcia and the third is a shuttle that connects the Terra Natura Murcia stop with the Catholic University.
Of these 18 miles, three correspond to the ring surrounds the University of Murcia and more than 3.5 to the shuttle to the Catholic University.
As for the frequency step has been determined that in the tram line in V will every eight minutes during peak hours and every twelve-peak while the shuttle to the UCAM is between 15 and 20 minutes.
Eleven modern trams
Eleven modern trams will travel on Line 1, linking the Plaza Circular to college campuses and New Condomina Stadium.
All of them have a length of 33 meters.
This was stated in the bid submitted by the Joint Venture Company formed by FCC and Comsa and has proved to be the successful bidder.
The project has proposed three possible designs of the cars, but this does not mean that you can select another.
These trams will have to go without catenary by the half-mile stretch that runs between the stop on Avenida Juan Carlos I closest to the Plaza Circular and stopping Fleet Avenue.
Note also that in the section 1 (which connects the Plaza Circular and the University of Murcia) is constructed almost entirely in double track with a single platform while the second tranche (which goes to the New Stadium Condomina) have a double track and two platforms in almost equal proportions.
The tram platform has a width of 6.6 meter double track (6.3 in the stretch without catenary) and 4.05 meters in the single track sections.
As for the platforms, there are two types: the lateral and central.
Both will be 40 meters long and have two access ramps of five meters.
The height above the platform is 35 cm and the canopy covering a distance of 16 meters.
Four viaducts
The construction of the tram line 1 includes the creation of four new viaducts and a step higher.
The first was constructed in the section one (one that goes to the University of Murcia) to cross over the highway A-7 and will be 120 meters long and 12.6 meters wide.
Two others were created in the section 2 to New Condomina, the first on the precipice of Churra (51 meters long and 12.6 meters wide) and the second to pass on the highway A-7 (from 176 meters long and 8.4 meters wide).
In the shuttle that links UCAM Terra Natura and also build another viaduct and overpass.
The viaduct is located next to the future North Coast to save the A-30 (will be 146 meters long and 8.4 meters wide).
The overpass will be located fifty feet and then the previous structure and its very anchura.Las tram works also involve the construction of workshop and garage on a plot of about 25,000 square meters and will be located in the Northern Zone in the section that goes to New Condomina stadium.
Have the capacity to accommodate a total of fifteen trains but has provided sufficient space for future expansion to three new trains.
In the same building are located the offices of the Central Command Post.
The ship maintenance occupy an area of 8,387 meters square on the ground floor and 145 upstairs.
The service station will measure 300 square meters and 281 car washes.
The offices will occupy 640 square meters on the ground floor and 801 upstairs.
In addition, all along the line there will be fifteen track equipment that will facilitate the operation of the line and be able to handle possible failures thus minimizing the possible adverse effects and continue the normal operation of the line.
It was also placed seven electrical substations.
Another notable performances of the project is that the road is of a type which will reduce potential noise and vibration.
Moreover, in certain sections will be placed further anti-noise and vibration protection.
The finished tracks will be both concrete and paving asphalt and artificial turf.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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