Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) has awarded contracts worth EUR 157.5 million for the installation of advanced railway signalling and communications systems, as well as for the construction of a major track assembly base on the 70 km Talayuela–Plasencia high-speed section.
Without naming the recipients of the two contracts, Adif stated that they “mark further progress in the upcoming development phases of the second of the three planned sections of the high-speed line, while work to complete the civil infrastructure continues.”
These awards follow recent contracts for the electrification of the section, including the construction of the Casatejada substation and the installation of overhead catenary systems. The next stage will be the tendering of track assembly works.
One of the newly awarded contracts, valued at EUR 118.3 million, covers the installation of advanced signalling equipment and systems on the Talayuela – Plasencia high-speed section, including remote and real-time control technology.
This includes interlocking systems, train protection systems, fixed telecommunications, and the Centralised Traffic Control (CTC) system, which manages all operations remotely and in real time.
Another contract, worth EUR 8.2 million, involves the deployment of the GSM-R mobile railway communications system, providing reliable digital connectivity between trains and control centres.
Adif has also awarded a EUR 31 million contract for the construction of the track assembly base in Navalmoral de la Mata. Covering an area of 140,000 m², it will be one of the largest facilities in the high-speed network. The base will include storage areas for track components, workshops, offices, and maintenance facilities for rolling stock. It will be connected both to the conventional railway network and to the regional road network via the EX-118. Once the high-speed section is operational, the site will serve as a maintenance base.
Adif continues to advance the Madrid–Extremadura high-speed line, progressing simultaneously across various sections of the corridor. While work proceeds on the second section, the first one, Plasencia–Cáceres–Badajoz, which is in operation since 2022 and electrified since 2023, is undergoing final testing to commission the world’s most advanced signalling system, ERTMS Level 2.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is finalising plans for the third section, between Oropesa and Madrid. In parallel, Adif is also improving conventional rail links in Extremadura, including the Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line (with electrification design underway), and the Mérida–Puertollano and Mérida–Los Rosales lines, where renewal works are progressing.
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