Adif has launched a tender for the lease of space and facilities at the Jundiz Intermodal terminal in Vitoria, in the Basque Country.
The winner will be required to invest 1.3 million EUR and sign a six-year contract, with the option to extend it for up to 20 years, depending on the completion of additional investments.
The future concessionaire will have access to an intermodal loading area covering approximately 55,000 m². This space consists of a concrete slab covering an area of 36,000 m², three electrified buffer stops at their ends for loading and unloading operations, occupying an area of 7,000 m², and internal access roads to the Jundiz intermodal terminal for traffic flow control and optimization, covering an area of 10,515 m².
The freight terminal also includes an administrative and service building with an area of 455 m² and two parking areas: one for heavy vehicles, covering 530 m², and another for light vehicles, covering 360 m². The operator will carry out the loading and unloading of goods and other services related to freight logistics in these areas, as well as offering the option of providing shunting services and other train operations.
Adif’s Investments in the Jundiz Intermodal Terminal
Adif has invested over EUR 37 million in the transformation of the Jundiz intermodal and logistics terminal (Zone A) within the Vitoria-Gasteiz strategic center. This is the first of four phases comprising the development project for this center, with a total estimated investment of EUR 95 million.
The freight terminal covers a total area of 170,000 m² and includes technical facilities, the intermodal freight terminal, and the logistics area. The work carried out at the terminal aims to transform it into an interoperable, competitive, high-capacity, and digitized facility—and the first terminal connected to the Atlantic Corridor and the rest of the European rail network via standard gauge.
The implementation of a mixed-gauge railway (Iberian and European gauge) at the terminal will allow for the handling of both standard-gauge and Iberian-gauge trains and will also prepare the terminal for the arrival of standard-gauge trains at both ends.
The intermodal area, now operational, has three loading and unloading lines: two 600-meter mixed-gauge lines and one 460-meter line for trains. In a later phase, the facility’s capacity will be expanded to a total of four mixed-gauge loading and unloading lines, suitable for interoperable trains with a length of 740 meters.
The work carried out includes the reconfiguration of road access to the terminal and the internal road network to increase capacity and optimize inbound and outbound traffic flows. In addition, a new building was constructed for the management of the intermodal terminal, and a reserve area was designated for logistics developments and the establishment of logistics activities associated with rail transport. Initially, operations will be maintained using mobile container cranes, with an operational capacity of up to 50,000 ITUs (intermodal transport units) per year.
Capacity Expansion at the Intermodal Terminal
Once operational needs require the introduction of gantry cranes, operating capacity could increase to 170,000 ITUs per year, allowing for the handling of an average of 7 trains per day in the first phase.
The technical facility includes four tracks—two with Iberian gauge and two with mixed gauge—for receiving and dispatching 740-meter trains. In a later phase, all four tracks will be converted to mixed gauge, and if demand requires it, their number may be expanded to six. Additionally, the line on the Burgos side has been extended to handle 740-meter trains, with access to both the intermodal module and the other logistics areas equipped with rail infrastructure.
The second phase of this hub’s development includes the construction of the Víllodas terminal (Zone B, Phase 1.2), intended for Rolling highways on standard gauge, as well as spaces for the development of logistics areas associated with rail transport. This project is awaiting the signing of an agreement with the Government of the Basque Country.
The technical facility will include three standard-gauge lines for 740-meter-long trains. The intermodal terminal will feature a 740-meter standard-gauge line—later expanded to two lines—as well as spaces for parking semi-trailers. In addition, new road accesses from the A-4302 will be built.
The terminal will have an initial operational capacity of approximately 6 trains per day and up to 80,000 semi-trailers per year, with plans to reach 12 trains per day and up to 150,000 semi-trailers annually in a subsequent phase.
The Vitoria-Gasteiz hub, integrated into the Atlantic Corridor, is strategic for the development of the national transport and logistics system, both due to the volume of freight in its catchment area (which exceeds 3 million tons on average) and because it is the starting point of the Vitoria-Gasteiz-Donostia/San Sebastián-Bayonne -Bordeaux. This hub is one of the seven promoted by Adif (Spain’s railway infrastructure administrator) that form the backbone of the country’s network of terminals in Valladolid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, and Valencia. These hubs are located in priority European corridors, near centers of freight, production, and consumption. In addition, they are connected to high-capacity road networks and to the main ports in Spain and Europe.
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