SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Kontron Transportation a contract to deploy GSM-R communications on the Medina del Campo – Orense conventional line.
The contract worth more than €20m includes installation and a four-year maintenance period.
Announcing the deal on April 15, the supplier said it was among the largest recent GSM-R contracts awarded by ADIF, covering a 338 km route in northwest Spain which is used by both medium-distance passenger trains and freight traffic.
SPAIN: Kontron Transportation has completed the acquisition of Kapsch TrafficCom’s ticket vending machine and access control business Arce Mobility Solutions for €7·6m. The deal was announced in August 2022, with Kapsch TrafficCom saying Arce was not seen as a core business, and following regulatory approval completion ...
SPAIN: ETCS Level 2 validation testing began on April 26 on a recently completed 104 route-km section of high speed line through the mountains between Pedralba de la Pradería and Taboadela.
SPAIN: A 110∙8 km section of the Madrid to Galicia high speed line between Zamora, Puebla de Sanabria and Pedralba de la Pradería was inaugurated by ADIF on October 26.
