The large freight trains will be able to pass through Bobadilla.

Antequera/The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has promoted, through Adif, an improvement in rail freight transport with a tender worth over 28 million euros aimed at the expansion of sidings at the Bobadilla and La Roda de Sevilla stations. This will facilitate smoother circulation for the large trains that pass through both stations, which are part of the conventional gauge Córdoba Mercancías-Los Prados line.

As explained in a statement, these actions aim to allow the parking and crossing of trains up to 750 meters long, improving the capacity, efficiency, and competitiveness of the railway and contributing to the reduction of external and internal transport costs. The expansion of these sidings will also facilitate the deployment of future Rail Motorway (AF) services on the Algeciras-Madrid-Zaragoza route.

The tendered contract for the execution of the siding expansion works at both stations has a budget of 26.7 million euros and a completion period of 17 months.

Additionally, the service contract for technical assistance for the control and supervision of the works of this project has been tendered for an amount of 1.5 million euros.

Bobadilla Station

Bobadilla Station is located next to the town of Bobadilla Estación, within the municipality of Antequera. It is a junction of two conventional gauge lines; it is located at kilometer point 123/087 of the Córdoba Mercancías-Los Prados line, and it is also the starting point of the Bobadilla-Algeciras line.

With the actions included in this contract, the track layout will be modified to allow the installation of a new 750-meter siding.

The new configuration will require the construction of a new platform in sections where the new siding does not run over the original layout; the installation of an electrification system along the new track is also planned. This electrification system will have a double wire and will feature rigid gantries/semi-gantries where necessary.