The railway infrastructure department, through the public company Ifercat, has awarded the drafting of this study for 1.1 million euros, with an execution period of two years and four months. The main objective of this initiative is to create a Transversal Railway Axis that crosses the interior of Catalunya, avoiding the need to pass through Barcelona.
The technical report will need to precisely define the final route of the new line and establish the estimated budget for its construction. According to forecasts, the route of the Tren Gran would start in Lleida and reach the capital of Anoia, Igualada. At this point, the line would split into two branches: one continuing towards Manresa, Vic, and Girona, and another heading towards La Sagrera in Barcelona, passing through Martorell.
The first phase being tendered covers the section between the capital of Segrià and Igualada, as well as the access to the Catalan capital. However, estimates suggest that the physical works will not begin, at the earliest, until the year 2030.
