The update of the Rodalies Plan will significantly increase investment in the conservation of the Catalan railway network. The initially planned amount will be doubled, allocating 1.2 billion euros for the preventive renewal of tracks, catenaries, tunnels, slopes, and bridges over the next five years.
Sílvia Paneque, Minister of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, and José Antonio Santano, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, presented the agreement in Barcelona this Tuesday, one week after the severe rail crisis in Catalonia.
“"The neglect observed in previous years, coupled with recent incidents, has forced maintenance to become 'structural' in the new plan."
The pact raises the total planned amount of the plan, which began in 2020 with a horizon until 2030, from 6.3 billion to 8.037 billion euros, an increase of 26%. The maintenance budget specifically increases from 1.018 billion to 2.243 billion for the entire decade.
“"This is an unprecedented investment effort not only for major works, but to make the system operate with greater reliability."
