The largest railway investment in Portugal, contributing to Sustainable Mobility and supporting economic growth


New Railway Connection between Évora North and Elvas/Caia

The new rail link between Évora NortH and Elvas/Caia represents a significant milestone for Portugal’s transport infrastructure, bringing substantial improvements to regional and national connectivity and easing the efficient movement of people and goods.

On the other hand, it also promotes sustainability by offering a greener transport alternative and boosts economic development by attracting investment, creating jobs and strengthening trade relations.

The project covers a total of 84.1 kilometres of new railway tracks, with speeds of 250 km/h for passengers and 120 km/h for freight, and also includes 29 bridges/viaducts, 34 overpasses, 23 underpasses and 4 technical buildings.

Key numbers

Sector

Mobilidade

Location

Portugal

Year

2016-2022

Status

Concluded

Client

Infraestruturas de Portugal

Services

Engineering

New double-deck track

80 km

Electrified single track

25 kV-50 Hz

Reduction in transport costs

30%

Total reduction emission

428 million tonnesCO2e

Impact

Quadrante, in a consortium, developed the:

a) Management and technical coordination of the project for the new link between Évora Norte and Elvas/Caia.
b) Establishment of the support polygon to be used in the cartographic and topographic surveys.
c) Drawing up cartography and topography at a scale of 1:1000 between Évora Norte and the Eastern Line.
d) Geological and geotechnical prospecting between Évora Norte and the Eastern Line.
e) Hydrological study between Évora Norte and the East Line.
f) Expropriation project
g) Coordination and preparation of all environmental documents and tasks required to obtain environmental approvals and licenses
h) Drawing up the cartography needed to produce noise maps;
i) Integrating the proposals resulting from the Ecological Systems Study;
j) Project Safety Coordination
l) Drawing up safety documents
m) Quality management;
n) Overall technical assistance for the execution project.