Naples - Bari Railway Line, Naples - Cancello section realignment between PK 0+000 and PK 15+585
Project technical details
Project description
The section in question is about 15.7 km long and mainly runs in the open air (there is only one tunnel about 3 km long). It is formed of short sections with trenches, embankments and ordinary small and medium-sized prestressed concrete viaducts with a mixed steel-concrete structure.
The new section realignment is formed of the following places and main services that form part of its Electric Traction systems:
- Casalnuovo Stop (in a tunnel)
- Naples Afragola Station (connection with the high-speed line)
- Shopping Centre Stop
- Acerra Station
Technical information
Work start date
July 2020
Work end date
Ongoing
Location/Country
Naples - Cancello, Campania
Client
Systra - Sotecni S.p.A.
Brief description
New electrification featuring a catenary system with 540 mm² CSA wire and 270 mm² CSA wire with 3 kV D.C. for the sections and stations
Type of Project
Working drawings and detailed design of 3 kV D.C. electric traction systems
km/catenary mm²
37.100 km of single running plain track
8.540 km of single station plain track
Project technical details
1,103 LSU-type ET masts required by the project
5,500 m³ of concrete for the ET foundations
82.72 km of 150 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire
82.72 km of 120 mm² CSA copper messenger cable
Critical issues
Activation phases on existing connections, a stop in a tunnel with an electric traction safety system
Final cost
€9,104,782.24
37.100 km
km of single running plain track
The total distance in kilometres of the “running” and “station” plain track undergoing new electrification.
5,500 m³
Concrete for ET foundations
m³ in total of concrete used for the new surface and deep foundations of the ET masts.
82.72 km
150 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire
In total of contact wire installed for the new electrification.
Client
Systra - Sotecni S.p.A.
Country
Italy
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