Upgrade of the town master plan (PRG) for Brescia C.le, Brescia Scalo and Mella Junction stations
Project technical details
Project description
The entrance into the city of the Treviglio - Brescia High-Speed/High-Capacity line (Milan - Verona High-Speed/High-Capacity line) starts from the Brescia West interconnection and ends with the connection at Brescia station for an overall distance of 6.9 km, including a section of three km alongside the conventional line up to Mella River and a section of 3.9 km from Brescia Scalo to Brescia Central.
The new Mella Junction allows trains from Milan on the conventional line to enter Brescia Scalo and Brescia Central by using the High-Speed/High-Capacity urban route in. The renovation of the Brescia Central town railway plan with the separation of traffic flows and the construction of a new passenger underpass as well as the upgrading of the existing underpass.
Technical information
Work start date
January 2018
Work end date
June 2021
Location/Country
Brescia, Lombardy
Client
NET ENGINEERING S.p.A.
Brief description
Brescia hub project for the entrance of the independent HS line into Brescia station, lines with a CSA of 540 mm², 270 mm², 440 mm², 220 mm² and 320 mm²
Type of Project
Upgrade of the town master plan (PRG) for Brescia C.le, Brescia Scalo and Mella Junction stations
km/catenary mm²
86.000 km of single running plain track
80.500 km of single station plain track
Project technical details
1,616 LSU-type ET masts required by the project
8,082 m³ of concrete for the ET foundations
135.000 km of copper-silver contact wire
135.000 km of copper messenger cable
Critical issues
22 activation phases to keep the railway up and running. Studying special framework and non-standard uses.
Final cost
€ 9,879,926.05
86.000 km
km of single running plain track
The total distance in kilometres of the “running” and “station” plain track undergoing new electrification.
8,082 m³
Concrete for ET foundations
m³ in total of concrete used for the new surface and deep foundations of the ET masts.
135.000 km
Copper-silver contact wire
In total of contact wire installed for the new electrification.
Client
NET Engineering S.r.l.
Country
Italy
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