Working drawings and construction design of the Odder - Aarhus - Grenaa line
Project technical details
Project description
These working drawings and construction design involved the electrification of a total of 110 km of railway line with an OCS 300/150 type catenary system for the tramway part of the city of Aarhus and with OCS 540/270, OCS 440/220 and OCS 610/305 for the remaining railway parts.
The design involved drafting specific technical specifications and, in particular, the calculation of base loads and structural assessments for each individual support.
Technical information
Work start date
January 2015
Work end date
September 2019
Location/Country
Aarhus, Denmark
Client
ALPIQ S.p.A.
Brief description
Working drawings and construction design for the 750V D.C. electrification system of the railway line between the Odder - Aarhus - Grenaa stations, including the tramway line of the city of Aarhus and the relative locomotive depot.
Type of Project
Working drawings and construction design
km/catenary mm²
110 km of single running/station plain track
16 km of single tramway plain track
Project technical details
3,600 ET masts required by the project
- m³ of concrete for the ET foundations
265 km of 100/150 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire
240 km of 120/155/150 mm² CSA copper messenger cable
Critical issues
Studying specific technical specifications, studying and developing all the framework, determining the base loads for each individual support. Developing the design of 49 stations/stops.
Final cost
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116 km
km of single running plain track
The total distance in kilometres of the “running” and “station” plain track undergoing new electrification.
3,600 m³
Concrete for ET foundations
Supports required by the line electrification.
256 km
100/150 mm² CSA copper-silver contact wire
In total of contact wire installed for the new electrification.
Client
ALPIQ S.p.A.
Country
Denmark
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