Spanish Train Lines to go Underground in Alicante

The Spanish government has announced the resumption of underground train line construction in Alicante, with both high-speed and conventional tracks being placed beneath the city station, but no date for AVE services to Madrid is provided. The Ministry also confirmed that a bio-diesel plant project in Alicante Port will not be affected by the new developments.

April 11, 2007 6:08 pm | Last Update: July 30, 2015 6:09 pm

The Spanish Minister for Development, Magdalena Álvarez, has announced that the second phase of placing Alicante’s train lines underground at the city station will get underway next year.

Both the high speed AVE and conventional tracks will be placed underground, but the Minister was unable to give a date by when AVE services to Madrid would be operational. She only said that the Valencia link would be ready in 2010.
The Minister also said that the Ministry had nothing to say regarding the controversy of the planned bio diesel plant in Alicante Port.

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