The Municipality of Padua wants to expand its transport network with the construction of a new SIR 2 line and the extension of the existing SIR 3 line.

The design of the extension of the  SIR 3 line  has been possible thanks to a loan from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility that allocated part of the  extraordinary fund to the Municipality of Padua for the design of the works planned by the PUMS.

The route extends mainly on the existing road and in some sections next to it, after the extension of the body of the road. The line has a total length of approximately 5.8 km and provides for about 12/13 stops, including terminals. New infrastructure is planned, in particular a new bridge over the river Bacchiglione (L=110m) and a new bridge over the A13 motorway to be assessed at the PFTE. A terminal is planned at the university center of Agripolis, in the municipality of Legnaro.

Extending Sir 3 means implementing the entire SMART system, an interoperability system to be able to operate the existing SIR 1 and SIR 3 lines and the future SIR 2 line, and, in this case, offering a service to the thousands of commuters who commute every day to and from Padua, such as students and staff on Agripolis’ university campus.

Specifics

Ingerop is responsible for the design of all railway facilities and systems on the line.

The Padua tram is a tram system on Translohr technology tires.

On July 18th, 2008, CUB assigned the Consortium to conduct the full engineering for the extension of the network of public transport with dedicated lane-tramway, together with the contract related to the transverse general studies and systems for the whole network extension.

The tramway network extension includes 15.2 kms of new tracks extending:

• Line A up to Mérignac-Les-Pins and the western by-pass (3.1 km),
• Line B up to the Alouette junction in Pessac (3.6 km) passing by the Haut-L’Evêque and Xavier Arnosan hospitals and the Alouette station,
• Line B up to the Activity Pole of northern Bordeaux (1 km),
• Line C towards the south up to Bègles (3.8 km) and towards the north up to the Bordeaux conference centre (3.7 km).

The mission includes full engineering services (from design to work supervision).

The extension towards Northern Bordeaux includes tramway crossing of the wet dock on a revolving bridge.

Execution of « Proyeto constructivo » for the Barcelona’s tramway line Trambesos (14 Km long in urban zone, 29 stations, 7 sub-stations and one 12500m² wide workshop/depot).

Specificities:

• Important contribution in offer for Tramvia Metropolita Consortium (Alstom, FCC, NECSO, COMSA, CONNEX, SARBUS, SOLER, SAURET): design, construction, operation.
• Proyecto constructivo (Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Execution) for construction companies FCC, COMSA, NECSO.

Fields : City Planning, Platform, Tracks, Catenary System, Workshop and Depot.

Ingerop was the team leader for all tramway-related works : infrastructures, associated urban works, roads, bridges, rolling stock, energy, operating system and equipments, depot and maintenance center…

The EPC contracted has led to a single general contractor contract, in charge of all facilities, construction, rolling stock supply, equipments…