Group company Work with us FSnews FS Foundation FS Social network Buy ticket Reserved Area TO TO TO Search in the site FS NEWS> 27/05/2016 FS Italiane and HUPAC: new terminals in northern Italy to manage increased freight transport from the Gotthard Tunnel 27/05/2016 On #opentreno we talk about # ForumPA2016 Who we are Expertise Projects and Studies Tenders and Expropriations Sustainability Average Home > Projects and Studies > Middle East Italy Europe Middle East Africa Turkey, Iran and Central Asia India and Asean South America North America LANDBRIDGE PROJECT A detailed railway project for tender of very large construction only, among the largest in the world. Italferr signed with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) the contract for the extension of the detailed project of the "Landbridge" railway that will connect the port of Jeddah, on the Red Sea, to Al Jubail, on the Arabian Sea along the new project route called "Blu Corridor". 1,300 km of line with mainly freight traffic, which will cross Saudi Arabia in its entire width between the two seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. The project derives from the previous contract signed with the PIF on 22 July 2013, whose extension was up to Riyadh (altogether 958 km) along a path called "Red Corridor". The new corridor therefore consists of a Section 1 from km 0 to km 271 (part of the original Red Corridor) and then continues with Section 2 up to Al Jubail from km 271 to km 1.300 (Blue Corridor). Main characteristics 1,300 km of new double-track non-electrified line prepared for future electrification. Mixed traffic line with project speed at full capacity of 350 km / h (with electrified line) for passenger trains and 160 km / h for freight trains. Heavy goods traffic of the "double stack" type (double container superimposed on the wagons) with an axial load of 32.4 tons (Standard GCC) and trains about 4,000 m long. Line interconnected with the existing railway network in the vicinity of Riyadh and Al Jubail. 4 passenger stations, including the most important one in Jeddah for interchange with the Mecca-Medina high-speed line under construction, for which multiple architectural and functional solutions have been studied, subject to presentations and representations with models to support the discussions with the Customer and with the Local Authorities. 2 large “Dry Port” freight sorting areas in Jeddah and Riyadh with the design of staff accommodation and recreational areas. Duration of the project: 20 months from 22 August 2015 (end of activity 22 April 2017) with very stringent intermediate times 10 months for Conceptual and Preliminary Design. 10 months for the Detailed Design and the preparation of the Tender Documents. To date, the "Detailed Design" Executive Project for the construction tender from km 0 to km 271 (Section 1) and the "Conceptual Design" of the section from km 271 to km 1,300 approximately (end of the Section 2 project) have been completed. ). The Preliminary Project for the entire section was also launched and will be delivered on 22/05/2016. In Section 2 the survey campaign is being completed and aerial shooting activities (Lidar) for the new cartography have been completed. The delivery of the "Detailed Design" of Section 2 is scheduled, as per contract, on April 22, 2017. The project, extremely demanding for its size (1,300 km), involves the execution of 15,000 documents (reports and drawings) for the various phases of the project, 620 geotechnical surveys for a total of 14,000 linear meters of development and an extensive cartography made with the aid of lidar technology, relative to 130,000 ha. The particularly difficult environmental conditions, in a desert environment characterized by strong winds and very high temperatures, required the development of advanced studies and innovative solutions. Among these, the "Sand Mitigation" to guarantee the safety conditions of the train running by limiting the presence of sand on the track, the studies on the effects of the wind (which can reach 140 km / h) to prevent the trains from overturning freight, the design of the mitigation elements (barriers) and the materials studies for the railway substructure and superstructure. Italferr close Who we are The Mission Our history Corporate bodies Management Governance Data and Budget Where we are Contacts Expertise Activities Services Skills Innovation Projects and Studies Italy Europe Middle East Africa Turkey, Iran and Central Asia India and Asean South America North America Tenders and Expropriations Competitions Expropriations Professionalism Competitions The Mission Sustainability Where we are Quality Map | Accessibility | Credits FS Italiane Group 2015 | Contacts | Terms and Conditions | Cookie | VAT number 06359501001