2024-08-20 07:00:12
The Port of Barcelona has approved the new Order for railway operations and track use in the railway terminals of the Port service area, with the aim of making the loading and unloading operations of freight trains more agile and promoting an increase in the intermodality of maritime railways. .
The new order updates the previous regulations and will enable rail operations to be optimized and waiting times for operators to be minimized. The order establishes a time frame for loading and unloading convoy windows and the maximum times for operations, which may be applied in the event that the roads need to be left clear.
The new ordinance proposes four loading and unloading windows: at 8:00 am, 2:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 2:00 am, making it easier for railway operators and loading companies to carry out their operations to do at any time of the year. of the day
It also sets the maximum times for operations, which can be applied if the roads need to be used. These maximum times range from three hours for a 450-meter container convoy, with a capacity for 35 ITU (intermodal transport units), to five hours for a 750-meter convoy and 60 ICUs. Regarding the transport of vehicles by rail, the directive establishes four hours for convoys of 550 meters and 6 hours for those of 750, which can transport up to 300 units.
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