Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana has announced its decision to suspend 9 the TRAM line between Denia and Calpe to the need for improvements exist in the stretch and endanger users train this afternoon. The manager of the entity, Angel Garcia de la Bandera, this morning a report of the situation and the actions taken and planned proposals for action.
Therefore, and pending the renovation of roads and infrastructure as well as installation of Automatic Blocking and ATP (Automatic Train Protection) between Calpe and Denia, will remain closed line and alternative buses are enabled to make this route, with stops at stations owned or next points and current schedules.
Line 9 from Benidorm to Dénia is more than 100 years old and is a non-electrified route designed for maximum speeds of 80 km/hour. After more than 20 years without investment, the 30 kilometers of road that connect these two towns require a series of improvements and modernization. Precisely last week, the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig, inaugurated the improvements made to the section between Altea and Calpe, and now the modernization work will focus on the northern part of the route.
In addition to the above work, later this year the works of improving facilities and preparing communications required for installation of Block Auto and ATP stations in Teulada, will resume Gata de Gorgos and Dénia, which has a budget of six million euros.
In 2017 the renovation of track and infrastructure section Calp-Teulada with an investment of more than 14 million euros and later the Teulada-Gata de Gorgos and Gata de Gorgos-Dénia sections will be undertaken, and will open up the service as its renovation and installation Auto Lock and ATP is completed.
