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TThe Port of Tarragona is well-positioned geographically in terms of its hinterland, being able to offer the maximum added value possible to its logistics chains.

Our Port has an enormous potential in the area of rail transport to the zones of Madrid, Valencia, and Saragossa. It is expected that the arrival of the standard European width and the entry into operation of the extension of the La Boella terminal and the new terminal in Guadalajara-Marchamalo will mean a new boost that will boost rail traffic in Tarragona.

The Port, if it wishes to increase its presence in this hinterland, requires the development of the existent rail infrastructure.

The location of the Port offers multiple possibilities for exports and imports of freight to the whole area of influence, and via the Mediterranean Sea itself.

Tarragona is strategically located on the Mediterranean Corridor – it is the point of confluence of all the lines which unite the Iberian Peninsula and Europe.

At the moment, the Port is prepared to receive the Mediterranean Corridor, known technically as the RFC6 Mediterranean, which will link the Spanish State, and in our case, Tarragona, to the TransEuropean Rail Network. This corridor will vertebrate Europe from north to south, with over 3,000 km of line covering enormous regions of the continent, which, in their stride, represent round 60% of European GDP.

The Mediterranean Corridor starts in Spain and finishes in Hungary. It will go from Algeciras to the French border, passing through Granada, Almeria, Cartagena, Valencia, Tarragona and Barcelona, linking the main ports on the Mediterranean in the Spanish State. After crossing the border with France, the Corridor continues through the Alps, until the north of Italy, winding down the Adriatic coast, through Slovenia and Croatia, until it reaches its destination in Hungary.

Rail access from the Mediterranean ports, and specifically from the Port of Tarragona, will mean major savings in costs, as well as an improvement in efficiency and sustainability in the logistics chain. Intermodality and connectivity will also be improved between Tarragona and its hinterland, and indeed between Tarragona and the rest of Europe. At the moment, the Port of Tarragona is preparing itself for the arrival of the Mediterranean Corridor, and has more than 10km of rail line with International Standard Gauge(UIC).

In the future, the Port of Tarragona will be connected to the General Interest Rail Network using UIC gauge. It will thereby have, in the coming years, a direct access to the Mediterranean Corridor, projected in the context of the new European rail structure for both freight and passengers.

Tarragona will be Connected to the rest of the Mediterranean, and to the main commercial routes in Europe.

Port Tarragona and Puerta Centro-Ciudad del Transporte have consolidated the agreement that will allow the Catalan infrastructure to expand to the centre of the Iberian Peninsula and establish itself in what will be the most important logistics and service platform in Spain, with the capacity to channel the main flows of national, European and international goods between rail and road to the maritime ports and the centre of the country.

The main aim of Port Tarragona is to develop a multipurpose intermodal terminal in this strategic location between Guadalajara and Marchamalo (Castilla-La Mancha), 70 km from Madrid and connected to the main road and rail communication routes in the country.

The future intermodal terminal, which will be called the PortTarragona Terminal Guadalajara-Marchamalo, will cover some 150,000 m2. This new infrastructure will be complemented by the La Boella Intermodal Terminal in Tarragona, and will promote the growth of intermodal rail-road and maritime traffic.

The Guadalajara Intermodal Terminal will be located in the Madrid corridor, the most dynamic area in the environs of Madrid, which boasts over 6 million inhabitants in a 60 km radius.

Thanks to its connectivity with the main ports of the Cantabrian coast (Bilbao, Santander) and the Mediterranean coast (Tarragona, Barcelona) and its location in an industrial environment, Guadalajara Intermodal Terminal will provide high capacity in terms of load volumes, fostering the development of intermodal transport of goods by rail.

With respect to road communications, the future terminal will be connected to main transport routes (R-2, CM-101, and A-2, European Route I-90) and the rail network on the Madrid-Tarragona / Barcelona-French border line.

For Port Tarragona, the project is an excellent opportunity for intermodal growth through the development of this important multipurpose and multi-client terminal in the central Iberian Peninsula, which will connect with the main seaports on the Spanish coasts.

The infrastructure will be of supra regional and international standing and will be capable of channelling the main national, European and international flows of containers and breakbulk either to or from Madrid and its metropolitan area, which includes the Port, the cities of Guadalajara, Toledo, Segovia and Ávila. It will also be one of the main centres for the regional and metropolitan distribution of the Henares Corridor.

Rail companies have expressed their interest and have put forward offers for operating in PortTarragona Terminal Guadalajara-Marchamalo and in developing services in Port Tarragona between both terminals after being informed of the project and the La Boella intermodal terminal.

In terms of rail connections, the Ciudad de Transporte is connected to ADIF Line 200, which is a conventional gauge track and is connected to the Mediterranean Corridor rail network (Rail Freight Corridor 6) and allows linking to the Atlantic corridor via Zaragoza (north) or Madrid (south) (Rail Freight Corridor 4).

It is also outside the suburban railway network of Madrid, which will avoid it being limited by capacity constraints caused by metropolitan passenger traffic. This will mean notable savings in time and cost in terms of transport services and greater efficiency with respect to the infrastructures used for goods transport.

All of the above will allow goods stored in PortTarragona Terminal Guadalajara-Marchamalo to reach anywhere in the world through Port Tarragona and vice versa.