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We manage the modernisation of the CPTM metro lines of São Paulo, delivering Project Management and technical support services.
São Paulo’s dynamic and active population means an enormous number of daily journeys are made using urban transport, and the current system is unable to meet the needs of its commuters. Some of the city’s metro lines are so crowded that at times there are up to 9 passengers per m².This situation is compounded by the current success of the Brazilian economy and the establishment of fare integration policies between the various modes of public transport.As a result, the Brazilian government has set up an investment plan of 5,000 million Euros for the São Paulo metro, in order to increase transport capacity for lines 1, 2 and 3, and to begin operating two new lines, 4 and 6, while extending lines 2 and 5.Ineco will be responsible for modernising the São Paulo CPTM metro lines, providing Project Management services and technical support.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM)Execution period:1997 - 2015Carousel:Image:Link:BrazilImage:Link:Santo Amaro Station CPTM Line 9 EmeraldImage:Link:CPTM São Paulo Inner Light StationImage:Link:CPTM São Paulo SubwayClaim:A driving force for São PauloSubtitle:6 metro lines
Increased service frequency, with trains running every 3 minutes
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Complete ModernisationParagraph body:Ineco’s task will be to coordinate and manage the programme, providing specialised technical support in railway projects, infrastructure, tracks and rolling stock, and financial and environmental studies. It will also supervise the manufacture and installation of tracks and rolling stock.
The modernisation of São Paulo’s CPTM lines will be a driving force for development in the city, as around 20% of the GDP is generated in this region of approximately 11 million inhabitants.
This project will enable the metro to reach all of São Paulo’s neighbourhoods and the city will finally have an urban transport system on a par with its economic development.Paragraph title:Globally recognised ProjectsParagraph body:Ineco has been involved in the almost 300 km of track that make up the Madrid Metro network, internationally recognised as the most innovative suburban system in the world. In addition, it has collaborated on the construction and redevelopment of metro lines in other Spanish cities such as Seville, Barcelona and Valencia.
The efficient way in which Ineco carries out its projects has not gone unnoticed, and as a result the company has been contracted for the construction of suburban lines at an international level, notably in São Paulo, and also in Belgrade, Mumbai, Caracas, Tallinn and Medellin.Service:Geographic Area:Testimony carousel position:Under summaryCite carousel position:Under paragraph 1 -
To guarantee that a product or service is safe and complies with all standards, it must pass an independent assessment by specialists approved by the Spanish National Accreditation Entity (ENAC, for its Spanish abbreviation). In the case of the rail transport system, Ineco is certified as an “independent safety assessor” in the areas of command & control and signalling, rolling stock, energy, infrastructure, maintenance and operation and traffic management.
Ineco has worked for more than a decade carrying out independent safety assessments in the Spanish rail network, a task which it has been a pioneer. The company was first certified in 2009 with accreditation number 76/EI058. In 2015, this was renewed and extended to cover the fields of rolling stock, energy, infrastructure, maintenance and operation and traffic management. The work of ENAC-certified entities, moreover, is valid not only in Spain but also in the over 70 countries with which it has mutual recognition agreements, including the European Union, the US, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, India, United Arab Emirates and Mexico, among others.
Ineco is an active participant in the practical application of the CENELEC 50126, 50128 and 50129 standards and the European Regulation 402/2013 on a Common Safety Method during independent safety assessments carried out for service commencement processes for Spanish high speed railway lines. Ineco has a presence in all phases of the safety life cycle, from the initial concept and system definition stages to system validation. This includes final safety acceptance of the service commencement, both for new infrastructure and modifications to existing infrastructure. The company is also working in Saudi Arabia for the Haramain project, where it is carrying out the independent safety assessment (ISA) for the ERTMS on-board systems to be used on the Makkah–Madinah line. It is also carrying out ISAs for line L2 and the L1 extension for the Panama metro; these have a global scope, covering all subsystems: command and control, energy, track, workshops and rolling stock, and the integration of these.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Railway operators, infrastructure administrators, technology and building companies, national safety agenciesExecution period:2004 - To dateCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco: over ten years’ experience as an independent safety assessorSubtitle:12 certified ISA bodies in Spain
Multi-lateral agreements with over 70 countries
Paragraph:Paragraph title:An independent safety assessmentParagraph body:Today’s railway lines are greatly complex infrastructure made up of a large number of elements and which is subject to very extensive legal and technical regulations requiring highly specialised inspectors. Throughout the period from planning to service commencement, European and international regulations require verification that each and every one of the elements and subsystems function correctly: from the simplest, such as sleepers, to the most complex, such as software.
For this purpose, two types of safety study are carried out. Firstly, hazard analyses, which identify threats that could bring the system to a potentially dangerous situation and work on mitigation measures or barriers to avoid these. Secondly, and at a higher level, there is the type of study known as ISAs (independent safety assessment). Unlike hazard analyses, ISAs can only be carried out by an accredited body.
Ineco’s safety assessors are a team of engineers recognised as experts in the rail sector, who have extensive experience in railway engineering, railway safety installations, infrastructure, energy, rolling stock, operation and maintenance, in addition to having first-hand knowledge of the safety procedures and processes of the main railway material suppliers.
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Ineco has carried out a study into the infrastructure and superstructure of the line 4 of Tallinn metro.
Tram line 4 of Tallinn, capital of Estonia, is subject to high demand at peak hours which is why the authorities are boosting development of electric powered transport in the city.That is why the authorities are boosting development of electric powered transport in the city. Tallinn is not only the country's biggest city but also its financial and political centre. Ineco worked on modernisation of Line 4 of the tram system which will continue to form part of the colourful landscape of this medieval city. We drew up the study for the 16 kilometres of the current Line 4 which connects the Tondi district with the old quarter and Üliste, the site of Lennart Meri airport.The analysis included both the infrastructure and the superstructure to define the operating problems deriving mostly from the age of the rolling stock and the tracks, equipment and facilities.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Tallinn City CouncilExecution period:2011- 2012Carousel:Image:Link:Tallinn tram, external tankImage:Link:Tallinn tram interiorImage:Link:Tallinn tram, platform, pavement and boardImage:Link:Tallinn tram, passengers up and down with dangerImage:Link:Tallinn tram Narva-Viru sectionClaim:Tallinn gets up to date the sustainable waySubtitle:15 trams
16 kilometres in length
Paragraph:Name:Job:Sentence:The aim of optimising this mode of transport was to enhance the capacity and endow the facility with new technologies to enhance energy efficiencyParagraph body:Ineco developed the preliminary design, the specifications for the work to be performed on the line and procurement of the new rolling stock. A total of 15 tram cars were replaced with others with greater passenger capacity and a design adapted to the new infrastructure in accordance with European standards and the energy saving requirements.
In addition to modernising the track and the tram cars, Ineco proposed upgrading of five traction power substations and the construction of a new one.Service:Geographic Area: -
Since its conception in 1968, Ineco has collaborated directly and intensely in the development of Spain’s conventional rail network, with active participation in all phases: planning, design, technological development, project management, building, service commencement and maintenance and operation consultancy.
Over the years, the company has collaborated in the different technical areas necessary to achieve optimal railway operation and maximum safety. Among its many collaborations with Adif, the company has carried out actions in various technical areas: infrastructure, track, signalling, electrification, telecommunications, stations, gauge changeover facilities, operation and standardisation.
The company has worked in infrastructure inspection, inventory and maintenance. It also participates in the different strategic improvement plans needed for the progressive replacement of old equipment in order to offer the best options in rail traffic management. In addition to this, Ineco participates in the design and preventive and corrective maintenance of infrastructure, track and electrification installations. It has also worked in a supportive role, providing design and assistance in the implementation and/or modernisation of telecommunications services.
The recent development of the network with mixed gauges, in which Ineco also participated, should also be noted. This enables the re-use of the current infrastructure with the fastest, most modern rolling stock, as well as structuring a necessary connection between Iberian- and standard-gauge tracks.
In addition, there is an ever-greater need to provide a path for goods arriving or departing through ports. In recent years, the company has worked both with the railway operator Adif and with port authorities to improve, increase and modernise rail connections with both gauges.
Examples worth mentioning are the work carried out on access to the ports of Barcelona and Málaga, etc., and the work now underway, with technical assistance from Ineco, to build a new spur in the area of Camarillas (Murcia), which will cut the journey by over 20 km and half an hour. The work, financed by the Port Authority of Cartagena, aim to improve rail transport and connections with the rest of the network.
The modernisation that has taken place in rail transport has boosted the introduction of new products such as electronic signalling points (electronic blocks), jointless track circuits and ATP automatic driving assistance systems. Ineco collaborated in the development and enhancement of these technologies.
With respect to stations, the company has designed and managed works for the new passenger stations which have become necessary to structure the network throughout Spain.
Ineco participated in Adif’s plans to improve stations and remove level crossings.
Improving accessibility. The main action lines consist in rehabilitating and modernising buildings, raising and extending platforms, platform access ramps and entrance halls, the accessibility of paths and car parks, adapting stairways and handrails to meet regulations, installing ramps and lifts on platforms and improving to lighting.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:AdifExecution period:1968 to dateCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco’s continued involvement in the development of the Spanish conventional networkSubtitle:Over 12,000 km of track
Over 1,900 passenger stations
Over 1,200 tunnels
Over 6,300 bridges
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Removal of level crossingsParagraph body:The Ministry of Public Works is working towards both removing level crossings and improving the safety of those that have yet to be removed. Among other projects, Ineco has participated in removing level crossings in Asturias, between Pola de Siero and Nava, and on the Puebla de San Julián spur, where 14 level crossings were removed.
Ineco also offered its support in the definition of a regulatory framework and in drafting, reviewing and updating regulations, and collaborated in drawing up the Circulation Regulation and skills training.
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Urban transport is essential for the daily life of citizens. Its improvement involves knowledge in different areas of specialisation that allows us to implement different efficient systems that optimise urban mobility.
In most countries, in recent years there has been an unequal evolution in terms of modes of transport, with road transport growing most, which has generated an increase in the number of private vehicles, causing problems of pollution and congestion, which have lowered the living standards of the residents of large urban centres.
With the aim of resolving all of these difficulties, Ineco has opted to address urban reorganisation with an integrative approach, implementing innovative models for managing mobility, boosting intermodal exchange and giving priority to environmental criteria and to the improvement of the quality of life of citizens.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Madrid Metro, Tenerife Metro, the Regional Government of Andalusia, Malaga Metro, Medellín Metro, Sao Paulo Metro, Chile MetroExecution period:From 2002 to presentCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Several countries have trusted Ineco to develop urban transport in their citiesSubtitle:Ineco has experience in the validation of the design, construction and receiving of all types of urban rolling stock, having participated in the supply of more than 100 units of Metro/Tram.
Extensive knowledge of the technologies of design and construction of Rolling Stock of the most important manufacturers worldwide.
Ineco is the only company accredited by ENAC (National Accreditation Entity) as a Rail Rolling Stock Inspection Entity.
Paragraph:Paragraph title:References in design validationParagraph body:Thanks to Ineco’s role as the reference engineering company in design validation, construction and the receiving of all types of rolling stock, various administrators such as the Metro of Tenerife, Madrid, Malaga and Sao Paulo, the Regional Government of Andalusia, Medellín and Chile, have trusted Ineco’s services such as technical assistance for the supervision of the processes of design, development, manufacturing, placing into service and maintenance of the supply of new units for trams and metros.
Ineco has extensive experience in technical assistance tasks and engineering activities that support rail operators for the supervision of the processes of design and development, manufacturing, placing into service and maintenance of rolling stock.
The services provided by the company ensure the quality of the rolling stock, covering all phases of the product’s lifecycle, from its conception to its withdrawal from service, including the process of acquisition, design, manufacturing, testing, putting into service, maintenance, re-engineering and improvement, etc.
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El Plan de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética de Aena tiene el objetivo de optimizar el consumo de energía, a través de medidas que fomenten el ahorro y la eficiencia energética, así como el uso de energías renovables, de manera coordinada y global para todos sus aeropuertos
Ineco colabora con Aena en la identificación de las necesidades de los aeropuertos relacionadas con la mejora de la sostenibilidad del transporte aéreo y la eficiencia energética, así como de las diferentes acciones desarrolladas en su red, obteniendo información de las actuaciones ya realizadas y de sus resultados. De ese modo, a partir de esas experiencias y de todas aquellas medidas de implantación potencial en los aeropuertos, se desarrollan líneas de actuación comunes para toda la red.
Estas medidas buscan unificar los criterios y la colaboración con los aeropuertos tanto en el fomento de la eficiencia energética como de las energías renovables, en línea con los objetivos generales del Plan de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética.
Entre los principales trabajos que se llevan a cabo se encuentran: el desarrollo de un acuerdo marco para el proyecto, suministro y/o instalación de sistemas de iluminación basados en tecnologías eficientes energéticamente; y un plan estratégico de desarrollo fotovoltaico en Aena.
En cuanto al acuerdo marco de iluminación, su objetivo principal es alcanzar un ahorro energético-económico mediante la utilización de nuevas tecnologías siempre bajo el cumplimiento de la normativa de aplicación.
Por otra parte, el plan fotovoltaico busca obtener un dimensionamiento inicial de potenciales instalaciones fotovoltaicas en autoconsumo. Inicialmente, se implantarán instalaciones fotovoltaicas en autoconsumo en cuatro aeropuertos canarios para, posteriormente, continuar con el resto de aeropuertos de la red, priorizando aquellos que cuentan con un buen recurso solar y un gran consumo, de manera que sus ahorros energéticos sean significativos respecto del consumo total de la red.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Aena S.M.E. S.A.Execution period:2014 - 2019Carousel:Image:Link:Implementation and Monitoring of Aena’s Energy Efficiency and Savings PlanClaim:Sustainable airportsSubtitle:5 years of experience
Improved air transport sustainability
Increased energy efficiency
Paragraph:Paragraph title:More than five years of collaborationParagraph body:Ineco has more than five years of experience in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of energy efficiency and savings plans.
The company has also carried out the Ministry of Public Works’ Energy Efficiency Plan (2011), Aena’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2013) and Adif’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2009-2014). Currently, Ineco is also developing Adif’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2014-2020).
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Responsible for the follow up, control and inspection of the construction and commissioning of the new fleet at Medellín metro.
The Medellín Metro upgraded its rolling stock with 12 new three-car units manufactured in Spain by CAF. Ineco is responsible for the monitoring, control and inspection of the construction and commissioning of the new light rail vehicles.Medellín has more than 2.5 million inhabitants and is the second biggest city in Colombia after the capital Bogotá. The city is located in a rugged mountainous area 1,300 metres above sea level. In 2004 it became the first city in the world to have aerial cable car lines (Metrocable) as public a transport system.The metro system transports more than 150 million passengers per annum. It has 32 stations, 25 for the light rail system and the rest for the Metrocable.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Medellín Metro, ColombiaExecution period:2010-2012Carousel:Image:Link:Interior unitsImage:Link:FacilitiesImage:Link:FacilitiesImage:Link:Medellin metro lines mapImage:Link:Medellin subway visit to factory CAF ZaragozaClaim:Modernising the Medellín MetroSubtitle:More than 150 million passengers
Speeds up to 100 km/hr
32 stations
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Working on both sides of the AtlanticParagraph body:Ineco is in charge of technical management of the entire rolling stock design, construction and commissioning project and carries out supervision of all phases in close cooperation with qualified experts on the other side of the Atlantic.
Paragraph body:The new fleet will be provided with cutting-edge technology, optimal safety features, capacity for 1,145 passengers, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h and four doors on each side.
With this renovation of its fleet Medellín will have a metro system in line with the pace of development that the region is experiencing.Service:Geographic Area:Cite carousel position:Under summary -
To guarantee that a product or service is safe and complies with all standards, it must pass an independent assessment by specialists approved by the Spanish National Accreditation Entity (ENAC, for its Spanish abbreviation). In the case of the rail transport system, Ineco is certified as an “independent safety assessor” in the areas of command & control and signalling, rolling stock, energy, infrastructure, maintenance and operation and traffic management.
Ineco has worked for more than a decade carrying out independent safety assessments in the Spanish rail network, a task which it has been a pioneer. The company was first certified in 2009 with accreditation number 76/EI058. In 2015, this was renewed and extended to cover the fields of rolling stock, energy, infrastructure, maintenance and operation and traffic management. The work of ENAC-certified entities, moreover, is valid not only in Spain but also in the over 70 countries with which it has mutual recognition agreements, including the European Union, the US, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, India, United Arab Emirates and Mexico, among others.
Ineco is an active participant in the practical application of the CENELEC 50126, 50128 and 50129 standards and the European Regulation 402/2013 on a Common Safety Method during independent safety assessments carried out for service commencement processes for Spanish high speed railway lines. Ineco has a presence in all phases of the safety life cycle, from the initial concept and system definition stages to system validation. This includes final safety acceptance of the service commencement, both for new infrastructure and modifications to existing infrastructure. The company is also working in Saudi Arabia for the Haramain project, where it is carrying out the independent safety assessment (ISA) for the ERTMS on-board systems to be used on the Makkah–Madinah line. It is also carrying out ISAs for line L2 and the L1 extension for the Panama metro; these have a global scope, covering all subsystems: command and control, energy, track, workshops and rolling stock, and the integration of these.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Railway operators, infrastructure administrators, technology and building companies, national safety agenciesExecution period:2004 - To dateCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco: over ten years’ experience as an independent safety assessorSubtitle:12 certified ISA bodies in Spain
Multi-lateral agreements with over 70 countries
Paragraph:Paragraph title:An independent safety assessmentParagraph body:Today’s railway lines are greatly complex infrastructure made up of a large number of elements and which is subject to very extensive legal and technical regulations requiring highly specialised inspectors. Throughout the period from planning to service commencement, European and international regulations require verification that each and every one of the elements and subsystems function correctly: from the simplest, such as sleepers, to the most complex, such as software.
For this purpose, two types of safety study are carried out. Firstly, hazard analyses, which identify threats that could bring the system to a potentially dangerous situation and work on mitigation measures or barriers to avoid these. Secondly, and at a higher level, there is the type of study known as ISAs (independent safety assessment). Unlike hazard analyses, ISAs can only be carried out by an accredited body.
Ineco’s safety assessors are a team of engineers recognised as experts in the rail sector, who have extensive experience in railway engineering, railway safety installations, infrastructure, energy, rolling stock, operation and maintenance, in addition to having first-hand knowledge of the safety procedures and processes of the main railway material suppliers.
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