Padua-Mestre High-Speed Line

Construction of the Padova-Mestre High Speed line, Italy

Railway Track

The railway line, in operation, is double track equipped with Vignoles UNI 60 E 1 rails with standard gauge of 1,435 mm electrically welded, with prestressed reinforced concrete sleepers of 260 cm spaced 60 cm apart and Pandrol elastic fastening.

Electric traction

Electric traction is at 3,000 volts DC.

Signalling system

The “train spacing” system exploits the new ERTMS/ETCS technology (European Rail Traffic Management System/European Train Control System), which represents the new standard to ensure interoperability between European railway lines. The system is composed of a Trackside Subsystem (SST) which, communicating.