Adif puts new Oural Tunnel into service in Galicia
- Location
- Monforte de Lemos–Lugo, Galicia · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Project
- Oural Tunnel
- Investment
- Approx. EUR 626 million allocated for the entire Ourense–Monforte de Lemos–Lugo corridor modernisation (over EUR 507 million already spent, co-financed by the EU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan); tunnel-specific cost is not separately stated.
- Status
- Completed / in operation
The new 1.9 km Oural Tunnel (52 m² cross-section, single electrified track, concrete slab track) sits on the Monforte de Lemos–Lugo section of Line 800 León–A Coruña and was put into operation by Adif on 23 September 2025. It runs parallel to the existing tunnel about 20 m away, which is now being converted into an evacuation gallery with three connecting passages. The project is part of the wider upgrade of the 117 km Ourense–Monforte de Lemos–Lugo line, which links to Spain's high-speed network at Ourense.
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