Azvi has completed the installation of an automatic OGI gauge–changing facility at Irún station, including the associated track and electrification works.
The project, on the Madrid–Hendaye line, forms part of a pilot test for the use of this technology in commercial freight services, enabling trains to run between networks with different track gauges by automatically changing the gauge of their axles.
As this is an experimental installation, the works have been carried out with the least possible impact on the activity of the intermodal terminal and without modifying the existing interlocking system.
The OGI system enables trains equipped with variable-gauge axles to automatically adapt their gauge when travelling across different railway networks.
This technology contributes to:
- Eliminating break-of-gauge points.
- Avoiding axle changes or the transshipment of goods between wagons.
- Reducing journey times and logistics costs.
- Improving the interoperability and competitiveness of rail freight transport.
