Hupac’s new Combiconnect terminal in Barcelona welcomes first train
The brand new Combiconnect terminal in La Llagosta, 20 kilometres north of Barcelona, has received its first test train coming from Antwerp. The facility, managed by Hupac and TPNova, will be able to handle 20 trains per day once at full capacity.
The first convoy was operated by Royal Den Hartogh Logistics, a Dutch company specialised in transport services for the chemical industry. One of their drivers, Fermín de la Rosa, “entered the terminal for the very first time and had the honor of delivering the first unit”, the company said on LinkedIn.
The upgrade of the Combiconnect terminal was concluded a couple days before Christmas. The Spanish facility is now connected to the standard gauge infrastructure leading to France, creating a seamless connection between the two countries. In total, there was an investment of more than 80 million euros to implement mixed gauge switches, improve security and telecommunications systems and install new gantry cranes.
