Public Transport Sal
Project: OV Saal
Industry: Infrastructure
Location: Almere
Completion: 2016
Client: Prorail
Installer: Strukton Systems Signaling & Power Supply
A new phase has recently been completed in the so-called OV SAAL project, a public transport project aimed at the Schiphol to Lelystad section. This concerned the completion of the new construction of the Pampuspad substation in Almere, which completely replaces the former switching station at this location. The capacity expansion and modernization of the rail route from the national airport to far into the Flevopolder is also urgently needed.
More and more people take the train between Schiphol and Lelystad. If the track is not adapted to this, there will also be considerable traffic jams here, just like on the road. The national government has asked ProRail to convert the railway line between Schiphol and Lelystad into a modern ‘railway highway’, with room for more train traffic. Amsterdam is becoming busier, and the development of the Zuidas is also leading to more travellers. At the same time, train traffic to and from the north via the Hanzelijn is growing and Almere is getting 60,000 new homes. It is a challenge to prepare the track for the future around Almere and Lelystad and especially in busy Amsterdam. To this end, the OV SAAL project: Public Transport Schiphol – Amsterdam – Almere – Lelystad has been started.
Increasing the capacity of the track is not always a matter of laying extra track. There is often not enough space for that. However, the railway network is being adapted and modernized in such a way that more trains can run per hour.
The new Pampuspad substation, part of OV SAAL, was built for Prorail, with Movares being responsible for the design. The implementation of the installations was in the hands of Strukton Systems Seinwezen & Voeding. Strukton opted for the watertight sealing of the necessary cables for MCT Brattberg’s transit systems.
