Astigarraga. The construction of the railway station will begin by the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026. They are
Following the signing of a working agreement to carry out the project, the mayor has said that it is a "happy" day for the municipality to have a transport that "connects with Gipuzkoa".
Agreement signing act. Photo: EITB
The Basque Government has announced that the construction of the railway station and passage in the vicinity of Astigarraga (Gipuzkoa) will begin at the end of this year or the beginning of 2026, as confirmed by the Transport Adviser, Susana García Chueva, at the signing of an agreement with the Spanish Government and the Astigarraga City Council.
The project will have a budget of around EUR 15 million and the Basque Government will contribute EUR 2.6 million, the rest of the State, and the City Council will provide land for the construction of the station and the walkway.
The mayor of Astigarraga, Xabier Urdangarin Lasa, has said that it is "a happy day" for the astigartarras to sign a labour agreement that "will connect the municipality with Gipuzkoa." The mayor has acknowledged that Astigarraga has "major shortcomings" in transport and that, in connection with the Irun-Brinkola line, they will be able to go to work, to study. "
The Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, José Antonio Santano, has stressed that the Spanish Government will invest EUR 12 million in the construction of the station and the walkway, "80% of the budget".
He has acknowledged that Irun-Brinkola is a line that has been left "weakened", with major day-to-day problems, including a drop in frequencies and the two-month interruptions it will have this summer and next, but he has said that by the end of 2026 "everything will be going on and the frequencies will be back ".
García Chueca, for his part, has confirmed that the works will start at the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026 and has stressed that the train remains "a tool for sustainable mobilitywith a great future ", and has recalled that the infrastructure will not only connect Astigarraga with the suburban line, but that the Riberas de Loiola exchange area will be able to accommodate Euskotren.
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