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Tests on the Mole's underground passage trains begin next week

The infrastructure will be available by Christmas, according to the forecasts of the Basque Government.

 La consejera de Movilidad Sostenible, Susana García Chueca (c), visita este miércoles los últimos avances en la construcción de la estación del Topo en Pasai Antxo, que forma parte de la nueva variante ferroviaria Altza-Galtzaraborda y que supondrá una revolución urbana en esta localidad guipuzcoana. EFE/Juan Herrero.
Mole. Photo: EFE

The Mole's underground intern in downtown San Sebastian will take a further step next week, on the way to being ready by the end of the year, as they will begin testing the gauge and dynamics of trains, that is, trains will travel the route for the first time.

"We are going to put the trains in the tunnels for the first time, in a straight line, in a curve, empty, with weight... to check that everything is fine and works, then the drivers are going to do the necessary tests and get the training," said Susana García Chueca, Counsellor for Sustainable Mobility.



The head of the Basque Government announced in a statement this Friday that the civil work on the railway was completed in June and that the public body Euskal Trenbide Sarea (ETS) is currently making progress in the final touches of architecture, facilities and catenary.

"Before Christmaswe will be able to use  in the most important infrastructure built in Gipuzkoa in recent years, "said García Chueca, convinced that it will" revolutionize "mobility in San Sebastian and the region.

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