Diagnóstico del estado actual de la vía férrea y estaciones en el tramo de Espinal a Ibagué, para rehabilitación y posible operación de trenes de carga y pasajeros

Abstract

This work has the purpose of identifying the current state of the rail corridor located in the department of Tolima, in the section of Espinal - Ibagué; comprised by the stations Espinal, Chicoral, Gualanday, Buenos Aires, Picaleña and Ibagué, through a descriptive photographic record on the main affectations that impede the operation of the corridor, besides the elements of the superstructure and complementary works such as stations, bridges and works were analyzed. of art. With the analysis of the information collected, a possible alternative is proposed, with a new preliminary schematic layout that uses stretches of the existing corridor, as well as the change of the width of the yard pathway (914 mm) to international standard width (143 mm), improving the geometry road, supported by the rules of the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC) International Union of Railways and the American Association of Engineering and Rail Maintenance (AREMA), allowing to improve regional connectivity, between the center of the country with the main port of Colombia