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transform Madrid’s L11

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The tunnel boring machine that will open the new Madrid Metro underground corridor between Carabanchel and Retiro is now is in its last tests before starting engines. It will be the decisive step for the L11 project to continue on its course. We tell you all the details. Why does it matter? The expansion of line 11 It is one of the most relevant transport infrastructure works being carried out in Madrid today. The new section will connect by metro two ends of the city that are currently poorly connected: the south, from Carabanchel, to the east, arriving at Conde de Casal in the Retiro district, passing through stations such as Madrid Río, Arganzuela, Palos de la Frontera and Atocha. When operational, which is planned for late 2027 or early 2028, it will greatly benefit transportation in the city. The machine behind the tunnel. Mayrit is the name of the tunnel boring machine which will run most of this section. Manufactured in Germany for almost two years, it measures 98 meters in length, 9 meters wide and weighs 1,500 tons. He arrived in Madrid by land and sea after a complex transfer, and It has been being assembled for months at the Comillas station, the point from which it will begin its advance. According to account the medium 20 Minutes, the machine has been in the technical and hydraulic testing phase for several days, so everything indicates that it could soon be put into operation. In fact, the Ministry of Transport expects it to be before the end of March. How it works and what makes it special. The operation of Mayrit is interesting, since in addition to drilling, it is advancing and, in the process, building the tunnel. Just like account In the middle, its cutting wheel incorporates 54 discs, 172 picks and 24 battens, tools that erode the ground and remove the excavated material. At the same time, the machine places rings of concrete segments that form the final structure through which the trains will circulate. In addition, it has a system of locks that allows it to be stopped at any point during the excavation in the event of a breakdown, without having to wait to reach a station. The tour. Mayrit will depart from Comillas and will have 5,227 meters ahead of it to its extraction point, located beyond the M-30 to avoid affecting the Colonia del Hogar Ferroviario and Darwin Park, in Moratalaz. According to pointed In the middle, the route is divided into four segments: Comillas-Madrid Río (1,114 meters), Madrid Río-Arganzuela (1,613 meters, the longest), Arganzuela-Palos de la Frontera (709 meters, the shortest) and Palos de la Frontera-Atocha (1,436 meters). To all this we must add the final 355 meters between Conde de Casal and the extraction well. At its pace, which is about 15 meters a day, the tunnel boring machine should reach Madrid Río this summer. The traditional method. Before Mayrit enters the scene, part of the route (specifically the section that connects Comillas with Plaza Elíptica) is using the Belgian method (also called in Spain the classic Madrid method). This system, based on manual excavation and progressive shoring, advances about 50 meters per month. The tunnel boring machine, under normal conditions, will drill 450 meters per month, so the difference is abysmal. Maintenance stops. According to account 20 Minutes, upon arriving in Madrid Río, Mayrit will make a technical stop to check its cutting wheel and replace worn parts. The duration of this stoppage will depend on the state in which the machinery arrives and may extend to other parts of the system. It is expected that this type of checks will be repeated at each station, although the machine can stop at any point if necessary. The total term. With all the stages added up and taking into account the maintenance stops, the general director of Collective Transport Infrastructure of the Community of Madrid, Miguel Núñez, estimated that the complete excavation between Comillas and Conde de Casal will take between 13 and 14 months. If the start-up occurs before the end of March, calculations place the end of drilling around May or June 2027, although the opening to the public of the new section will take a few more months, as it requires completing the installations, equipment and operational tests. Cover image | Madrid Metro In Xataka | Madrid wants to build a garbage can in a residential neighborhood. Now he has thousands of angry neighbors

Of all that Madrid’s Metro could copy of Tokyo, he has opted for the craziest: “Embujadores”

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The Madrid Metro congested, it is crowded and there is no more soul. It is what is lived every morning and the images have been getting worse over the years. With half a city raised by the works, the situation has been complicated (even) more in the Madrid suburban. Solution: “Pushers”. 120 people. That is the number of traigators that Metro de Madrid has deployed to manage and redirect the volume of passengers that tries to find a hole in the wagons of the Madrid lines, they explain in eldiario.es. The goal is to alert travelers that they are trying to clench in a vehicle when the same train still has a free gap to cover. Obviously, passengers have not taken to describe these employees as “pushers”, referring to Japanese personnel who in the Tokyo subway constraint passengers with strength of the wagons during the wagons during the peak hours. Oshiyas. EITHER “EMPJORADORES”in Spanish. Men, suit and white gloves. And less common than we think. It is a simple, effective, not very orthodox but key job for a suburban that moves some 8.3 million passengers daily. The Oshiyas They are responsible for pushing travelers in the subway. They do it without contemplations, compressing passengers to the last loophole before closing the doors. They take care, in fact, that a briefcase does not hinder the maneuver or closing the doors themselves. Yes indeed, Not all stations They have their pushers. His work is concentrated early in the morning and, to attend the “show”, you have to move to one of the main stations of the city such as Ueno, Shinjuku or Okachimachi. Managing. The “pushers” of the Madrid Metro are very different. Because they change the suit, the hat and the white gloves for a yellow vest with the company of the company. But above all because they don’t really push. Or not, at least, as is done in the subway stations of the Japanese city. In this case, these workers push passengers to move to an area of ​​the subway carrier a little more busy. Do not squeeze people by force but passengers do do their best to occupy until the last loophole. These “pushers” are something like “space managers.” Click on the image to go to the original tweet Click on the image to go to the original tweet It is not the first time. As they point out in the digital medium, it is not the first time that these workers appear in the Madrid suburban. The company provides for the use of this type of personnel in exceptional circumstances such as football or large concerts, but only in the stations close to the enclosure. Already in 2017 the term “pushers” became common in the conversations of those who took public transport early in the morning. So The world He explained that the workers could “play in the back to help (passengers) to get on the car.” On that occasion they were on Line 4 due to the works on Line 8 and the workers were also known as “plates.” A gymnkana. Madrid has become in recent months a Cumulus of works and conditions that, obviously, have had their impact on the volume of suburban travelers. At the moment, the capital has works that affect shot traffic in the northern part of La Castellana, in the M-30 as it passes through sales and at the entrance of the A-5. This last work directly affects the buses that come from Móstoles, Alcorcón and other nearby towns, leaving passengers at the four -wind station where They are distributed between nearby and the subway. But, in addition, the partial closure of Metro Line 6, one of the busiest in the city since it is part of a wide ring that surrounds the entire center of it is added. In total, there are 120 people that Metro has deployed for this task. “They are technicians or line bosses, among whose functions this is,” they point out from the company to eldiario.es. Reinforcement? Obviously, seeing the images, The reinforcements in the Madrid Metro They have focused the political and social debate. What we know is that line 5 and 10 saw their frequency increased by 9% on the occasion of the works of the A-5 (adding to the nearby reinforcements and the special bus services). Subsequently, new reinforcements were secured in both lines (of 14% and 11%, respectively) with the closure of line 6. In line 1, the reinforcement is 14%, on line 3 of 13%and in line 2 of 6%. Likewise, in lines 4, 8 and 12 they have also added more trains to the usual frequencies. The doubt, therefore, is whether they are enough. The images of travelers in the middle of peak is more firewood for the political debate in a city that tries to live with the works daily. Photo | Erell Ceridwen and Raúl Hernández González In Xataka | There is a competition to tour the 274 Madrid Metro stations in the shortest possible time. And new record is already sought

Madrid’s plan to resurrect a road that has been dead for more than twenty years

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Madrid has a ghost highway. It is not that it appears and disappears, it is always present. Nor is it that ghosts pass through her. We don’t know that. What is certain is that cars do not happen. If the few neighbors who want to take a walk through a 12 -kilometer asphalt block that does not lead anywhere. Almost 20 years later they want to finish it. Paralyzed. 2005. Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). The works of the MP-203 begin. The goal is to decongest the A-2 highway at its entrance to Madrid. The intention is to offer an alternative route to those who, at the outset, go further south. Start in the A-2 as it passes through Alcalá de Henares, destiny the A-3 as it passes through Vallecas. Two years later, the works were abandoned. Cintra, the concessionary company with the right to exploitation for the next 30 years after disbursement of more than 100 million euros stopped the works. From the Government of the Community of Madrid (PP), they said, first, that the efforts with the Government (then PSOE) had squandered the project. Subsequently, with the PP governing in Spain, the problem seemed to be in the relationship with Adif, on the occasion of a passage under the high speed Madrid-Barcelona. Cintra said the ball was on the roof of the regional government. All chaos can be reviewed in this article The country 2013. The Ghost Highway. By then, the road had been paralyzed for six years, without moving even one more meter from there where Cintra, 70 million euros spent, had left it. The residents of Alcalá de Henares did not know that in 2025 they were still going to have 12.5 kilometers paved from a highway anywhere. Because the beginning and end of the highway is the same: sand. Since the project was launched 20 years ago, the highway remains in the same state. Only the pedestrians who venture to take a walk through an environment of postpocalyptic reminiscences are passed. The MP-203 did not enjoy the global rescue that received the Spanish toll roads mediated the next decade. Now yes? 20 years after the works began. 18 years after his abandonment. The Community of Madrid has included in its Regional Road Plan for the 2025-2032 period the intention of carrying out the MP-203 spoiled project. The information brings it 20 minuteswho point out that the initial plan goes to begin the works in 2026 and have the road ended in 2028. To launch the project again, the Community of Madrid estimates that 58.5 million euros will be necessary. This figure would be added to the 70 million paid to Ferrovial (last responsible for the works) for compensation for not having finished the works at the time after the company made the initial investment. The changes? The most obvious: cars will circulate. Or, at least, they will not do it illegally as those who dispute the victory in the races that are organized there. Nor will the specialists who, this time legally, star in the filming that are consent there. In addition, the road is no longer faced as a toll road. The intention is that the link is completely free. Of course, in order to get to fruition, the final plan must be approved before the end of the year. If we get ahead, the road will end two decades after planning. Photo | Google Maps In Xataka | Spanish roads have a serious maintenance problem and the construction companies a solution: that you pay it

Real Madrid’s accounts to qualify for the round of 16 of the Champions League on the last day against Brest

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The new Champions League has taken it to the limit in this league phase by Real Madridwhich has so far added four victories and three defeats. The whites face their last match with a clear task: exhaust all possible options to qualify directly for the round of 16. The team led by Charles Ancelotti He currently occupies 16th place in a ranking dominated by the Liverpool. With 12 points under their belt, they need to beat Brest away from home once they have secured their presence at least in 9th to 24th places. The hypothetical victory against the French team would allow them to reach 15 points and climb even further positions, although it will also depend on the results of their direct rivals. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and Aston Villa are their main threats since they are above them in the standings. The task of sneaking into the top eight teams that directly access the round of 16 seems distant, but it is not impossible. He Bayer Leverkusen occupies 8th place with 13 points. “We have already lost two games… I don’t know if we can reach the top eight, but we are going to try,” said Ancelotti in the press conference prior to the match against Liverpool in Anfieldwhere Madrid fell 2-0. In this new format of the Champions League, where each goal can change the classification in real time, the whites have much more at stake than their continuity. So far, they have secured around 66 million euros, but the financial bonuses are an additional incentive. The UEFA It rewards 275,000 euros for each place you move up in the league phase, while finishing in first place brings almost 10 million euros. The eighth classified, which marks the limit to avoid the playoffswill pocket 6.875 million euros, in addition to an extra bonus of two million for advancing directly to the round of 16. The results of yesterday’s matches complicated Real Madrid’s accounts a little more, falling from 20th to 22nd place. However, after beating Salzburg the team has climbed to 16th position, above a direct rival like the Juventus. Furthermore, the defeats of Bayern and Borussia They keep hope in the club. The last day will be decisive, when the whites visit Brest to define their final position. Ancelotti, at a press conference with Real Madrid EFE The Madrid Champions On a sporting level, Ancelotti’s men arrive after a close victory against the Atalanta in Bergamo (2-3), which allowed them to keep their aspirations alive. However, the defeats against Lille (1-0) and Milan (1-3) have been a burden, both in points and image. Against Salzburg, Madrid will seek to improve its European performance and face the closing of this league phase with confidence. If Real Madrid manages to qualify for the playoff, they could have to face high-level rivals, such as Manchester Cityhe PSG or Bayern itself, who could also be left out of the top eight. Therefore, obtaining the best possible match will be vital to avoid surprises and advance to the round of 16. With one day left, the whites are already guaranteed their continuity in this renewed edition of the Champions League. Real Madrid’s options to qualify directly are very remote since, despite being at a point, they do not depend on themselves. However, the team has made sure not to go into the final match with excessive pressure.

This is how the Champions League classification remains after Real Madrid’s victory and Girona’s defeat

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He real Madrid has taken a giant step in its aspirations to qualify for the next round of the new Champions League after successfully winning against the Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabéu. Direct access to the round of 16 is complicated, but not impossible. He Gironafor its part, was eliminated after adding its sixth defeat in the league phase. The group led by Carlo Ancelotti has climbed to 16th position after adding a new three points that seemed capital in the objective of finishing between 9th and 24th position. He real Madrid is one point away from Bayer Leverkuseneighth, but ahead there are seven teams that start with a slight advantage. Aston Villa, Monaco, Feyenoord, Lille, Brest, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are ahead of Real Madrid. Among the teams that make up the Top 8, only Liverpool and Barça are already classified to the round of 16. Those who are already out of any fight are the Young Boys, Slovan Bratislava, Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Red Star, Girona, Leipzig, Sparta Prague and Bologna after the latest results obtained on the seventh day. P.T. P.J. P.G. PE PP GF GC DG 1) Liverpool 21 7 7 0 0 15 2 +13 2) Barcelona 18 7 6 0 1 26 11 +15 3) Arsenal 16 7 5 1 1 14 2 +12 4) Inter Milan 16 7 5 1 1 8 1 +7 5) Athletic 15 7 5 0 2 16 11 +5 6) Milan 15 7 5 0 2 13 9 +4 7) Atalanta 14 7 4 2 1 18 4 +14 8) Bayer Leverkusen 13 7 4 1 2 13 7 +6 9) To Villa 13 7 4 1 2 9 4 +5 10) Monaco 13 7 4 1 2 13 10 +3 11) Feyenoord 13 7 4 1 2 17 15 +2 12) Lille 13 7 4 1 2 11 9 +2 13) Brest 13 7 4 1 2 10 8 +2 14) Borussia Dortmund 12 7 4 0 3 19 11 +8 15) Bayern Munich 12 7 4 0 3 17 11 +6 16) R.Madrid 12 7 4 0 3 17 12 +5 17) Juventus 12 7 3 3 1 9 5 +4 18) Celtic 12 7 3 3 1 11 10 +1 19) PSV 11 7 3 2 2 13 10 +3 20) Witches 11 7 3 2 2 6 8 -2 21) Benfica 10 7 3 1 3 14 12 +2 22) Paris Saint-Germain 10 7 3 1 3 10 8 +2 23) Sp.Portugal 10 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 24) VfB Stuttgart 10 7 3 1 3 12 13 -1 25) M.City 8 7 2 2 3 15 13 +2 26) Dinamo Zagreb 8 7 2 2 3 10 18 -8 27) Shakhtar 7 7 2 1 4 7 13 -6 28) Bologna 5 7 1 2 4 3 8 -5 29) Sparta Prague 4 7 1 1 5 7 19 -12 30) Leipzig 3 7 1 0 6 8 14 -6 31) Girona 3 7 1 0 6 4 11 -7 32) Red Star 3 7 1 0 6 12 22 -10 33) Sturm Graz 3 7 1 0 6 4 14 -10 34) Salzburg 3 7 1 0 6 4 23 -19 35) Slovan Bratislava 0 7 0 0 7 6 24 -18 36) Young Boys 0 7 0 0 7 3 23 -20

Real Madrid’s resilience keeps the team alive in an edition of the Champions League that sows fear in the greats

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The new format of the Champions has put into practice the capacity that the real Madrid of overcome completely unknown difficulties in their fetish competition. The defeats against Lille, AC Milan and Liverpool caused the alarm light to go on regarding the possibility that the white club would not survive the league phase. However, a team like Real Madrid, hardened in a thousand battles, has known how face setbacks which has been found during its journey in a new edition completely unknown to all the European teams that make up this Champions League. The first match ball It took place in Bergamo. After the final whistle, Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief after the scare that Retegui gave him in the 94th minute. Real Madrid got something more valuable than the three points from their match against Atalantathe confidence to face a final phase with the certainty that the situation was going to be resolved. After the defeat against Liverpool, The future looked very dark for the Madrid team.. Two games and six points later, the real Madrid has already secured its qualification for the qualifying round of the round of 16 and who knows if, if it achieves victory against Brest On the last day, a series of cabals may occur that put the team among the first eight. The chances of that happening are very remote, but Real Madrid has shown on numerous occasions that He doesn’t understand probabilities and statistics.. In memory is still the data that UEFA released in the semi-final second leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City with the percentage of qualification options in the 89th minute of the match: 99% for the English team, 1% for the whites. The outcome? Ancelotti’s men ended up lifting the Champions League in Saint-Denis. Rush all options According to the RAE, resilience It is the ability of a living being to adapt to a disturbing agent or an adverse state or situation. In a completely unknown scenario – the real Madrid They have never been eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League in the 31 editions they have participated. The players took a step forward and with their vindication towards the figure of their coachhave reversed an unfavorable context. “We have already lost two games… I don’t know if we can reach the top eight, but we are going to try,” said Ancelotti in the press conference prior to the match against Liverpool in Anfieldwhere Madrid subsequently fell 2-0. Two months later, the Italian prefers to be cautious about what may happen: “There is not much to do or think. We have to win at Brest and see how we stay in the standings.” In terms of numbers, only one point separates Real Madrid from Bayer Leverkusen (eighth place). However, in terms of equipment there are seven ahead his: Bayern Munich; Borussia Dortmund Brest; Lille; Feyenoord AS Monaco and Aston Villa. In its favor is that only Liverpool and Barça have certified their classification. Therefore, there is six seats remaining for fourteen teams. Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo celebrate a goal with Real Madrid EFE The white team has regained its momentum and is on the way to regaining defensive solidity at the most important moment of the season. The four musketeers (Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappé and Bellingham) showed against Salzburg that, with very little, they can be a lethal team. Real Madrid at half throttle scored five goals against the Austrian team. The players are fine-tuning themselves in the second part of the season where the dispute for the most important titles begins: League, Champions and Copa del Rey. The offensive arsenal that Ancelotti has is the envy of any coach. That does not guarantee success, but it can be fundamental in the results of the matches. At this point, Real Madrid can breathe easy. They will face Brest on the last day having secured qualification for the qualifying round to the round of 16 of the Champions League. Clubs like Manchester City or PSG cannot say the same. They will risk everything on the last day. The new format of the Champions League has made it very difficult for teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City to finish in the top eight, but there is a (very big) possibility that the champion of 2023 will be eliminated at the first opportunity. Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique give instructions to their players during PSG – Manchester City. Reuters At the end of day seven, the team led by Pep Guardiola It is in position 25, that is, it would be out of the Champions League. On January 29, City has a early ending: If they do not beat Bruges at the Etihad Stadium, their participation in Europe will end. Everything is to be decided in the last match of the league phase. The main objective of the greats at the moment is not to think about lifting the ‘Orejona’ in the Allianz Arena, but adding the three points in the next match is the immediate duty. If one of the greats is eliminated, the season would be disastrous.

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