Railway upgrades roll on

Multi-million investment for Tram line between Dénia and Benidorm

THE REGIONAL government continues to pledge millions of euros of investment to upgrade the coastal railway between Benidorm and Dénia.

Line 9 of the Tram d’Alicant network - which is popular with both commuters and visitors to the Costa Blanca - is part of the Valencia government’s vision for sustainable public transport.

The stations between Benidorm and the Dénia terminus are all to be upgraded to remodel platforms and improve accessibility.

The cost of the Line 9 improvements and part of the network south of Benidorm on Line 1 is more than €11.2 million.

Train services are only running between Benidorm and

NATIONAL Police in Benidorm arrested a 36-year-old male of Montenegrin nationality following an undercover surveillance operation.

The man had an outstanding arrest warrant for a crime committed in Montenegro back in 2011, when a shot he allegedly

Calpe at present, due to a massive ongoing programme of engineering work on the line.

The service, run by the regional railway company FGV, will be fully reopened with six new dual-drive diesel and electric trains from manufacturer Stadler - an investment of over €43.3 million. The rolling stock will feature state of the art communication and safety features for passengers and was chosen for its ‘reliability and comfort’.

The current trains require elevated access at stations, whereas the new vehicles have lower platforms suitable for ‘low floor’ access and can operate as a conventional train and as a tram.

A spokesman for FGV said the regional government was carrying out ‘different technical fired during a robbery at a betting shop killed an innocent bystander at the premises.

Police say he escaped with just €350 and was tracked down to a home in Villajoyosa.

An extradition order is currently being processed at the High Court. initiatives’ between Dénia and Benidorm to ‘maintain and improve operating conditions’ and to improve the ‘quality of service with the standards enjoyed by the rest of the network in Alicante’.