PP joins opposition to government's rail proposal for the Sagunto-Teruel line
Sagunto's People's Party (PP) has filed a motion asking the town hall to formally object to the Ministry of Transport's plan for the Teruel-Sagunto railway line, which rules out a double electrified track.
The debate over the future railway stretch between Teruel and Sagunto has gained a new chapter with Sagunto's local branch of the People's Party (PP) filing a motion asking the town hall to formally object to the proposal from Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. The plan in question rules out building a double electrified track on that stretch, an option that is planned for other sections of the Cantábrico-Mediterráneo Corridor (a planned rail freight route linking northern and eastern Spain).
The PP's move adds to opposition already voiced by other local players: the regional business federation CEV and the district's own business association, ASECAM, both plan to file formal objections, as do Compromís and Chunta Aragonesista. The Valencia Port Authority has also spoken out against the ministry's plan. The Port Authority is the public body that runs the three state-owned ports in the Valencian Community — Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía — marketed together as Valenciaport, which explains its direct interest in ensuring the line has enough capacity for the freight traffic generated by the Port of Sagunto.
PP councillor Sara Cañada argued that infrastructure with a service life of 80 to 100 years cannot be designed around today's needs alone, and questioned why the ministry's study favours the cheapest, lowest-impact option over alternatives offering better performance. The motion does not propose an alternative route; instead, it asks the town hall to use the public consultation period to demand updated demand forecasts and a review of higher-capacity options, including the double electrified track.
Among the PP's arguments is the economic transformation under way in Sagunto, driven by projects such as PowerCo's battery gigafactory, the expansion of the Port of Sagunto, and the growth of the Parc Sagunt II industrial estate. The latter is the continuation of a site once meant to become Europe's largest industrial park, spanning almost 15 million square metres across four activity zones, though the 2007 financial crisis left much of the land underused for years.
For businesses across the Camp de Morvedre district, the outcome of this debate will shape, for decades to come, the Port of Sagunto's freight capacity, the arrival of new industrial investment, and job creation in the area. The PP has asked other municipal groups to back a common position toward the ministry before the objection period closes.
According to El Periódico de Aquí, with additional background from Wikipedia on the Valencia Port Authority and Parc Sagunt.