By rosebell
March 2026 is the expected date for starting the tunneling process on Madrid’s Metro Line 11 from Plaza Elíptica to Conde de Casal.
The TBM at Herrenknecht’s factory in Germany was received by the regional minister of housing, transport an infrastructure, Jorge Rodrigo.
Currently the EPBM, named Mayrit, is due to be transported to the future Comillas station, in the district of Carabanchel, and reassembled, whereas it is going to be transported by boat to the Port of Santander and then by lorry to the construction site.
With a rotation speed of 3r/minute and this machine has 9.4m-diameter 98m length and weighs 1,500 tonnes, while it is equipped with 12 drive motors and 53 discs. Its daily capacity of drilling is up to 15m.
Construction of almost 7km section of Line 11 from Plaza Elíptica to Conde de Casal, which includes new stations, will be up to this machine.
Rodrigo said: “TBM Mayrit would become a witness and symbol of an important period of development in the region. Its arrival represents the regional government’s commitment to public transport and the expansion of the Madrid underground.”
