The chairman of FGC, Enric Ticó, participates in a new ASINCA breakfast conference.

The head of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (a rail service operated by the Catalan government), Enric Ticó participated this morning in a new breakfast conference organised by ASINCA and the Cámara de Contratistas de Obras de Cataluña (Chamber of Works Contractors of Catalonia). The meeting held at Fomento de Trabajo’s (National Labour Development) headquarters, and was attended by a wide range of ASINCA’s associates Enric Ticó emphasised that this year will see record numbers of rail passengers “reaching 81 million across the FGC network”. The FGC has managed to invest €70m every year despite the economic crisis. Ticó explained that “we are always trying to find new business opportunities which continue to improve our range of coverage and we continue working on increasing transport capacity on existing networks and infrastructures”.

Future challenges

Regarding future challenges, the head of the FGC mentioned projects to extend the line to Sabadell and complete the connection between Plaza España and Gracia. These latest updates have a combined budget of €321m.