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Colas rail

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The rail subsidiary of the Colas Group (Bouygues) pioneering heavy mechanized track renewals, high-speed line construction, and automated urban metro electrification globally.

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About Colas rail

Colas Rail is the dedicated railway infrastructure subsidiary of the Colas Group, a world leader in transport infrastructure and part of the Bouygues Group. Formed in 2008 through the strategic merger of historic rail engineering and contracting entities Seco-Rail (established 1931) and Spie Rail, Colas Rail brings nearly a century of specialized railway construction and maintenance expertise. Headquartered in Puteaux (Paris La Défense), France, the company employs over 6,500 railway specialists operating across more than 25 countries.

As a tier-one turnkey railway contractor, Colas Rail operates across the entire rail lifecycle, from design and procurement to mechanized construction, tracklaying, electrification, signalling installation, testing, commissioning, and long-term maintenance. The firm operates an extensive proprietary fleet of high-output on-track plant, including continuous-action tamping machines, ballast cleaners, rail-laying trains, and catenary installation units.

Colas Rail has delivered landmark high-speed lines worldwide, including the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique (Tours–Bordeaux), LGV Est Européenne, and the Tangier–Kenitra high-speed rail line (Al Boraq) in Morocco. In urban transit, Colas Rail is a key delivery partner on the Grand Paris Express (Lines 15, 16, and 17), the Cairo Metro (Lines 1, 2, 3, and 4) in Egypt, Santiago Metro (Lines 3 and 6) in Chile, the Metro Manila Subway in the Philippines, and the Birmingham Light Rail extension in the United Kingdom. Colas Rail also operates licensed freight haulage services and core track renewal alliances across the UK (Network Rail) and Europe.

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Railway Capabilities

Railway Capabilities

✓ Turnkey high-speed rail construction, ballastless slab track, and ballasted tracklaying
✓ Heavy mechanized track renewal (high-output tampers, ballast cleaners, dynamic stabilizers, and flash-butt welding)
✓ 25 kV AC / 1.5 kV DC Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS/catenary installation, tensioning, and wiring)
✓ Traction power supply, high-voltage substations, and conductor rail (third rail) systems
✓ Signalling installation, level crossing protection, interlocking, and trackside ERTMS/ETCS integration
✓ Urban light rail transit (LRT), modern street tramway construction, and depot equipment fit-outs
✓ Underground metro trackwork, rubber-tyre metro guideway construction, and tunnel slab track
✓ Rail freight operations, traction provision, and heavy-haul industrial rail links
✓ 24/7 track maintenance, preventative rail grinding, and emergency infrastructure recovery
✓ Digital construction management, Building Information Modelling (BIM Level 2/3), and automated surveying
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Leading international railway contractor and infrastructure specialist delivering turnkey high-speed rail construction, mechanized track renewal, overhead catenary electrification, and urban mass transit systems worldwide.

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