ADIF-Alta Velocidad expropriates land in La Sagrera and summons the affected owners

The Directorate General of the Railway Sector, of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, has opened a public information period and has summoned the owners of the assets and rights affected by the drawing up of the preliminary records of the compulsory expropriation file 243ADIF2601, motivated by the works of La Sagrera station in Barcelona. The resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona on October 13, 2026, with reference CVE 202610150699, and sets a deadline of 15 business days to submit allegations. The summons for the preliminary records prior to occupation is established for November 18, 2026.

ADIF-Alta Velocidad urged the initiation of the file on September 23, 2026, to obtain the land necessary to execute the construction project for the architecture and facilities of La Sagrera station, in the municipality of Barcelona, approved on April 6, 2026.

The approval entails the declaration of public utility or social interest, the need for occupation of the affected assets, and the declaration of urgency, in accordance with Law 38/2015, of September 29, of the Railway Sector. For this reason, the provisions of Article 52 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law of December 16, 1954, and the concordant provisions of the Regulation of April 26, 1957, are applicable.

Public information and submission of allegations

The resolution, signed by the Director General of the Railway Sector, Carlos María Juárez Colera, on October 1, 2026, opens a public information period of 15 business days, counted according to Article 17 of the 1957 Regulation. During this period, the holders of the affected assets and rights and any other interested person or entity may submit in writing to the department any allegations they deem appropriate, in accordance with the Compulsory Expropriation Law and Article 56 of its implementing regulation.

The expropriation annex can be consulted at:

• The headquarters of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Directorate General of the Railway Sector, Railway Expropriations Division, passeig de la Castellana 67, 28046 Madrid.
• ADIF-Alta Velocidad, Sub-directorate of Expropriations, avinguda Pío XII 110 (Caracola number 18), 28036 Madrid.
• The affected city councils and sub-delegations or delegations of the Government.
• The websites www.transportes.gob.es and www.adifaltavelocidad.es.

This publication serves as notification for unknown interested parties or those with an unknown address, for the purposes of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. Interested parties will also be summoned individually to the act of drawing up the preliminary records.

Seventeen properties affected in the municipality of Barcelona

The proceedings affect 17 properties within the municipal district of Barcelona, with an expropriation area totaling nearly 229,116 square meters, 9,049 square meters of easement, and 23,026 square meters of temporary occupation. All properties are classified as urbanized land.

The current owners are:

• Barcelona City Council, with address at plaça de Sant Jaume 1, 08002 Barcelona, owner of the majority of the properties.
• ADIF-Northeast Heritage and Urban Planning Area Management, with address at carrer Ocata without number, 08003 Barcelona.
• IOSA Inmuebles, SL, with address at carrer Viriato 47, 08014 Barcelona.

The properties with the largest areas are:

• A-08.0193-0403-C02 (cadastral reference 2658402DF3825H0001ZH), 113,040 m² of expropriation and 5,505 m² of temporary occupation.
• A-08.0193-0503-C01 (2859801DF3825H0001JH), 31,041 m² of expropriation, 7,191 m² of easement and 4,033 m² of temporary occupation.
• A-08.0193-0501-C01 (2858807DF3825H0001BH), 19,934 m² of expropriation, 215 m² of easement and 2,573 m² of temporary occupation.
• A-08.0193-0407-C02 (2864102DF3826D0001IB), 19,219 m² of expropriation and 758 m² of temporary occupation.
• A-08.0193-0317-C01 (2658403DF3825H0001UH), 17,537 m² of expropriation and 1,747 m² of temporary occupation.

Preliminary reports on November 18, 2026

The drawing up of the reports prior to occupation will take place on November 18, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., at the location provided by the Barcelona City Council for this purpose. The resolution provides that the affected owners shall be summoned on the days and times listed in the expropriation annex.

The publication in the bulletin directly affects residents and landowners in the Sant Martí district and initiates the expropriation procedure via the urgency route, which allows for the occupation of assets before the price is fixed. Affected parties have 15 business days from the date of publication to defend in writing the ownership or the value of their rights.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona, October 13, 2026, section I (State Administration), pp. 1-2 (official reference: CVE 202610150699).