ADIF opens for public consultation the occupation of land in Valdeolea

The Railway Infrastructure Manager (ADIF) has opened a public information period of fifteen business days for the declaration of the need to occupy the assets and rights affected by the track renovation project of Line 790 Aranguren - Asunción Universidad. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria no. 199, dated October 16, 2026, with reference CVE-2026-7990, and affects owners in the municipality of Valdeolea, who have that period to file objections.

Legal framework and project scope

The public information process is carried out in compliance with articles 18 and 19.1 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law of December 16, 1954, and the corresponding articles of its Regulations, approved by Decree of April 26, 1957. The objective is to allow any person to provide in writing the appropriate data to rectify possible errors in the published list or to oppose, for substantive or formal reasons, the need for occupation.

The project consists of track renovation using reused track materials between kilometer points 152/000 and 163/430 of Line 790 Aranguren - Asunción Universidad, covering slightly more than eleven kilometers of railway layout.

The announcement was signed in Madrid on September 24, 2026, by the General Director of Operations and Exploitation, Ángel García de la Bandera.

Twenty-three properties and 121,275 square meters

The specific and individualized list of affected assets and rights includes 23 properties in the municipality of Valdeolea, identified with references Y-39.0921-0101 to Y-39.0921-0123 and distributed among polygons 81, 401, 431, 432, and 434. In all cases, expropriation and easement are listed as zero square meters, while temporary occupation totals 121,275 square meters.

Among the affected holders are:

• The Neighborhood Council of Cuena and the City Council of Valdeolea.
• ADIF, through the North Heritage and Urban Planning Area Management.
• García de Cos, Elías (heirs of) and Moreno Uriguen, Jose Antonio (heirs of).
• Fernández de Henestrosa Gayoso de los Cobos, María Josefa; Huerta Fernández Henestrosa, Ignacio (heirs of) and Fernández Córdoba Fernández Henestrosa, María Victoria Eugenia (heirs of).
• Blanco Blanco, Edesio and Argueso Uriguen, Julia (heirs of).
• García López, Valentín and Jorrín del Pozo, María Mayor.
• Hoyos Martín, Ramón and Ruiz Vielba, María Mercedes.
• Seco Seco, Aurea (heirs of).
• Morante López, Felisa, Morante López, Miguel Ángel and Morante López, María Isabel.
• Varona López, Dalmacio (heirs of) and Varona López, Teodora.
• García García, Antonio, Fernández Seco, María Concepción and Uriguen Varona, Jose.

The largest estates are Y-39.0921-0102 (25.542 m²), Y-39.0921-0109 (21.582 m²) and Y-39.0921-0103 (12.365 m²).

Deadline, objections, and file consultation

The deadline is fifteen business days starting from the day following the publication of the announcement. Objections must be addressed to the Subdirección de Operaciones Norte (North Operations Sub-directorate), citing as a reference “Public information on the declaration of the need for occupation. Track Renewal Project with Reused Track Materials between PPKK 152/000 to PPKK 163/430 on Line 790 Aranguren - Asunción Universidad”.

The expropriation documentation may be examined during business days and office hours at:

• The Development area of the Delegación del Gobierno en Cantabria (c/ Vargas, 53, 10th floor, 39010 Santander).
• The offices of the Subdirección de Operaciones Norte (Plaza de las Estaciones, s/n, 1st floor, FEVE-RENFE Station, Santander).
• The Valdeolea City Council (Plaza Ayuntamiento, 1, 39410 Mataporquera).
• The Transparency Portal of the ADIF website (www.adif.es).

Objections may also be submitted through the General Electronic Registry of the General State Administration or the ADIF electronic office.

What this means for owners

The announcement opens the preliminary procedure prior to the declaration of the need for occupation, a step that enables ADIF to acquire the land necessary to execute the works. The owners in Valdeolea included in the list have fifteen business days to verify boundaries, areas, and holders, correct errors, and submit objections before the file proceeds.

Source: Official Gazette of Cantabria, no. 199, of October 16, 2026, section 5. Compulsory Expropriation, pages 52847-52851 (official reference: CVE-2026-7990).