Transport Sector Fundamental Piece Of The Economy

TRANSPORT SECTOR Fundamental piece of the economy

Introduction

The economic and industrial development of the province of Burgos, which is reflected in the number of exports abroad from Burgos. In this sense, Burgos is characterized by greater importance in the agricultural and livestock sector and the manufacturing sector, which places Burgos as an export and intermediation province causing the transport sector to play a fundamental role and within it, specifically, the transporters and loaders of the sector. 

Developing

From the geographical location of Burgos, which constitutes a fundamental node in northern Spain and a door to Europe. In this sense, the traffic that Burgos transfers is both the road and the railway, although a small part is aerial;In turn, it transfers both from the interior and northern Spain to Portugal and France. As for road traffic, the main contact axes we have in this province are:

•  Contact between Madrid and France.
•  Via of contact of Miranda de Ebro with Bilbao.
•  Zaragoza contact with León and Portugal. 

As for rail traffic, its infrastructure makes this province the main access to the northern plateau and, in turn, constitutes a gateway to the Basque Country, to the Ebro Valley through Miranda del Ebro (main national knot)and to France. Companies such as Adif stand out, which is responsible for traffic control throughout northern Spain. As for air traffic, Burgos Capital has a small airport that gives access to both national and international destinations.

In recent years, the transport sector has increased, specifically logistics has attracted business opportunities in the province, which is causing companies to concentrate and increase while merging and create agreements between agents in the sector. Burgos enjoys a geostrategy situation 2022 companies are settled in Burgos to 2019 in this sector. A new opportunity: the Atlantic Corridor. The European Commission included the Center Atlantic Corridor of its projects.

For a Trans -European Transportation Network. This project consists of connecting the French border with the main arch of the Spanish and Portuguese Atlantic, that is, connecting the southwest area of Europe with the northern and east areas of Europe to reduce the congestions, travel times and the costs that it entails. Railway infrastructures that make up the traffic of travelers and goods influence connections.

conclusion

These connections of cities such as Irún, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Burgos, Salamanca, Valladolid and Palencia, where Burgos constitutes a key piece in this project, since the goods from northern Portugal, Galicia and Asturias will circulate through it, in addition tothat an improvement of current infrastructure will be made with the planned investments thus enhancing the logistics sector in Burgos and improving its positioning.