The bimodal system represents a revolution in rail transport, since it has broken the myth that to use trains in the transportation of minerals or other freight, the railway line needs to reach the door of the mine or factory. The basic components for the bimodal system for transporting copper concentrate are as follows: loading system, trucks, locomotives, railway platforms, unloading system and containers especially designed in Peru to carry concentrate.
Once the container has been loaded, hermetically sealed and the lorry has all the required documentation, it exits the mine heading to La Joya station.
The third phase of the process begins at La Joya station. The security staff examines the lorries and then the containers are transferred to the train.
Lorries enter the transfer area, where, on both sides, there are railways in which train convoys are located.
A crane bridge with a 20 tons loading capacity operated by the specially qualified staff removes containers from the lorry to locate it on the flat train car. Then, it takes an empty container from the flat train car placing it on the lorry. The operation is repeated until the convoy cargo is completed.
The fourth phase of the bimodal ore transportation process is train transportation. Locomotive carries 16 flat cars, each of which carries 4 containers. The maximum convoy cargo is 960 tons.
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes takes the train to cover this route, overcoming the geographical and climatic diversity of the area, and without impacting the environment with the content it transports.
