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TABLE OF CONTENT

Alignments of Core Network Corridors (CNC) .............................. 1

Member States affected by the different CNC ................................ 3

Connections between the CNC ............................................................ 3

Baltic-Adriatic Corridor........................................................................ 4

North Sea-Baltic Corridor ................................................................. 12

Mediterranean Corridor .................................................................... 20

Orient/East-Med Corridor ................................................................ 27

Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor ........................................ 33

Rhine-Alpine Corridor ....................................................................... 44

Atlantic Corridor .................................................................................. 50

North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor ............................................... 56

Rhine-Danube Corridor ..................................................................... 65

Alignments of Core Network Corridors (CNC)

Name Alignment

Baltic Adriatic Corridor Gdynia – Gdańsk – Katowice/Sławków

Gdańsk – Warszawa – Katowice

Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien

Szczecin/Świnoujście – Poznań – Wrocław – Ostrava

Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien

Wien – Graz– Villach – Udine – Trieste

Udine – Venezia – Padova – Bologna – Ravenna

Graz – Maribor –Ljubljana – Koper/Trieste

North Sea-Baltic Corridor Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga

Ventspils – Riga

Riga – Kaunas

Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius

Kaunas – Warszawa

BY border – Warszawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hamburg

Berlin – Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hannover

Hannover – Bremen – Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven

Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo – Almelo – Deventer – Utrecht

Utrecht – Amsterdam

Utrecht – Rotterdam – Antwerpen

Hannover – Köln – Antwerpen

Mediterranean Corridor Algeciras – Bobadilla –Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona

Sevilla – Bobadilla – Murcia

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Cartagena – Murcia – Valencia – Tarragona

Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Marseille/Lyon – Torino – Novara –

Milano – Verona – Padova – Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste/Koper - Ljubljana –

Budapest

Ljubljana/Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest – UA border

Orient/East-Med Corridor Hamburg – Berlin

Rostock – Berlin – Dresden

Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven – Magdeburg – Dresden

Dresden – Ústí nad Labem – Melnik/Praha - Kolin

Kolin – Pardubice – Brno – Wien/Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara –

Craiova – Calafat – Vidin – Sofia

Sofia – Plovdiv – Burgas

Plovdiv – TR border

Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athina – Piraeus – Lemesos – Lefkosia

Athina – Patra/Igoumenitsa

Scandinavian-Mediterranean

Corridor

RU border – HaminaKotka – Helsinki – Turku/Naantali – Stockholm – Malmö

Oslo – Goteburg – Malmö – Trelleborg

Malmö – København – Kolding/Lübeck – Hamburg – Hannover

Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg

Rostock – Berlin – Leipzig – München

Nürnberg – München – Innsbruck – Verona – Bologna – Ancona/Firenze

Livorno/La Spezia - Firenze – Roma – Napoli – Bari – Taranto – Valletta

Napoli – Gioia Tauro – Palermo/Augusta – Valletta

Rhine-Alpine Corridor Genova – Milano – Lugano – Basel

Genova –Novara – Brig – Bern – Basel – Karlsruhe – Mannheim – Mainz –

Koblenz – Köln

Köln – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Nijmegen/Arnhem – Utrecht – Amsterdam

Nijmegen – Rotterdam – Vlissingen

Köln – Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel – Gent

Liège – Antwerpen – Gent – Zeebrugge

Atlantic Corridor Algeciras – Bobadilla – Madrid

Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid

Lisboa – Aveiro – Leixões/Porto

Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bergara – Bilbao/Bordeaux – Paris – Le

Havre/Metz – Mannheim/Strasbourg

North Sea- Mediterranean

Corridor

Belfast – Dublin – Cork

Glasgow/Edinburgh – Liverpool/Manchester – Birmingham

Birmingham – Felixstowe/London/Southampton

London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles

Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg

Luxembourg – Metz – Dijon – Macon – Lyon – Marseille

Luxembourg – Metz – Strasbourg – Basel

Antwerpen/Zeebrugge – Gent – Dunkerque/Lille – Paris

Rhine-Danube Corridor Strasbourg – Stuttgart – München – Wels/Linz

Strasbourg – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg –

Passau – Wels/Linz

München/Nürnberg – Praha – Ostrava/Přerov – Žilina – Košice – UA border

Wels/Linz – Wien – Bratislava – Budapest – Vukovar

Wien/Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Brašov/Craiova – Bucurešti – Constanta –

Sulina

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Member States affected by the different CNC

Connections between the CNC

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Baltic-Adriatic Corridor

Description

This 2400 km long Corridor will connect the Baltic ports in Poland with the ports of the

Adriatic Sea. It starts at the harbours of Gdansk and Gdynia going via strong economic

centres like Warsaw, Vienna and Venice to Trieste and Ravenna. The Corridor will have

some branches: Szczecin-Swinoujscie, Graz via Udine to Trieste and Graz via Ljubljana to

Trieste/Koper. The Corridor will provide better access to Baltic and Adriatic seaports for the

economic centres in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. It encompasses the

present Priority Projects 23 and 25 and Rail Freight corridor 5 (Gdansk-Ravenna). There is no

corresponding ERTMS corridor. The Baltic Adriatic Corridor crosses six Member States and

includes the following nodes of the TEN-T core network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T

guidelines:

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to TEN-

T rail and road by

2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Gdańsk

Szczecin

Warszawa

Łódź

Poznań

Katowice

Kraków

Wrocław

Ostrava

Bratislava

Wien

Ljubljana

Venezia

Bologna

Warszawa Okecie

Wien

Gdańsk

Gdynia

Szczecin

Swinoujscie

Venezia

Bologna

Trieste

Koper

Inland core

network ports

Szczecin

Swinoujscie

Bratislava

Wien

Ravenna

Gdańsk

Szczecin

Szczecin/Swinoujscie

Warszawa

Łódź

Poznań

Katowice

Kraków

Wrocław

Ostrava

Prerov

Brno

Bratislava

Wien

Graz (Werndorf)

Ljubljana

Cervignano

Venezia

Padova

Bologna

Amongst the nine Core Network Corridors, the Baltic Adriatic Corridor will cross or tangent

five other Corridors namely the North Sea Baltic Corridor, the Mediterranean Corridor, the

Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor, the Rhine Danube Corridor and the Orient/East-Med

Corridor.

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Rail Freight Corridor 5

Alignment: Gdynia – Katowice – Ostrava /Žilina -Bratislava/Vienna/

Klagenfurt – Udine – Venice / Trieste / Bologna /Ravenna/ Graz-

Maribor-Ljubljana-Koper/Trieste

Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015

http://www.rne.eu/rne-news/items/european-rail-freight-corridors-

conference-2012.html

Main missing links

The main missing links of the Baltic – Adriatic Corridor are

the cross-border sections and

Semmering- and Koralm-Tunnel in Austria (alpine crossing).

The multimodal cross-border connections between Vienna, Bratislava, Ostrava and Katowice

need upgrading. Traffic management systems must be developed along the corridors and

multimodal connections with the ports should also be developed.

Interoperablity

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

different electrifications (3 kV DC in Poland and Italy, 3kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz in Czech

Republic and Slovakia, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Austria), different standards with regards

to train length and axle loads.

The Baltic Adriatic Corridor belongs on short section in Slovenia and Italy to the

ERTMS corridor D.

Modal integration

Exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland

Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Success stories

During the last decade in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia some road and rail sections

along the Baltic-Adriatic-Corridor have been updated, renovated or build. In Austria the

works to eliminate bottlenecks or missing links started or are close to be terminated:

The building of the new Vienna railway station is going to be finished by 2015. The

station was already partly opened in 2012.

The works at the 30 km long Koralm-Tunnel started in April 2011. This tunnel will

provide the first direct rail link between Klagenfurt and Graz in Austria. Once

operational in 2022, the travelling time from Vienna to Klagenfurt will be shortened

from 4 to 2.5 hours. The travel time between Warsaw and Klagenfurt will be reduced

by over 3 hours (compared to the current almost 12 hours to get from Warsaw to

Klagenfurt, in 2025 it should take less than 9 hours).

The preparatory works at Semmering Base Tunnel (27.3 km, 230 km/hmax) started in

April 2012.

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Austria will invest up to € 10 Billion to improve the capacities along the "Südbahn", including

€ 5.3 Billion for Koralm- Railway and € 3,3 Billion for the Semmering Base Tunnel.

Along the corridor, pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe

Facility (CEF) by up to 40% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also

up to 50% for studies.

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Gdynia - Katowice Rail Works

Gdynia, Gdańsk Ports port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms

Warszawa - Katowice Rail Works

Wroclaw – Poznań –

Szczecin/Świnoujście Rail Works

Świnoujście, Szczecin Port port interconnections

Bielsko Biala – Žilina Road Works

Katowice - Ostrava - Brno - Wien &

Katowice - Žilina - Bratislava - Wien Rail

works, in particular cross-border sections PL-CZ, CZ-

AT, PL-SK and SK-AT, Brno-Přerov line; (further)

development of multimodal platforms and airport-rail

interconnections

Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Udine -

Venezia - Ravenna Rail

partially construction of new lines (Semmering Base

Tunnel and Koralm Railway line), rail upgrading; works

on-going; (further) development of multimodal

platforms; upgrading of existing two-track line between

Udine - Cervignano and Trieste

Graz - Maribor - Pragersko Rail studies and works for second track

Trieste, Venice, Ravenna, Koper Ports port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor/Baltic-Adriatic Axis

Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia

It is a European Co-operation initiated by the Austrian transportation ministry in 2006

to build a railway network connecting the Baltic Sea with the Adriatic. The countries

signed a Letter of Intent to expand the priority projects PP23 and PP25 to the south in

order to form the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor. The goals of the initiative are to eliminate

bottlenecks along the corridor, create intermodal linking of traffic flows and connect

with other European main corridors, eliminate structural and geographical

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disadvantages for under-served areas (such as the southern Austrian provinces),

increase the competitiveness of rail with roadway (truck) transport and to realize the

market development potentials of passenger traffic along the corridor.

http://vbb.ktn.gv.at/210082_EN-Networks-The_Baltic_Adriatic_Axis

2. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Cooperation (BATCo)

Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia

Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

In order to support the further development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis 18 national and

regional partners the BATCo project started in March 2010. They developed technical,

environmental and economic interventions which shall facilitate the development of

the Baltic-Adriatic Axis. The project was developed under the leadership of the

Regional Government of Carinthia and finished beginning 2013. http://www.baltic-

adriatic.eu/en/batco/about-batco-background

3. North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA)

Members: Ports of Trieste, Venice, Koper, Rijeka, Ravenna

The association was founded in 2010 and wants to establish a Multi-Gateway-Region

via the increase of ports capacities, know-how transfer, elimination of infrastructural

and technical bottlenecks, fostering of hinterland-connections focusing on railway.

The NAPA shall form a European logistics platform, in particular with regard to

servicing the markets of the Far East as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

http://www.portsofnapa.com/

4. CETC-ROUTE 65 initiative

Countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia

Several regions and Member States signed a in June 2010 in Szczecin a common

declaration to develop a multi-modal corridor from Sweden until Croatia. The

initiative’s aim is to develop a system of multi-modal infrastructure and economic

links, allowing sustainable growth and increasing the competitiveness of this region.

http://www.cetc.pl/

5. Smooth journey between Baltic and Adriatic waters (SoNorA)

Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia

Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

The SoNorA project focuses on the development of multimodal transport

infrastructure and services in Central Europe, providing better connections between

the Baltic and Adriatic seas. The project is led by Veneto Region (Italy), the

consortium is composed of 25 Partners from 6 EU Countries (Austria, Czech

Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia) and 35 Associated Institutions.

http://www.sonoraproject.eu/

6. Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS)

Countries: 16 partners from the four countries Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia.

Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

TRANSITECTS dealt with creating sustainable intermodal solutions for transalpine

freight traffic which fit changing markets, improving the railway network’s

attractiveness and accessibility for the logistic market, disburdening alpine transport

routes and generate positive ecologic and economic impacts, implementing the shift

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from road to rail related traffic and activating synergies and leverage effects through

transnational cooperation. The project finished in 2012. http://www.transitects.org/

7. Introducing harmonised development in the cross-border region between Austria

and Slovakia (BAUM) (ERDF 2007-2013)

Countries: Austria (Burgenland, Niederösterreich), Slovakia (Bratislava Region)

Through a series of projects and joint initiatives, the Slovak capital Bratislava and the

neighbouring Austrian regions are engaged in cross-border co-operation to harmonise

the development of the region including mobility.

8. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO)

The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German,

Polish and Czech chambers of industry and commerce between IHK

Flensburg (DE) and Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly represent

the interests of companies in the region at a national and European

level. In 2010, 37.6 million people lived in the represented region,

representing a market share of 7.5% of the EU population. The gross

domestic product of the KEO region in 2008 was 716.6 billion

Euros, equal to 5.7% of the total EU GDP.

http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE)

Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of the

Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013,

http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB.

PDF

TEN-T Funding since 2005

PP18 Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube

1. 2007-AT-18020-P: Implementation integrated river engineering project Danube East

of Vienna

PP21 Motorways of the Sea/Ports

1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the

Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

2. 2011-EU-21004-S: TrainMoS (supporting and training the human element of

Motorways of the Sea by defining the basis for a future EU virtual open MoS

University)

3. 2011-EU-21001-M: Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS)

4. 2010-EU-21112-S: LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships

5. 2010-EU-21109-S: MonaLisa

6. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating

PP24 into Mediterranean MoS

7. 2010-EU-21106-S: ITS Adriatic multi-port gateway (also: http://www.its-napa.eu/ )

8. 2009-EU-21010-P Baltic Link Gdyńia-Karlskrona

9. 2009-IT-91406-S: Strategic project for the development of the accessibility and

hinterland connections from the port of Venice to the TEN-T network

10. 2009-IT-00033-E: Infrastructural improvements in the inland waterways system of

Northern Italy

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11. 2009-IT-00073-E: Implementation of nautical accessibility in the port of Venice-

Marghera: operational and remedial dredging in two stretches of the west and south

ship canals

12. 2008-IT-91408-S: Feasibility study of Marco Polo Venice International Airport

Intermodality Node

13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS

SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and

2 SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service

and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for

Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH

4. 2009-SK-60108-P ETCS deployment on Corridor VI:Zilina-Cadca-State Border

SK/CZ

5. 2009-PL-60151-P: Project and development of ETCS level 1 system at the section of

the E65,CMK, railway line, Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Zawiercie

6. 2009-PL-60151-P Project and development of ETCS level 1 system at the section of

the E65,CMK, railway line, Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Zawiercie

7. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

8. 2009-SK-60108-P: ETCS deployment on Corridor VI:Zilina-Cadca-State Border

SK/CZ

9. 2007-SI-60460-S Implementation of the GSM-R system in Slovenian railway network

10. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

11. 2005-PL-92606-S Feasibility study and technical studies of the GSM-R system in

TEN-T Rail network in Poland

Others

1. 2011-IT-94006-S: Implementation study to prepare a PPP to improve the capacity of

the port of Venice and related logistics system

2. 2011-EU-92151-S: Green technologies and eco-efficient alternatives for cranes &

operations at port container terminals (GREENCRANES)

3. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

4. 2010-PL-92245-S: Feasibility study for the modernisation and extension of the

Katowice railway junction

5. 2010-IT-92244-S: ADRIATIC GATEWAY: the improvement of northern Adriatic

ports and the building of a strategic corridor for multimodal transport

6. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment

8. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

9. 2009-EU-90002-S: Baltic Transport Outlook 2030

10. 2009-CZ-00079-E: Motorway D47 section 47092 Bohumín-state border Czech

Republic/Poland

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11. 2009-PL-92004-S: Elaboration of the technical documentation for S1 Expressway

construction on the section from Kosztowy II Interchange in Myslowice to Suchy

Potok Interchange in Bielsko-Biala

12. 2009-PL-92003-S: Study works related with long term development of Warsaw F.

Chopin Airport

13. 2009-IT-40022-E: Italy Integration of Communication and Surveillance IP1

14. 2006-PL-92605-S: Technical documentation for the construction of S-69 expressway

Bielsko Biała-Żywiec-Zwardoń, section Przybędza-Milówka (Węgierska Górka

bypass)

15. 2008-PL-92001-S: Preliminary feasibility study for the task: modernisation and

expansion of the Katowice railway junction

16. 2008-PL-92004-S: Comprehensive study and technical documentation of development

of an International Airport Wroclaw

17. 2007-PL-92105-S: Studies on the long-term development of the International Airport

"Katowice" in Pyrzowice

21. 2006-PL-92608-S: Preparation of modernisation and extension of Warsaw Railway

Junction

22. 2008-SK-92307-S: Modernisation of corridor, state border CR/SR – Cadca-Krásno

nad Kysucou (outside) railway track

23. 2008-IT-91407-P: Functional adaptation of both road and rail networks in the stretch

Malcontenta-Fusina of "via dell'Elettronica" in the port of Marghera – Venice

24. 2007-CZ-90501-S: Reconstruction of the Railway Station Přerov

25. 2007-CZ-23020-S: Study for the upgrading of the railway line on the section

Blazovice-Nezamyslice

26. 2007-IT-91503-P: Strengthening and restructuring of the railway facilities and

network in the Marghera area – Completion of the project

27. 2006-CZ-92109-S: Studies concerning the optimisation of the railway section between

Mosty u Jablunkova at the Slovakian Border and Bystřice nad Olší

28. 2006-CZ-92101-S: Studies concerning the modernisation of the railway track line

Blazovice-Nezamyslice: preliminary design, EIA, geotechnical documentation

29. 2006-PL-92609-S: Adjustment of the John Paul II International Airport Krakow-

Balice as the TEN-T node, key airport for Malopolska Region (South-Eastern Poland)

for current and future traffic needs with safety, security and environment protection

requirements

30. 2006-EU-93017-S: Master Plan Studies for Development of the Baltic Sea

Information Motorways (BASIS)

31. 2005-SK-92804-S: Upgrading of the railway track Púchov-Žilina to a speed of 160

km/h

32. 2005-SK-92803-S: Pre-investment studies for Motorway D3 Cadca-Svrcinovec

33. 2005-SK-92801-S: Studies Motorway M1 Turany-Hubova

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund

1. Smooth journey between Baltic and Adriatic waters

2. En route for growth

3. Express commitment to better road connections

4. Launch of rail transport services for Warsaw’s Fryderyk Chopin airport

5. Upgrading the S8 expressway between Powązkowska and Marki

6. Bypass for town burdened by traffic

7. Warsaw ring road gains essential new section

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8. Stage set for top-class sports and entertainment venue

9. Track and system enhancements to accelerate regional trains

10. The regeneration of Wrocław railway station

11. Construction of a new section of Wrocław’s Urban Ring Road to improve transit and

local traffic

12. New motorway to bring social, economic and environmental dividends

13. New road and bridge will smooth traffic flow

14. First rate investment in No. 1 national road in Poland

15. Intercity link upgrade runs to schedule

16. Express commitment to better road connections

17. Rail line upgrade promises quicker, safer journeys

18. Bypass to bring multiple benefits for congested town

19. Providing better rail services to Warsaw’s airport

20. New interchange will relieve busy routes

21. Warsaw links lifted by new bridge and roads

22. Rail connection between two of Poland’s big cities to receive major upgrade

23. Motorway stretch poised for upgrade

24. Extending Kraków’s Fast Tram line

25. Modernising key railway line brings many benefits

26. Tramline upgrade to support sustainable transport

27. Track and system enhancements to accelerate regional trains

28. The regeneration of Wrocław railway station

29. Rail line upgrade to reduce travel times

30. Upgrading regional rail mobility

31. Refreshed tram fleet to revitalise city's public transport

32. A new express road to bolster the Trans-European Corridor

33. Paving the way in Poland

34. New section of Poland’s A1 motorway under construction

35. New section of highway in Silesia brings major transport corridor a step closer to

completion

36. New road will improve traffic flow in Polish region of Silesia

37. Final section of cross-regional highway completed

38. Improving a crucial north-south stretch of Poland's national road network

39. Train marshalling concentrated at a single yard

40. New motorway improves links between Slovakia and neighbouring countries

41. Motorway D1 Sverepec-Vrtižer

42. Modernisation of railway line speeds up journey times on strategically important route

through northern Slovakia

43. Electrifying the railways in Jihovychod region

44. Rail junction upgrade will enhance national and cross-border journeys

45. Road enhancement brings smoother, faster traffic flow

46. Electrifying the line between Letohrad and Lichkov

47. Simplifying life on Czech roads

48. First-rate facilities for regional rail hub

49. New roads will connect regional capital to motorway network

50. Upgrade to Zábřeh-Šumperk rail line to improve transport for citizens

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North Sea-Baltic Corridor

Description

This 3200 km long Corridor will connect the Baltic ports of Helsinki/Tallinn with the North

Sea ports of Bremerhaven, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp as well as the inland port of

Brussels. It starts at the modern harbours on the Gulf of Finland of Helsinki (Vuosaari) and

Tallinn (Muuga) passing south through the three Baltic States and North Eastern Poland until

Warsaw. From there it follows the traditional East-West corridor to Lodz, Poznan and Berlin

continuing to the ports on the North Sea coast and Brussels. The Corridor will have some

branches: one to Ventspils in Latvia and another to Klaipeda and Vilnius in Lithuania.

The Corridor will for the first time provide modern transport links between Finland and the

three Baltic States and Poland, Germany and the countries of the Single Market to the West.

It encompasses the present Priority Project 27 and the Rail Freight Corridor 1 (Rotterdam -

Kaunas).

The North-Sea-Baltic Corridor crosses eight Member States and includes the following nodes

of the TEN-T core network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T guidelines:

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to TEN-

T rail and road by

2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Helsinki

Tallinn

Riga

Ventspils

Klaipeda

Vilnius

Warszawa

Łódź

Poznań

Berlin

Hamburg

Hannover

Bremen

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Antwerp

Brussels

Tallinn

Riga

Warsaw

Berlin

Köln

Amsterdam

Brussels

Helsinki

Tallinn

Ventspils

Riga

Klaipeda

Hamburg

Bremen

Bremerhaven

Wilhelmshaven

Rotterdam

Amsterdam

Antwerp

Inland core

network ports

Berlin, Hamburg

Braunschweig,

Hamm, Magdeburg

Hannover,

Dortmund

Bremen

Bremerhaven

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Deventer, Hengelo

Nijmegen, Utrecht

Almelo

Antwerp, Brussels

Klaipeda

Kaunas

Vilnius

Warszawa

Łódź

Poznań

Berlin (Großbeeren)

Hamburg

Braunschweig

Hannover

Bremen

Dortmund

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Antwerp

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In the network of the Core Network Corridors the North – Sea -Baltic Corridor will cross or

tangent five other Corridors namely the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, the Orient/East-Med

Corridor, the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor, the Rhine Alpine Corridor and the North

Sea-Mediterranean Corridor.

Rail Freight Corridor 8

Alignment: Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-

Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol/ Kaunas

Countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland,

Lithuania

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC8%20-

%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Main missing links

The main missing links of the North –Sea –Baltic Corridor are

The Rail Baltic project 1435 mm gauge direct line Tallinn- LT/PL border,

LT/PL border to Bialystok upgrade,

Warsaw –Bialystok upgrade,

the cross-border sections,

the cross-border operational systems, such as ERTMS (European Rail Traffic

Management System) for rail and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for road.

Traffic management systems must be developed along the corridors and multimodal

connections with the ports should also be developed.

During the last five years there have been improvement works on the outskirts of Warsaw and

major track upgrading on the existing 1520 mm alignment in Estonia. In Latvia construction

has started on upgrading the 1520 mm line (Rail Baltica) south of Riga and work north of

Riga should start shortly. In Lithuania following the economic crisis and the lack of funds

available the authorities decided to install a dual gauge 1435/1520mm track between the

Polish border and Kaunas rather than construct a new 1435 mm direct line. This dual gauge is

complete from the Polish border to Sestokai but work needs to start on the remaining sections

to Kaunas which need to be completed by 2015.

In Poland work should start on a new direct 1435 mm line from Elk to the LT border and

widening and modernising the line from Bialystok to Elk. The Polish authorities indicate that

the new lines will be ready by 2023 the estimated date of the finishing of the Rail Baltic

construction.

Along the corridor pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe

Facility (CEF) by up to 85% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also

up to 50% for studies.

Interoperability

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

The coexistence of two gauges: Russian 1520mm gauge in the Baltic States and

Finland and 1435 mm gauge in the other Member States;

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different electrifications (3 kV DC in Estonia, Latvia and Poland, 25 kV 50 Hz in

Lithuania, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Germany, 3kV DC in Belgium, 1.5kV DC in the

Netherlands), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;

The North Sea Baltic Corridor belongs partly to ERTMS Corridor A (NL) and

Corridor F (DE, PL).

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Pavel Telička

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Helsinki - Tallinn Ports, MoS

port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms and their interconnections,

icebreaking capacity, MoS

Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Warszawa Rail

(detailed) studies for new UIC gauge fully interoperable

line; works for new line to start before 2020; upgrading

and new line on PL territory; rail – airports/ports

interconnections, rail-road terminals, MoS

Ventspils – Riga Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS

Klaipeda – Kaunas Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS

Kaunas – Vilnius Rail Upgrading, airports interconnections, rail-road terminals

Via Baltica Corridor Road works for cross-border sections (EE, LV, LT, PL)

BY border - Warszawa - Poznań - DE

border Rail works on existing line, studies for high speed rail

PL Border - Berlin - Hannover -

Amsterdam/Rotterdam Rail

studies and upgrading of several sections (Amsterdam –

Utrecht – Arnhem; Hannover – Berlin)

Wilhelmshaven - Bremerhaven - Bremen Rail Studies and works

Berlin - Magdeburg – Hannover,

Mittellandkanal, West-German Canals,

Rhine, Waal, Noordzeekanaal, IJssel,

Twentekanaal

IWW studies, works for better navigability and upgrading

waterways and locks

Amsterdam locks & Amsterdam -

Rijnkanaal IWW

locks studies ongoing; port: interconnections (studies

and works, including Beatrix lock upgrade)

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. The inter-ministerial Task Force (TF)

Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Observers: Finland, Poland)

This group which was set up in June 2012 is the overall coordination vehicle for the

project. Since then 4 meetings have been held as well as two working group meetings to

discuss the Joint Venture Study. Rules of Procedure were adopted in May 2013.

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2. The Rail Baltic Joint Venture (JV)

Countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Observers: Finland, Poland)

Due to be set up in July 2013

3. The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC)

Countries: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany (coordinated by the

City of Helsinki and Aalto University).

Part financed by INTERREG

The RBGC is a stakeholder support

organisation which believes in the economic

development along the RB alignment. It was

set up in 2010 under an Interreg funded programme by the City of Helsinki and

coordinated by Aalto University business school. It attempts to create a cooperation

platform: the "Rail Baltica Transport Forum" to enhance interaction and policy dialogue

between high-level decision makers in the field of transport and regional development

within the Baltic Sea region. The "Rail Baltica Transport Forum" is working to create a

"Rail Baltica Growth Strategy", which communicates perspectives and challenges of

transport and economic development, and gives direct input for local and regional

development plans. The strategy strives to observe the needs of both the transport sector

and customers in line with the Green Corridor principles. The RBGC invites cities,

regions, transport sector, and ministries to build a common action plan to gain momentum

to the introduction of a truly transnational, customer-friendly, effective and sustainable

"Rail Baltic" connection. Membership of the group includes 21 cities, regions and

universities. www.rbgc.eu

4. The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor Russia

RBGC Russia promotes the development of transport and logistics networks between

North-West Russia and EU-states in Eastern Baltic Sea Region.

RBGC Russia is a sister project for Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, extending the activities

of the mother project beyond the EU borders

and involving North-West Russia in the

political dialogue about Rail Baltica. The

project provides the stakeholders analysis in

the private and public sectors of the North-

West Russia transport industry and implement

several pilot activities. http://www.rbgc.eu/fi/rbgc_russia/activities.html

5. TEN-T CORRIDOR 2: JOINING

FORCES FOR A COMPETITIVE

LOW-CARBON CORRIDOR

Countries: Netherlands, Germany, Poland

Together with regional and local partners

along the East-West Corridor from the

Dutch provinces Overijssel and Gelderland, the German federal states Nordrhein-

Westfalen and Niedersachsen and in Poland, EUREGIO initiated Corridor 2, starting with

the big conference in Osnabrück in November 2012 and giving impulses for drafts of

future studies on specific themes and challenges along this corridor. EUREGIO 129

German and Dutch municipalities and communities with about 3.37 million inhabitants.

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The intention of the project “Corridor 2” is to improve the cooperation along the future

North Sea-Baltic Corridor. The EUREGIO chairs the transnational initiative to create a

smoothly operating, green corridor, enhancing the economic and socio-cultural

performance of its adjacent cities and regions. The consortium is already tri-national with

stakeholders from governments, the private sector, universities and knowledge institutes.

It develops a corridor-wide project with different work packages. www.corridor2.eu and

www.euregio.de.

6. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO)

The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German, Polish and Czech

chambers of industry and commerce between IHK Flensburg (DE) and

Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly represent the interests of

companies in the region at a national and European level. In 2010,

37.6 million people lived in the represented region, representing a

market share of 7.5% of the EU population. The gross domestic

product of the KEO region in 2008 was 716.6 billion Euros, equal to

5.7% of the total EU GDP. http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE).

Recently a study was published: “Economic Development

Perspectives of the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”

http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB.PD

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7. Studies

COWI study 2006: Funded by DG REGIO this was the first in-depth study on the

economic and commercial possibilities of a new north/south Baltic rail link.

AECOM study 2011: This second study looked exclusively into the aspects of a new

1435mm double track electrified line connecting Helsinki/Tallinn with Riga and

Kaunas.

TRINITI study 2013: The purpose of this study was to review the various structures

for a JOINT VENTURE used in similar previous major international infrastructure

projects and to propose a structure for the implementation of the RB project. It was

adopted in May 2013.

Ambrasaite I., Barfod M.B., Salling K.B. (2011): MCDA and Risk Analysis in

Transport Infrastructure Appraisals: the Rail Baltica Case, Procedia - Social and

Behavioral Sciences, No. 20, pp. 944-953

Beim M., Majewski J., (2012): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor Work Package 4 Final

Report

Busłowska, A. (2011): The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor – new perspectives for the

rail corridor development. Rail Baltica. Communication Review No. 3-4, pp. 42-44

Butkevičius J. (2007): Development of passenger transportation by railroad from

Lithuania to European States, Transport No. 22:2, pp. 73-79

EU-CONSULT Sp. z o.o. (2011): Private transport market stakeholders in the area of

Rail Baltica

Heiland M., Kämmerer G., Fejér S. (2012): Shifting Road- to Railway-Transport in

the Region of Ludwigsfelde

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Heiland, M., Kämmerer, G. and Winter, M. (2012): INIS - Intermodal Node

Information System for the Rail Baltica Growth Corridor

Hilmola O.-P., Karamysheva M., Henttu V. (2013) : Logistics of North-West

Russia and Rail Baltica:Standpoints of Private Sector

Hilmola, O.-P. (2011): Rail Baltica Influence Area: State of Operating Environment.

Hilmola, O.P. (2011): Should Czech Republic and Slovakia Have Rail Baltica

Strategy?, Quality, Innovation and Prosperity Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 5-16.

INDICATOR Centre of Marketing Research (2012): The operation of the transport

market and the new solutions recommended under the RBGC project

Jonaitis J. & Butkevičius J. (2005): Analysis of the possibilities of building the

railway Rail Baltica in Lithuania, Transport No. 20:5, pp. 204-213

Kovács G., Spens K. (2006): Transport infrastructure in the Baltic States post-EU

succession, Journal of Transport Geography No. 14, Issue 6, pp. 426-436

Laisi, M., Henttu, V. and Hilmola, O.-P. (2011): Enhancing Accessibility of Rail

Baltic Influence Area: Standpoints of Public Sector

Massel, A. (2006): Rail Baltica – the 1st Pan-European Transport Corridor, Rail

Transport Technology No. 7-8, pp. 42-46

Nazarko J., Urban J. (2010): The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor and the development

of logistical services, Economy and Management No. 4/2010, pp. 73-81

Paajanen, M. and Mattila, M. (2010): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, Railway

Market – Central and Eastern European Review No. 3/2010 (16), pp. 30-31

Paajanen, M. and Mattila, M. (2011): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, Government

Gazette October 2011, pp. 35

Saranen J., Hilmola O., Laisi M. (2011): Public Sector Actors' Views on Rail

Baltica, Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University Vol. 3, pp. 77-81.

Dobrzynski M., Dziekonski, K. (2013): Cross-border cargo train services in Poland,

RESEARCH REPORT (forthcoming, draft available)

Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of

the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013,

http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB.

PDF

TEN-T Funding since 2005

PP 27 Rail Baltica

1. 2011-LV-93133-S Preliminary design of Latvian railway network electrification

2. 2009-LV-00038-E Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network;

construction of Viestura-Meza interchange

3. 2007-LV-27060-P Reconstruction/upgrading: cross-border section north Valmiera-Valka

and cross-border section south Jelgava-LT border 2) Reconstruction/upgrading Sigulda-

Valmiera

4. 2007-LV-91801-S Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network:

Completion of studies for Riga Northern Transport Corridor

5. Northern Transport Corridor

6. 2007-LV-27050-S Studies for a European gauge line (Latvian studies)

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7. 2007-LT-27040-S Studies for Rail Baltica, Lithuanian part

8. 2007-LT-27030-P 1) Upgrading of existing railway line on the cross-border section

PL/LT state border-Marijampole 2) Cross-border section Siauliai - LV border.

Reconstruction/upgrading

9. 2007-EE-27020-P Cross-border section Tartu-Valga railway reconstruction / upgrading

10. 2007-EE-27010-S Studies for a European gauge line for Rail Baltica (Estonian section)

11. 2006-PL-92608-S Preparation of modernisation and extension of Warsaw Railway

Junction

12. 2006-LT-92401-S Preparation of territorial planning documents and technical designs for

Rail Baltica link from Lithuanian/Polish border to Kaunas

13. 2005-PL-92606-S Feasibility study and technical studies of the GSM-R system in TEN-T

Rail network in Poland

14. 2005-LV-92301-S Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network:

Completion of studies for Riga Northern Transport Corridor

PP21 Motorways of the Sea/Ports

1. 2011-EU-21005-S LNG in Baltic Sea Ports

2. 2010-EU-21108-P The Baltic Sea Hub and Spokes Project

3. 2009-LT-91600-S Feasibility study and environmental impact assessment of Klaipeda

port expansion constructing the Outer port

4. 2008-LV-91500-S Elaboration of study and detail design for the project "Reconstruction

of Access channel for ships entrance into Riga port"

5. 2008-EU-21015-P Motorways of the Sea projects in the Baltic Sea Area Klaipéda-

Karlshamn link

6. 2008-LV-91500-S Elaboration of study and detail design for the project "Reconstruction

of Access channel for ships entrance into Riga port"

7. 2007-LV-91802-S Study of sustainable infrastructure development of Ventspils Free Port

and of secure and effective access to the existing territory of the port

ERTMS

1. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

2. 2007-EU-60440-P ERTMS on-board equipment of Thalys locomotives

3. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

4. 2007-DE-60080-P ETCS Trackside equipment of the first part (Aachen-Oberausen) of

the German part of the Corridor F Aachen-Warsaw / Belarus

5. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives

6. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment

8. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

9. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

8. 2011-PL-60002-P Development of ERTMS/ETCS Level 1 system on the E20/CE20 line,

at the Kunowice-Warsaw section

9. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS

SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and 2

SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Others

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1. 2011-EU-95090-S Preparatory studies and activities of the RFC8 organisational structures

Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus

border)/Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015

2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic

Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail

corridors

3. 2009-EU-90002-S Baltic Transport Outlook 2030

4. 2009-EU-40068-E Airborne Datalink Equipment

5. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and

electronic path request systems

6. 2007-EU-40010-S SESAR SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) – Development

Phase

7. 2007-EU-15010-S Trans-European Satellite Navigation System (Galileo): Development

and validation phase

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund

1. Busy road junction gets major overhaul

2. Redesigning roads for safer, faster travel

3. Upgrading the E20 Tallinn-Narva road

4. New trains modernise Riga’s suburban rail

5. Riga airport expands to welcome more passengers

6. Improving Latvian road links

7. Back on track with Latvian rail

8. Better road links between Latvian and Russian ports

9. Riga’s port cargo operations to be moved away from city centre 10. New bypass will ease congestion in busy Vilnius

11. Bypass for town burdened by traffic

12. Warsaw ring road gains essential new section

13. Rail line upgrade promises quicker, safer journeys

14. Bypass to bring multiple benefits for congested town

15. New motorway to bring social, economic and environmental dividends

16. Providing better rail services to Warsaw’s airport

17. New interchange will relieve busy routes

18. Warsaw links lifted by new bridge and roads

19. Rail connection between two of Poland’s big cities to receive major upgrade

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Mediterranean Corridor

Description

The Mediterranean Corridor will link ports in the south western Mediterranean region to the

Ukrainian border with Hungary, following the coastlines of Spain, France, and crossing the

Alps towards the east.

This corridor of about 3,000 km, integrating Priority Projects 3 and 6, ERTMS corridor D and

based mainly on rail freight corridor 6, will provide a multimodal link to the ports of the

western Mediterranean with the centre of the EU. It will also create an east-west link through

the southern part of the EU, contribute to intermodality in sensitive areas such as the Pyrenees

and the Alps and connect some of the major touristic areas of the EU with high speed trains.

Urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to TEN-

T rail and road by

2030

rail-road terminals

Algeciras

Sevilla

Madrid

Valencia

Tarragona

Barcelona

Marseille

Lyon

Torino

Milano

Venezia

Ljubljana

Zagreb

Budapest

Budapest

Ljubljana

Venezia

Trieste

Koper

Rijeka

Inland core

network ports

Marseille

Venezia

Trieste

Ravenna

Cremona

Mantova

Budapest (Csepel)

Antequera (Bobadilla)

Zaragoza

Barcelona

Marseille – Miramas

Lyon

Torino

Novara

Milano Smistamento

Verona

Padova

Cervignano

Ljubljana

Zagreb

Budapest - Soroksár

Rail Freight Corridor 6

Alignment: Almería-Valencia/Madrid-Zaragoza/

Barcelona-Marseille- Lyon-Turin-Milan-Verona-Padua/

Venice-Trieste/ Koper- Ljubljana-Budapest-Zahony

(Hungarian-Ukrainian border)

Countries: Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November

2013

http://www.corridord.eu/ and

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC6%20-

%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

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Main missing links

The main missing sections are the new cross border rail links between France and Italy

("Lyon-Turin") and between Italy and Slovenia ("Trieste-Divača). Multimodal connections

with the ports in Spain have to be developed and some railway sections in Italy need to be

upgraded in order to remove key bottlenecks.

Interoperablity

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

The coexistence of two gauges; different electrifications (25kV AC in high-speed networks and in HU, 3kV DC on

conventional lines in Spain and Italy, 1.5 kV DC in Southern France – conventional

lines), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;

the Mediterranean Corridor belongs to the ERTMS Corridor D.

Modal integration

Exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland

Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Success stories

1. A recent success story: the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line

The Madrid-Barcelona high speed line was opened in February 2008. This new 621

km line reduced the journey time between the two cities from 5 hours on a Talgo train

in 1996 to 2 hours 38 minutes today. It has attracted millions of passengers from air

and road transport because of the standards of comfort and a seamless city to city

connection. By 2009, the line was taking 5.8 million passengers, almost seven times as

many as use the conventional rail line. This line is now being extended towards France

via the Perpignan-Figueras cross-border tunnel, linking Spain to the trans-European

high speed network. The Madrid-Barcelona line has drastically cut back passenger

numbers on the saturated air route between the two cities.

2. An imminent success story: Barcelona-Perpignan

The works on-going will allow, by 2012, the connection of the Spanish and French

high speed networks and at the same time create a high capacity link for rail freight.

The journey from Barcelona to Perpignan will shrink from around 4 h to 50', allowing

travel from Barcelona to Paris in around four hours! The works that are advancing

well have allowed provisional services to be put in place (although not yet exploiting

the full potential of the line, 2h30' instead of more than five hours, plus train change in

Figueras) attracting more than 20,000 users in its first partially operational month. In

addition, the first seamless cross-border freight service for France and Spain has been

launched, allowing long-range train services in UIC gauge with high performance

standards to take place in the Iberian Peninsula. The promising "Barlyon" service was

launched in January 2011, with four weekly couples of 750 m long trains, that have

connected the port of Barcelona with Lyon and beyond with Germany and Benelux.

After two months in operation the service was expanded to daily trains following a

sharp increase in demand

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Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Carlo Secchi (PP3 and PP19)

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Laurens Jans Brinkhorst

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Algeciras - Madrid Rail studies ongoing, works to be launched before 2015, to be

completed 2020

Sevilla - Antequera - Granada - Almería -

Cartagena - Murcia - Alicante - Valencia Rail studies and works

Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona Rail Upgrading of existing lines (gauge, sidings, platforms)

Valencia - Tarragona - Barcelona Rail construction between 2014 - 2020

Barcelona Port interconnections rail with port and airport

Barcelona - Perpignan Rail

cross-border section, works ongoing, new line completed

by 2015, upgrading existing line (gauge, sidings,

platforms)

Perpignan - Montpellier Rail bypass Nîmes - Montpellier to be operational in 2017,

Montpellier - Perpignan for 2020

Lyon Rail Relieving Lyon bottlenecks: studies and works

Lyon – Avignon – Marseille Rail upgrading

Lyon - Torino Rail cross-border section, works base tunnel ; studies and

works access routes

Milano - Brescia Rail partially upgrading, partially new high-speed line

Brescia - Venezia - Trieste Rail

works to start before 2014 on several sections in synergy

with upgrading actions undertaken in overlapping

stretches as in Baltic Adriatic Corridor

Milano – Cremona- Mantova – Porto

Levante/Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste IWW Studies and works

Cremona, Mantova, Venezia, Ravenna,

Trieste Inland Ports

Port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms

Trieste - Divača Rail studies and partial upgrading ongoing; cross-border

section to be realised until after 2020

Koper - Divača - Ljubljana – Pragersko Rail studies and upgrading/partially new line

Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest Rail Studies and works (including construction of new track

and second track between Rijeka and HU border )

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Rijeka Port Infrastructure upgrading and development, development

of multimodal platforms and interconnections

Ljubljana – Zagreb Rail Studies and works

Ljubljana node Rail rail node Ljubljana, including multi-modal platform; rail

airport interconnection

Pragersko - Zalalövö Rail cross-border section: studies, works to start before 2020

Lendava - Letenye Road cross-border upgrading

Boba- Székesfehérvár Rail upgrading

Budapest-Miskolc-UA border Rail upgrading

Vásárosnamény-UA border Road cross-border upgrading

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. New Railway Link Lyon-Turin (part of PP6): Cost-benefit analysis (summary):

http://www.governo.it/GovernoInforma/Dossier/TAV/

Presentazione_analisi_costi_benefici-NLTL.pdf

2. COWI/Ecorys study "Estimation des potentialités du trafic fret à travers les Alpes"

(with list of previous studies on Lyon-Turin on page 75): http://www.pedz.uni-

mannheim.de/daten/edz-os/gdv/06/2006_12_cowi_fr.pdf

3. Cross-border railway line Trieste-Divača (PP6): Feasibility studies (not published)

4. RFC 6: Transport market study (May 2013): http://www.corridord.eu/doc/further-

information/ (see under presentations2.zip\Railway Undertakings Advisory Group)

5. INTERALPES (INTERREG project, part of ALCOTRA Alpes Latines Coopération

Transfrontalières), http://www.interalpes.eu

6. ERTMS Corridor D: General information, http://www.corridord.eu

7. Rail Net Europe (RNE) corridors C06 and C08

1) Network Statements – overview page: http://www.rne.eu/members_ns.html

2) Corridor brochures C06 and C08: http://www.rne.eu/download/items/corridor-

6.html, http://www.rne.eu/download/items/corridor-8.html

TEN-T Funding

PP3 High-speed railway axis of southwest Europe

1. 2000-ES-603-S High Speed Railway Line Madrid-Barcelona-French border

2. 2006-FR-304a-S TGV Sud: Nîmes-Montpellier-Perpignan section (preliminary

studies) and terminal installations in the Perpignan-Figueras section

3. 2007-EU-03110-P Works for construction of a high speed railway section between

Perpignan and Figueras

4. 2007-FR-03010-P High speed railway line between Nîmes and Perpignan, works and

studies for bypassing Nîmes and Montpellier

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5. 2008-ES-92510-S Studies and projects for the development of the rail section

Talayuela-Cáceres

6. 2008-ES-92512-P Upgrading of the Barcelona-France line and access for operating an

international gauge

7. 2008-ES-92514-P Corridor linking Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-Figueras-Perpignan-

Montpellier-Nimes: Railway bypass of Figueras

8. 2011-ES-93137-P Adaptation of the Port of Barcelona railway network to standard

(UIC) gauge

9. 2011-FR-93047-S Railway bypass round the Lyon conglomeration – Studies in

preparation for the northern section implementation phase

10. 2011-FR-94036-S Construction of the Nimes and Montpellier stations on the new

mixed high speed line of the Nimes and Montpellier (NJC) bypass

PP6 Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Divača/Koper-Divača-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian

border

2005-EU-603a-S New Lyon-Turin Rail Link – International Section

1. 2005-IT-606a-S Strenghtening of the Turin-Modane line and Turin freight belt

2. 2005-IT-90901-S New AV/AC line Venezia-Trieste-(Lubiana) in Italian territory:

sections project

3. 2006-HU-92202-S Preparation of Design and Tender Documentation for Railways

Station Szolnok, Detailed Design and Tender Documentation for Railways Line

Debrecen-Záhony, Preparation activities for ETCS2 and for Sub-Stations for Szajol-

Záhony Railways Line Section

4. 2006-HU-92204-S Preparation of Detailed Design and Tender Documentation

(Infrastructure and Signalling) for the Implementation Works of the Railways Line

Szekesfehervar-Boba

5. 2007-EU-06010-P New Lyon-Turin Rail Link – Franco-Italian Common Part of the

International Section (Studies and Works

6. 2007-EU-06030-S Cross-border railway line Trieste/Divača: study and design of the

Trieste-Divača-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian border

7. 2007-FR-91209-S Lyon-Turin railway project: French accesses to the Base Tunnel

8. 2007-HU-06100-S Studies for preparation of approval of the railway line section

Budapest-Keleti-Miskolc-Nyiregyhaza

9. 2007-IT-06020-S Section Ronchi Sud-Trieste: Priority Project 6 – national section

10. 2008-FR-90902-S Rail project Lyon-Turin: studies on French access routes to base

tunnel

11. 2008-IT-91403-S Completion of final design of the Treviglio-Brescia Section, on the

Milano-Verona high speed/high capacity line

12. 2008-SI-92400-S Working out of preliminary studies for the construction of the new

line of high capacity/high speed line Divača-Ljubljana

13. 2008-SI-92401-S Working out of preliminary studies for the construction of the new

line of high capacity/high speed line Ljubljana-Zidani Most

14. 2009-IT-06047-E Hub of Torino, section Susa-Stura, Priority Project 6, removal of

bottleneck

15. 2010-SI-92232-S Elaboration of the executive design for upgrading of the section of

the railway line Poljcane-Pragersko

16. 2011-IT-93095-P Treviglio-Brescia HS/HC section: civil works phase

17. 2011-IT-93097-P Turin-Padua: technological improvements to the efficiency of the

Milan railway junction

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ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2011-EU-60006-P ERTMS upgrade to ETCS Baseline 2 (version 2.3.0d) for the

Perpignan-Figueras high speed line

3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service

and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for

Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH

4. 2011-IT-60002-P Upgrading of ERTMS system on Trenitalia fleet to 2.3.0.d version

5. 2011-ES-60001-P Upgrade of Spanish HS Lines and Trains to ERTMS 2.3.0.d

6. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

7. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest

8. 2009-IT-60102-P Upgrade of Roma-Napoli and Torino-Novara high speed lines in

order to ensure compatibility with ERTMS version 2.3.0d

9. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

10. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

11. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia-

Budapest)

12. 2007-SI-60460-S Implementation of the GSM-R system in Slovenian railway network

13. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

14. 2006-IT-90906-S Study on the migration from the system SCMT to ETCS

MoS, Inland waterways

1. 2009-IT-00033-E Infrastructural improvements in the inland waterways system of

Northern Italy

2. 2009-IT-91406-S Strategic project for the development of the accessibility and

hinterland connections from the port of Venice to the TEN-T network

3. 2009-IT-91405-S Studies for the infrastructural improvement of Northern Italy

Waterway System

4.

5. 2009-IT-00073-E Implementation of nautical accessibility in the port of Venice-

Marghera: operational and remedial dredging in two stretches of the west and south

ship canals

6.

7. 2010-EU-21106-S ITS Adriatic multi-port gateway

8. 2010-IT-70203-S Studies for the Development of the RIS Operability along the

Northern Italy Waterway System

9. 2010-IT-92244-S ADRIATIC GATEWAY: the improvement of northern Adriatic

ports and the building of a strategic corridor for multimodal transport

Multi-modal

1. 2010-ES-91137-S Preparation of detailed design for Valencia-Fuente de San Luis and

Madrid-Vicálvaro railway freight terminals

2. 2009-ES-92510-S Intermodal logistics platform Vilamalla/el Far d'Empordà: previous

studies and projects for the establishment of an intermodal logistics platform to the

south of the Spanish-French border

3. 2008-IT-91408-S Feasibility study of Marco Polo Venice International Airport

Intermodality Node

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4. 2006-SI-92702-S Master plan at Ljubljana Airport including railway connection to

Ljubljana and Kranj (new railway line Ljubljana-Jesenice) in consideration of

European Union laws, e.g. security regulations

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund

1. Consolidation des liaisons ferroviaires espagnoles

2. New railway station – pivotal link for transport networks

3. Extension of the northern sector of port of Valencia

4. Modernisation of the Ljubljana–Zidani Most–Maribor Railway Line

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Orient/East-Med Corridor

Description

This long north-south eastern Corridor will connect central Europe with the maritime

interfaces of the North, Baltic, Black and Mediterranean seas, making the best of Motorways

of the Sea ports. Along Priority Projects 7 and 22, and integrating ERTMS corridor E and rail

freight corridor 7, it will foster the development of those ports as major multimodal logistic

platforms and will improve the multimodal connections of major economic centres in Central

Europe to the coastline, using rivers such as the Elbe and the Danube. The Orient/East-Med

Corridor crosses eight Member States and includes the following nodes of the TEN-T core

network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T guidelines:

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to TEN-

T rail and road by

2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Hamburg

Berlin

Praha

Ostrava

Bratislava

Wien

Budapest

Sofia

Thessaloniki

Athina

Hamburg

Berlin

Praha

Wien

Budapest

Athina

Hamburg

Rostock

Burgas

Athina (Piraeus)

Lemesos

Inland core

network ports

Hamburg

Berlin

Decin

Praha (Holesovice)

Pardubice

Melnik

Wien

Budapest (Csepel)

Hamburg

Bremen

Rostock

Berlin

Decin

Praha

Ostrava

Prerov

Bratislava

Wien

Budapest (Soroksar)

Craiova

Timisoara

Sofia

Plovdiv

Thessaloniki

Patras

Athina (Piraeus/

Thriasso Pedio)

Rail Freight Corridor 7

Alignment: Prague-Vienna/Bratislava-Budapest,

Bucharest, Constanta, Vidin, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Athens

Countries: Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary,

Romania, Bulgaria, Greece

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November

2013

http://www.rfc7.eu/ and

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Pre

sentations/RFC7%20-

%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

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Main missing links

The main missing links are numerous, since most of the multimodal connections between

Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece remain to be built. The Danube and Elbe also need

important upgrading to be able to attract traffic flows. Cross-border traffic management

systems on rail and inland waterways should also be implemented on many sections.

Interoperablity

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

different electrifications (3 kV DC in Poland, 3kV D in Czech Republic and Slovakia,

25 kV 50 Hz in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, 15 kV 16 Hz in Austria and

Germany), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;

the Orient/East-Med Corridor belongs partly to the ERTMS Corridor E (AT, SK, HU).

Modal integration

Exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland

Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Success story

Rail development along the north – south line from Budapest until Athens

The Commission is already granting EU support for a study that will analyse traffic flows and

potential development of a rail link that will connect Budapest with Bucharest and Athens via

Timisoara, Vidin-Calafat and Thessaloniki. The link is not fully operational at the current

time and support is directly needed for creating the right preconditions for development along

this line, preparing investments in the oncoming multi-annual financial framework.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Gilles Savary

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Dresden - Praha Rail studies for high-speed rail

Praha Rail upgrading, freight bypass; rail connection airport

Praha – Breclav Rail upgrading

Hamburg – Dresden – Praha – Pardubice IWW Elbe and Vltava studies, works for better navigability

and upgrading

Děčín locks IWW studies

Prague - Brno - Breclav Rail upgrading, including rail node Brno and multi-modal

platform

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Breclav – Bratislava Rail cross-border, upgrading

Bratislava – Hegyeshalom Rail cross-border, upgrading

Mosonmagyaróvár – SK Border Road cross border upgrading

Tata – Biatorbágy Rail upgrading

Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Calafat Rail upgrading in HU nearly completed, ongoing in RO

Vidin – Sofia – Burgas/TR border

Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athens/Piraeus Rail

studies and works Vidin – Sofia – Thessaloniki - Athens;

upgrading Sofia – Burgas/TR border

Vidin – Craiova Road Cross-border upgrading

Thessaloniki, Igoumenitsa Port Infrastructure upgrading and development, multimodal

interconnections

Athens/Piraeus/Heraklion – Lemesos Port, MoS port capacity and multimodal interconnections

Lemesos – Lefkosia

Ports,

multimodal

platforms

upgrading of modal interconnection, including Lefkosia

South Orbital, studies and works, traffic managament

systems

Lefkosia – Larnaca Multimodal

platforms

Multimodal interconnections and telematic applications

systems

Patras Port Port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms

Athina - Patras Rail studies and works, port interconnections

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. Preparatory studies on the Athens-Hegyeshalom route

Co-financed by the TEN-T programme and supervised by the TEN-T Executive

Agency, the first phase of this study involves analysis of the technical, commercial,

financial, operational and socio-economic characteristics of the main route between

the four countries in the south-east area of PP22 in order to propose common technical

and operational characteristics for the four countries and to make specific

recommendations for different sections of the route. In the second phase, the analysis

will be used by the Member States to carry out preliminary studies in preparation for

the implementation of the recommendations resulting from the first phase.

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The first phase of the study took place over the course of 2011 and came to an end

with the start of the second phase in 2012 as scheduled. The work of the consultants

and Greek authorities responsible for the coordination of the works was very efficient

and comprehensive and enabled the Member States to gain a better understanding and

overview of the route, both on their national territories and those of neighbouring

countries. The meetings of the steering group were merged with those of the PP22

Correspondents Group, as both served similar cooperation and information-sharing

purposes. Consequently, all members of the Correspondents Group, including the

different services of the European Institutions, were able to benefit from the

information available.

The studies as part of the second phase are due to start in the second half of 2012 and

will focus on specific sections selected by the Member States on the basis of the

recommendations of the first phase. The scope of the studies is adapted to the specific

requirements of the sections, including environmental impact studies, design studies,

feasibility studies and cross-border interoperability studies. No fewer than 14 studies

are scheduled up to 2015, ensuring continued cooperation and providing a solid

foundation for the future development of the sections concerned.

2. Study on the implementation of PP22

The objective of the second study is to analyse the implications of the implementation

of PP22 with high ambitions in terms of standards (speeds of 160 km/h, double-track

over the whole route). The study will therefore examine the benefits to be expected in

terms of increased traffic and economic and social development of the regions

concerned, as well as the environmental and financial impact of the project.

Consequently, the study will provide a clear and comprehensive view of the

development of PP22, enable analysis of investment requirements in relation to antici-

pated benefits under different scenarios, providing both an overview and a country-by-

country analysis. This approach will provide essential data for determining the

investment levels required to exploit the full potential of PP22.

3. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO)

The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German,

Polish and Czech chambers of industry and commerce between

IHK Flensburg (DE) and Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly

represent the interests of companies in the region at a national and

European level. In 2010, 37.6 million people lived in the

represented region, representing a market share of 7.5% of the EU

population. The gross domestic product of the KEO region in 2008

was 716.6 billion Euros, equal to 5.7% of the total EU GDP.

http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE)

Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of the

Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013,

http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB.

PDF

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TEN-T Funding since 2005

PP 21 Motorways of the Sea

1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the

Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

2. 2011-EU-21001-M Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS)

3. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE

4. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea

(MOS4MOS)

PP 22 Railway axis Athina–Sofia–Budapest–Wien–Praha–Nürnberg/Dresden

1. 2011-EL-93020-S Remaining studies to complete the upgrading of the main rail axis

Athens-Thessaloniki in the section ATHENS R.S. (KM 9+700 ) - AHARNES

ATTICA (KM 22+300)

2. 2009-CZ-90503-S Modernisation of railway section Veseli and Luznici-Tábor-II part,

Veseli and Luznici-Doubi u Tábora-detailed design

3. 2009-CZ-90502-S Modernisation of the Tábor-Sudoměřice u Tábora line - detailed

design

4. 2009-CZ-90500-S Modernisation of the Nemanice-Sevetin railway section -

preliminary design

5. 2008-CZ-23466-S Optimisation of Railway section Prague Hostivar - Prague main

railway station detailed design

6. 2007-HU-22020-S Preparation of design for approval for the railway line section

Biatorbagy (incl.)-Tata (excl.)

7. 2007-EU-22070-S Studies for the development of the Railway Priority Project 22

8. 2007-CZ-90503-S Reconstruction of the Olomouc Railway Station

9. 2007-CZ-22090-S Geotechnical and design studies for the construction of new rail

connection Praha-Beroun

ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS

SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and

2 SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service

and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for

Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH

4. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

5. 2009-HU-60139-P Retrofitting of MÁV-TRAKCIÓ locomotives with ETCS

equipment to be operated on “Corridor E”

6. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

7. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest

8. 2009-AT-60147-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Constanta) Austrian

vehicles

9. 2009-CZ-60145-P Rail Corridor E ERTMS/ETCS in the section of German border-

Decín-Prague-Kolín

10. 2007-CZ-60010-P Corridor E: Trackside equipment in the Czech Republic

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11. 2007-CZ-60020-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Budapest): On-board

Equipment of Ceské dráhy, a.s.

12. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia-

Budapest)

13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

14. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives

15. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund

1. Electrifying the railways in Jihovychod region

2. Rail junction upgrade will enhance national and cross-border journeys

3. Bypass will take pressure off residential areas

4. Revamp on the cards for Prague station

5. Electrifying the line between Letohrad and Lichkov

6. Simplifying life on Czech roads

7. Optimising the railway line between Benešov u Prahy and Strančice

8. European boost to travel between the Czech Republic and Austria

9. Major motorway a step closer to completion

10. Railway optimisation in the Czech Republic

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Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor

Description

This multi-modal corridor north–south Corridor, based in part on a series of Priority Projects

(1, 11, 12 and 20), ERTMS corridor B and Rail freight corridor 3, is a crucial axis for the

European economy, linking the major urban centres in Germany and Italy to Scandinavia and

the Mediterranean.

The longest of the 10 TEN-T Core Network Corridors starts at the Finnish-Russian border,

and goes via Helsinki, Stockholm and Malmö to the European mainland. There it continues

via the German seaports of Hamburg and Rostock, following the major traffic flows in the

west of Germany, via Hannover, and the east, via Berlin and Leipzig. The eastern and western

sections come together in Nuremberg and continue to the south to Munich, following the

Brenner Corridor to Verona. In Italy, the corridor continues via Bologna, Rome and Naples,

with branches to the ports of Genova, Livorno, Bari and Taranto, before going to Palermo.

The last section connects Sicily with Malta via Motorways of the Sea.

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to

TEN-T rail and road

by 2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Helsinki

Turku

Stockholm

Göteborg

Malmö

Købnhavn

Berlin

Bremen

Hamburg

Hannover

Leipzig

München

Roma

Bologna

Genova

Napoli

Palermo

Valletta

Helsinki/Vantaa

Turku

Stockholm/Arlanda

Købnhavn/Kastrup

Berlin (BER)

Hamburg

München

Roma Fiumicino

Helsinki

Kotka, Hamina

Turku

Stockholm

Malmö

Trelleborg

Købnhavn Havn

Bremerhaven

Bremen

Wilhelmshaven

Hamburg

Lübeck

Rostock

Livorno

La Spezia

Valletta

Inland core

network ports

Berlin

Bremen

Bremerhaven

Hamburg

Lübeck

Hannover

Helsinki

Turku

Stockholm

Malmö

Købnhavn (Havn)

Taulov

Berlin (Großbeeren)

Rostock

Bremen

Hamburg

Hannover

Leipzig (Schkopau)

München (Riem)

Roma (Pomezia)

Ancona

Verona

Bologna

Genova (Vado)

Livorno

Napoli (Nola,

Marcianise-

Maddaloni)

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Rail Freight Corridor 3

Alignment: Stockholm, Malmö, Copenhagen, Hamburg,

Innsbruck, Verona, Palermo

Countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentatio

ns/RFC3%20-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Main bottlenecks

The main bottlenecks for the Scandinavian - Mediterranean

Corridor are

• the Fehmarn Belt crossing between Denmark and Germany,

• the Brenner Base Tunnel and its access routes between Munich and Verona,

Furthermore, multimodal interconnections with ports need to be developed in Finland,

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Italy. Also cross-border operational systems, such

as ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) for rail and ITS (Intelligent

Transport Systems) for road have to be developed and implemented.

Interoperablity

Some barriers to rail interoperability have to be overcome:

different electrifications (15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Sweden, Germany and Austria, 25 kV 50

Hz in Denmark, 3 kV DC in Italy), different standards with regards to train length and

axle loads;

the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor includes the ERTMS Corridor B

Stockholm-Napoli.

Major cross-border sections

1. Brenner corridor

The cross-border section between Munich and Verona, including the northern access

route between Munich and Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel between Innsbruck

and Fortezza and the southern access route between Fortezza and Verona is a major

bottleneck on the Scandinavian - Mediterranean Corridor. The removal of this

bottleneck is crucial for the realisation of the entire project.

Moreover, the realisation of the Brenner Corridor will have an effect on other rail

networks linking northern and southern Europe. Together with the Gotthard-Monte

Ceneri axis in Switzerland and the Lyon-Turin rail connection, the Brenner Corridor

will establish a complex of high-capacity rail links. Not only will they deliver a major

contribution to the completion the Trans-European Transport Network but they will

also help achieve the environmental objectives set by the EU and ensure the modal

shift from road to rail so necessary for the future of the ecologically sensitive Alpine

region.

The Brenner Corridor section will mainly focus on freight transport. When completed

in 2025, the freight capacity of this section will increase to 400 trains per day. This

will lead to an estimated CO2 reduction of 100,000 tonnes along the Brenner Corridor.

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The success of this section and the entire Corridor will largely depend on the

realisation of the 55 km long Brenner Base Tunnel.

The Brenner Corridor bottleneck can only be removed if the tunnel and access routes

are completed in parallel. It is clear that the added value of the new base tunnel can be

optimised only if the new or upgraded access routes can cope with the same traffic

capacity.

The works on the Brenner Base Tunnel are making impressive progress. Excavation

works on the exploratory and access tunnels already started in 2008. The works on the

55 km long main tunnel were launched on 18 April 2011. The total costs of the

Brenner Base Tunnel have been agreed at €8 billion, including the €786 million

committed by the EU from the TEN-T budget during the financial perspective 2007-

2013. The tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

2. Fehmarn Belt crossing

The Fehmarn Belt crossing is a key component in the main north-south route between

central Europe and the Nordic countries. This cross-border bottleneck will be removed

by the construction of the new immersed rail/road tunnel spanning the 19 km wide

Fehmarn strait between Rødby in Danmark and Puttgarden in Germany.

The project will provide an alternative for the ferry link between Rødby (Denmark)

and Puttgarden on the Fehmarn Island in Germany. It is expected to stimulate

economic development in the Baltic Sea regions of Denmark and Germany. Once

completed, it will attract passenger and freight traffic estimated at more than 3.5

million vehicles and more than 40,000 trains annually. After the completion of the

project, the travel time between Copenhagen and Hamburg will be reduced by

approximately one hour, and for rail freight transport by approximately two hours.

The project also includes improvements to related rail hinterland connections in

Denmark and Germany. On the railway section Copenhagen-Ringsted (60 km),

substantial capacity improvement is required; therefore a new line between

Copenhagen and Ringsted via Køge will be constructed. The 120 km section Ringsted-

Rødby will be electrified and the section between Orehoved and Rødby will be

upgraded to a double track rail line. A decision will be taken soon whether the rail link

on the Storstrøms Bridge will remain single track or double track. The projects will be

implemented before the opening of the Fixed Link. On the German side, considerable

investments will be needed to make the section Lübeck (Bad Schwartau)-Puttgarden

(today single track and not electrified) fully operational. According to the German-

Danish Treaty, Germany will guarantee sufficient capacity on the railway line Bad

Schwartau-Puttgarden when the fixed link opens. On behalf of the German federal

government, DB AG is currently working on the preliminary design for the section

between Lübeck and Puttgarden.

Success stories

1. A Scandinavian success story: the Øresund fixed link

The Øresund Bridge is a combined two track rail and four lane road bridge and tunnel

across the Øresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark. It is the longest combined

road and rail bridge in Europe. Works started in 1995 and the link was opened to

traffic on 1 July 2000, with a project cost of €2.7 billion. All funds for planning,

designing, building and operating the Øresund link as a whole are covered by road and

rail fees. The repayment period is approximately 30 years. Railway transport has

developed quickly with a growth of 230% since 2001, amounting to 11.2 million

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passengers in 2009. The construction of Citybanan in Malmö and the perspective of

the Swedish plans of higher speed trains will further increase the connecting rail

capacity. In 2009, seven million vehicles crossed the Øresund Bridge. The high

increase in traffic is mainly a result of the increased integration between the areas in

both sides of the link. The traffic across the bridge has increased 10 to 16 % each year

since the opening. The EU contributed €127 million from the TEN-T budget.

2. An Italian success: The Milano – Napoli high speed line

The Milano – Roma – Napoli high speed line became fully operational with the

completion of the section between Bologna and Firenze at the end of 2009. The

travelling time between Milano and Roma has been reduced from 5 hours to 2 hours

45 minutes. This high speed section now takes 60% of the total passenger traffic flow

between the two cities. For the high peed section Roma- Napoli, travelling time has

been reduced from 1 hour 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes and a further reduction to

55 minutes is planned. Altogether, the passenger volume between Milan and Napoli

has increased by approximately 25%. In 2010, almost 20 million passengers used this

line.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karel van Miert and Pat Cox (PP1)

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

CEF: Pre-identified projects

HaminaKotka – Helsinki Port, rail port interconnections, rail upgrading, icebreaking

capacities

Helsinki Rail airport-rail connection

RU border – Helsinki Rail Works ongoing

Helsinki – Turku Rail Upgrading

Turku/Naantali – Stockholm Ports, MoS port interconnections, icebraking capacity

Stockholm - Malmö (Nordic Triangle) Rail Works ongoing on specific sections

Trelleborg - Malmö – Göteborg – NO

border

Rail, port,

MoS

Works, multimodal platforms and port hinterland

connections

Fehmarn Rail studies ongoing, construction works Fehmarn Belt fixed

link to start in 2015

København - Hamburg via Fehmarn:

access routes Rail

access routes DK to be completed by 2020, access routes

Germany to be completed in 2 steps: one track

electrification with the completion of the fixed link and

two-track seven years later

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Rostock Ports, MoS interconnections ports with rail; low-emission ferries;

ice-breaking capacity

Rostock - Berlin - Nürnberg Rail studies and upgrading

Hamburg/Bremen - Hannover Rail studies ongoing

Halle – Leipzig – Nürnberg Rail works ongoing, to be completed by 2017

München – Wörgl Rail access to Brenner Base Tunnel and cross-border section:

studies

Brenner Base Tunnel Rail studies and works

Fortezza - Verona Rail studies and works

Napoli - Bari Rail studies and works

Napoli – Reggio Calabria Rail Upgrading

Verona – Bologna Rail Upgrading ongoing

Ancona, Napoli, Bari, La Spezia, Livorno Ports Port interconnections, (further) development of

multimodal platforms

Messina - Catania – Augusta/Palermo Rail upgrading (remaining sections)

Palermo/Taranto - Valletta/Marsaxlokk Ports, MoS port interconnections

Valletta - Marsaxlokk Port, airport upgrading of modal interconnection, including

Marsaxlokk-Luqa-Valletta

Bologna – Ancona Rail upgrading

Existing Co-operations

1. Austria-Italy Intergovernmental Commission (CIG)

The CIG was originally set up for the preparatory phase of the Brenner Base Tunnel

project. This phase was completed by the Decision of 18 April 2011 to launch the

main construction phase (Phase III). At the meeting on 15 May 2012, Italy and Austria

agreed to extend the mandate of the CIG enabling it to deal with the main construction

of the tunnel.

2. Brenner Corridor Platform

The Brenner Corridor Platform (BCP) is a forum for cooperation among the three

Member States (Austria, Germany and Italy), five regions (Bavaria, Tyrol, South

Tyrol, Trento and Verona) and the rail infrastructure managers (RFI, ÖBB and DB).

The BCP is chaired by the Coordinator, who can invite other interested parties as

observers.

To ensure an integrated policy approach for the Brenner Corridor, the BCP created

specific working groups covering subjects such as interoperability, infrastructure and

capacity planning and terminals, but also environmental monitoring, accompanying

policy measures, cross-financing schemes and the Green Corridor concept which

brings together transport, environment and energy aspects.

3. Action Community Brennerbahn

In the Action Community Brennerbahn, the provinces and regions along the Brenner

Corridor cooperate with the Chambers of Commerce of Bavaria, Tyrol, Bolzano,

Trento and Verona. The AGB-CAB focuses on improving rail traffic between Munich

and Verona, both in its current and future setting to the benefit of the population and

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industry along the Brenner Corridor. Communication between the partners and with

the European Union is also an important component of the AGB-CAB work. Members

of the AGB-CAB meet regularly in the expert committee and at the annual Presidents’

Conference.

By the end of 2011 the AGB-CAB commissioned a study on the economic benefits of

the Brenner corridor project to the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. The first results

of this study have been presented at the AGB President’s conference on 13 November

in Bolzano in the presence of the Coordinator and published in the AGB Magazine

"Transfer" (ed.3/12).

4. SoNorA - SOuth-NORth Axis, Improving transport infrastructure and services

across Central Europe

Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia

Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

The SoNorA project focuses on the development of multimodal transport

infrastructure and services in Central Europe, providing better connections between

the Baltic and Adriatic seas. The project is led by Veneto Region (Italy), the

consortium is composed of 25 Partners from 6 EU Countries (Austria, Czech

Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia) and 35 Associated Institutions.

http://www.sonoraproject.eu/

5. Scandria - The Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor for Innovation and Growth

Countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway

Funding: Baltic Sea Region Programme (BSRP) of the European Union.

The Scandria corridor connects capitals and metropolitan regions along the shortest

way from Scandinavia to the Adriatic Sea. Scandria is a cooperation of 19 partners

from willing to assume a future role in developing a green and innovative transport

corridor. Scandria fosters co-modality, rail transport and environmentally friendly

solutions in road transport. http://www.scandriaproject.eu/

6. Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS)

Countries: 16 partners from the four countries Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia.

Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

TRANSITECTS dealt with creating sustainable intermodal solutions for transalpine

freight traffic which fit changing markets, improving the railway network’s

attractiveness and accessibility for the logistic market, disburdening alpine transport

routes and generate positive ecologic and economic impacts, implementing the shift

from road to rail related traffic and activating synergies and leverage effects through

transnational cooperation. The project finished in 2012. http://www.transitects.org/

7. iMonitraf!

Countries: Zentralschweizer Regierungskonferenz, Tirol, Région Rhône-Alpes,

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta, Autonome Provinz Bozen Südtirol, Friuli Venezia

Giulia, Piemonte, Cantone Ticino

Funding: Alpine space programme European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),

iMONITRAF!s objectives are to develop common strategies for transalpine traffic and

to put them into action. A long-lasting political network shall be established, which

serves as common voice of the Alpine regions and which is recognised on regional,

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national and EU level. It pushes innovative measures for more sustainable regional

development.

iMONITRAF! will develop a broad political network to find common strategies.

http://www.imonitraf.org/

8. Alpine Convention

Countries: Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Liechtenstein,

Monaco

The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the Alpine countries

(Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland)

as well as the EU, aimed at promoting sustainable development in the Alpine area and

at protecting the interests of the people living within it. It embraces the environmental,

social, economic and cultural dimensions. On 10.6.2013 the EU ratified the Alpine

Convention’s Transport Protocol. The Transport Protocol is an important instrument

to protect the sensitive alpine environment and to promote sustainable mobility in the

Alps. It offers a template for effective international coordination and management of

trans-alpine transport and strongly supports modal shift, in particular by promoting

alternative modes of transport than road, especially for freight transport. It therefore

provides a valid framework for accompanying measures and contribute to lessening

the fragmentation of pan Alpine transport policy. http://www.alpconv.org/

TEN-T Priority Projects - EU co-funding of since 2005

PP 1: Railway axis Berlin-Verona/Milano-Bologna-Napoli-Messina-Palermo

9. 2011-DE-93033-P VDE 8.1, 4-track extension of the Eltersdorf-Paul Gossenstraße

section

10. 2010-AT-91134-P Intermodal Terminal Wörgl (TEN-T Priority Project 1 - Section

Kufstein-Innsbruck)

11. 2009-IT-01088-E Rome Hub, Priority Project no. 1 - upgrade of Rome Tiburtina

Station

12. 2009-DE-01075-E New railway line (NBS) Ebensfeld-Erfurt: sections in Bavaria (BA

3121 Füllbachtal bridge, BA 3122 Fornbach Bridge)

13. 2007-IT-01030-M Southern Access line to Brenner

14. 2007-EU-01190-S Priority Project TEN no. 1 Brenner Base Tunnel – Studies

15. 2007-EU-01180-P Priority Project TEN no. 1 Brenner Base Tunnel – Works

16. 2007-DE-01050-P Works for the construction of the section between Erfurt and

Halle/Gröbers

17. 2007-AT-01130-P Works for construction of new high speed line between

Kundl/Radfeld and Baumkirchen

18. 2006-DE-101f-P North-South high speed line Berlin-Palermo, Section between

Nuremberg and Ebensfeld, Part Nuremberg-Fürth

19. 2006-DE-101a-P North-South high speed line Berlin-Palermo, Nodal point Berlin:

Main and Südkreuz railway Stations

PP 12: Nordic Triangle railway/road axis

1. 2011-SE-93119-S Stockholm Bypass, tunnel safety studies

2. 2011-SE-93090-S Upgrading of maritime infrastructure in Lake Malaren

3. 2011-SE-93049-S Western link - railway tunnel in Gothenburg

4. 2011-FI-93125-S Improving of punctuality/reliability of passenger train traffic

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5. 2011-FI-93118-P E18 Hamina bypass road

6. 2010-FI-92239-S Road E18 Helsinki - Vaalimaa studies

7. 2009-SE-92605-P Nordic Triangle-Malmö C-completion works

8. 2009-SE-92600-S E 6.21 Marieholm Tunnel

9. 2009-SE-12040-E E6.21 Partihall Connection

10. 2008-SE-92607-P Works for the upgrading of the Road E6 Trelleborg-Vellinge

11. 2008-SE-92605-S Nordic Triangle - Reconstruction of Malmö Central

12. 2008-SE-92603-S Nordic Triangle: Götaland Line - (Borås-Jönköping-Linköping) -

High Speed Line

13. 2008-SE-92600-S Norrköping Intermodal Infrastructure Package – Road Bypass

Norrköping, Study

14. 2008-FI-90802-P National Railway Yard (Ilmala)

15. 2008-FI-90801-S Studies for upgrading the E18 Road

16. 2008-FI-90800-P Works for the construction of the Road E18 Muurla-Lohja

17. 2007-SE-92401-S Nordic Triangle: Ostlanken (Jarna-Linköping)

18. 2007-SE-12100-P Works for construction of City tunnel project

19. 2007-SE-12090-P Works for construction of the road section Norra Lanken

20. 2007-FI-12050-P Works for the development of the railway connection between

Helsinki airport and the PP12 lines

21. 2007-FI-12040-P Main railway connection to Russian border, works for development

of railway section between Lahti and Vainikkala

22. 2007-FI-12010-P Rail connection from Kouvola to Kotka/Hamina ports, works for

improving and construction of a new railway yard

PP 20: Railway axis Fehmarn belt

1. 2011-DK-93122-S First phase of detailed planning studies - programme phase - for

upgrading the railway access lines to the future Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from

Ringsted to Roedby

2. 2007-EU-20050-P Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link

3. 2007-DK-20070-S Studies for upgrading the railway access lines to the future

Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from Ringsted to Rødby and the intersection in Kastrup

4. 2007-DK-20060-S Studies for the capacity improvements of the section between

Copenhagen and Ringsted

5. 2007-DE-20010-S Studies for linking to Fehmarn belt fixed link between Lübeck-

Puttgarden

6. 2006-DE-DK-3009-S Studies for the Fehmarn belt Fixed Rail-Road Link

PP 21: Motorways of the Sea

1. 2011-SE-92148-P Fjalir

2. 2011-EU-21010-M Green Bridge on Nordic Corridor

3. 2011-EU-21007-S COSTA

4. 2011-EU-21005-S LNG in Baltic Sea Ports

5. 2011-EU-21004-S TrainMoS

6. 2011-EU-21002-P On Shore Power Supply - an integrated North Sea network

7. 2011-EU-21001-M Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS)

8. 2010-EU-21112-S LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships

9. 2010-EU-21109-S MonaLisa

10. 2010-EU-21108-P The Baltic Sea Hub and Spokes Project

11. 2010-EU-21107-P Motorway of the Sea Rostock – Gedser

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12. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE

13. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea

(MOS4MOS)

14. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating

PP24 into Mediterranean MoS

15. 2009-EU-21010-P Baltic Link Gdyńia-Karlskrona

16. 2008-EU-21020-P Motorways of the Sea Esbjerg – Zeebrugge

17. 2008-EU-21015-P Motorways of the Sea projects in the Baltic Sea Area Klaipéda-

Karlshamn link

18. 2008-EU-21010-P High Quality Rail and Intermodal Nordic Corridor Königslinie

19. 2006-EU-93016-S West Med Corridors

ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2011-DE-60004-P Hochrustung der Strecke Berlin - Halle/Leipzig (VDE 8.3) von

ETCS Level 2 (SRS 2.2.2+) auf ETCS Level 2 (SRS 2.3.0d)

3. 2011-IT-60002-P Upgrading of ERTMS system on Trenitalia fleet to 2.3.0.d version

4. 2011-IT-60001-P Deployment of ERTMS trackside equipment on the Railway

Corridor B Stockholm-Naples/Subpart Fortezza to Verona of the Italian Corridor B

part (Brennero-Verona-Naples)

5. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

6. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment

8. 2009-SE-60144-P Deployment of ERTMS in Sweden

9. 2009-IT-60149-P Deployment of ERTMS trackside equipment on the Railway

Corridor B Stockholm-Naples: Sub-part from Brenner to Verona of the Italian

Corridor B part (Brenner-Naples)

10. 2009-IT-60102-P Upgrade of Roma-Napoli and Torino-Novara high speed lines in

order to ensure compatibility with ERTMS version 2.3.0d

11. 2009-AT-60153-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor B (Stockholm-Naples) Austrian

vehicles

12. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

13. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

14. 2007-IT-60030-P Migration towards ERTMS/ETCS for Trenitalia on-board

equipment

15. 2007-AT-60450-P 2007-AT-60450-P, ERTMS deployment on Corridor B

(Stockholm-Naples) – Austrian section

16. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives

17. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

18. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

19. 2006-IT-90903-P ERTMS installation on the high speed section Bologna-Firenze

20. 2006-IT-90906-S Study on the migration from the system SCMT to ETCS

21. 2006-SE-91401-S Detailed technical planning for ERTMS on Botniabanan

22. 2005-SE-91401-S ERTMS Test section for Botniabanan 2005-2007

23. 2003-SE-1402-S ERTMS Botniabanan: Planning and detailed technical design of the

signalling system compliant with the ERTMS standard for the Botniabanan line

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24. 2003-DE-306-S Study and implementation of the migration of the DB ERTMS/ETCS

pilot project for installation in the Munich-Ingolstadt-Nurnberg section

Studies

Brenner Corridor

1. Brenner Basistunnel – Report 2002: Begründung und Aussichten des Projektes,

Geologie – Erkundungsarbeiten, Vermessung, Verkehrsprognosen – externe Kosten,

Technisches Projekt, Betriebssimulation, Finanzierung Konzession, Pläne

2. Brenner Basistunnel EWIV, 29 October 2004: Cost-benefit analysis Phase II

3. D'Appolonia, 25 November 2005: Brenner Basistunnel - Preisuntersuchung

4. Progtrans, 31 Juli 2006: Aktualisierung der Personen- und Güterverkehrsprognose für

den Brenner 2015 und 2025

5. ECORYS, Décembre 2006: Estimation des potentialités de trafic fret à travers les

Alpes

6. ERNST & YOUNG, Dezember 2006: Neue Unterinntalbahn - Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse

7. BBT SE, Juni 2007: Aktualisierte synthetische Darstellung der Verkehrsstudie,

Aktualisierte synthetische Darstellung der Tarifstudie

8. Consortium Transalp (CTA), Juni 2007: Finanzierungs- und Rechtsstruktur für das

Projekt: vorläufige Empfehlung PPP von BBT SE, Zwischenstand

9. Progtrans, 30. Mai 2008: Prognosen zur Nachfrageentwicklung im

Schienengüterverkehr am Brenner: Vergleich verschiedener Studien

10. ALPCORS - Alpen Corridor South, Countries: Austria, Italy, Germany, Funding:

INTERREG III, http://www.transport-

research.info/web/projects/project_details.cfm?id=4412

11. BRAVO - Brenner Rail Freight Action Strategy Aimed at Achieving a Sustainable

Increase of Intermodal Transport Volume by Enhancing Quality, Efficiency, and

System Technologies, Funding: FP6-SUSTDEV-2 - Sustainable Surface Transport,

http://www.bravo-project.com/home/index.shtml

Fehmarnbelt corridor

1. The Copenhagen – Ringsted line:

http://uk.bane.dk/visBanearbejde_eng.asp?artikelID=15469 (English)

http://www.bane.dk/visModulbeholder.asp?artikelID=18122 (Danish)

EIA-report and CBA-report

http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/6986/VVM%201.pdf

http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/8526/Samfundskonomi%20fagnotat.pdf

http://www.bane.dk/visModulbeholder.asp?artikelID=17975 (in Danish). See also

the attached file (in Danish), ‘Decision memo’.

2. The Ringsted-Fehmarn hinterland line: http://uk.bane.dk/visBanearbejde_eng.asp?artikelID=18563 (English)

http://www.bane.dk/visBanearbejde.asp?artikelID=17696 (Danish)

CBA-report of speed upgrade to 200 km/h relative to 160 km/h

http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/13130/Samfunds%F8konomisk%20sammenligning%

20af%20grundl%F8sninger.pdf

EIA

http://www.bane.dk/visArtikel.asp?artikelID=18373 (in Danish).

3. The Fehmarn Belt fixed link: CBA-report and forecasts

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http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/Fehmarn%20Belt%20Forecast.

pdf

http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/FTC_APPENDIKS.pdf

http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/Fehmarn_Belt_Forecast_2002

_Reference_Cases_Supplement_to_Final_Report_of_April_2003.pdf

4. The ‘Storstrøms’ bridge: Summary report (including CBA) concerning actions for

the bridge on the Ringsted-Fehmarn hinterland line

http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/2012/Storstr%C3%B8msbroen/Storstr

%C3%B8m%20resumerapport.pdf

5. Vamdrup-Vojens (in southern Jutland, along the Padborg-Øresund corridor): EIA-

report and ‘fact-sheet’ about the project

http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/11846/BDK-Vamdrup-Vojens-220212.pdf

http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/2012/Elektificeringsaftale%20070212/

Faktaark%20-%20Dobbeltspor%20Vamdrup-Vojens.pdf

6. Capacity improvements on the Øresund line: EIA-report

http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/9670/Milj%F8redeeg%F8relse_%D8resundsbanen.p

df

For the moment Rail Net Denmark investigates a further solution for capacity

improvement at Kastrup station, i.e. directional operation.

Transport studies

1. TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM –FREIGHT FOCUS -

Research contributing to integration and interoperability across Europe

http://www.transport-

research.info/Upload/Documents/201006/20100602_172959_30571_TRKC_Freight_

Logistics.pdf

2. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR LAND TRANSPORT - Research to increase the

capacity, efficiency, sustainability and safety of road, rail and urban transport

networks

http://www.transport-

research.info/Upload/Documents/200909/20090915_180031_11989_TRKC%20Traffi

c%20Management%20for%20Land%20Transport.pdf

Accesses to other studies/programmes see: http://www.transport-research.info/web/index.cfm

RNE Corridor 4

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/Corridor/C04/C04.pdf

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Rhine-Alpine Corridor

Description

This north–south Corridor, based on ERTMS Corridor A and Priority Projects 5 and 24 and

rail freight corridor 1, is made of one of the busiest freight routes of Europe. It connects the

North Sea ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to the Mediterranean basin in Genoa, via

Switzerland and some of the major economic centres of the western EU. This multimodal

corridor (including the Rhine basin) will provide connections to several east–west axes.

urban nodes,

including their

ports and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to be

connected to TEN-T

rail and road by 2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Genova

Milano

Mannheim

Köln

Düsseldorf

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Bruxelles/Brussel

Antwerp

Milano

Köln

Düsseldorf

Amsterdam

Bruxelles/Brussel

Genova

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Vlissingen

Gent

Antwerp

Zeebrugge

Inland core network

ports

Vlissingen

Köln

Düsseldorf (Neuss)

Duisburg

Mannheim, Mainz

Amsterdam,

Rotterdam, Utrecht,

Moerdijk, Nijmegen

Terneuzen, Vlissingen

Liege (Can. Albert,

Meuse), Antwerp,

Gent,Bruxelles/Brussel

Genova

Milano(Smistamento)

Karlsruhe

Koblenz

Mainz

Köln

Duisburg

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Antwerp

Rail Freight corridor 1

Alignment: Zeebrugge-Antwerp/Rotterdam, Duisburg, (Basel), Milan,

Genoa

Countries: Netherlands, Germany, Italy, (Switzerland)

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013

http://www.corridor1.eu/

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Missing links

The main missing links on this corridor are the bottlenecks in Germany and Italy, where

capacity upgrades are required, and a better interconnection between the Belgian and Dutch

networks with the German one, particularly between Emmerich and Oberhausen. In addition,

the access routes to the Swiss tunnels on EU territory need to swiftly progress, as the Gotthard

and Monte Ceneri tunnels will create a fl at trajectory for rail freight through the ecologically

sensitive Alps as of 2019. Capacity upgrades as well as better multimodal connections in the

ports are also necessary.

Interoperablity

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

different electrifications (1,5 kV DC in the Netherland, 3 kV DC in Belgium and Italy,

15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Germany and Switzerland, 25 kV 50 Hz in Denmark), different

standards with regards to train length and axle loads;

the Rhine-Alpine Corridor belongs to ERTMS Corridor A.

Success stories

1. The Betuwelijn (Betuwe Line - Priority Project 5)

The Betuwe Line, a Priority Project of its own, is also a major component of Priority

Project 24 Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen. A 143

km long, two track railroad dedicated to freight, the Betuwe Line was put into service

in June 2007, linking Rotterdam harbour to the German border. Traffic on the Betuwe

Line is progressing. In 2010, an average of 55 southbound international freight trains

used the Betuwe Line between Kijfhoek and Emmerich daily, compared to 41 in 2008.

At the border point between Germany and The Netherlands, an increase of demand for

train paths by 80% to 144 paths daily in 2015 is forecasted. This evolution is expected

to occur due to the entry into service of the Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam in

2013. The cost of the infrastructure amounted €4.7 billion, with EU contributions

amounting to €179 million since the year 2000.

2. The Lötschberg Tunnel

Part of the AlpTransit3 Project, the Lotschberg Base Tunnel is a 35 km long railway

tunnel cutting through the Swiss Alps. It is currently the world’s longest land tunnel in

use and accommodates both passenger and freight trains. Breakthrough was made in

April 2005 and construction ended in 2006 for a full scale operation in December

2007. It is a centrepiece of the Rotterdam – Genova corridor: built to ease lorry traffi c

on Swiss roads, the tunnel allows an increased number of lorries and trailers to be

loaded onto trains in Germany, pass through Switzerland on rail and be unloaded in

Italy. It is also used for bringing tourists to the Alpine resorts by train as well as for

local commuting. About 110 trains per day use the Lotschberg Base Tunnel, including

passenger trains and intermodal freight transport plus heavy freight trains.

3. A success story under construction: the Gotthard Tunnel

Also part of the AlpTransit project, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel

beneath the Swiss Alps. With a route length of 57 km and a total of 151.84 km of

tunnels, shafts and passages, it is the world’s longest rail tunnel. The construction

works of the tunnel began in 1996 and the tunnel should be operational at the end of

May 2016, cutting the 3.5-hour travel time from Zurich to Milan by an hour and from

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Zurich to Lugano to 1 hour 40 minutes, by establishing a direct route usable by high

speed rail and heavy freight trains.

4. Rail Freight Corridor 1 – railway backbone of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor

The EU Regulation 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive

freight has been elaborated with the overall purpose of increasing international rail

freight’s attractiveness and efficiency, so that rail can increase its competitiveness and

market share on the European transport market.

In order to achieve this, the Regulation has the general objective of improving the

conditions for international rail freight by reinforcing cooperation at all levels – and

especially among Infrastructure Managers – along selected Rail Freight Corridors,

with the twofold aim:

(1) to develop the rail freight corridors in terms of infrastructure capacity and

performance in order to meet market demand both quantitatively and qualitatively

(2) to lay the ground for provision of freight services of good quality meeting

customer expectations.

Rail Freight Corridor 1 runs from Rotterdam to Genoa along the River Rhine through

the industrial heart of Europe and is connected to Zeebrugge and Antwerp via Cologne

and builds on the existing ERTMS Corridor A. According to 913/2010 this corridor

has to be operational by the 10th of November 2013 which implies the completion of

the following tasks:

To set up the governance structure of the corridor, comprising the Executive

Board, the Management Board and the Advisory Groups

To designate railway lines and terminals to a corridor

To create the Implementation Plan

To set up or designate the One-Stop-Shop and to provide for the provision and

dissemination of information

To specify the designated capacity (pre-arranged train paths and ad hoc-

capacity)

To develop harmonised processes and rules for handling capacity requests,

capacity allocation and traffic management, this latter in conformity with TSI

OPE4

The completion of these tasks for RFC 1 is at an advanced stage: the governance

structure was set up closely after the Regulation came into force. The governance of

the (at that time existing) ERTMS Corridor A provided the basis for the Management

Board and Executive Board of the Rail Freight Corridor 1; they meet at regular basis.

Rail Freight Corridor 1 has established a homepage (http://www.corridor1.eu/) that

contains relevant information for the public, among others the draft Implementation

Plan which mainly deals with the near future developments planned by the different

Infrastructure Managers, allocation body and Terminals involved in corridor 1 on the

basis of the decisions and development plans of the involved member states.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karel Vinck (ERTMS)

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

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Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Genova Port Port interconnections

Genova - Milano/Novara - CH border Rail studies; works starting before 2020

Basel – Antwerpen/Rotterdam -

Amsterdam IWW works for better navigability

Karlsruhe - Basel Rail works ongoing

Frankfurt - Mannheim Rail studies ongoing

Liège Rail port and airport rail connection

Rotterdam – Zevenaar Rail studies ongoing, upgrading

Zevenaar - Emmerich - Oberhausen Rail works ongoing

Zeebrugge – Gent – Antwerp - DE border Rail Upgrading

Existing cooperations and studies

1. The project 'CODE24' intends the interconnection of economic development, spatial,

transport and ecological planning along the trans-European railway axis (TEN-T) no.

24 from Rotterdam to Genoa. Corridor 24 covers a number of the most important

economic regions in Europe. The major European north-south transport axis across the

Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy is linking the North Sea port of

Rotterdam and the Mediterranean port of Genoa. Its catchment area comprises 70

million inhabitants and operates 50% (700 million tons/year) of the north-south rail

freight. The opening of the Lötschberg Tunnel in 2007 and the Gotthard Tunnel

(expected in 2017) and the parallel expansion of the feeders will further improve the

importance of Corridor 24. Nevertheless, some major bottlenecks and a lack of trans-

regional coordination still threaten

the potential of the axis, limiting its

economic and spatial development.

CODE24 aims at a coordinated

transnational strategy to support the improvement and the development of the corridor.

The overall objective is to accelerate and jointly develop the transport capacity of the

entire corridor by ensuring optimal economic benefits and spatial integration while

reducing negative impacts on the environment at local and regional level. By

focussing on regional aspects in the corridor area and joint development strategies, the

project will strengthen the position of regional actors and stakeholders. It will provide

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planning tools and tailor made solutions to remove major bottlenecks and enable pro-

active stakeholder participation. This encompasses both: the development of the

railway system as well as a sustainable spatial development. CODE24 was approved

under the Strategic Initiatives Framework of the INTERREG IVB NWE programme.

http://www.code-24.eu

2. Studies on ERTMS Corridor A (http://www.bav.admin.ch/verlagerung/01510/02367/

index.html?lang=fr)

a. Progress-Report 2011 Executive Board Rail Freight Corridor 1 (2011)

b. Corridor A, Progress reports 1-6

c. Corridor A/1 Mission Statement

TEN-T Funding

PP24: Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen

1. 2011-NL-93022-S Freight corridor Betuweroute-southeast Netherlands-Germany

(Corridor I)

2. 2011-IT-93096-P Genoa rail node: improvement of the traffic management systems

3. 2011-FR-93054-S Project-level studies and archaeological excavations of the 2nd

phase of the Rhine-Rhone Eastern Branch

4. 2010-NL-92227-S Studies concerning the extension railway yard Maasvlakte West-

Phase 1

5. 2010-NL-92226-S Studies concerning the construction of the third Track Zevenaar-

German border

6. 2010-FR-92204-P Adaptation of the existing line between Mulhouse and the border

for use by high-speed (TGV) or intercity express (ICE) trains on the Mulhouse-

Mullheim (Freiburg) corridor

7. 2009-IT-91404-S Upgrade of the Tortona-Voghera section, Priority Project 24, Final

Design

8. 2008-DE-91003-S Studies for the removal of the level crossings on the section

Oberhausen-Emmerich

9. 2007-IT-24010-S Railway node of Genova - Study for upgrading the section Genova

Voltri-Genova Brignole

10. 2007-FR-24070-P Works for high speed line Rhine-Rhône - Eastern section

11. 2007-EU-24090-S "Iron Rhine"

12. 2007-DE-24060-P Works for construction and re-construction of the partially existing

railway section between Karlsruhe and Basel

13. 2007-DE-24040-P Studies and works for the upgrading of the high speed railway line

Duisburg-Emmerich

14. 2007-DE-24030-S Studies for the construction of the high speed section between

Frankfurt and Mannheim

15. 2005-DE-90308-S Planning for the upgrading of the railway connection line NL/D

border – Emmerich-Oberhausen

PP21: Motorways of the Sea

1. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating

PP24 into Mediterranean MoS

2. 2008-EU-21020-P Motorways of the Sea Esbjerg – Zeebrugge

3. 2006-EU-93016-S West Med Corridors

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ERTMS

1. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service

and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for

Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH

2. 2011-EU-60005-S Preparatory studies for the implementation of additional measures

on ERTMS Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa and ERTMS Corridor Antwerp-Basel-Lyon

3. 2009-EU-60146-S Programme management office for the ERTMS deployment on the

corridor from Rotterdam to Genoa

4. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment

5. 2009-DE-24070-E Equipment with electronic interlocking of the railway line between

Emmerich (Dutch-German border) and Basel (German-Swiss border), within Corridor

A Rotterdam-Genoa

6. 2009-DE-60120-P Equipment of freight locomotives with ETCS on-board-units

according to SRS 2.3.0.d

7. 2009-NL-60142-P Retrofitting of ETCS onboard equipment for locomotives to run in

ERTMS Corridor A

8. 2009-NL-60128-P Fitting of ETCS onboard equipment to SRS 2.3.0d for use in the

Betuwe line

9. 2009-NL-60124-P ERTMS upgrade of existing locomotives to ensure compatibility

with SRS 2.3.0d for use in the Betuwe line

10. 2009-NL-60123-P Upgrade of ETCS system to 2.3.0d in the Betuwe Route

11. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

12. 2007-EU-60400-P Deployment of ERTMS on the corridor Antwerp-Basel/Lyon

13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

14. 2007-EU-60410-S Programme Management Office for the ERTMS deployment on the

corridor Rotterdam-Genoa

15. 2007-NL-60060-P ERTMS implementation on the railway corridor Rotterdam-Genoa-

Netherlands Part - Kijfhoek & Zevenaar

16. 2007-NL-60160-P Serial fitment of onboard ETCS equipment SRS 2.3.0 in 109

freight locomotives

17. 2007-NL-60310-P ERTMS implementation the Railway Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa-

Netherlands part - Section Port Railway of Rotterdam

18. 2007-NL-60380-P Retrofit of 90 Siemens ES64F4 E-locomotives with Alstom ETCS

L2 equipment for usage on EU freight corridors and various conventional networks

19. 2007-DE-60320-P Equipment with ETCS of the railway section Emmerich (border)-

Oberhausen as part of the Corridor A Rotterdam-Genoa

20. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives

21. 2007-IT-60360-P Trackside ERTMS equipment on Italian part of Corridor A (600 km)

22. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

23. 2005-NL-91102-S Type approval of the first locomotive equipped with ETCS

Others

1. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

2. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

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Atlantic Corridor

Description

This diagonal Corridor will link the Iberian Peninsula to Paris and Frankfurt/Strasbourg, with

high speed rail lines and parallel conventional ones, providing for the continuity of the rail

network between the three countries.

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to TEN-

T rail and road by

2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Porto

Lisboa

Madrid

Bilbao

Bordeaux

Paris

Mannheim

Lisboa

Madrid

Paris (CDG, Orly)

Porto (Leixoes)

Lisboa

Sines (Port)

Madrid

Bilbao

Bordeaux

Le Havre

Inland core

network ports

Le Havre

Metz

Paris

Strasbourg

Mannheim

Bordeaux

Le Havre

Paris

Strasbourg

Largely based upon Priority Project 3 Atlantic and

Iberian branches, the interoperable links will

improve the connections between the most

important urban zones of the area and foster a shift

of traffic from the congested air and road

transport. It will provide for a better use of the

conventional network for freight trains by making

the best use of parts of rail freight corridor n° 4.

The maritime dimension plays a crucial role in this

corridor, which links and enhances the role of the

westernmost core ports of continental Europe

(Sines, Lisboa/Sertibal, Leixoes-Porto), and is

connected with the North Sea through a multimodal axis Paris-Le Havre (IWW, Railways and

roads). The route of the corridor includes also the crucial ports of Cantabria / Biscay bay, i.e.:

Bilbao, Bordeaux and Nantes. The parallel road routes provide an efficient alternative from an

infrastructural point of view, but it crosses the most congested cross-border section on the

Atlantic side of the Pyrenees.

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Rail Freight Corridor 4

Alignment: Sines-Lisboa / Leixões | Sines-Elvas /

Algeciras – Madrid - Medina del Campo/ Bilbao / San

Sebastian – Irun – Bordeaux – Paris / Le Havre / Metz

Countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Germany

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November

2013

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/P

resentations/RFC4%20-

%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Missing links

The main missing link is the cross-border connections between Lisboa and Madrid. The

section Porto –(Aveiro – Salamanca) – Valladolid is affected by lack of electrification on the

Spanish side. Additionally the lack of interoperability (difference in gauge, electrification,

signalling systems and train length) affects the existing San Sebastian – Bordeaux lot, where

the new line has not reached the development consent. Still unclear the optimal path for an

interoperable route for freight across Madrid and from there to (-Valladolid-) Burgos, and the

subsequent needs.

Cross-border sections

- Evora-Mérida

- Aveiro-Salamanca

- Vitoria-Dax

Interoperability

Many barriers to interoperability of rail hinder the Corridor:

The coexistence of two gauges (Iberian gauge on conventional lines in the Iberian

Peninsula throughout the corridor (The Y Basque –mix high-speed and freight line is

in UIC Gauge),

3 different electrifications (25kV AC in Portugal, northern France and high-speed

networks, 3kV DC on conventional lines in Spain, 1.5 kV DC in Southern France –

conventional lines), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads. In

addition, part of the connection Aveiro-Salamanca is not electrified on the Spanish

side.

only a partial deployment of ERTMS/ETCS (GSM-R is being widely deployed in FR

and ES, but still missing in PT).

Besides, maximum train length is constrained to 450 m along various stretches, notably in

Spain, limiting the performance of rail transport.

With regards to roads, the electronic tolling systems are not interoperable yet, although

Portugal and Spain are starting interoperable systems along the Atlantic coast.

Modal integration

Efficient logistics and modal integration has to start in port operations with the full

deployment of the Maritime Single Window towards the full deployment of e-freight.

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Portugal appears to be the front runner in it as well as in removing market barriers to the port

activity.

Port enhancement and better port accessibility will also allow deploying Motorways of the

Sea that provide an alternative route (notably PT-FR) along the Atlantic coast.

Besides, exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland

Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Governance and cooperation structures in place

Interreg structure of the Euroregion Aquitaine-Basque Contry and project CFA-

Effiplat

EEIG & IGC Vitoria-Dax

AVEP (High-speed connections Spain-Portugal, EEIG)

Traffic Observatory for the Pyrenees

Traffic Observatory Spanish-Portuguese

Success stories

In June 2011, with the contribution of the European Commission and the European

Investment Bank (EIB),the €7.8 billion Tours-Bordeaux high speed rail line Public Private

Partnership (PPP) project officially reached financial close. It is the first high speed rail PPP

ever signed in France. Works are due to start in 2012, and the service should start by 2018.

The 50-year concession contract covers the financing, design, construction, operation and

maintenance of the high speed rail line between Tours and Bordeaux.

The EIB is contributing €1.2 billion via the combination of the senior debt, an equity bridge

loan and the Loan Guarantee on TEN-T projects (LGTT), an instrument put in place jointly

with the European Commission. This is the largest

loan ever awarded in France by the EIB.

The concession financing also includes public subsidies made by the French government,

local communities and the EU for a total amount of €3 billion, plus a contribution from

Reseau Ferré de France (RFF) of around €1 billion.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Carlo Secchi (PP3 and PP19)

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

High Speed rail Sines/Lisboa - Madrid Rail, ports studies and works ongoing, upgrading of modal

interconnection ports of Sines/Lisboa

High speed rail Porto - Lisboa Rail studies ongoing

Rail connection Aveiro – Salamanca –

Medina del Campo Rail cross-border: works ongoing

Rail Connection Bergara - San Sebastián -

Bayonne Rail completion expected in ES by 2016, in FR by 2020

Bayonne - Bordeaux Rail ongoing public consultation

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Bordeaux - Tours Rail works ongoing

Paris Rail southern high-speed bypass

Baudrecourt - Mannheim Rail upgrading

Baudrecourt - Strasbourg Rail works ongoing, to be completed 2016

Le Havre - Paris IWW Upgrading

Le Havre - Paris Rail Studies, upgrading

Le Havre Port, Rail Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and

interconnections

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. EUROREGIO Aquitaine-Euskadi– EGTC: EGTC Aquitaine-Euskadi :

http://www.aquitaine-euskadi.eu/un-gect-euroregional.html; http://www.aquitaine-

euskadi.eu/l-accessibilite-et-le-report-modal.html

2. Project CFA EFFIPLAT: http://www.arcatlantique.org/pdf/doc_travail/ 601_en.pdf

3. EEIG & IGC Vitoria-Dax: http://www.geie-seavitoriadax.com/en/fr/accueil

4. AVEP (High-speed connections Spain-Portugal, EEIG)

http://www.adif.es/es_ES/conoceradif/doc/0208_Actividades_clave_DAE_final2rev.p

df

5. Traffic Observatory for the Pyrenees:

a. http://www.midi-pyrenees.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/observatoire-des-

trafics-a-travers-r1951.html

b. http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/72ED2920-B9DF-48C8-8914-

B8BDBCB41C9C/116012/OTP2011.pdf

6. Traffic observatory ES-PT:

a. http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/DIRECCIONES

_GENERALES/ OBSERVATORIOS_TRAFICO/PORTUGAL/

7. Annual reports of the EU coordinator:

a. http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/ten-t_projects/ten-

t_projects_by_country/spain/2011-es-93104-p.htm

8. Rail Freight Corridor n° 4:

a. http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC4%2

0-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

b. http://www.rne.eu/rne-news/items/european-rail-freight-corridors-conference-

2012.html

9. LGV Tours-Bordeaux:

a. http://www.rff.fr/reseau/projets/nouvelles-lignes/lgv-tours-bordeaux-sud-

europe-atlantique

b. http://www.lgvsudeuropeatlantique.org/

10. GPSO

a. http://www.rff.fr/reseau/projets/nouvelles-lignes/projets-sud-ouest

b. http://www.gpso.fr/

11. Y Basque

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a. http://www.midi-pyrenees.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/observatoire-des-

trafics-a-travers-r1951.html

12. Venta de Baños – Burgos – Vitoria

a. http://www.adif.es/es_ES/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/valladolid

_burgos_vitoria/valladolid_burgos_vitoria.shtml

13. LAV Madrid-PT:

a. http://www.adif.es/es_ES/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/madrid_ex

tremadura_fronteraportuguesa/madrid_extremadura_fronteraportuguesa.shtml

TEN-T Funding

PP3: High-speed railway axis of southwest Europe

1. 2011-ES-93104-P: Track bed works of the sub-sections Amorebieta/Etxano-Lemoa and

Lemoa–Galdakao

2. 2011-ES-93101-P: Platform Works and services for follow-up works on subsection

Amorebieta/Etxano-Amorebieta/Etxano

3. 2011-ES-93094-P: Works on the platform subsection Durango-Amorebieta/Etxano and

services for follow up works

4. 2011-ES-93091-P: Track bed works of the sub-section Venta de Baños junction:

Valladolid-Burgos and Leon-Palencia-Burgos connections and services for follow up

works

5. 2010-PT-93306-S: Studies supporting the PPP programme for high speed rail

implementation in Portugal

6. 2010-ES-92255-S: High speed railway line Basque country-French border. Drafting of

design studies

7. 2010-ES-92210-S: PP High speed railway line Madrid-Lisbon. Sub-section Madrid

Oropesa. Studies (phase 1)

8. 2009-PT-92105-S: Detailed design studies for the high speed railway section Poceirão-

Évora, part of the Lisbon-Madrid axis (Withdrawn)

9. 2009-PT-92104-S: Detailed design studies for the high speed railway section Moita-

Poceirão, part of the Lisbon-Madrid axis (Withdrawn)

10. 2009-PT-92103-S: Studies for the implementation of the Portuguese high-speed rail

network – PP3 and PP19

11. 2009-PT-60152-P: Implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System

on the high speed stretch between Lisbon and Caia, an integral part of the Lisbon-

Madrid (Withdrawn)

12. 2009-PT-03082-E: Preparatory works for the implementation of the connection between

the third Tagus crossing and the Oriente-Lisbon station

13. 2009-ES-92516-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: section Mondragón-Elorrio

14. 2009-ES-92514-S: High speed railway line Madrid-Exremadura-Lisboa: studies and

projects section Talayuela-Cáceres, phase II

15. 2009-ES-03102-E: High speed line Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria. Track bed works for

sub-sections: Nudo Norte de Valladolid-Cabezón de Pisuerga, San Martín de Valvení-

Nudo de Venta de Baños y Torquemeda-Quintana del Puente

16. 2008-ES-92510-S: Studies and projects for the development of the rail section

Talayuela-Cáceres

17. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and

electronic path request systems

18. 2007-PT-03030-P: Studies and works in the high speed railway axis of southwest

Europe (PP3) - Lisbon-Madrid axis: Third Tagus Crossing (TTC) (Withdrawn)

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19. 2007-FR-03130-S: High Speed Railway Line Paris-Madrid: Bordeaux-Spanish border

20. 2007-FR-03120-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Elimination of rail

bottlenecks around Bordeaux

21. 2007-EU-91002-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Abadiño-Durango

22. 2007-EU-03080-P: Studies and works for the high speed railway axis of southwest

Europe (PP3) - Lisbon-Madrid Axis: Cross-Border Section Evora-Merida

23. 2007-EU-03040-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Vitoria-Dax

24. 2007-ES-03150-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Arrazua/Ubarrundia –

Mondragón

25. 2007-ES-03140-S: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria

26. 2007-ES-03070-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Valladolid-Burgos

27. 2007-ES-03050-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: New Railway Network

Guipúzcoano

28. 2005-FR-90601-S: South Europe Atlantic high speed line - Angoulême-Bordeaux

section- Studies

PP17: Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava

1. 2009-FR-17044-E New high speed railway line "LGV Est" - second phase: section

Baudrecourt-Vendenheim

2. 2007-FR-17210-P New railway high speed line "LGV Est" Second phase: section

Baudrecourt-Vendenheim

3. 2005-FR-401b-P High speed line east – Vaires-Baudrecourt section: new maintenance

facility at Ourcq and new stations

PP21: Motorways oft he Sea

1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the

Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

2. 2011-EU-21009-M IBUK – intermodal corridor

3. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE

4. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea

(MOS4MOS)

ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2011-ES-60001-P Upgrade of Spanish HS Lines and Trains to ERTMS 2.3.0.d

3. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

4. 2009-FR-60132-P Migration of the French East European high speed line to

Specification Baseline 2.3.0.d

5. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

6. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

7. 2006-FR-401c-S, ERTMS Corridor C Railway high speed line "LGV Est" section

Vaires – Baudrecourt – Saarbrücken: Migration of ERTMS, corridor Paris-Frankfurt

Others

1. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

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North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor

Description

This multimodal corridor is encompassing a range of Priority Projects: PP 2, 13, 14, 26, 28

and 30. This corridor includes mainly ERTMS corridor C as well as rail freight corridors 2

and partly 6. It aims not only at offering better multimodal services between the North Sea

ports, along the Maas, Rhine, Scheldt, Seine, Saone and Rhone river basins but also better

interconnecting the British Isles with continental Europe. The goals are reducing travel times

and offering a larger modal choice and better services for passengers and freight.

urban nodes,

including their ports

and airports

Airports – to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports - to

be connected to

TEN-T rail and road

by 2030

rail-road terminals

in core network

Dublin

Cork

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Manchester

Birmingham

London

Lille

Brussel/Bruxelles

Antwerp

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Luxembourg

Paris

Lyon

Marseille

Strasbourg

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Manchester

London (Gatwick,

Heathrow, Luton,

Stansted)

Brussel/Bruxelles

Antwerp

Amsterdam

Paris (CDG, Orly)

Lyon (St. Exupéry)

Dublin

Cork

Glasgow (Clydeport,

King George V dock,

Hunterston, Greenock)

Edinburgh

(Forth, Grange-mouth,

Rosyth and Leith)

Liverpool, Felixstowe,

Harwich

London (London,

Gateway, Tilbury)

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Antwerp, Zeebrugge

Gent

Dunkerque

Marseille

Inland core

network ports

Brussel/Bruxelles

Antwerp, Gent

Luxembourg

(Mertert)

Metz

Paris

Strasbourg

Glasgow

Birmingham

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Antwerp

Luxembourg

(Bettembourg)

Lille (Dourges)

Paris

Dijon

Marseille (Miramas)

Strasbourg

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Rail Freight Corridor 2: Alignment: Rotterdam-Antwerp-Luxembourg-Metz-Dijon-Lyon/

(Basel)

Countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France,

Switzerland

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations

/RFC2%20-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Rail Freight Corridor 6

Alignment: Almería-Valencia/Madrid-Zaragoza/

Barcelona-Marseille- Lyon-Turin-Milan-Verona-Padua/

Venice-Trieste/ Koper- Ljubljana-Budapest-Zahony

(Hungarian-Ukrainian border)

Countries: Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November

2013

http://www.corridord.eu/ and

http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC6%20-

%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Missing links

In the northern part of the corridor the main missing link is the cross-border rail connection

between Dublin and Belfast which needs upgrading and the new high speed line 2 through

Great Britain to improve travelling times between London and the North.

The main missing links on the “continental part” are the inland waterways bottlenecks and

missing links between Seine and Scheldt as well as between the Rhine and the Rhone. The

cross-border rail connections between Brussels – Luxembourg and Lyon need to be upgraded

to be able to compete with road transport.

Interoperability

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

different electrifications (25kV AC in Great Britain,

northern France, 3kV DC in Belgium and Italy, 15kV 16

Hz in Germany), different standards with regards to train

length and axle loads.

This corridor belongs to ERTMS Corridor C (see map)

Modal integration

Efficient logistics and modal integration has to start in port operations with the full

deployment of the Maritime Single Window towards the full deployment of e-freight.

Besides, exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres (rail, road, IWW) along the corridor, able to attract private

operators and generate additional demand.

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Success Stories

1. Priority Project 14 “West Coast Main Line”

Priority Project 14 West Coast Main Line” was completed in 2009. This complex

railway system linking London with major agglomerations in the West Midlands, the

North West, North Wales and Scotland offers reduced travel times (30 minutes gained

between Scotland and Birmingham) and better capacity (50% increase in hourly

services between London and the West Midlands) on this important route for the

United Kingdom. The competitiveness of rail has been increased on these routes. The

induced traffic growth was in excess of 30%.

2. High speed network London – Brussels – Paris and beyond

Europe’s first cross-border high speed passenger rail project (Priority Project 2, Paris –

Brussels – Koln – Amsterdam – London), linking major cities in Belgium, France,

Germany, The Netherlands and United Kingdom became fully operational in 2010.

This project, which includes major cross-border initiatives such as the Channel

Tunnel, fostered major changes in the traffic flows between these economic centres.

An important growth in traffic occurred in parallel with a strong modal shift from air

and road transport to rail, due to the important gain in time and frequency (between

Paris and Brussels, a train leaves every 30 minutes during peak times, with a travel

time reduced by half to 1 hour 22 minutes, compared to 3 hours by car). The

development of high speed lines has consistently cut journey times between various

urban and economic centres in the EU. At present, London is 2 hours 15 minutes from

Paris and 1 hour 51 minutes from Brussels. In 1989, it took 5 hours 12 minutes from

London to Paris and 4 hours 52 minutes from London to Brussels. The Eurostar

attracts more than 60% of the traffic between London and Paris.

3. The eastern branch of the high speed line Rhine-Rhône

The full high speed line Rhine-Rhone project encloses three branches (east, west,

south) that will connect the high speed network around Lyon to those of eastern

France and with Switzerland and Germany. The first phase of the new eastern branch

Dijon - Mulhouse (190 km) was opened on 11 December 2011 along the 140 km

stretch between Villers-les-Pots and Petit-Croix. This significantly cut travel times: 3

hours 40 minutes from Strasbourg to Lyon instead of 4 hours 45 minutes and minus 75

minutes from Frankfurt to Lyon (5 hours 55 minutes). The financing of the 2nd

phase

(50 km) was agreed on national level on 18 January 2012, the works shall start in

2014.

In 2012 10 Million passengers used the TGV Rhine-Rhone, 58% from/to Paris, 42%

in North-South direction including the new service Frankfort-Marseille. Around 20%

of the customers are from Germany or Switzerland.

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

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Annual reports of the EU Coordinator EU Coordinator Karla Peijs (PP30):

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Cork - Dublin - Belfast Rail Studies and works; Dublin Interconnector (DART);

Belfast

Port,

multimodal

connections

upgrading

Glasgow - Edinburgh Rail Upgrading

Manchester – Liverpool Rail Upgrading and electrification, including Northern Hub

Birmingham – Reading – Southampton Rail Upgrading of the freight line

Dublin, Cork, Southampton Ports, Rail Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and

interconnections

Dunkerque Port Further development of multimodal platforms and

interconnections

Calais - Paris Rail preliminary studies

Bruxelles/Brussel Rail studies and works (North-South connection for

conventional and high-speed)

Felixstowe – Midlands

Rail, port,

multimodal

platforms

rail upgrading, interconnections port and multimodal

platforms

Maas, inculding Maaswerken IWW Upgrading

Albertkanaal/ Canal Bocholt-Herentals IWW Upgrading

Rhine-Scheldt corridor: Volkeraklock and

Kreekaklock, Krammerlock and Lock

Hansweert

IWW locks: studies ongoing

Terneuzen Maritime locks: studies ongoing; works

Terneuzen - Gent IWW studies, upgrading

Zeebrugge Port locks: studies, interconnections (studies and works)

Antwerp

Maritime,

port, rail

locks: studies ongoing; port: interconnections (including

second rail access to the port of Antwerp)

Rotterdam - Antwerp Rail upgrading rail freight line

Canal Seine Nord; Seine - Escaut IWW ; studies and works; upgrading including cross-border

and multimodal connections

Dunkerque – Lille IWW studies ongoing

Antwerpen, Bruxelles/Brussels, Charleroi IWW upgrading

Waterways upgrade in Wallonia IWW studies, upgrading, intermodal connections

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Brussel/Bruxelles - Luxembourg -

Strasbourg Rail works ongoing

Antwerp – Namur - LUX border – FR

border Rail upgrading of rail freight line

Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel Rail upgrading

Rail Connections Luxembourg - Dijon -

Lyon (TGV Rhin - Rhône) Rail studies and works

Lyon Rail eastern bypass: studies and works

Canal Saône - Moselle/Rhin IWW preliminary studies ongoing

Rhône IWW upgrading

Port of Marseille-Fos Port interconnections and multimodal terminals

Lyon - Avignon - Port de Marseille - Fos Rail upgrading

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. Study “INTERNALISATION OF EXTERNAL COSTS IN THE PRICING OF

THE TRANSPORT MODES”

Partners: European Commission, Voies navigables de France (VNF), Réseau Ferré

de France (RFF), Region Wallonie, Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (WenZ) and the

Ministry of Transport of the Netherlands

This study – along TEN-T PP30 - is about the internalisation of external costs to help

balancing the modal shares between rails, IWT and roads, to bring additional revenues

based on the polluter pays principle, to improve the environmental footprint of

transport operations.

http://www.vnf.fr/sne/IMG/pdf/Internalisation_des_couts_externes_GB-5.pdf

2. Rail Freight Corridor 2: Market Study Task 2.1 & 2.2, drs. A.A. Roest Crollius

MBR; Dr E. Morcello, Dr E. Delhaye, Zoetermeer, February 2013

INTERREG Projects

1. Enhancing road transport in central Ireland

2. On the road to Ballinasloe – Ireland’s new Motorway

3. Travelling light and speedily across the Fair City

4. Remote need not mean restricted thanks to ROADEX

5. Private partnership for public success: the Nottingham tramway

6. Transport on demand in rural Scotland

7. Better access to Port Talbot on the horizon

8. 'A la carte' public transport: we’re on the way!

9. Maritime safety is everyone’s business

10. Ships set sail for greener cargo transportation

11. Clean shipping technology for the North Sea

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12. A modern public transport system for Le Havre

13. Added spark for rail journeys between Bourges and Saincaize

14. Dijon: a tram network carrying ambitions

15. Rapid train travel hits Bretagne

16. Brest: room made for clean transport

17. Testing fuel cells

18. A Fresh Wind Blows Over the Porte océane

19. A modern public transport system for Le Havre

20. Val de Sambre moves rapidly forward with upgraded bus network

21. Port to gain competitive edge

22. Trains ready to roll along reopened line

23. In the steps of Jules Verne: onboard energy

24. Port to gain competitive edge

TEN-T Funding since 1995

PP2 High-speed railway axis Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London:

PBKAL

1. 2007-BE-90203-P: PBKAL: F/B border, Bruxelles-Liège-B/D border, Bruxelles B/NL

border: Belgian part of the northern European high speed network

2. 2007-BE-02030-P: Diabolo: Rail link of the Zaventem airport to the Thalys high

speed network

3. 2006-BE-1102-P: EuroCap rail : modernisation de l'axe Bruxelles-Luxembourg

4. 2006-BE-204-P: PBKAL

5. 2004-NL-20101-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km) - Contract Noordelijk Holland.

Construction of the crossing of the High speed rail link with the A4 motorway

6. 2004-NL-20102-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km) - Contract Boortunnel

7. 2004-NL-20103-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km). Realisation of the Civil

Infrastructure for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansdam and Lage Zwaluwe

8. 2005-NL-201D-P: Modification of Rotterdam Central Station in connection with

PBKAL project Amsterdam-Dutch/Belgian border

9. 2003-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL

border

10. 2003-GB-202C-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) – Section 2 Ebbsfleet to St

Pancras.London-Cheriton

11. 2003-NL-20101-P: PBKAL Dutch Part: Construction of the crossing of the high-speed

rail link with the A4 motorway

12. 2003-NL-20102-P: PBKAL Dutch Part: Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid

13. 2002-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL

border

14. 2002-GB-202A-P: CTRL Studies and WorksSections 1

15. 2002-GB-202C-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) – Section 2 Ebbsfleet to St

Pancras.London-Cheriton

16. 2002-NL-201A-P: PBKAL :Dutch section (~100 km) Nederlands deel van het

PBKAL-project: aanleg van de kruising van de hogesnelheidsspoorli

17. 2002-NL-201B-P: Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid

18. 2002-NL-201C-P: Contract Zuid-Holland Zuid; realisation of the Civil Infrastructure

for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansdam and L

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19. 2001-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL

border

20. 2001-NL-201C-P: PBKAL :Contract Zuid-Holland Zuid; realisation of the Civil

Infrastructure for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansda

21. 2001-NL-201B-P: PBKAL :Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid

22. 2001-NL-201A-P: PBKAL :Dutch section (~100 km) Nederlands deel van het

PBKAL-project: aanleg van de kruising van de hogesnelheidsspoorl

23. 2001-GB-202A-P: CTRL Construction of high-speed railway London – Cheriton.

Known as Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Section 1 – Cheriton

24. 2001-GB-202B-S CTRL Continuation for design and support studies to commence

construction of high speed railway. Section 2 Ebbsfleet to

25. 2000-BE-201-P: Partie Belge du réseau à grande vitesse PBKAL

26. 2000-GB-1501-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link

27. 2000-NL-1101-P: Bored tunnel High Speed Line-Zuid - part of NL PBKAL

28. 1999-BE-167-P: Partie Belge du réseau à grande vitesse nord-européen PBKAL

29. 1999-GB-164-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link

30. 1999-NL-107-P: PBKAL/NL Fly-over and covering of tracks in Barendrecht

31. 1999-NL-108-S: PBKAL/NL Technical and design studies

32. 1997-GB-290-S: Channel Tunnel Rail Link

33. 1997-NL-197-S: Technical and design studies on the Dutch Section of the PBKAL

34. 1996-GB-86-S: Feasibility Study - Channel Tunnel Rail Link

35. 1995-BE-305-P: PBKAL Belgian section : construction of new infrastructure and

modernization of existing infrastructure

36. 1995-GB-308-S: Feasibility Study on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link

37. 1995-NL-104-S: Technical and design studies for PBKAL-NL

PP13: Road axis United Kingdom/Ireland/Benelux

1. 2009-UK-92708-S: A8 Belfast to Larne (Coleman's Corner to Ballyrickard Road)

2. 2009-UK-13027-E: A14 Corridor Traffic Management Scheme

3. 2007-UK-13010-P: Package for improvements and upgrade of road infrastructure on

Priority Project 13: sections of A14, M6 and A1

4. 2006-IE-130102-P: New Project UK-IRL-Benelux road link. Section: N1 Dundalk to

the border with Northern Ireland

5. 2005-IE-1301a-S: Planning and Design of Ireland Element of the Ireland/United

Kingdom/Benelux Road Link

6. 2005-IE-1301b-P: UK-IRL-Benelux road link. Section: N1 Dundalk to the border with

Northern Ireland

7. 2004-IE-130101-S: Planning and Design of Ireland Element of the Ireland/United

Kingdom/Benelux Road Link

8. 2004-IE-130103-P: Ireland/United Kingdom/Benelux road link: N8 Cashel By-Pass

PP14: West coast main line

1. 2004-GB-1401-P: West Coast Main Line HSR project

PP26: Railway/road axis Ireland/United Kingdom/continental Europe

1. 2011-UK-93069-P: PP26: North West England electrification, Manchester-Liverpool

2. 2011-UK-93016-S: York Street interchange - Improvement to Belfast Port hinterland

cConnections

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3. 2010-UK-92219-P: Priority Axis 26: Nuneaton North Chord and Kennett Re-

signalling Works

4. 2009-UK-26029-E: Felixstowe-Nuneaton route work

5. 2007-IE-26010-S: Dublin Interconnector Tunnel Study - Design and Railway Order

Phase

6. 2005-GB-91502-P: A1/N1 Newry-Dundalk Link Road in Northern Ireland (to the

border with the Rep of Ireland)

PP28 EuroCap-Rail on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis

1. 2007-LU-28020-P: EuroCap-Rail: modernisation of the Brussels-Luxembourg-

Strasbourg rail axis

2. 2007-BE-28050-P: EuroCap-Rail on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway

axis

3. 2006-BE-1102-P: EuroCap rail : modernisation de l'axe Bruxelles-Luxembourg

PP21 Motorways of the Sea

1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the

Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

2. 2010-EU-21112-S LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships

PP30: Inland Waterway Seine-Scheldt

1. 2011-FR-91084-S: Preliminary studies for the development of four multimodal

platforms Canal Seine-Nord Europe & their road and rail connections

2. 2011-EU-93076-S: Planning study for a new maritime lock in Terneuzen

3. 2011-BE-93073-S: Additional studies in the Seine-Scheldt network in Flanders

4. 2010-FR-91118-S: Studies to upgrade the Oise river between Compiègne and Creil to

Vb gauge

5. 2009-FR-90910-P: Rebuilding of the dams in Boran and Venette on the river Oise

6. 2009-FR-90909-P: Upgrade of Deûle river size to 3,000 tonnes between Sequedin and

Deûlémont

7. 2009-BE-90200-S: Study of the navigability of the 'Upper-Seascheldt' and the

'Southern Ghent Ring Canal' for class Va motor vessels (1500-3000 tonnage)

8. 2008-EU-30001-P: Implementation of RIS on the Westerscheldt river

9. 2007-FR-91207-S: Extension of the Grand Canal du Havre

10. 2007-EU-30010-P: The Seine-Scheldt inland waterway network - cross-border section

between Compiègne and Ghent

11. 2006-FR-93007-S: Services d'Information Fluviale pour la Seine (Seine-Escaut)

12. 2005-FR-90602-S: PP 3: Etudes de faisabilité et actions de concertation en vue de la

costruction d'une nouvelle ligne ferroviaire entre Bordeaux et la frontière espagnole

13. 2005-FR-90610-S: Voie navigable Canal Seine Nord (partie du projet prioritaire n°

30): Etudes de l'avant-projet sommaire, phase 2

ERTMS

1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment

2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

3. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

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4. 2009-EU-60106-P ERTMS implementation on the Railway Corridor C (Antwerpen-

Lyon/Basel)

5. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

6. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

7. 2008-LU-91700-P Deployment of ETCS Level 1 on Luxembourg railway network

8. 2007-EU-60440-P ERTMS on-board equipment of Thalys locomotives

9. 2007-EU-60400-P Deployment of ERTMS on the corridor Antwerp-Basel/Lyon

10. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

11. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

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Rhine-Danube Corridor

Description

This Corridor will provide the main east–west link between continental European countries,

connecting France and Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria all along

the Main and Danube rivers to the Black Sea by improving (high speed) rail and inland

waterway interconnections. It includes sections of Priority Projects 7, 17, 18 and 22. The parts

in CZ and SR are also covered by the Rail Freight corridor 9.

nodes, including

their ports and

airports

Airports – to

be connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2050

Maritime ports

- to be

connected to

TEN-T rail and

road by 2030

Inland core

network ports

rail-road

terminals

Strasbourg

Mannheim

Frankfurt

Nürnberg

Stuttgart

München

Wien

Bratislava

Budapest

Timisoara

Bucuresti

Costanta

Frankfurt

Stuttgart

München

Wien

Budapest

Costanta Strasbourg

Karlsruhe

Mannheim

Frankfurt

Nürnberg

Stuttgart

Enns

Wien

Bratislava

Komarno

Budapest

Calafat

Cernavoda

Drobeta-Turnu

Severin

Galați

Giurgiu

Costanta

Strasbourg

Karlsruhe

Mannheim

Stuttgart

Frankfurt/Main

Nürnberg

München

(Riem)

Wien

Wels

Bratislava

Zilina

Rail Freight corridor 9

Alignment: Prague, Horni, Lidec, Zilina, Kosice- Cierna nad Tisou

Countries: Czech Republic, Slovak Republic

Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013

Main missing links and bottlenecks

The main missing links are the cross-border rail network interconnections between Germany

and its neighbours, France and Austria, with the view to develop a cross-border network.

Bottlenecks between Austria and Slovakia, in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria also

need to be removed. The navigation on the Rhine River as well on the connection Rhine-

Main-Danube Canal is not hampered by the presence of bottlenecks for a thorough inland

waterway transport, along the Danube River navigability of the Danube must be improved in

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order to offer a real modal choice for freight transport. In addition, the Western Balkans

section of the Danube should be considered in the analysis and functioning of this corridor.

Interoperability

Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:

Different electrifications (25kV AC in northern France, Hungary, Romania and

Bulgaria, 15 kV 16 Hz in Germany and Austria), different standards with regards to

train length and axle loads.

This corridor belongs partly to ERTMS Corridor E (Dresden-Budapest).

Modal integration

Since there are numerous TEN-T airports and waterways along this line, it is recommended

that they are linked at intermodal terminals for passengers and/or freight.

With regard to the new TEN-T guidelines core network, some of the core airports (those with

an annual passenger volume of more than 7.8 million) should be connected to the rail network

by 2050: This implies that some efforts have to be made in particular at Munich airport, while

other airports (Stuttgart and Vienna) are already connected or have plans to be connected

during the next 10 years.

Exploiting the multimodal dimension will also require further development of efficient,

interoperable multimodal centres (rail, road, IWW) along the corridor to be able to attract

private operators and generate additional demand.

Major issues

Development of (high-speed) rail

During the last decade several rail sections of PP17 have been upgraded or build. Especially

in Austria and France

In France, the TGV-Est service started in 2007 between Paris and Strasbourg, gaining

100 minutes of travelling time between Paris and Strasbourg (from 4 hours down to 2

hours 20 minutes). The final high-speed section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim is expected

to put into operation by 2016. Between 2007 and June 2012 more than 6 million

travellers used the TGV-Est, 3.6 million of them on the TGV Paris-Frankfurt and 2.7

million on Paris-Stuttgart-Munich. On the Paris-Strasbourg and the Paris-Stuttgart

connections, TGV gained market leadership with respectively 90% (2007: 30%) and

56%.

The Kehl Bridge crossing the Rhine was opened in December 2010 increasing the

efficiency, capacity and speed on this section (from 50 km/h to 160 km/h).

Works on Stuttgart-Ulm started in 2010 and the section shall be fully operational by

2020.

Works on the Wels-Linz section are on-going and expected to be finished by

2021/2025. The complete four-track Linz-Vienna section (including the St. Pölten

freight rail bypass) shall be in operation by 2017. Along the alignment some

milestones have already been reached:

o The new station of St. Pölten was inaugurated on 10 September 2010.

o St. Pölten-Vienna section is in operation since December 2012, allowing a 15

minute reduction in travel time (now 25 minutes).

o New Vienna Station was partly opened in December 2012; it will be fully

operational by 2015.

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The rail connection Vienna – Budapest was upgraded to 140 km/h in Austria and up to

160 km/h of Hungarian sections, already in the 1990ies.

The railway line Budapest – Lököshaza (border HU-RO) has already been upgraded,

upgrading on the Romanian side via Arad – Brasov – Bucuresti is on-going (with a

few subsections completed), the Bucuresti – Constanta section has greatly been

upgraded already.

The development along PP17 and related projects are co-funded by the European Commission

with €682.89 million (1995-2015) through the TEN-T budget (€597.5 million), the European

Recovery Plan (€85.4 million) and – in the Slovak Republic – also from the Cohesion Fund.

Inland waterways transport

The main inland connection between Rhine, Main and the Danube represents the backbone of

the inland navigation between north-western European basins and the south-eastern Black

Sea. While the Rhine and the Main and Main canal do not need any urgent infrastructural

interventions, the Danube River presents bottlenecks that reduce its availability for

sustainable freight traffic.

The first bottleneck coming from the Main Canal is at the Bavarian sites between the cities of

Straubing and Vilshofen where, in a stretch of 70 km there is a narrow bent and free flowing

current.

The refurbishment of navigability in the section east of Vienna till the border with Slovakia is

being successfully dealt with through a best practice that is being tested via a pilot project

inside the natural protected area.

The old bridge in Bratislava is being lifted up in order to allow the transit of vessels at Cat VI.

In Hungary a study has been performed to evaluate the necessary intervention in thirty-one

sites. Works have not yet started as the study is still been kept on hold for environmental

reasons.

Studies have also been undertaken in the section that forms the border between Bulgaria and

Romania. An inter-ministerial committee has been set up in order to coordinate the efforts and

to develop a strategy for a territorial development of the region along the Danube.

In Romania, at Calarasi-Braila, an experimental monitoring programme, supported by the

ICPDR, has been set up to evaluate the impact on the flora and fauna during and after the

construction of the infrastructures meant to redirect part of the flow from the Bala branch to

the main branch of the river.

Along the corridor, pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe

Facility (CEF) by up to 40% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also

up to 50% for studies.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karla Peijs (PP18), Péter Balász

(PP17) and Gilles Savary (PP22)

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/annual-reports_en.htm

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority-

projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

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CEF: Pre-identified projects

Rail connection Strasbourg - Kehl

Appenweier Rail works interconnection Appenweier

Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - München Rail studies and works ongoing

Ostrava/Prerov – Žilina – Košice – UA

border Rail upgrading, multimodal platforms

Zlín – Žilina Road cross-border road section

München – Praha Rail studies and works

Nürnberg – Praha Rail studies and works

München - Mühldorf - Freilassing -

Salzburg Rail studies and works ongoing

Salzburg - Wels Rail studies

Nürnberg - Regensburg - Passau - Wels Rail Studies and works

Rail connection Wels - Wien Rail completion expected by 2017

Wien – Bratislava / Wien – Budapest /

Bratislava – Budapest Rail

studies high speed rail (including the alignment of the

connections between the three cities)

Budapest - Arad Rail studies for high speed network between Budapest and

Arad

Komárom – Komárno IWW Studies and works for cross-border bridge

Arad - Brašov - Bucurešti - Constanta Rail upgrading of specific sections; studies high-speed

Main – Main-Donau-Canal IWW

studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks;

inland waterway ports:multimodal interconnections with

rail

Slavonski Brod Port Studies and works

Giurgiu, Galați Port Further development of multimodal platforms and

connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Danube (Kehlheim -

Constanța/Midia/Sulina) IWW

studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks;

inland waterway ports:multimodal interconnections

Sava IWW Studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks

(including cross-border bridge)

Bucharest – Danube Canal IWW Studies & works

Constanta Port, MoS port interconnections, MoS (including icebreaking

services)

Craiova – Bucharest Rail Studies and works

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. Main Line for Europe

Countries: France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary

The “Main Line for Europe” is an initiative of 14 cities, nine regions and also nine

chambers of commerce working in close cooperation with « Association TGV Est-

Européen » and the federal States in Germany and Austria. The aim of the initiative is to

achieve the upgrading of the West-East rail line ”Paris –Bratislava/Budapest” to a

continuous high-performance rail line for passenger and freight transport and the line’s

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optimum linkage to local and regional public transport along the entire corridor. Studies

made by or with contributions of this initiative:

How to connect Germany to the French high speed network? (1986)

Integration effects, economic stimulus, locational advantages (2001, INTERREG

II C)

Plannungsatlas 2006

Güterverkehr (2007, INTERREG III C)

Magistrale für Europa-Züge für Europa (2009)

http://www.magistrale.org/index.php

2. CETC-ROUTE 65 initiative

Countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia

Several regions and Member States signed a in June 2010 in Szczecin a common

declaration to develop a multi-modal corridor from Sweden until Croatia. The initiative’s

aim is to develop a system of multi-modal infrastructure and economic links, allowing

sustainable growth and increasing the competitiveness of this region. http://www.cetc.pl/

3. Transport research & Innovation Portal: http://www.transport-

research.info/web/index.cfm

TEN-T Funding

PP17: Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava

1. 2011-AT-93059-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the

Westbahn - Lambach-Breitenschutzung line improvements and works

2. 2011-AT-93108-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the

Westbahn - works for the St. Polten freight train pass

3. 2011-AT-93051-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the

Westbahn - closing the gap east of Amstetten station

4. 2011-AT-91153-P Linz Trimodal

5. 2010-AT-91136-S Terminal Wien Inzersdorf – Planing, (PP 17 – Section: Vienna-

Salzburg)

6. 2009-AT-17104-E Four-track development of the Western Line, construction project

Ybbs-Amstetten, Burgstaller Tunnel (skeleton construction)

7. 2009-AT-17100-E Four-track development of the Western Line Vienna-Salzburg: gap

closure St. Pölten-Loosdorf (freight rail bypass) bridge construction works

8. 2009-AT-17098-E Four-track development of the Western Line Vienna-Linz: Melk

railway station

9. 2008-DE-91007-S Preliminary planning for the electrification of Markt Schwaben-

Tüßling-Freilassing

10. 2007-FR-17210-P New railway high speed line "LGV Est" Second phase: section

Baudrecourt-Vendenheim

11. 2007-DE-60320-P Equipment with ETCS of the railway section Emmerich (border)-

Oberhausen as part of the Corridor A Rotterdam-Genoa

12. 2007-DE-17220-P Works for construction and modernisation of the section between

Kehl – Appenweier

13. 2007-DE-17200-P Works for the construction of the high speed line between Stuttgart

and Wendlingen

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14. 2007-DE-17020-P Works and studies for upgrading of the section München -

Mühldorf - Freilassing, cross-border section DE / AT

15. 2007-DE-17010-P Works for the construction of a high speed line between

Wendlingen and Ulm

16. 2007-AT-17170-P Works for the modernisation of the cross border section Salzburg –

German border

17. 2007-AT-17040-P Works and studies for upgrading the Wien - Bratislava railway line

18. 2006-DE-1005-P Upgrade of Augsburg-Olching section for high speed railway traffic

19. 2006-DE-1004A-S Studies for the new construction of the Stuttgart-Ulm high speed

line

20. 2005-AT-90103-P Equipment of A Network with ETCS Level 1; Phase 1: Wien West

– Salzburg and Wels Passau

PP18 Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube

1. 2008-SK-92308-S Project Documentation and Modernisation of Bratislava old bridge

2. 2007-RO-92301-S D. A. N. U. B. E.: Danube Access Network – Unlocking

Bottlenecks in Europe, by developing a high quality TEN-T ports infrastructure in

Romania on optimal economic terms – Feasibility study phase

3. 2007-NL-18010-P Maasroute, Upgrade of inland waterways from class Va to class Vb

specifications

4. 2007-HU-18090-S Improvement of the navigability on the Danube

5. 2007-DE-18050-S Independent variant research on the development of the Danube

between Straubing and Vilshofen

6. 2007-DE-18030-P New construction of the rail bridge above the Danube at

Deggendorf

7. 2007-BE-18070-P Construction of a 225 x 25 m chamber navigation lock, its ancillary

works and a pumping station / hydroelectric power plant on the Albert Canal, to the

east of the existing lock complex at Lanaye

8. 2007-BE-18040-P Studies for the construction of a 225m x 25m (Class VIb) lock in

Huy (Ampsin-Neuville) and the works of a 225m x 25m (classe VIb) lock in Flémalle

(Ivoz-Ramet), both on the Meuse river

9. 2007-AT-18020-P Implementation integrated river engineering project Danube East of

Vienna

PP 22 Railway axis Athina–Sofia–Budapest–Wien–Praha–Nürnberg/Dresden

1. 2007-HU-22020-S Preparation of design for approval for the railway line section

Biatorbagy (incl.)-Tata (excl.)

2. 2007-EU-22070-S Studies for the development of the Railway Priority Project 22

PP21 Motorways of the Sea

1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the

Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

ERTMS

1. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service

and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for

Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH

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2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using

Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by

RNE for rail corridors

3. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment

4. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

5. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest

6. 2009-HU-60139-P Retrofitting of MÁV-TRAKCIÓ locomotives with ETCS

equipment to be operated on “Corridor E”

7. 2009-AT-60147-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Constanta) Austrian

vehicles

8. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE

9. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring

and electronic path request systems

10. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia-

Budapest)

11. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

12. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives

13. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

14. 2005-AT-90103-P Equipment of A Network with ETCS Level 1; Phase 1: Wien West

– Salzburg and Wels Passau

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund

1. Smoother rail transport across Slovakia

2. Signalling the way forward in Hungarian rail travel

3. Smooth traffic flows around Budapest’s Ring Road

4. Budapest tramlines set for major upgrade

5. Main Budapest bridge receives an upgrade

6. Modernisation of railway line speeds up journey times and increases capacity on

major transport route

7. Development of Urban Tramways in Miskolc

8. Keeping the river traffic flowing: Improving navigation on the DanubeUpgraded local

rail line strategically vital for Europe

9. New Danube bridge to speed up international traffic

10. Motorway will bring major benefits

11. Extending the northern breakwater in Constanta port

12. Rolling out faster and safer road transport

13. Piloting Europe’s latest railway signalling system

14. On the road to better transport infrastructure

15. Romanian railway line brought up to speed

16. Refurbishment of railway line will speed up journeys through central and western

Romania

17. New motorway benefits entire region