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Action 3.1: Mapping ongoing public and private investments ACTION 3.1: MAPPING ONGOING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS 1 1 DESCRIPTION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE HUB 3 1.1 Connection of Gara de Nord Train Station 4 1.1.1 Rail services 4 1.1.2 Urban public transport 7 1.1.3 The airports connections 11 1.1.4 Intercity bus connection 12 1.2 Transfer of passengers between train station and public transport in Gara de Nord hub 12 1.3 Facilities 14 1.4 Other train stations in Bucharest and their connections with “Gara de Nord” railway station 16 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGAL BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORT PROVISION 17 2.1 Bus Transport 17 2.2 Rail Transport 18 2.3 Air transport 21 2.4 Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure 21 2.5 Bucharest Metropolitan Transportation Authority 22 2.6 Bucharest Municipality 22 2.7 Authority for Community Services Public Utilities 22 3 MAPPING OF ONGOING AND PLANNED INVESTMENTS 23 3.1 Modernization of automatic international ticketing system for on line selling 23 3.2 Implementation of the TAP TSI measures 23 3.3 Software development for PRM requests 23 3.4 Real time information system 23 3.5 Modernization of automatic ticketing system and integration with other transport modes (underground & Romanian Railway Operator (CFR) 23 3.6 Card vending and recharging machines for modernization of the ticketing system 23 3.7 Electronic equipment for card control 23 3.8 Electronic equipment for card recharging 24 4 CONCLUSIONS 27 1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of Gara de Nord (“Nord” Railway Station) hub inside the city ................................................................. 3 Figure 2: North Station (Gara de Nord) Basarab Station and Interchange ............................................................................. 4 Figure 3: Regional rail network ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 4: Romanian tap lines .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 5: Romanian rail network and its connection with neighbouring countries ............................................................... 7 Figure 6: The RATB bus network and the connection of different area of the city with the hub .......................................... 8 Figure 7: The RATB trolleybus network and connections of different area of the city with the rail ...................................... 9 Figure 8: The RATB tram network ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 9: The underground network ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 10: Stops/station location around Gara de Nord hub ............................................................................................... 12 Figure 11: transfer point with underground, inside the station ........................................................................................... 13 Figure 12: Transfer point with buses and trolleybuses next to the main entrance of the station ....................................... 13 Figure 13: Transfer point inside Basarab Interchange (tram, metro and train to Gara de Nord and Gara Basarab) ........... 13 Figure 14: RATB Information system inside the vehicle ....................................................................................................... 14 Figure 15: Underground information system ....................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 17: Train time tables inside Gara de Nord Hub ......................................................................................................... 15 Figure 16: Intermodal information kiosk inside Gara de Nord ............................................................................................ 15 Figure 18: Train station inside the Bucharest and connection between them (by ring rail line) ......................................... 16 2 1 Description of transportation services provided in the hub Bucharest North Railway Station, opened in 1872, is the main rail hub of Romania. More than 200 trains linking Bucharest with the rest of the country and with Europe arrive and depart from here daily. Figure 1: Location of Gara de Nord (“Nord” Railway Station) hub inside the city Also there is Basarab railway station, which is situated not far from the North Railway Station, at about 500m distance. This small railway station, often considered as an annex of the North Railway Station is used only for regional rail transport. Basarab railway station is integrated in the recently inaugurated Basarab Intermodal Station where is facilitated the connection of the main transport modes in Bucharest: rail, underground, tram (light rail), trolleybus, bus and taxi. 3 Figure 2: North Station (Gara de Nord) Basarab Station and Interchange 1.1 Connection of Gara de Nord Train Station 1.1.1 Rail services 1.1.1.1 Regional services From “Gara de Nord” and “Basarab” Rail Stations are departure and arrival points for seven main directions making the connection with the main cities in the Bucharest area: Ploiesti ( 65 km), Giurgiu (63 km), Pitesti (108 km), Targoviste (80Km), Urziceni (70 km), Videle (50Km), Rosiori de Vede (100 km), Fetesti (136Km) and Oltenita (59Km). 4 Figure 3: Regional rail network Source: http://www.cfrcalatori.ro/reteaua-cfr The travellers of the regional trains represent an important feeder for the local public transport, being used mainly by the commuters, even if the number of trips decreased significantly the last years due to the economical problems appeared in the region. 1.1.1.2 National services The main rail lines starting from Gara de Nord are the following: . CFR 300, Bucharest - Ploiesti - Sinaia - Brasov - Sighisoara - Teius - Cluj Napoca - Oradea - 647 km . CFR 500, Bucharest - Ploiesti - Buzau - Focsani - Mărăsesti - Adjud - Bacău - Roman - Pascani - Suceava - Vicsani - 488 km . CFR 700, Bucharest – Urziceni - Faurei - Brăila - Galați – 229 km . CFR 800, Bucharest - Ciulnița - Fetesti - Medgidia - Constanța - Mangalia – 225 km . CFR 900, Bucharest - Videle - Rosiori de Vede - Craiova - Filiasi - Drobeta Turnu Severin- Caransebes - Timisoara – Jimbolia – 533 km 5 Figure 4: Romanian tap lines Source: http://www.cfrcalatori.ro/reteaua-cfr These tap lines are fed by the secondary lines which connect all important cities in the country. 1.1.1.3 International services The rail border crossing points and connections with the rail networks of the neighbouring countries are presented in the figure below. There are 7 points of border crossing between Romania and Hungary, 2 with Serbia, 3 with Bulgaria, 2 with Republic of Moldavia, and 3 with Ukraine. 6 Figure 5: Romanian rail network and its connection with neighbouring countries Source: Reference Document of Romanian Railroad, Annex 1b Bucharest is directly connected, through Gara de Nord train station with the following cities: Sofia, Budapesta (via Arad and via Episcopia Bihor), Wien, Chisinau and Kiev. 1.1.2 Urban public transport Gara de Nord train station is connected with other areas of the city by surface public transport and by underground. During the RAIL4SEE project will be analyzed the revitalization of the existing rail infrastructure in order to increase the use of rail transport on regional level, directly connected to the urban public transportation. New interchanges connected with the local public transport will be proposed, and some of them constructed during the project life time, on the external rail ring of the city, as a first step of the revitalization of railway transport in the region. 1.1.2.1 Surface public transport The surface public transport in Bucharest is mainly operated by the RATB. It provides transport services by buses, trolleybuses and trams. RATB is owned by the Bucharest Municipality, having 2.092 vehicle in the fleet, respectively 506 trams, 296 Trolleybuses and 1290 buses. The entire surface public transport network comprises 2681 stops The yearly trips number is about 830 millions (366 mil. by tram, 81 mil. by trolley, and 382 mil. by bus). 7 Bus network RATB bus network, covering approximately the entire surface of the city, is largely in a radial pattern from the city centre to the peripheral areas in the Bucharest City, and some routes reach to the villages and small town beyond the city boundary. The bus service is provided by 848 vehicles daily, along a 1067 km double way routes (out of which 81 km double way in suburban area), having a number of 109 routes (out of which 7 operates in suburban routes). The bus network is presented in the Figure 6. Figure 6: The RATB bus network and the connection of different area of the city with the hub Around the Gara de Nord hub there are the terminals of 5 bus lines (No. 105, 123, 133, 182, 205, and 282) and 2 other transit bus lines (No. 105 and 178). Moreover, an express bus links the Gara de Nord hub with Henry Coanda International Airport. Trolleybus network Trolley buses are intended to provide a feeder network of short distance services. Moreover, they also provide a high- density service across the city centre along an east - west axis and to the Gara de Nord Train Station. 8 The trolleybus
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