Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross- border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders

Interreg Annual Meeting 2018 Workshop 4 - Reinfording territorial coherence

19 June 2018, Aachen Süd Grenze (DE/BE/NL) AachenComprehensive Hauptbahnhof analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachen_Thalys_2.JPG / Smiley.toerist Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilex_(Marke)#/media/File:TLX2-Seifhennersdorf.JPG

Seifhennersdorf (DE) - Varnsdorf (CZ) Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and Seifhennersdorfmissing links on the internal EU borders Agenda

1. Placing of the meeting in the context of the study 2. Presentation of the report 3. Questions to be discussed 4. Schedule

Freiberg (DE) - Moldava (CZ) HermsdorfComprehensive-Rehfeld analysis of stationthe existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders New Europe Bridge (RO/BG) DanubeComprehensive crossing analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders Table of contents

Three objectives: 1. Inventory of cross-border rail connections and “missing links” 2. Analysis of possible new rail connections and discussion of alternatives 3. Policy conclusions and identification of “potentially most beneficial” projects

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 11.. Inventory of cross-border rail connections and “missing links”

ID Border station A Border station B NUTS 3 A NUTS 3 B Length in Name of rail connection Status TEN-T Inauguration Closure Passenger Missing Administrative Gauge Number Electrification Train control system Speed in "Take stock of allkm cross-border EUcorridor railway flow infrastructure obstacles of tracks km/h

1 Longw y Rodange FRF31 LU000 4,6 Longw y [FR] - [LU] O - 1880 - Not available - - 1435 mm 1 25kV/50Hz~ [FR]: Crocodile, KVB, TVM, [LU]: 55 2 Saulnes Lasauvage-Carreau FRF31 LU000 1,6 Saulnes [FR] - Lasauvage-Carreau [LU] O - 1900 1973 (F) Not available - - 700 mm 1 500 V= - - 3 Audun-le-Ticheconnections,Esch-sur-Alzette FRF33 LU000including2,6 Audun-le-Tiche [FR] - technicalEsch-sur-Alzette [LU] O standards- 1880 - Not available - - 1435 mm 1 25kV/50Hz~ [FR]: Crocodile, KVB, TVM, [LU]: 31 4 Volmerange-les-Mines Dudelange-Usines FRF33 LU000 0,8 Volmerange-les-Mines [FR] - Bettembourg [LU] O - 1883, 2003 (RP) - Not available - - 1435 mm 1 25kV/50Hz~ [FR]: Crocodile, KVB, TVM, [LU]: 12 5 Thionville Bettembourg FRF33 LU000 24,0 Thionville [FR] - Bettembourg [LU] O - 1859 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 25kV/50Hz~ [FR]: Crocodile, KVB, TVM, [LU]: 90 6 Bray-Dunes FRE11 BE258 5,0 Dunkerque [FR] - De Panne [BE] N - 1870 1958 - Track at some rail- - 1435 mm - - - - 7 Godewand aersvelde Poperingethe identificationFRE11 BE258 10,0 Hazebrouck [FR] of- [BE]"missingN - links1870 ""1954 (P), 1970 (F), - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 8 Armentières Comines FRE11 BE324 12,0 Armentiéres [FR] - Comines [BE] N - 1870 1937 (P), 1988 (F), - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 9 Comines Comines FRE11 BE324 1,0 Comines [FR] - Comines [BE] N - 1876 1955 (P) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 10 FRE11 BE254 2,5 Halluin [FR] - Menen [BE] N - 1874 1975 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 11 Tourcoing FRE11 BE324 4,5 [FR] - Mouscron [BE] O North Sea - 1842 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [FR]: 25 kV/50 Hz~; [BE]: Crocodile, TBL1+ on Belgian part 54 12 Roubaix-Wattrelos Herseaux FRE11 BE324 4,2 Roubaix-Wattrelos [FR] - Herseaux [BE] N - 1888 1945 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 13 Baisieux Froyennes FRE11 BE327 9,0 Lille [FR] - [BE] O - 1865 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [FR]: 25 kV/50 Hz~; [BE]: 3 Crocodile 68 14 Lille Bruxelles Midi FRE11 BE327 118,0 Lille [FR] - Bruxelles [BE] O North Sea - 1996 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 25kV/50Hz~ TVM 430 196 15 Bechy Tournai FRF33 BE327 18,0 Orchies [FR] - Tournai [BE] N - 1883 1950 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 16 Maulde-Mortagne Antoing FRE11 BE327 8,0 St-Amand-les-Eaux [FR] - Antoing [BE] N - 1881 1939 (P), 1974 (F) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 17 Vieux-Condé Péruw elz FRE11 BE327 7,0 Vieux-Condé [FR] - Péruw elz [BE] N - 1874 1978 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 18 Blanc-Misseron Quiévrain FRE11 BE323 1,9 Valenciennes [FR] - [BE] N - 1842 1976 - derelict rails - 1435 mm - - - - 19 Bettrechies-Bellignies Mons FRE11 BE323 21,0 Bettrechies-Bellignies [FR] - Mons [BE] N - 1882 1930 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 20 Maubeuge Quévy FRE11 BE323 15,0 Maubeuge [FR] - Mons [BE] O - 1857 1957 (P) - - - 1435 mm 2 [FR]: 25 kV/50 Hz~; [BE]: 3 Crocodile Not 21 Jeumont FRE11 BE326 3,3 Maubeuge [FR] - [BE] O - 1852 2012 (P) - - - 1435 mm 2 [FR]: 25 kV/50 Hz~; [BE]: 3 TBL1+ , Crocodile 140 22 Anor FRE11 BE326 2,0 Anor [FR] - [BE] N - 1868 1953 (P), 1984 (F) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 23 Rocroi Petite-Chapelle FRF21 BE353 2,9 Le Tremblois [FR] - Couvin [BE] N - 1905 1950 - dismantled - 800 mm, later - - - - 24 Vireux-Molhain Treignes FRF21 BE353 4,1 Vireux-Molhain [FR] - Mariembourg [BE] N - 1854 1962 - dismantled since - 1435 mm - - - - 25 Givet Heer-Agimont FRF21 BE353 3,7 Givet [FR] - Hermeton-sur-Meuse [BE] N - 1863 1989 - Dismantled north - 1435 mm - - - - 26 Givet Doische FRF21 BE353 6,0 Givet [FR] - Doische [BE] N - 1862 1952 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 27 Sorendal Bohan FRF21 BE351 4,0 Monthermé [FR] - Gedinne [BE] N - 1938 1939 - dismantled - 800 mm, later - - - - 28 Illy-Olly Corbion FRF21 BE351 7,0 Sedan [FR] - [BE] N - 1910 1939 - Dismantled - 1000 mm - - - - 29 Messempré Muno FRF21 BE345 5,0 Carignan [FR] - [BE] N - 1915, 1940 (R) 1918, 1959 (P), - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 30 Ecouviez Lamorteau FRF32 BE345 2,0 Vélosnes-Torgny [FR] - [BE] N - 1881 1985 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 31 Gorcy Signeulx FRF31 BE345 4,8 Gorcy [FR] - Signeulx [BE] N - 1877 1983 - Dismantled on - 1435 mm - - - - 32 Mont-Saint-Martin Aubange FRF31 BE341 5,0 Longw y [FR] - Virton [BE] O - 1877-1882 1970 (P) - - - 1435 mm 2 25kV/50Hz~ Crocodile, ETCS-L1 Not 33 Rodange BE341 LU000 3,0 /Virton [BE] - Rodange [LU] O North Sea - 1874 - Not available - - 1435 mm 1 25kV/50Hz~ Crocodile, ETCS-L1 75 34 Autelbas Clemency BE341 LU000 5,0 Autelbas [BE] - Clemency [LU] N - 1874 1901 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 35 Arlon Kleinbettingen BE341 LU000 12,0 Arlon [BE] - Luxembourg [LU] O North Sea - 1859 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [BE]: 3 kV=; [LU]: 25 kV/50 Crocodile+ , ETCS-L1 80 36 Benonchamps Schimpach-Wampach BE342 LU000 3,0 [BE] - Kautenbach [LU] N - 1888 1967 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 37 Troisvierges BE342 LU000 15,0 Rivage [BE] - Luxembourg [LU] O - 1867 - Not available - - 1435 mm 1 25kV/50Hz~ Crocodile, MEMOR 2+, ETCS-L1 82 38 Lengeler Wilw erdingen BE336 LU000 4,0 St. Vith [BE] - Troisvierges [LU] N - 1888 1962 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 39 Zelzate Sas van Gent BE233 NL341 9 Wondelgem [BE] - Terneuzen [NL] O - 1869 1939 (P) - - - 1435 mm 1 - [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB 90 40 Sint-Gillis-Waas Hulst BE236 NL341 10 Sint-Niklaas [BE] - Terneuzen [NL] N - 1871 1952 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 41 Essen Rosendaal BE211 NL411 9 Antw erpen [BE] - Rosendaal [NL] O North Sea - 1854 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [BE]: 3 kV=; [NL]: 1,5 kV= [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB 77 42 Antw erpen Centraal Centraal BE213 NL411 95 Antw erpen [BE] - Rotterdam [NL] O North Sea - 2009 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 25 kV/50 Hz~ ETCS Level 2 178 43 Baarle-Nassau Grens Weelde BE213 NL412 1 Turnhout [BE] - Tilburg [NL] N - 1867 1934 (P), 1973 (F) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 44 Achel Borkel en Schaft BE222 NL414 3,7 Winterslag [BE] - Eindhoven [NL] N - 1866 1973 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 45 Hamont Weert BE222 NL414 11 Mol [BE] - Roermond [NL] O - 1879 1953 (P) - - track is in bad 1435 mm 1 - [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB Not 46 Lanaken Maastricht BE223 NL423 7 Lanaken [BE] - Maastricht [NL] O - 1856 1954 (P) - - - 1435 mm 1 - [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB Not 47 Visé Eijsden BE332 NL423 2,1 Liège [BE] - Maastricht [NL] O - 1861 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [BE]: 3 kV=; [NL]: 1,5 kV= [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB 42 48 Igel Wasserbillig DEB25 LU000 1,8 Trier [DE] - Luxembourg [LU] O - 1861 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [DE]: 15 kV/16,7 Hz~; [LU]: 25 Crocodile, ETCS-L1, [DE]: PZB 27 49 Ihren Steinebrück DEB23 BE336 2,0 Gerolstein [DE] - St. Vith [BE] N - 1888 1952 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 50 Losheim Losheimergraben DEA28 BE336 6,0 Losheim [DE] - Losheimergraben [BE] N - 1912 1952 (P), 1999 (F) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 51 Walheim Raeren DEA2D BE336 6,0 Walheim [DE] - Eupen [BE] N - 1887 1959 (P) - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 52 Aachen Welkenraedt DEA2D BE336 14,0 Aachen [DE] - Liège [BE] O North Sea - 1843 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 3 kV=, in Aachen Hbf [DE]: PZB, [BE]: Crocodile 60 53 Aachen Montzen DEA2D BE336 12,0 Aachen [DE] - Montzen [BE] O - 1917 - - - - 1435 mm 2 [DE]: 15 kV/16,7 Hz; [BE]: 3 [BE]: Crocodile, [DE]: PZB Not 54 Aachen-Vetschau Bocholtz DEA2D NL423 3,4 Aachen [DE] - Simpelveld [NL] O - 1853 1992 Not available - - 1435 mm 1 - - 34 55 Avantis Spekholzerheide DEA2D NL423 - Aachen [DE] - Maastricht [NL] P ------56 Herzogenrath Eygelshoven Markt DEA2D NL423 4 Aachen [DE] - Heerlen [NL] O - 1896, 1992 (RP) 1945 (P) Not available - - 1435 mm 1 - [DE]: PZB, [NL]: ATB 34 57 Dalheim Vlodrop DEA29 NL422 1,8 Mönchengladbach [DE] - Roermond [NL] N - 1879 1953 (P), 1992 (F) - - - 1435 mm - - - - 58 Kaldenkirchen Venlo DEA1E NL421 3,6 Viersen [DE] - Venlo [NL] O - 1866 - Not available - - 1435 mm 2 [DE]/[NL]: 15 kV/16,7 Hz~ until PZB 36 59 Straelen Venlo DEA1B NL421 11 Geldern Ost [DE] - Venlo [NL] N - 1874 1946 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - - 60 Hassum Gennep DEA1B NL421 6 Goch [DE] - Kruispunt Beugen [NL] N - 1873 1944 - dismantled - 1435 mm - - - -

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 1. Inventory of cross-border rail connections and “missing links”

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Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 1. Inventory of cross-border rail connections and “missing links”

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders "Analyse the economic potential, viability, network relevance and investment need of possible new railway connections and identify alternatives, where appropriate" 2. Analysis of possible new rail connections and discussion Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missingof alternatives links on the internal EU borders 2. Analysis of possible new rail connections and discussion Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missingof alternatives links on the internal EU borders 3. Identification of “potentially most beneficial” projects and policy conclusions

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 3. Identification of “potentially most beneficial” projects and policy conclusions

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 3. Identification of “potentially most beneficial” projects and policy conclusions

Policy conclusions partly deal with the two dimensions of the workshop: How to shape development policies at regional level that consider different functional areas, which may go beyond administrative boundaries, including beyond regional and national borders How to set up governance mechanisms that would help the implementation of such policies

Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders 3. Identification of “potentially most beneficial” projects and policy conclusions

Policy conclusions (extract): R4: Funding for cross-border infrastructure projects should also be available for lines that are not part of the Core and the Comprehensive TEN-T networks. R5: For the opening or reopening of a new railway line in many cases the full passenger potential can only be reached after a start-up phase of several years. Seed funding can help operators or competent authorities to launch such services. R10: The authors emphasise the importance of creating a dedicated coordinator for small cross-border projects beyond the TEN-T network. R13: Cooperation structures should be set up and used to support implementation of cross-border projects.

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Comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border rail transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders