Railway Infrastructure Projects in the Western Balkans

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• Regional business meeting in Zagreb on 26th and 27th January of RCSEE members and companies from Croatia and the region in Croatian Chamber of Economy, in the presence of over 100 businessmen, supported by the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Croatia

• Fair of transport technologies and services • First held in 2017 • 25 exhibitors from 11 countries • 1 panel discussion • 2 days event • Held bi-annually • More info: http://see-mobility.com

• Infrastructure is in bad shape; large renewal and reconstruction works needed • Important position – intersection of three Pan European Corridors: • V (Venice – Budapest – Kiev) • VIII (Durrës – Varna) • X (Salzburg – Thessaloniki) • Estimated cost of all infrastructure works is 15 billion EUR Designed by Infrastructure Projects in Croatia

• 2604 km railways • Around 630 passenger and 115 freight trains operating daily • Part of two Pan-European transport corridors: • V (Trieste – Kiev) • X (Salzburg – Thessaloniki) • Part of TEN-T European Mediterranean Corridor

• Two active projects • Two upcoming infrastructure projects • One upcoming project in design and documentation phase • Future projects are 85% co- financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Designed by Reconstruction of the existing track and construction of the second track on the section Križevci-Koprivnica-state border

• Part of the project of setting up a highly efficient double-track railway line for combined transport from the Hungarian border to the Port of Rijeka • 42.6 km in length • 8 road overpasses, 2 road underpasses, 1 pedestrian underpass • Reconstruction of 2 stations and 4 stops, creation of new station and stop • The technical parameters to be achieved by this construction and prescribed by Regulation (EU) No. 1315/2013: • 225 kN axle load • 25kV/50Hz electrification • reception of 740 m long interoperable trains • speed of up to 160 km/h • Total estimated value 283.94 mil EUR, 85% co-financed by CEF. Designed by Infrastructure Projects in Croatia

• Rijeka – Brajdica • Freight line, connecting container terminal of Brajdica to railway network • Includes creation of intermodal terminal • Dugo Selo – Križevci • Construction of second track, reconstruction of existing track • 5 new bridges, reconstruction of 7 • 17 level crossings replaced Designed by

Infrastructure Projects in Macedonia

• 925 km of tracks length • 315 km electrified (25kV/50Hz) • Part of two Pan European Corridors: • Corridor VIII (Durrës – Varna) • Corridor X (Salzburg – Thessaloniki) • EU support to planned Skopje – Sofia railway – 70 mil EUR of 152.3 mil EUR estimated value • Three current projects: • Two projects on Corridor X • One project on Corridor VIII Designed by

Infrastructure Projects in Macedonia

• Kumanovo – Beljakovice • 30.8 km long, 46 mil EUR • Part of railway connecting Macedonia to Bulgaria • Projected speed of 100 km/h • Estimated costs of finishing whole line – 550 mil EUR • Nogaevci – Negotino • 30.92 km long, 9.39 mil EUR • Fixing black spots, returning speeds to 120 km/h • Bitola – Kremenica • Renewal of 17 km, increasing bearing capacity • 6 bridges demolished and reconstructed • 3 bridges demolished and replaced with culverts • New signaling, telecommunications and ERTM • Track speed increased to 100 km/h Designed by

Infrastructure Projects in Montenegro

• 250 km total track length • 225 km electrified • 121 tunnels (58 km) • 120 bridges • Main railway line is Vrbnica – Bar, part of Belgrade – Bar railway

• Vrbnica – Bar is the main investment project in railway infrastructure • Renewal of 11 sections of railway by 2020 • 200 million EUR estimated total cost • Two projects planned for the future: • Nikšić – Čapljina (810 million EUR) • 810 million EUR, 180 of which in Montenegro • 160 km, single-track railway • Pljevlja – Bijelo Polje – Berane – Kosovo border • 523 million EUR • Includes construction of intermodal terminal in Berane • Preliminary studies finished

• 4,093 km of railways • 283 km of double tracks • 1,279 km electrified • Current average speed is 50 km/h • 767 km of Corridor X • Three major projects: • Reconstruction of 6 sections on Corridor X • Reconstruction of Belgrade – Bar railway • Belgrade – Budapest high speed rail

• 113 km of railways on Corridor X under reconstruction for 73.9 million EUR

• 454.8 km long railway connecting Serbia and Montenegro • 198 million EUR estimated value of investment • Works include: • Reconstruction of tracks with an improvement of elements of route for supporting the projected speeds and allowed axle load of 225 KN and allowed load per length meter of 80 KN/m (category D4); • Reconstruction of tunnels; • Reconstruction or replacement of bridges and culverts; • Reconstruction of tracks and station facilities in train stations; • Revitalization of signaling-safety devices, telecommunication and contact network • Regaining projected speeds of 80-120 km/h Designed by

Belgrade-Budapest Railway

• 193 km of double-track railway, with projected top speed from 100 km/h to 200 km/h (depending on distance between the stations) • ETCS level 2 signaling and control, with visual signalization for speeds up to 160 km/h • Three separate sections in Serbia: • Belgrade – Stara Pazova (36 km) • Stara Pazova – Novi Sad (40 km) • Novi Sad – State Border (117 km)

• 36 km in length, preliminary design finished in 2016 by CIP Traffic Institute. Commercial contract was signed in November 2016. Deadline for completion is 36 months. • Part of Belgrade railway junction, connection of two high-importance double-track railways (Belgrade – Zagreb and Belgrade – Budapest) and bypass railway track used for freight • Complete separation of railway – construction of five overpasses and underpasses • Reconstruction of 3 stations and creation of 2 new stations

• 44,46 km in length. Preliminary design finished in 2010 by CIP. Financed through credit of Russian Federation in July 2016. • Due to terrain configuration, this is the most challenging section. • Two difficult construction projects in this section: • Čortanovci tunnel (1150 m), constructed on ground prone to landslide. • 3 km of viaduct, leaving tunnel and passing over unconsolidated soil around Danube River • Construction permits for these two objects have been granted in July 2017. Deadline is 52 monts.

• First railway of this sort in this part of Europe – huge technological leap. • Route needs to be changed in certain sections • Complete separation of railway and road traffic • Difficult terrain requires complicated construction solutions • Necessary modernization of equipment and systems on the railways

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