Modernisation of the E-20 Railway Line on Section Rzepin – State Border

ISPA INFORMATION SHEET Measure No 2000/PL/16/P/PT/003 Measure title Modernisation of the E-20 Railway Line on section Rzepin – State Border Authority responsible for implementation Name: Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy, Poland Mr Andrzej Grzelakowski, Under Secretary of State Address: ul. Chałubińskiego 4/6, PL-00 927 Warsaw, Poland E-mail: [email protected] Location Beneficiary country: Poland Region: Lubuskie voivodship, Gorzów Wielkopolski powiat, Description The railway line between Rzepin and German Border (16 km) is part of the E-20 railway line, which itself forms part of the West-East Pan European Corridor nº 2 linking Berlin to Moskwa via Warszawa and Minsk. Objectives The measure will facilitate the exchange of persons and goods between EUROPEAN UNION on one side, and POLAND, BYELORUSSIA, RUSSIA and UKRAINA on the other side. Rehabilitation and upgrading will concern all components of the line except for the permanent way dating from 1995 and for which only critical parts of its subgrade shall be rehabilitated. It comprises the corresponding substructure components, bridges reinforcement when necessary, signalling for ERTMS/ETCS TAP compatibility, catenaries, and sub-station, level crossings, passenger track layout simplification and platforms, in respect with environment. The aim is to comply with the prescription of AGCi and AGTCii standards and to allow speeds of 120 km/h . Other targets include increasing the line capacity and the traffic safety, with the aid of automatic block and through the suppression of unmanned level crossings. Reduction of maintenance and operating costs is also an important target of the investment. The measure will appreciably reduce costs of maintenance of the Rzepin – German border line in spite of the traffic increase. That is due to the use of modern or improved materials. Operating costs will be reduced due to the automation of signalling and level crossing. Economic and social cost-benefit analysis (moderate scenario) Internal rate of return EIRR discount rate 11,04% Net Present Value NPV 8% 10% Benefit/cost ratio B/C 4 569 993 1 319 260 Environmental impact analysis The environmental authorities (i.e. the Lubuskie Voivoideship Environmental Directorate) have been consulted at the Preliminary Concept stage, on the basis of the Regional Master Plan for Railway Development. Since the project only concerns modernisation aspects of the present railway line, the environmental authorities did not request environmental impact assessment procedures. In the framework of the “Environmental Analysis” carried out within the project feasibility study, informal consultation of the environmental authorities including the Ministry for Environmental Protection Natural Resources & Forestry have been performed. Cost of mitigating measures: 700 000 Euro which represents 3,00% of total project costs. The proposed measures are briefly described below: Project Nature of the Measure Stage Project Measures related to the work period : mainly organisational measures aimed at minimising the environmental impacts execution Improvement of fauna movements across the railway line (protective measures to avoid collisions) Landscaping (visual integration of the project) Urban planning (non aedificandi belts alongside the railway line to avoid people exposure to noise issues) Project Reduction of noise and vibrations (acoustic screens) operation Rivers and ground-water protection through anti-pollution devices (sedimentation tanks, …) Reduction of waste (improvement of waste and litter management by recycling or other specific procedures) Cost and assistance (in €) Polish Total cost Total eligible ISPA grant Grant cost contribution Rate % 24 788 998 23 626 480 7 069 133 17 719 860 75 Involvement of IFIs The project Rzepin - State Border is part of the E-20 corridor where numerous works of rehabilitation and upgrading, financed by IFIs and Phare, have been undertaken during the last years. The EIB cofinanced a 37 km section between Warsaw and Mińsk Mazowiecki (40 million Euro). A 461 km section between Rzepin and Warsaw is co-financed EBRD (50 million Euro) and by EIB (200 million Euro). Phare programmes have contributed 70 million Euro to the E-20. So far Polish state budget contribution in financing of E 20 railway line modernisation amounts to almost 230 million Euro. i AGC : « European Agreement of Main International Railway Lines » United Nations, 31 May 1985 ii AGTC : « European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations » United Nations 1st February 1991 .

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