Diabolo: Rail link of the Zaventem airport to the Thalys high speed network

2007-BE-02030-P • Part of Priority Project 2

Commission Decision: C(2008)7413 Member States involved: Belgium ImplementaƟ on schedule: Start date: January 2007 End date: December 2013 Es mated end year: post 2015

Budget: Total project cost: €268,385,000 EU contribu on: €15,000,000 Na onal budget: €253,385,000

Percentage of EU support: Studies: 5.59% Works: 5.59%

he aim of the project is to link Brussels Zaventem Airport with the high speed rail network: Brussels-Antwerp-Amsterdam Tand Paris-Brussels/Brussels-Köln-Amsterdam-London high speed railway axis, each line forming part of Priority Project 2. The airport is currently only accessible by a dead-end railway sta on served by local and regional trains, or by a heavily traffi cked road. By construc ng a northbound tunnel underneath the airport perimeter, a new link will also directly connect Zaventem Airport to the north-south railway axes between Brussels and Antwerp.

This project contributes to the interconnec on of high speed lines, and the establishment of an interoperable rail net- work, while reducing the isola on of Zaventem Airport, a major economic hub threatened by problems of accessibility and conges on.

MAP Review

The MidMid-Term Term evalua on concluded that the proproject will encounter delays in its implementa on and may not be en rely completed by the end of 2015. Given the delays, it will not be possible to maintain the EU support for the part of the works to be performed a er 2015. This entails a reduc on to the TEN-T contribu on of approximately €80,000. The comple on of the remaining ac vi es by the end of 2015 is more realis c provided that the following condi ons are met:

• the works, following tenders 129304 and 129371, start in 2010 • the works, following tender 109306, start in early 2011 • the works for the double track connec on between the new line 25N and line 25 start in 2011

41 Diabolo: Rail link of the Zaventem airport to the Thalys high speed network 2007-BE-02030-P • Part of Priority Project 2

MAP Review

Planned, updated and revised cumulative costs (€ Million)* 300 268.4 279.3

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0 End End End End End End Post 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015

Planned costs (Decision) Revised costs (MAP review) Updated costs (as reported by the beneficiary) When the updated plans are confi rmed by the review, the curve of the updated costs reported by the benefi ciary overlaps the curve of the revised costs (MAP review)

Planned and revised cumulative TEN-T contribution (€ Million)* 16 15.0 14 14.9 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 End End End End End End 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Planned TEN-T contribution (Decision) Revised planned TEN-T contribution (MAP review)

*Rounded fi gures

42 Aachen-Köln

2007-DE-02020-P • Part of Priority Project 2

Commission Decision: C(2008)7891 Member States involved: Germany

ImplementaƟ on schedule: Start date: January 2008 End date: December 2013 EsƟ mated end year: 2013

Budget: Total project cost: €73,900,000 EU contribuƟ on: €14,780,000 NaƟ onal budget: €59,120,000

Percentage of EU support: Works: 20%

his project looks at fi nalising the last remaining gap of Priority Project 2, the high speed railway axis Paris-Bruxelles/ TBrussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London. It includes general track upgrading works to increase the capacity of the line, including new railway control centres between Düren and Aachen in Germany.

In addiƟ on, renovaƟ on and upgrading of the Buschtunnel between Aachen and the Belgian-German border will be carried out in order to make it suitable for high speed rail standards.

MAP Review

The MidMid-Term Term evaluaƟ on has concluded that the project has progressed according to the iniƟ al plans. However, the works related to Stolberg staƟ on will not be undertaken, which entails a reducƟ on to the TEN-T contribuƟ on of approximately €2.9 million. Moreover, the impact of the removal of this project component on the project’s objecƟ ves needs to be fully assessed by the benefi ciary. Considering the aforemenƟ oned adaptaƟ on to the scope of the project, the updated implementaƟ on plans maintaining the original compleƟ on date are feasible.

43 Aachen-Köln

2007-DE-02020-P • Part of Priority Project 2

MAP Review

Planned, updated and revised cumulative costs (€ Million)* 80 73.9 70 60 50.9 50 40 50.9 30 20 10 0 End End End End 2010 2011 2012 2013

Planned costs (Decision) Revised costs (MAP review) Updated costs (as reported by the beneficiary) When the updated plans are confi rmed by the review, the curve of the updated costs reported by the benefi ciary overlaps the curve of the revised costs (MAP review)

Planned and revised cumulative TEN-T contribution (€ Million)* 16 14.8 14 12 10 11.9 8 6 4 2 0 End End End End 2010 2011 2012 2013

Planned TEN-T contribution (Decision) Revised planned TEN-T contribution (MAP review)

*Rounded fi gures

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