TABLE of CONTENT Alignments of Core Network Corridors (CNC)

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TABLE OF CONTENT Alignments of Core Network Corridors (CNC) ...... 1 Member States affected by the different CNC ...... 3 Connections between the CNC ...... 3 Baltic-Adriatic Corridor...... 4 North Sea-Baltic Corridor ...... 12 Mediterranean Corridor ...... 20 Orient/East-Med Corridor ...... 27 Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor ...... 33 Rhine-Alpine Corridor ...... 44 Atlantic Corridor ...... 50 North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor ...... 56 Rhine-Danube Corridor ...... 65

Alignments of Core Network Corridors (CNC) Name Alignment

Baltic Adriatic Corridor Gdynia – Gdańsk – Katowice/Sławków Gdańsk – Warszawa – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien Szczecin/Świnoujście – Poznań – Wrocław – Ostrava Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Wien – Graz– Villach – Udine – Trieste Udine – Venezia – Padova – Bologna – Ravenna Graz – Maribor –Ljubljana – Koper/Trieste North Sea-Baltic Corridor Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga Ventspils – Riga Riga – Kaunas Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius Kaunas – Warszawa BY border – Warszawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hamburg Berlin – Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hannover Hannover – Bremen – Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo – Almelo – Deventer – Utrecht Utrecht – Amsterdam Utrecht – Rotterdam – Antwerpen Hannover – Köln – Antwerpen Mediterranean Corridor Algeciras – Bobadilla –Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona Sevilla – Bobadilla – Murcia

Cartagena – Murcia – Valencia – Tarragona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Marseille/Lyon – Torino – Novara – Milano – Verona – Padova – Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste/Koper - Ljubljana – Budapest Ljubljana/Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest – UA border Orient/East-Med Corridor Hamburg – Berlin Rostock – Berlin – Dresden Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven – Magdeburg – Dresden Dresden – Ústí nad Labem – Melnik/Praha - Kolin Kolin – Pardubice – Brno – Wien/Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Craiova – Calafat – Vidin – Sofia Sofia – Plovdiv – Burgas Plovdiv – TR border Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athina – Piraeus – Lemesos – Lefkosia Athina – Patra/Igoumenitsa Scandinavian-Mediterranean RU border – HaminaKotka – Helsinki – Turku/Naantali – Stockholm – Malmö Corridor Oslo – Goteburg – Malmö – Trelleborg Malmö – København – Kolding/Lübeck – Hamburg – Hannover Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg Rostock – Berlin – Leipzig – München Nürnberg – München – Innsbruck – Verona – Bologna – Ancona/Firenze Livorno/La Spezia - Firenze – Roma – Napoli – Bari – Taranto – Valletta Napoli – Gioia Tauro – Palermo/Augusta – Valletta Rhine-Alpine Corridor Genova – Milano – Lugano – Basel Genova –Novara – Brig – Bern – Basel – Karlsruhe – Mannheim – Mainz – Koblenz – Köln Köln – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Nijmegen/Arnhem – Utrecht – Amsterdam Nijmegen – Rotterdam – Vlissingen Köln – Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel – Gent Liège – Antwerpen – Gent – Zeebrugge Atlantic Corridor Algeciras – Bobadilla – Madrid Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Leixões/Porto Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bergara – Bilbao/Bordeaux – Paris – Le Havre/Metz – Mannheim/Strasbourg North Sea- Mediterranean Belfast – Dublin – Cork Corridor Glasgow/Edinburgh – Liverpool/Manchester – Birmingham Birmingham – Felixstowe/London/Southampton London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg Luxembourg – Metz – Dijon – Macon – Lyon – Marseille Luxembourg – Metz – Strasbourg – Basel Antwerpen/Zeebrugge – Gent – Dunkerque/Lille – Paris Rhine-Danube Corridor Strasbourg – Stuttgart – München – Wels/Linz Strasbourg – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau – Wels/Linz München/Nürnberg – Praha – Ostrava/Přerov – Žilina – Košice – UA border Wels/Linz – Wien – Bratislava – Budapest – Vukovar Wien/Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Brašov/Craiova – Bucurešti – Constanta – Sulina

Member States affected by the different CNC

Connections between the CNC

Baltic-Adriatic Corridor

Description This 2400 km long Corridor will connect the Baltic ports in Poland with the ports of the Adriatic Sea. It starts at the harbours of Gdansk and Gdynia going via strong economic centres like Warsaw, Vienna and Venice to Trieste and Ravenna. The Corridor will have some branches: Szczecin-Swinoujscie, Graz via Udine to Trieste and Graz via Ljubljana to Trieste/Koper. The Corridor will provide better access to Baltic and Adriatic seaports for the economic centres in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. It encompasses the present Priority Projects 23 and 25 and Rail Freight corridor 5 (Gdansk-Ravenna). There is no corresponding ERTMS corridor. The Baltic Adriatic Corridor crosses six Member States and includes the following nodes of the TEN-T core network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T guidelines: urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to TEN- in core network and airports TEN-T rail and T rail and road by road by 2050 2030 Gdańsk Warszawa Okecie Gdańsk Gdańsk Szczecin Wien Gdynia Szczecin Warszawa Szczecin Szczecin/Swinoujscie Łódź Swinoujscie Warszawa Poznań Venezia Łódź Katowice Bologna Poznań Kraków Trieste Katowice Wrocław Koper Kraków Ostrava Wrocław Bratislava Ostrava Wien Prerov Ljubljana Brno Venezia Inland core Bratislava Bologna network ports Wien Szczecin Graz (Werndorf) Swinoujscie Ljubljana Bratislava Cervignano Wien Venezia Ravenna Padova

Bologna

Amongst the nine Core Network Corridors, the Baltic Adriatic Corridor will cross or tangent five other Corridors namely the North Sea Baltic Corridor, the Mediterranean Corridor, the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor, the Rhine Danube Corridor and the Orient/East-Med Corridor.

Rail Freight Corridor 5 Alignment: Gdynia – Katowice – Ostrava /Žilina -Bratislava/Vienna/ Klagenfurt – Udine – Venice / Trieste / Bologna /Ravenna/ Graz- Maribor-Ljubljana-Koper/Trieste Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015 http://www.rne.eu/rne-news/items/european-rail-freight-corridors- conference-2012.html

Main missing links The main missing links of the Baltic – Adriatic Corridor are  the cross-border sections and  Semmering- and Koralm-Tunnel in Austria (alpine crossing). The multimodal cross-border connections between Vienna, Bratislava, Ostrava and Katowice need upgrading. Traffic management systems must be developed along the corridors and multimodal connections with the ports should also be developed.

Interoperablity Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  different electrifications (3 kV DC in Poland and Italy, 3kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz in Czech Republic and Slovakia, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Austria), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads.  The Baltic Adriatic Corridor belongs on short section in Slovenia and Italy to the ERTMS corridor D.

Modal integration Exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient, interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Success stories During the last decade in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia some road and rail sections along the Baltic-Adriatic-Corridor have been updated, renovated or build. In Austria the works to eliminate bottlenecks or missing links started or are close to be terminated:  The building of the new Vienna railway station is going to be finished by 2015. The station was already partly opened in 2012.  The works at the 30 km long Koralm-Tunnel started in April 2011. This tunnel will provide the first direct rail link between Klagenfurt and Graz in Austria. Once operational in 2022, the travelling time from Vienna to Klagenfurt will be shortened from 4 to 2.5 hours. The travel time between Warsaw and Klagenfurt will be reduced by over 3 hours (compared to the current almost 12 hours to get from Warsaw to Klagenfurt, in 2025 it should take less than 9 hours).  The preparatory works at Semmering Base Tunnel (27.3 km, 230 km/hmax) started in April 2012. 5

Austria will invest up to € 10 Billion to improve the capacities along the "Südbahn", including € 5.3 Billion for Koralm- Railway and € 3,3 Billion for the Semmering Base Tunnel. Along the corridor, pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) by up to 40% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also up to 50% for studies.

Priority Projects 2010 - A Detailed Analysis http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/european-coordinators/doc/progress_report_longer_version_18jan2011_final2.pdf

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Gdynia - Katowice Rail Works

port interconnections, (further) development of Gdynia, Gdańsk Ports multimodal platforms

Warszawa - Katowice Rail Works

Wroclaw – Poznań – Rail Works Szczecin/Świnoujście

Świnoujście, Szczecin Port port interconnections

Bielsko Biala – Žilina Road Works

works, in particular cross-border sections PL-CZ, CZ- Katowice - Ostrava - Brno - Wien & AT, PL-SK and SK-AT, Brno-Přerov line; (further) Rail Katowice - Žilina - Bratislava - Wien development of multimodal platforms and airport-rail interconnections partially construction of new lines (Semmering Base Tunnel and Koralm Railway line), rail upgrading; works Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Udine - Rail on-going; (further) development of multimodal Venezia - Ravenna platforms; upgrading of existing two-track line between Udine - Cervignano and Trieste

Graz - Maribor - Pragersko Rail studies and works for second track

port interconnections, (further) development of Trieste, Venice, Ravenna, Koper Ports multimodal platforms

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor/Baltic-Adriatic Axis Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia It is a European Co-operation initiated by the Austrian transportation ministry in 2006 to build a railway network connecting the Baltic Sea with the Adriatic. The countries signed a Letter of Intent to expand the priority projects PP23 and PP25 to the south in order to form the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor. The goals of the initiative are to eliminate bottlenecks along the corridor, create intermodal linking of traffic flows and connect with other European main corridors, eliminate structural and geographical 6

disadvantages for under-served areas (such as the southern Austrian provinces), increase the competitiveness of rail with roadway (truck) transport and to realize the market development potentials of passenger traffic along the corridor. http://vbb.ktn.gv.at/210082_EN-Networks-The_Baltic_Adriatic_Axis

2. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Cooperation (BATCo) Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF. In order to support the further development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis 18 national and regional partners the BATCo project started in March 2010. They developed technical, environmental and economic interventions which shall facilitate the development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis. The project was developed under the leadership of the Regional Government of Carinthia and finished beginning 2013. http://www.baltic- adriatic.eu/en/batco/about-batco-background

3. North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) Members: Ports of Trieste, Venice, Koper, Rijeka, Ravenna The association was founded in 2010 and wants to establish a Multi-Gateway-Region via the increase of ports capacities, know-how transfer, elimination of infrastructural and technical bottlenecks, fostering of hinterland-connections focusing on railway. The NAPA shall form a European logistics platform, in particular with regard to servicing the markets of the Far East as well as Central and Eastern Europe. http://www.portsofnapa.com/

4. CETC-ROUTE 65 initiative Countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia Several regions and Member States signed a in June 2010 in Szczecin a common declaration to develop a multi-modal corridor from Sweden until Croatia. The initiative’s aim is to develop a system of multi-modal infrastructure and economic links, allowing sustainable growth and increasing the competitiveness of this region. http://www.cetc.pl/

5. Smooth journey between Baltic and Adriatic waters (SoNorA) Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF. The SoNorA project focuses on the development of multimodal transport infrastructure and services in Central Europe, providing better connections between the Baltic and Adriatic seas. The project is led by Veneto Region (Italy), the consortium is composed of 25 Partners from 6 EU Countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia) and 35 Associated Institutions. http://www.sonoraproject.eu/

6. Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS) Countries: 16 partners from the four countries Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia. Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF. TRANSITECTS dealt with creating sustainable intermodal solutions for transalpine freight traffic which fit changing markets, improving the railway network’s attractiveness and accessibility for the logistic market, disburdening alpine transport routes and generate positive ecologic and economic impacts, implementing the shift

from road to rail related traffic and activating synergies and leverage effects through transnational cooperation. The project finished in 2012. http://www.transitects.org/

7. Introducing harmonised development in the cross-border region between Austria and Slovakia (BAUM) (ERDF 2007-2013) Countries: Austria (Burgenland, Niederösterreich), Slovakia (Bratislava Region) Through a series of projects and joint initiatives, the Slovak capital Bratislava and the neighbouring Austrian regions are engaged in cross-border co-operation to harmonise the development of the region including mobility.

8. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO) The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German, Polish and Czech chambers of industry and commerce between IHK Flensburg (DE) and Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly represent the interests of companies in the region at a national and European level. In 2010, 37.6 million people lived in the represented region, representing a market share of 7.5% of the EU population. The gross domestic product of the KEO region in 2008 was 716.6 billion Euros, equal to 5.7% of the total EU GDP. http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE) Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013, http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB. PDF

TEN-T Funding since 2005 PP18 Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube 1. 2007-AT-18020-P: Implementation integrated river engineering project Danube East of Vienna PP21 Motorways of the Sea/Ports 1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea) 2. 2011-EU-21004-S: TrainMoS (supporting and training the human element of Motorways of the Sea by defining the basis for a future EU virtual open MoS University) 3. 2011-EU-21001-M: Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS) 4. 2010-EU-21112-S: LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships 5. 2010-EU-21109-S: MonaLisa 6. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating PP24 into Mediterranean MoS 7. 2010-EU-21106-S: ITS Adriatic multi-port gateway (also: http://www.its-napa.eu/ ) 8. 2009-EU-21010-P Baltic Link Gdyńia-Karlskrona 9. 2009-IT-91406-S: Strategic project for the development of the accessibility and hinterland connections from the port of Venice to the TEN-T network 10. 2009-IT-00033-E: Infrastructural improvements in the inland waterways system of Northern Italy

11. 2009-IT-00073-E: Implementation of nautical accessibility in the port of Venice- Marghera: operational and remedial dredging in two stretches of the west and south ship canals 12. 2008-IT-91408-S: Feasibility study of Marco Polo Venice International Airport Intermodality Node 13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and 2 SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria 3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH 4. 2009-SK-60108-P ETCS deployment on Corridor VI:Zilina-Cadca-State Border SK/CZ 5. 2009-PL-60151-P: Project and development of ETCS level 1 system at the section of the E65,CMK, railway line, Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Zawiercie 6. 2009-PL-60151-P Project and development of ETCS level 1 system at the section of the E65,CMK, railway line, Grodzisk Mazowiecki-Zawiercie 7. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 8. 2009-SK-60108-P: ETCS deployment on Corridor VI:Zilina-Cadca-State Border SK/CZ 9. 2007-SI-60460-S Implementation of the GSM-R system in Slovenian railway network 10. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 11. 2005-PL-92606-S Feasibility study and technical studies of the GSM-R system in TEN-T Rail network in Poland

Others 1. 2011-IT-94006-S: Implementation study to prepare a PPP to improve the capacity of the port of Venice and related logistics system 2. 2011-EU-92151-S: Green technologies and eco-efficient alternatives for cranes & operations at port container terminals (GREENCRANES) 3. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 4. 2010-PL-92245-S: Feasibility study for the modernisation and extension of the Katowice railway junction 5. 2010-IT-92244-S: ADRIATIC GATEWAY: the improvement of northern Adriatic ports and the building of a strategic corridor for multimodal transport 6. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment 8. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 9. 2009-EU-90002-S: Baltic Transport Outlook 2030 10. 2009-CZ-00079-E: Motorway D47 section 47092 Bohumín-state border Czech Republic/Poland

11. 2009-PL-92004-S: Elaboration of the technical documentation for S1 Expressway construction on the section from Kosztowy II Interchange in Myslowice to Suchy Potok Interchange in Bielsko-Biala 12. 2009-PL-92003-S: Study works related with long term development of Warsaw F. Chopin Airport 13. 2009-IT-40022-E: Italy Integration of Communication and Surveillance IP1 14. 2006-PL-92605-S: Technical documentation for the construction of S-69 expressway Bielsko Biała-Żywiec-Zwardoń, section Przybędza-Milówka (Węgierska Górka bypass) 15. 2008-PL-92001-S: Preliminary feasibility study for the task: modernisation and expansion of the Katowice railway junction 16. 2008-PL-92004-S: Comprehensive study and technical documentation of development of an International Airport Wroclaw 17. 2007-PL-92105-S: Studies on the long-term development of the International Airport "Katowice" in Pyrzowice 21. 2006-PL-92608-S: Preparation of modernisation and extension of Warsaw Railway Junction 22. 2008-SK-92307-S: Modernisation of corridor, state border CR/SR – Cadca-Krásno nad Kysucou (outside) railway track 23. 2008-IT-91407-P: Functional adaptation of both road and rail networks in the stretch Malcontenta-Fusina of "via dell'Elettronica" in the port of Marghera – Venice 24. 2007-CZ-90501-S: Reconstruction of the Railway Station Přerov 25. 2007-CZ-23020-S: Study for the upgrading of the railway line on the section Blazovice-Nezamyslice 26. 2007-IT-91503-P: Strengthening and restructuring of the railway facilities and network in the Marghera area – Completion of the project 27. 2006-CZ-92109-S: Studies concerning the optimisation of the railway section between Mosty u Jablunkova at the Slovakian Border and Bystřice nad Olší 28. 2006-CZ-92101-S: Studies concerning the modernisation of the railway track line Blazovice-Nezamyslice: preliminary design, EIA, geotechnical documentation 29. 2006-PL-92609-S: Adjustment of the John Paul II International Airport Krakow- Balice as the TEN-T node, key airport for Malopolska Region (South-Eastern Poland) for current and future traffic needs with safety, security and environment protection requirements 30. 2006-EU-93017-S: Master Plan Studies for Development of the Baltic Sea Information Motorways (BASIS) 31. 2005-SK-92804-S: Upgrading of the railway track Púchov-Žilina to a speed of 160 km/h 32. 2005-SK-92803-S: Pre-investment studies for Motorway D3 Cadca-Svrcinovec 33. 2005-SK-92801-S: Studies Motorway M1 Turany-Hubova

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund 1. Smooth journey between Baltic and Adriatic waters 2. En route for growth 3. Express commitment to better road connections 4. Launch of rail transport services for Warsaw’s Fryderyk Chopin airport 5. Upgrading the S8 expressway between Powązkowska and Marki 6. Bypass for town burdened by traffic 7. Warsaw ring road gains essential new section

8. Stage set for top-class sports and entertainment venue 9. Track and system enhancements to accelerate regional trains 10. The regeneration of Wrocław railway station 11. Construction of a new section of Wrocław’s Urban Ring Road to improve transit and local traffic 12. New motorway to bring social, economic and environmental dividends 13. New road and bridge will smooth traffic flow 14. First rate investment in No. 1 national road in Poland 15. Intercity link upgrade runs to schedule 16. Express commitment to better road connections 17. Rail line upgrade promises quicker, safer journeys 18. Bypass to bring multiple benefits for congested town 19. Providing better rail services to Warsaw’s airport 20. New interchange will relieve busy routes 21. Warsaw links lifted by new bridge and roads 22. Rail connection between two of Poland’s big cities to receive major upgrade 23. Motorway stretch poised for upgrade 24. Extending Kraków’s Fast Tram line 25. Modernising key railway line brings many benefits 26. Tramline upgrade to support sustainable transport 27. Track and system enhancements to accelerate regional trains 28. The regeneration of Wrocław railway station 29. Rail line upgrade to reduce travel times 30. Upgrading regional rail mobility 31. Refreshed tram fleet to revitalise city's public transport 32. A new express road to bolster the Trans-European Corridor 33. Paving the way in Poland 34. New section of Poland’s A1 motorway under construction 35. New section of highway in Silesia brings major transport corridor a step closer to completion 36. New road will improve traffic flow in Polish region of Silesia 37. Final section of cross-regional highway completed 38. Improving a crucial north-south stretch of Poland's national road network 39. Train marshalling concentrated at a single yard 40. New motorway improves links between Slovakia and neighbouring countries 41. Motorway D1 Sverepec-Vrtižer 42. Modernisation of railway line speeds up journey times on strategically important route through northern Slovakia 43. Electrifying the railways in Jihovychod region 44. Rail junction upgrade will enhance national and cross-border journeys 45. Road enhancement brings smoother, faster traffic flow 46. Electrifying the line between Letohrad and Lichkov 47. Simplifying life on Czech roads 48. First-rate facilities for regional rail hub 49. New roads will connect regional capital to motorway network 50. Upgrade to Zábřeh-Šumperk rail line to improve transport for citizens

North Sea-Baltic Corridor

Description This 3200 km long Corridor will connect the Baltic ports of Helsinki/Tallinn with the North Sea ports of Bremerhaven, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp as well as the inland port of Brussels. It starts at the modern harbours on the Gulf of Finland of Helsinki (Vuosaari) and Tallinn (Muuga) passing south through the three Baltic States and North Eastern Poland until Warsaw. From there it follows the traditional East-West corridor to Lodz, Poznan and Berlin continuing to the ports on the North Sea coast and Brussels. The Corridor will have some branches: one to Ventspils in Latvia and another to Klaipeda and Vilnius in Lithuania. The Corridor will for the first time provide modern transport links between Finland and the three Baltic States and Poland, Germany and the countries of the Single Market to the West. It encompasses the present Priority Project 27 and the Rail Freight Corridor 1 (Rotterdam - Kaunas). The North-Sea-Baltic Corridor crosses eight Member States and includes the following nodes of the TEN-T core network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T guidelines: urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to TEN- in core network and airports TEN-T rail and T rail and road by road by 2050 2030 Helsinki Tallinn Helsinki Klaipeda Tallinn Riga Tallinn Kaunas Riga Warsaw Ventspils Vilnius Ventspils Berlin Riga Warszawa Klaipeda Köln Klaipeda Łódź Vilnius Amsterdam Hamburg Poznań Warszawa Brussels Bremen Berlin (Großbeeren) Łódź Bremerhaven Hamburg Poznań Wilhelmshaven Braunschweig Berlin Rotterdam Hannover Hamburg Amsterdam Bremen Hannover Antwerp Dortmund Bremen Amsterdam Amsterdam Inland core Rotterdam Rotterdam network ports Antwerp Antwerp Berlin, Hamburg Brussels Braunschweig, Hamm, Magdeburg Hannover, Dortmund Bremen Bremerhaven Amsterdam Rotterdam Deventer, Hengelo Nijmegen, Utrecht Almelo Antwerp, Brussels

In the network of the Core Network Corridors the North – Sea -Baltic Corridor will cross or tangent five other Corridors namely the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, the Orient/East-Med Corridor, the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor, the Rhine Alpine Corridor and the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor.

Rail Freight Corridor 8 Alignment: Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp- Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol/ Kaunas Countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Lithuania Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015 http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC8%20- %20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Main missing links The main missing links of the North –Sea –Baltic Corridor are  The Rail Baltic project 1435 mm gauge direct line Tallinn- LT/PL border,  LT/PL border to Bialystok upgrade,  Warsaw –Bialystok upgrade,  the cross-border sections,  the cross-border operational systems, such as ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) for rail and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for road. Traffic management systems must be developed along the corridors and multimodal connections with the ports should also be developed. During the last five years there have been improvement works on the outskirts of Warsaw and major track upgrading on the existing 1520 mm alignment in Estonia. In Latvia construction has started on upgrading the 1520 mm line (Rail Baltica) south of Riga and work north of Riga should start shortly. In Lithuania following the economic crisis and the lack of funds available the authorities decided to install a dual gauge 1435/1520mm track between the Polish border and Kaunas rather than construct a new 1435 mm direct line. This dual gauge is complete from the Polish border to Sestokai but work needs to start on the remaining sections to Kaunas which need to be completed by 2015. In Poland work should start on a new direct 1435 mm line from Elk to the LT border and widening and modernising the line from Bialystok to Elk. The Polish authorities indicate that the new lines will be ready by 2023 the estimated date of the finishing of the Rail Baltic construction. Along the corridor pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) by up to 85% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also up to 50% for studies.

Interoperability Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  The coexistence of two gauges: Russian 1520mm gauge in the Baltic States and Finland and 1435 mm gauge in the other Member States;

 different electrifications (3 kV DC in Estonia, Latvia and Poland, 25 kV 50 Hz in Lithuania, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Germany, 3kV DC in Belgium, 1.5kV DC in the Netherlands), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;  The North Sea Baltic Corridor belongs partly to ERTMS Corridor A (NL) and Corridor F (DE, PL).

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Pavel Telička http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects port interconnections, (further) development of Helsinki - Tallinn Ports, MoS multimodal platforms and their interconnections, icebreaking capacity, MoS (detailed) studies for new UIC gauge fully interoperable line; works for new line to start before 2020; upgrading Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Warszawa Rail and new line on PL territory; rail – airports/ports interconnections, rail-road terminals, MoS

Ventspils – Riga Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS

Klaipeda – Kaunas Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS

Kaunas – Vilnius Rail Upgrading, airports interconnections, rail-road terminals

Via Baltica Corridor Road works for cross-border sections (EE, LV, LT, PL)

BY border - Warszawa - Poznań - DE Rail works on existing line, studies for high speed rail border PL Border - Berlin - Hannover - studies and upgrading of several sections (Amsterdam – Rail Amsterdam/Rotterdam Utrecht – Arnhem; Hannover – Berlin)

Wilhelmshaven - Bremerhaven - Bremen Rail Studies and works

Berlin - Magdeburg – Hannover, Mittellandkanal, West-German Canals, studies, works for better navigability and upgrading IWW Rhine, Waal, Noordzeekanaal, IJssel, waterways and locks Twentekanaal Amsterdam locks & Amsterdam - locks studies ongoing; port: interconnections (studies IWW Rijnkanaal and works, including Beatrix lock upgrade)

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. The inter-ministerial Task Force (TF) Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Observers: Finland, Poland) This group which was set up in June 2012 is the overall coordination vehicle for the project. Since then 4 meetings have been held as well as two working group meetings to discuss the Joint Venture Study. Rules of Procedure were adopted in May 2013.

2. The Rail Baltic Joint Venture (JV) Countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Observers: Finland, Poland) Due to be set up in July 2013

3. The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC) Countries: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany (coordinated by the City of Helsinki and Aalto University). Part financed by INTERREG The RBGC is a stakeholder support organisation which believes in the economic development along the RB alignment. It was set up in 2010 under an Interreg funded programme by the City of Helsinki and coordinated by Aalto University business school. It attempts to create a cooperation platform: the "Rail Baltica Transport Forum" to enhance interaction and policy dialogue between high-level decision makers in the field of transport and regional development within the Baltic Sea region. The "Rail Baltica Transport Forum" is working to create a "Rail Baltica Growth Strategy", which communicates perspectives and challenges of transport and economic development, and gives direct input for local and regional development plans. The strategy strives to observe the needs of both the transport sector and customers in line with the Green Corridor principles. The RBGC invites cities, regions, transport sector, and ministries to build a common action plan to gain momentum to the introduction of a truly transnational, customer-friendly, effective and sustainable "Rail Baltic" connection. Membership of the group includes 21 cities, regions and universities. www.rbgc.eu

4. The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor Russia RBGC Russia promotes the development of transport and logistics networks between North-West Russia and EU-states in Eastern Baltic Sea Region. RBGC Russia is a sister project for Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, extending the activities of the mother project beyond the EU borders and involving North-West Russia in the political dialogue about Rail Baltica. The project provides the stakeholders analysis in the private and public sectors of the North- West Russia transport industry and implement several pilot activities. http://www.rbgc.eu/fi/rbgc_russia/activities.html

5. TEN-T CORRIDOR 2: JOINING FORCES FOR A COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON CORRIDOR Countries: Netherlands, Germany, Poland Together with regional and local partners along the East-West Corridor from the Dutch provinces Overijssel and Gelderland, the German federal states Nordrhein- Westfalen and Niedersachsen and in Poland, EUREGIO initiated Corridor 2, starting with the big conference in Osnabrück in November 2012 and giving impulses for drafts of future studies on specific themes and challenges along this corridor. EUREGIO 129 German and Dutch municipalities and communities with about 3.37 million inhabitants.

The intention of the project “Corridor 2” is to improve the cooperation along the future North Sea-Baltic Corridor. The EUREGIO chairs the transnational initiative to create a smoothly operating, green corridor, enhancing the economic and socio-cultural performance of its adjacent cities and regions. The consortium is already tri-national with stakeholders from governments, the private sector, universities and knowledge institutes. It develops a corridor-wide project with different work packages. www.corridor2.eu and www.euregio.de.

6. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO) The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German, Polish and Czech chambers of industry and commerce between IHK Flensburg (DE) and Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly represent the interests of companies in the region at a national and European level. In 2010, 37.6 million people lived in the represented region, representing a market share of 7.5% of the EU population. The gross domestic product of the KEO region in 2008 was 716.6 billion Euros, equal to 5.7% of the total EU GDP. http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE). Recently a study was published: “Economic Development Perspectives of the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)” http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB.PD F

7. Studies  COWI study 2006: Funded by DG REGIO this was the first in-depth study on the economic and commercial possibilities of a new north/south Baltic rail link.  AECOM study 2011: This second study looked exclusively into the aspects of a new 1435mm double track electrified line connecting Helsinki/Tallinn with Riga and Kaunas.  TRINITI study 2013: The purpose of this study was to review the various structures for a JOINT VENTURE used in similar previous major international infrastructure projects and to propose a structure for the implementation of the RB project. It was adopted in May 2013.  Ambrasaite I., Barfod M.B., Salling K.B. (2011): MCDA and Risk Analysis in Transport Infrastructure Appraisals: the Rail Baltica Case, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, No. 20, pp. 944-953  Beim M., Majewski J., (2012): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor Work Package 4 Final Report  Busłowska, A. (2011): The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor – new perspectives for the rail corridor development. Rail Baltica. Communication Review No. 3-4, pp. 42-44  Butkevičius J. (2007): Development of passenger transportation by railroad from Lithuania to European States, Transport No. 22:2, pp. 73-79  EU-CONSULT Sp. z o.o. (2011): Private transport market stakeholders in the area of Rail Baltica  Heiland M., Kämmerer G., Fejér S. (2012): Shifting Road- to Railway-Transport in the Region of Ludwigsfelde

 Heiland, M., Kämmerer, G. and Winter, M. (2012): INIS - Intermodal Node Information System for the Rail Baltica Growth Corridor  Hilmola O.-P., Karamysheva M., Henttu V. (2013) : Logistics of North-West Russia and Rail Baltica:Standpoints of Private Sector  Hilmola, O.-P. (2011): Rail Baltica Influence Area: State of Operating Environment.  Hilmola, O.P. (2011): Should Czech Republic and Slovakia Have Rail Baltica Strategy?, Quality, Innovation and Prosperity Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 5-16.  INDICATOR Centre of Marketing Research (2012): The operation of the transport market and the new solutions recommended under the RBGC project  Jonaitis J. & Butkevičius J. (2005): Analysis of the possibilities of building the railway Rail Baltica in Lithuania, Transport No. 20:5, pp. 204-213  Kovács G., Spens K. (2006): Transport infrastructure in the Baltic States post-EU succession, Journal of Transport Geography No. 14, Issue 6, pp. 426-436  Laisi, M., Henttu, V. and Hilmola, O.-P. (2011): Enhancing Accessibility of Rail Baltic Influence Area: Standpoints of Public Sector  Massel, A. (2006): Rail Baltica – the 1st Pan-European Transport Corridor, Rail Transport Technology No. 7-8, pp. 42-46  Nazarko J., Urban J. (2010): The Rail Baltica Growth Corridor and the development of logistical services, Economy and Management No. 4/2010, pp. 73-81  Paajanen, M. and Mattila, M. (2010): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, Railway Market – Central and Eastern European Review No. 3/2010 (16), pp. 30-31  Paajanen, M. and Mattila, M. (2011): Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, Government Gazette October 2011, pp. 35  Saranen J., Hilmola O., Laisi M. (2011): Public Sector Actors' Views on Rail Baltica, Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University Vol. 3, pp. 77-81.  Dobrzynski M., Dziekonski, K. (2013): Cross-border cargo train services in Poland, RESEARCH REPORT (forthcoming, draft available)  Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013, http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB. PDF

TEN-T Funding since 2005 PP 27 Rail Baltica 1. 2011-LV-93133-S Preliminary design of Latvian railway network electrification 2. 2009-LV-00038-E Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network; construction of Viestura-Meza interchange 3. 2007-LV-27060-P Reconstruction/upgrading: cross-border section north Valmiera-Valka and cross-border section south Jelgava-LT border 2) Reconstruction/upgrading Sigulda- Valmiera 4. 2007-LV-91801-S Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network: Completion of studies for Riga Northern Transport Corridor 5. Northern Transport Corridor 6. 2007-LV-27050-S Studies for a European gauge line (Latvian studies)

7. 2007-LT-27040-S Studies for Rail Baltica, Lithuanian part 8. 2007-LT-27030-P 1) Upgrading of existing railway line on the cross-border section PL/LT state border-Marijampole 2) Cross-border section Siauliai - LV border. Reconstruction/upgrading 9. 2007-EE-27020-P Cross-border section Tartu-Valga railway reconstruction / upgrading 10. 2007-EE-27010-S Studies for a European gauge line for Rail Baltica (Estonian section) 11. 2006-PL-92608-S Preparation of modernisation and extension of Warsaw Railway Junction 12. 2006-LT-92401-S Preparation of territorial planning documents and technical designs for Rail Baltica link from Lithuanian/Polish border to Kaunas 13. 2005-PL-92606-S Feasibility study and technical studies of the GSM-R system in TEN-T Rail network in Poland 14. 2005-LV-92301-S Integration of Riga City and Riga Port into the TEN-T network: Completion of studies for Riga Northern Transport Corridor

PP21 Motorways of the Sea/Ports 1. 2011-EU-21005-S LNG in Baltic Sea Ports 2. 2010-EU-21108-P The Baltic Sea Hub and Spokes Project 3. 2009-LT-91600-S Feasibility study and environmental impact assessment of Klaipeda port expansion constructing the Outer port 4. 2008-LV-91500-S Elaboration of study and detail design for the project "Reconstruction of Access channel for ships entrance into Riga port" 5. 2008-EU-21015-P Motorways of the Sea projects in the Baltic Sea Area Klaipéda- Karlshamn link 6. 2008-LV-91500-S Elaboration of study and detail design for the project "Reconstruction of Access channel for ships entrance into Riga port" 7. 2007-LV-91802-S Study of sustainable infrastructure development of Ventspils Free Port and of secure and effective access to the existing territory of the port

ERTMS 1. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 2. 2007-EU-60440-P ERTMS on-board equipment of Thalys locomotives 3. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 4. 2007-DE-60080-P ETCS Trackside equipment of the first part (Aachen-Oberausen) of the German part of the Corridor F Aachen-Warsaw / Belarus 5. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives 6. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment 8. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 9. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 8. 2011-PL-60002-P Development of ERTMS/ETCS Level 1 system on the E20/CE20 line, at the Kunowice-Warsaw section 9. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and 2 SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Others

1. 2011-EU-95090-S Preparatory studies and activities of the RFC8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border)/Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 3. 2009-EU-90002-S Baltic Transport Outlook 2030 4. 2009-EU-40068-E Airborne Datalink Equipment 5. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 6. 2007-EU-40010-S SESAR SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) – Development Phase 7. 2007-EU-15010-S Trans-European Satellite Navigation System (Galileo): Development and validation phase

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund 1. Busy road junction gets major overhaul 2. Redesigning roads for safer, faster travel 3. Upgrading the E20 Tallinn-Narva road 4. New trains modernise Riga’s suburban rail 5. Riga airport expands to welcome more passengers 6. Improving Latvian road links 7. Back on track with Latvian rail 8. Better road links between Latvian and Russian ports 9. Riga’s port cargo operations to be moved away from city centre 10. New bypass will ease congestion in busy Vilnius 11. Bypass for town burdened by traffic 12. Warsaw ring road gains essential new section 13. Rail line upgrade promises quicker, safer journeys 14. Bypass to bring multiple benefits for congested town 15. New motorway to bring social, economic and environmental dividends 16. Providing better rail services to Warsaw’s airport 17. New interchange will relieve busy routes 18. Warsaw links lifted by new bridge and roads 19. Rail connection between two of Poland’s big cities to receive major upgrade

Mediterranean Corridor

Description The Mediterranean Corridor will link ports in the south western Mediterranean region to the Ukrainian border with Hungary, following the coastlines of Spain, France, and crossing the Alps towards the east.

This corridor of about 3,000 km, integrating Priority Projects 3 and 6, ERTMS corridor D and based mainly on rail freight corridor 6, will provide a multimodal link to the ports of the western Mediterranean with the centre of the EU. It will also create an east-west link through the southern part of the EU, contribute to intermodality in sensitive areas such as the Pyrenees and the Alps and connect some of the major touristic areas of the EU with high speed trains.

Urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to TEN- and airports TEN-T rail and T rail and road by road by 2050 2030 Algeciras Budapest Venezia Antequera (Bobadilla) Sevilla Ljubljana Trieste Zaragoza Madrid Koper Barcelona Valencia Rijeka Marseille – Miramas Tarragona Lyon Barcelona Torino Marseille Inland core Novara Lyon network ports Milano Smistamento Torino Marseille Verona Milano Venezia Padova Venezia Trieste Cervignano Ljubljana Ravenna Ljubljana Zagreb Cremona Zagreb Budapest Mantova Budapest - Soroksár Budapest (Csepel)

Rail Freight Corridor 6 Alignment: Almería-Valencia/Madrid-Zaragoza/ Barcelona-Marseille- Lyon-Turin-Milan-Verona-Padua/ Venice-Trieste/ Koper- Ljubljana-Budapest-Zahony (Hungarian-Ukrainian border) Countries: Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013 http://www.corridord.eu/ and http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC6%20- %20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Main missing links The main missing sections are the new cross border rail links between France and Italy ("Lyon-Turin") and between Italy and Slovenia ("Trieste-Divača). Multimodal connections with the ports in Spain have to be developed and some railway sections in Italy need to be upgraded in order to remove key bottlenecks.

Interoperablity Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  The coexistence of two gauges;  different electrifications (25kV AC in high-speed networks and in HU, 3kV DC on conventional lines in Spain and Italy, 1.5 kV DC in Southern France – conventional lines), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;  the Mediterranean Corridor belongs to the ERTMS Corridor D.

Success stories 1. A recent success story: the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line The Madrid-Barcelona high speed line was opened in February 2008. This new 621 km line reduced the journey time between the two cities from 5 hours on a Talgo train in 1996 to 2 hours 38 minutes today. It has attracted millions of passengers from air and road transport because of the standards of comfort and a seamless city to city connection. By 2009, the line was taking 5.8 million passengers, almost seven times as many as use the conventional rail line. This line is now being extended towards France via the Perpignan-Figueras cross-border tunnel, linking Spain to the trans-European high speed network. The Madrid-Barcelona line has drastically cut back passenger numbers on the saturated air route between the two cities.

2. An imminent success story: Barcelona-Perpignan The works on-going will allow, by 2012, the connection of the Spanish and French high speed networks and at the same time create a high capacity link for rail freight. The journey from Barcelona to Perpignan will shrink from around 4 h to 50', allowing travel from Barcelona to Paris in around four hours! The works that are advancing well have allowed provisional services to be put in place (although not yet exploiting the full potential of the line, 2h30' instead of more than five hours, plus train change in Figueras) attracting more than 20,000 users in its first partially operational month. In addition, the first seamless cross-border freight service for France and Spain has been launched, allowing long-range train services in UIC gauge with high performance standards to take place in the Iberian Peninsula. The promising "Barlyon" service was launched in January 2011, with four weekly couples of 750 m long trains, that have connected the port of Barcelona with Lyon and beyond with Germany and Benelux. After two months in operation the service was expanded to daily trains following a sharp increase in demand

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Carlo Secchi (PP3 and PP19) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Laurens Jans Brinkhorst http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

studies ongoing, works to be launched before 2015, to be Algeciras - Madrid Rail completed 2020

Sevilla - Antequera - Granada - Almería - Rail studies and works Cartagena - Murcia - Alicante - Valencia Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona Rail Upgrading of existing lines (gauge, sidings, platforms)

Valencia - Tarragona - Barcelona Rail construction between 2014 - 2020

Barcelona Port interconnections rail with port and airport

cross-border section, works ongoing, new line completed Barcelona - Perpignan Rail by 2015, upgrading existing line (gauge, sidings, platforms) bypass Nîmes - Montpellier to be operational in 2017, Perpignan - Montpellier Rail Montpellier - Perpignan for 2020 Lyon Rail Relieving Lyon bottlenecks: studies and works Lyon – Avignon – Marseille Rail upgrading cross-border section, works base tunnel ; studies and Lyon - Torino Rail works access routes Milano - Brescia Rail partially upgrading, partially new high-speed line works to start before 2014 on several sections in synergy Brescia - Venezia - Trieste Rail with upgrading actions undertaken in overlapping stretches as in Baltic Adriatic Corridor Milano – Cremona- Mantova – Porto IWW Studies and works Levante/Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste

Cremona, Mantova, Venezia, Ravenna, Port interconnections, (further) development of Inland Ports Trieste multimodal platforms

studies and partial upgrading ongoing; cross-border Trieste - Divača Rail section to be realised until after 2020

Koper - Divača - Ljubljana – Pragersko Rail studies and upgrading/partially new line

Studies and works (including construction of new track Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest Rail and second track between Rijeka and HU border )

Infrastructure upgrading and development, development Rijeka Port of multimodal platforms and interconnections

Ljubljana – Zagreb Rail Studies and works

rail node Ljubljana, including multi-modal platform; rail Ljubljana node Rail airport interconnection

Pragersko - Zalalövö Rail cross-border section: studies, works to start before 2020

Lendava - Letenye Road cross-border upgrading

Boba- Székesfehérvár Rail upgrading

Budapest-Miskolc-UA border Rail upgrading

Vásárosnamény-UA border Road cross-border upgrading

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. New Railway Link Lyon-Turin (part of PP6): Cost-benefit analysis (summary): http://www.governo.it/GovernoInforma/Dossier/TAV/ Presentazione_analisi_costi_benefici-NLTL.pdf 2. COWI/Ecorys study "Estimation des potentialités du trafic fret à travers les Alpes" (with list of previous studies on Lyon-Turin on page 75): http://www.pedz.uni- mannheim.de/daten/edz-os/gdv/06/2006_12_cowi_fr.pdf 3. Cross-border railway line Trieste-Divača (PP6): Feasibility studies (not published) 4. RFC 6: Transport market study (May 2013): http://www.corridord.eu/doc/further- information/ (see under presentations2.zip\Railway Undertakings Advisory Group) 5. INTERALPES (INTERREG project, part of ALCOTRA Alpes Latines Coopération Transfrontalières), http://www.interalpes.eu 6. ERTMS Corridor D: General information, http://www.corridord.eu 7. Rail Net Europe (RNE) corridors C06 and C08 1) Network Statements – overview page: http://www.rne.eu/members_ns.html 2) Corridor brochures C06 and C08: http://www.rne.eu/download/items/corridor- 6.html, http://www.rne.eu/download/items/corridor-8.html

TEN-T Funding PP3 High-speed railway axis of southwest Europe 1. 2000-ES-603-S High Speed Railway Line Madrid-Barcelona-French border 2. 2006-FR-304a-S TGV Sud: Nîmes-Montpellier-Perpignan section (preliminary studies) and terminal installations in the Perpignan-Figueras section 3. 2007-EU-03110-P Works for construction of a high speed railway section between Perpignan and Figueras 4. 2007-FR-03010-P High speed railway line between Nîmes and Perpignan, works and studies for bypassing Nîmes and Montpellier 23

5. 2008-ES-92510-S Studies and projects for the development of the rail section Talayuela-Cáceres 6. 2008-ES-92512-P Upgrading of the Barcelona-France line and access for operating an international gauge 7. 2008-ES-92514-P Corridor linking Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-Figueras-Perpignan- Montpellier-Nimes: Railway bypass of Figueras 8. 2011-ES-93137-P Adaptation of the Port of Barcelona railway network to standard (UIC) gauge 9. 2011-FR-93047-S Railway bypass round the Lyon conglomeration – Studies in preparation for the northern section implementation phase 10. 2011-FR-94036-S Construction of the Nimes and Montpellier stations on the new mixed high speed line of the Nimes and Montpellier (NJC) bypass

PP6 Railway axis Lyon-Trieste-Divača/Koper-Divača-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian border 2005-EU-603a-S New Lyon-Turin Rail Link – International Section 1. 2005-IT-606a-S Strenghtening of the Turin-Modane line and Turin freight belt 2. 2005-IT-90901-S New AV/AC line Venezia-Trieste-(Lubiana) in Italian territory: sections project 3. 2006-HU-92202-S Preparation of Design and Tender Documentation for Railways Station Szolnok, Detailed Design and Tender Documentation for Railways Line Debrecen-Záhony, Preparation activities for ETCS2 and for Sub-Stations for Szajol- Záhony Railways Line Section 4. 2006-HU-92204-S Preparation of Detailed Design and Tender Documentation (Infrastructure and Signalling) for the Implementation Works of the Railways Line Szekesfehervar-Boba 5. 2007-EU-06010-P New Lyon-Turin Rail Link – Franco-Italian Common Part of the International Section (Studies and Works 6. 2007-EU-06030-S Cross-border railway line Trieste/Divača: study and design of the Trieste-Divača-Ljubljana-Budapest-Ukrainian border 7. 2007-FR-91209-S Lyon-Turin railway project: French accesses to the Base Tunnel 8. 2007-HU-06100-S Studies for preparation of approval of the railway line section Budapest-Keleti-Miskolc-Nyiregyhaza 9. 2007-IT-06020-S Section Ronchi Sud-Trieste: Priority Project 6 – national section 10. 2008-FR-90902-S Rail project Lyon-Turin: studies on French access routes to base tunnel 11. 2008-IT-91403-S Completion of final design of the Treviglio-Brescia Section, on the Milano-Verona high speed/high capacity line 12. 2008-SI-92400-S Working out of preliminary studies for the construction of the new line of high capacity/high speed line Divača-Ljubljana 13. 2008-SI-92401-S Working out of preliminary studies for the construction of the new line of high capacity/high speed line Ljubljana-Zidani Most 14. 2009-IT-06047-E Hub of Torino, section Susa-Stura, Priority Project 6, removal of bottleneck 15. 2010-SI-92232-S Elaboration of the executive design for upgrading of the section of the railway line Poljcane-Pragersko 16. 2011-IT-93095-P Treviglio-Brescia HS/HC section: civil works phase 17. 2011-IT-93097-P Turin-Padua: technological improvements to the efficiency of the Milan railway junction

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2011-EU-60006-P ERTMS upgrade to ETCS Baseline 2 (version 2.3.0d) for the Perpignan-Figueras high speed line 3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH 4. 2011-IT-60002-P Upgrading of ERTMS system on Trenitalia fleet to 2.3.0.d version 5. 2011-ES-60001-P Upgrade of Spanish HS Lines and Trains to ERTMS 2.3.0.d 6. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 7. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest 8. 2009-IT-60102-P Upgrade of Roma-Napoli and Torino-Novara high speed lines in order to ensure compatibility with ERTMS version 2.3.0d 9. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 10. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 11. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia- Budapest) 12. 2007-SI-60460-S Implementation of the GSM-R system in Slovenian railway network 13. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 14. 2006-IT-90906-S Study on the migration from the system SCMT to ETCS

MoS, Inland waterways 1. 2009-IT-00033-E Infrastructural improvements in the inland waterways system of Northern Italy 2. 2009-IT-91406-S Strategic project for the development of the accessibility and hinterland connections from the port of Venice to the TEN-T network

3. 2009-IT-91405-S Studies for the infrastructural improvement of Northern Italy 4. Waterway System

5. 2009-IT-00073-E Implementation of nautical accessibility in the port of Venice- Marghera: operational and remedial dredging in two stretches of the west and south 6. ship canals

7. 2010-EU-21106-S ITS Adriatic multi-port gateway 8. 2010-IT-70203-S Studies for the Development of the RIS Operability along the Northern Italy Waterway System 9. 2010-IT-92244-S ADRIATIC GATEWAY: the improvement of northern Adriatic ports and the building of a strategic corridor for multimodal transport

Multi-modal 1. 2010-ES-91137-S Preparation of detailed design for Valencia-Fuente de San Luis and Madrid-Vicálvaro railway freight terminals 2. 2009-ES-92510-S Intermodal logistics platform Vilamalla/el Far d'Empordà: previous studies and projects for the establishment of an intermodal logistics platform to the south of the Spanish-French border 3. 2008-IT-91408-S Feasibility study of Marco Polo Venice International Airport Intermodality Node 25

4. 2006-SI-92702-S Master plan at Ljubljana Airport including railway connection to Ljubljana and Kranj (new railway line Ljubljana-Jesenice) in consideration of European Union laws, e.g. security regulations

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund 1. Consolidation des liaisons ferroviaires espagnoles 2. New railway station – pivotal link for transport networks 3. Extension of the northern sector of port of Valencia 4. Modernisation of the Ljubljana–Zidani Most–Maribor Railway Line

Orient/East-Med Corridor

Description This long north-south eastern Corridor will connect central Europe with the maritime interfaces of the North, Baltic, Black and Mediterranean seas, making the best of Motorways of the Sea ports. Along Priority Projects 7 and 22, and integrating ERTMS corridor E and rail freight corridor 7, it will foster the development of those ports as major multimodal logistic platforms and will improve the multimodal connections of major economic centres in Central Europe to the coastline, using rivers such as the Elbe and the Danube. The Orient/East-Med Corridor crosses eight Member States and includes the following nodes of the TEN-T core network set out in Annex II of the TEN-T guidelines: urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to TEN- in core network and airports TEN-T rail and T rail and road by road by 2050 2030 Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Berlin Berlin Rostock Bremen Praha Praha Burgas Rostock Ostrava Wien Athina (Piraeus) Berlin Bratislava Budapest Lemesos Decin Wien Athina Praha Budapest Ostrava Sofia Prerov Thessaloniki Inland core Bratislava Athina network ports Wien Hamburg Budapest (Soroksar) Berlin Craiova Decin Timisoara Praha (Holesovice) Sofia Pardubice Plovdiv Melnik Thessaloniki Wien Patras Budapest (Csepel) Athina (Piraeus/

Thriasso Pedio)

Rail Freight Corridor 7 Alignment: Prague-Vienna/Bratislava-Budapest, Bucharest, Constanta, Vidin, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Athens Countries: Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013 http://www.rfc7.eu/ and http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Pre sentations/RFC7%20- %20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf 27

Main missing links The main missing links are numerous, since most of the multimodal connections between Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece remain to be built. The Danube and Elbe also need important upgrading to be able to attract traffic flows. Cross-border traffic management systems on rail and inland waterways should also be implemented on many sections.

Interoperablity Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  different electrifications (3 kV DC in Poland, 3kV D in Czech Republic and Slovakia, 25 kV 50 Hz in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, 15 kV 16 Hz in Austria and Germany), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;  the Orient/East-Med Corridor belongs partly to the ERTMS Corridor E (AT, SK, HU).

Success story Rail development along the north – south line from Budapest until Athens The Commission is already granting EU support for a study that will analyse traffic flows and potential development of a rail link that will connect Budapest with Bucharest and Athens via Timisoara, Vidin-Calafat and Thessaloniki. The link is not fully operational at the current time and support is directly needed for creating the right preconditions for development along this line, preparing investments in the oncoming multi-annual financial framework.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Gilles Savary http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects Dresden - Praha Rail studies for high-speed rail Praha Rail upgrading, freight bypass; rail connection airport Praha – Breclav Rail upgrading Elbe and Vltava studies, works for better navigability Hamburg – Dresden – Praha – Pardubice IWW and upgrading Děčín locks IWW studies Prague - Brno - Breclav Rail upgrading, including rail node Brno and multi-modal platform

Breclav – Bratislava Rail cross-border, upgrading

Bratislava – Hegyeshalom Rail cross-border, upgrading

Mosonmagyaróvár – SK Border Road cross border upgrading

Tata – Biatorbágy Rail upgrading

Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Calafat Rail upgrading in HU nearly completed, ongoing in RO

Vidin – Sofia – Burgas/TR border studies and works Vidin – Sofia – Thessaloniki - Athens; Rail Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athens/Piraeus upgrading Sofia – Burgas/TR border

Vidin – Craiova Road Cross-border upgrading

Infrastructure upgrading and development, multimodal Thessaloniki, Igoumenitsa Port interconnections

Athens/Piraeus/Heraklion – Lemesos Port, MoS port capacity and multimodal interconnections

Ports, upgrading of modal interconnection, including Lefkosia Lemesos – Lefkosia multimodal South Orbital, studies and works, traffic managament platforms systems

Multimodal Multimodal interconnections and telematic applications Lefkosia – Larnaca platforms systems

Port interconnections, (further) development of Patras Port multimodal platforms

Athina - Patras Rail studies and works, port interconnections

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. Preparatory studies on the Athens-Hegyeshalom route Co-financed by the TEN-T programme and supervised by the TEN-T Executive Agency, the first phase of this study involves analysis of the technical, commercial, financial, operational and socio-economic characteristics of the main route between the four countries in the south-east area of PP22 in order to propose common technical and operational characteristics for the four countries and to make specific recommendations for different sections of the route. In the second phase, the analysis will be used by the Member States to carry out preliminary studies in preparation for the implementation of the recommendations resulting from the first phase.

The first phase of the study took place over the course of 2011 and came to an end with the start of the second phase in 2012 as scheduled. The work of the consultants and Greek authorities responsible for the coordination of the works was very efficient and comprehensive and enabled the Member States to gain a better understanding and overview of the route, both on their national territories and those of neighbouring countries. The meetings of the steering group were merged with those of the PP22 Correspondents Group, as both served similar cooperation and information-sharing purposes. Consequently, all members of the Correspondents Group, including the different services of the European Institutions, were able to benefit from the information available. The studies as part of the second phase are due to start in the second half of 2012 and will focus on specific sections selected by the Member States on the basis of the recommendations of the first phase. The scope of the studies is adapted to the specific requirements of the sections, including environmental impact studies, design studies, feasibility studies and cross-border interoperability studies. No fewer than 14 studies are scheduled up to 2015, ensuring continued cooperation and providing a solid foundation for the future development of the sections concerned.

2. Study on the implementation of PP22 The objective of the second study is to analyse the implications of the implementation of PP22 with high ambitions in terms of standards (speeds of 160 km/h, double-track over the whole route). The study will therefore examine the benefits to be expected in terms of increased traffic and economic and social development of the regions concerned, as well as the environmental and financial impact of the project. Consequently, the study will provide a clear and comprehensive view of the development of PP22, enable analysis of investment requirements in relation to antici- pated benefits under different scenarios, providing both an overview and a country-by- country analysis. This approach will provide essential data for determining the investment levels required to exploit the full potential of PP22.

3. Kammerunion Elbe/Oder (KEO) The Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO) is a consortium of German, Polish and Czech chambers of industry and commerce between IHK Flensburg (DE) and Hradec Králové (CZ), which jointly represent the interests of companies in the region at a national and European level. In 2010, 37.6 million people lived in the represented region, representing a market share of 7.5% of the EU population. The gross domestic product of the KEO region in 2008 was 716.6 billion Euros, equal to 5.7% of the total EU GDP. http://www.kammerunion.eu (only DE) Bräuninger, Stiller, Teuber, Wedemeier: “Economic Development Perspectives of the Elbe/Oder Chamber Union (KEO)”, Hamburg 2013, http://www.hwwi.org/uploads/tx_wilpubdb/HWWI_Policy_Report_Nr18_engl_WEB. PDF

TEN-T Funding since 2005 PP 21 Motorways of the Sea 1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea) 2. 2011-EU-21001-M Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS) 3. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE 4. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS)

PP 22 Railway axis Athina–Sofia–Budapest–Wien–Praha–Nürnberg/Dresden 1. 2011-EL-93020-S Remaining studies to complete the upgrading of the main rail axis Athens-Thessaloniki in the section ATHENS R.S. (KM 9+700 ) - AHARNES ATTICA (KM 22+300) 2. 2009-CZ-90503-S Modernisation of railway section Veseli and Luznici-Tábor-II part, Veseli and Luznici-Doubi u Tábora-detailed design 3. 2009-CZ-90502-S Modernisation of the Tábor-Sudoměřice u Tábora line - detailed design 4. 2009-CZ-90500-S Modernisation of the Nemanice-Sevetin railway section - preliminary design 5. 2008-CZ-23466-S Optimisation of Railway section Prague Hostivar - Prague main railway station detailed design 6. 2007-HU-22020-S Preparation of design for approval for the railway line section Biatorbagy (incl.)-Tata (excl.) 7. 2007-EU-22070-S Studies for the development of the Railway Priority Project 22 8. 2007-CZ-90503-S Reconstruction of the Olomouc Railway Station 9. 2007-CZ-22090-S Geotechnical and design studies for the construction of new rail connection Praha-Beroun

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2011-PL-60001-P Retrofitting of 9 ES64U4 "Husarz" (EU44) locomotives with ETCS SRS 3.x.0 and line tests on the railway infrastructure equipped with ETCS Level 1 and 2 SRS 2.3.0 in Poland, Czech Republic and Austria 3. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH 4. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 5. 2009-HU-60139-P Retrofitting of MÁV-TRAKCIÓ locomotives with ETCS equipment to be operated on “Corridor E” 6. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 7. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest 8. 2009-AT-60147-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Constanta) Austrian vehicles 9. 2009-CZ-60145-P Rail Corridor E ERTMS/ETCS in the section of German border- Decín-Prague-Kolín 10. 2007-CZ-60010-P Corridor E: Trackside equipment in the Czech Republic 31

11. 2007-CZ-60020-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Budapest): On-board Equipment of Ceské dráhy, a.s. 12. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia- Budapest) 13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 14. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives 15. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund 1. Electrifying the railways in Jihovychod region 2. Rail junction upgrade will enhance national and cross-border journeys 3. Bypass will take pressure off residential areas 4. Revamp on the cards for Prague station 5. Electrifying the line between Letohrad and Lichkov 6. Simplifying life on Czech roads 7. Optimising the railway line between Benešov u Prahy and Strančice 8. European boost to travel between the Czech Republic and Austria 9. Major motorway a step closer to completion 10. Railway optimisation in the Czech Republic

Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor

Description This multi-modal corridor north–south Corridor, based in part on a series of Priority Projects (1, 11, 12 and 20), ERTMS corridor B and Rail freight corridor 3, is a crucial axis for the European economy, linking the major urban centres in Germany and Italy to Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.

The longest of the 10 TEN-T Core Network Corridors starts at the Finnish-Russian border, and goes via Helsinki, Stockholm and Malmö to the European mainland. There it continues via the German seaports of Hamburg and Rostock, following the major traffic flows in the west of Germany, via Hannover, and the east, via Berlin and Leipzig. The eastern and western sections come together in Nuremberg and continue to the south to Munich, following the Brenner Corridor to Verona. In Italy, the corridor continues via Bologna, Rome and Naples, with branches to the ports of Genova, Livorno, Bari and Taranto, before going to Palermo. The last section connects Sicily with Malta via Motorways of the Sea.

urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to in core network and airports TEN-T rail and TEN-T rail and road road by 2050 by 2030 Helsinki Helsinki/Vantaa Helsinki Helsinki Turku Turku Kotka, Hamina Turku Stockholm Stockholm/Arlanda Turku Stockholm Göteborg Købnhavn/Kastrup Stockholm Malmö Malmö Berlin (BER) Malmö Købnhavn (Havn) Købnhavn Hamburg Trelleborg Taulov Berlin München Købnhavn Havn Berlin (Großbeeren) Bremen Roma Fiumicino Bremerhaven Rostock Hamburg Bremen Bremen Hannover Wilhelmshaven Hamburg Leipzig Hamburg Hannover München Lübeck Leipzig (Schkopau) Roma Rostock München (Riem) Bologna Livorno Roma (Pomezia) Genova La Spezia Ancona Napoli Valletta Verona Palermo Bologna Valletta Inland core Genova (Vado) network ports Livorno Berlin Napoli (Nola, Bremen Marcianise- Bremerhaven Maddaloni) Hamburg Lübeck Hannover

Rail Freight Corridor 3 Alignment: Stockholm, Malmö, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Verona, Palermo Countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2015 http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentatio ns/RFC3%20-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Main bottlenecks The main bottlenecks for the Scandinavian - Mediterranean Corridor are • the Fehmarn Belt crossing between Denmark and Germany, • the Brenner Base Tunnel and its access routes between Munich and Verona,

Furthermore, multimodal interconnections with ports need to be developed in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Italy. Also cross-border operational systems, such as ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) for rail and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for road have to be developed and implemented.

Interoperablity Some barriers to rail interoperability have to be overcome:  different electrifications (15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Sweden, Germany and Austria, 25 kV 50 Hz in Denmark, 3 kV DC in Italy), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;  the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor includes the ERTMS Corridor B Stockholm-Napoli.

Major cross-border sections 1. Brenner corridor The cross-border section between Munich and Verona, including the northern access route between Munich and Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel between Innsbruck and Fortezza and the southern access route between Fortezza and Verona is a major bottleneck on the Scandinavian - Mediterranean Corridor. The removal of this bottleneck is crucial for the realisation of the entire project. Moreover, the realisation of the Brenner Corridor will have an effect on other rail networks linking northern and southern Europe. Together with the Gotthard-Monte Ceneri axis in Switzerland and the Lyon-Turin rail connection, the Brenner Corridor will establish a complex of high-capacity rail links. Not only will they deliver a major contribution to the completion the Trans-European Transport Network but they will also help achieve the environmental objectives set by the EU and ensure the modal shift from road to rail so necessary for the future of the ecologically sensitive Alpine region. The Brenner Corridor section will mainly focus on freight transport. When completed in 2025, the freight capacity of this section will increase to 400 trains per day. This will lead to an estimated CO2 reduction of 100,000 tonnes along the Brenner Corridor.

The success of this section and the entire Corridor will largely depend on the realisation of the 55 km long Brenner Base Tunnel. The Brenner Corridor bottleneck can only be removed if the tunnel and access routes are completed in parallel. It is clear that the added value of the new base tunnel can be optimised only if the new or upgraded access routes can cope with the same traffic capacity. The works on the Brenner Base Tunnel are making impressive progress. Excavation works on the exploratory and access tunnels already started in 2008. The works on the 55 km long main tunnel were launched on 18 April 2011. The total costs of the Brenner Base Tunnel have been agreed at €8 billion, including the €786 million committed by the EU from the TEN-T budget during the financial perspective 2007- 2013. The tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

2. Fehmarn Belt crossing The Fehmarn Belt crossing is a key component in the main north-south route between central Europe and the Nordic countries. This cross-border bottleneck will be removed by the construction of the new immersed rail/road tunnel spanning the 19 km wide Fehmarn strait between Rødby in Danmark and Puttgarden in Germany. The project will provide an alternative for the ferry link between Rødby (Denmark) and Puttgarden on the Fehmarn Island in Germany. It is expected to stimulate economic development in the Baltic Sea regions of Denmark and Germany. Once completed, it will attract passenger and freight traffic estimated at more than 3.5 million vehicles and more than 40,000 trains annually. After the completion of the project, the travel time between Copenhagen and Hamburg will be reduced by approximately one hour, and for rail freight transport by approximately two hours. The project also includes improvements to related rail hinterland connections in Denmark and Germany. On the railway section Copenhagen-Ringsted (60 km), substantial capacity improvement is required; therefore a new line between Copenhagen and Ringsted via Køge will be constructed. The 120 km section Ringsted- Rødby will be electrified and the section between Orehoved and Rødby will be upgraded to a double track rail line. A decision will be taken soon whether the rail link on the Storstrøms Bridge will remain single track or double track. The projects will be implemented before the opening of the Fixed Link. On the German side, considerable investments will be needed to make the section Lübeck (Bad Schwartau)-Puttgarden (today single track and not electrified) fully operational. According to the German- Danish Treaty, Germany will guarantee sufficient capacity on the railway line Bad Schwartau-Puttgarden when the fixed link opens. On behalf of the German federal government, DB AG is currently working on the preliminary design for the section between Lübeck and Puttgarden.

Success stories 1. A Scandinavian success story: the Øresund fixed link The Øresund Bridge is a combined two track rail and four lane road bridge and tunnel across the Øresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark. It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe. Works started in 1995 and the link was opened to traffic on 1 July 2000, with a project cost of €2.7 billion. All funds for planning, designing, building and operating the Øresund link as a whole are covered by road and rail fees. The repayment period is approximately 30 years. Railway transport has developed quickly with a growth of 230% since 2001, amounting to 11.2 million 35

passengers in 2009. The construction of Citybanan in Malmö and the perspective of the Swedish plans of higher speed trains will further increase the connecting rail capacity. In 2009, seven million vehicles crossed the Øresund Bridge. The high increase in traffic is mainly a result of the increased integration between the areas in both sides of the link. The traffic across the bridge has increased 10 to 16 % each year since the opening. The EU contributed €127 million from the TEN-T budget.

2. An Italian success: The Milano – Napoli high speed line The Milano – Roma – Napoli high speed line became fully operational with the completion of the section between Bologna and Firenze at the end of 2009. The travelling time between Milano and Roma has been reduced from 5 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes. This high speed section now takes 60% of the total passenger traffic flow between the two cities. For the high peed section Roma- Napoli, travelling time has been reduced from 1 hour 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes and a further reduction to 55 minutes is planned. Altogether, the passenger volume between Milan and Napoli has increased by approximately 25%. In 2010, almost 20 million passengers used this line.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karel van Miert and Pat Cox (PP1) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects port interconnections, rail upgrading, icebreaking HaminaKotka – Helsinki Port, rail capacities Helsinki Rail airport-rail connection RU border – Helsinki Rail Works ongoing

Helsinki – Turku Rail Upgrading

Turku/Naantali – Stockholm Ports, MoS port interconnections, icebraking capacity

Stockholm - Malmö (Nordic Triangle) Rail Works ongoing on specific sections

Trelleborg - Malmö – Göteborg – NO Rail, port, Works, multimodal platforms and port hinterland

border MoS connections

studies ongoing, construction works Fehmarn Belt fixed Fehmarn Rail link to start in 2015

access routes DK to be completed by 2020, access routes København - Hamburg via Fehmarn: Germany to be completed in 2 steps: one track Rail access routes electrification with the completion of the fixed link and two-track seven years later

interconnections ports with rail; low-emission ferries; Rostock Ports, MoS ice-breaking capacity

Rostock - Berlin - Nürnberg Rail studies and upgrading

Hamburg/Bremen - Hannover Rail studies ongoing

Halle – Leipzig – Nürnberg Rail works ongoing, to be completed by 2017

access to Brenner Base Tunnel and cross-border section: München – Wörgl Rail studies Brenner Base Tunnel Rail studies and works Fortezza - Verona Rail studies and works Napoli - Bari Rail studies and works Napoli – Reggio Calabria Rail Upgrading Verona – Bologna Rail Upgrading ongoing Port interconnections, (further) development of Ancona, Napoli, Bari, La Spezia, Livorno Ports multimodal platforms Messina - Catania – Augusta/Palermo Rail upgrading (remaining sections) Palermo/Taranto - Valletta/Marsaxlokk Ports, MoS port interconnections upgrading of modal interconnection, including Valletta - Marsaxlokk Port, airport Marsaxlokk-Luqa-Valletta Bologna – Ancona Rail upgrading

Existing Co-operations 1. Austria-Italy Intergovernmental Commission (CIG) The CIG was originally set up for the preparatory phase of the Brenner Base Tunnel project. This phase was completed by the Decision of 18 April 2011 to launch the main construction phase (Phase III). At the meeting on 15 May 2012, Italy and Austria agreed to extend the mandate of the CIG enabling it to deal with the main construction of the tunnel.

2. Brenner Corridor Platform The Brenner Corridor Platform (BCP) is a forum for cooperation among the three Member States (Austria, Germany and Italy), five regions (Bavaria, Tyrol, South Tyrol, Trento and Verona) and the rail infrastructure managers (RFI, ÖBB and DB). The BCP is chaired by the Coordinator, who can invite other interested parties as observers. To ensure an integrated policy approach for the Brenner Corridor, the BCP created specific working groups covering subjects such as interoperability, infrastructure and capacity planning and terminals, but also environmental monitoring, accompanying policy measures, cross-financing schemes and the Green Corridor concept which brings together transport, environment and energy aspects.

3. Action Community Brennerbahn In the Action Community Brennerbahn, the provinces and regions along the Brenner Corridor cooperate with the Chambers of Commerce of Bavaria, Tyrol, Bolzano, Trento and Verona. The AGB-CAB focuses on improving rail traffic between Munich and Verona, both in its current and future setting to the benefit of the population and 37

industry along the Brenner Corridor. Communication between the partners and with the European Union is also an important component of the AGB-CAB work. Members of the AGB-CAB meet regularly in the expert committee and at the annual Presidents’ Conference. By the end of 2011 the AGB-CAB commissioned a study on the economic benefits of the Brenner corridor project to the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. The first results of this study have been presented at the AGB President’s conference on 13 November in Bolzano in the presence of the Coordinator and published in the AGB Magazine "Transfer" (ed.3/12).

4. SoNorA - SOuth-NORth Axis, Improving transport infrastructure and services across Central Europe Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia Funding: CENTRAL EUROPE programme, co-financed by the ERDF. The SoNorA project focuses on the development of multimodal transport infrastructure and services in Central Europe, providing better connections between the Baltic and Adriatic seas. The project is led by Veneto Region (Italy), the consortium is composed of 25 Partners from 6 EU Countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia) and 35 Associated Institutions. http://www.sonoraproject.eu/

5. Scandria - The Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor for Innovation and Growth Countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway Funding: Baltic Sea Region Programme (BSRP) of the European Union. The Scandria corridor connects capitals and metropolitan regions along the shortest way from Scandinavia to the Adriatic Sea. Scandria is a cooperation of 19 partners from willing to assume a future role in developing a green and innovative transport corridor. Scandria fosters co-modality, rail transport and environmentally friendly solutions in road transport. http://www.scandriaproject.eu/

7. iMonitraf! Countries: Zentralschweizer Regierungskonferenz, Tirol, Région Rhône-Alpes, Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta, Autonome Provinz Bozen Südtirol, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piemonte, Cantone Ticino Funding: Alpine space programme European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), iMONITRAF!s objectives are to develop common strategies for transalpine traffic and to put them into action. A long-lasting political network shall be established, which serves as common voice of the Alpine regions and which is recognised on regional,

national and EU level. It pushes innovative measures for more sustainable regional development. iMONITRAF! will develop a broad political network to find common strategies. http://www.imonitraf.org/

8. Alpine Convention Countries: Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Monaco The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the Alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland) as well as the EU, aimed at promoting sustainable development in the Alpine area and at protecting the interests of the people living within it. It embraces the environmental, social, economic and cultural dimensions. On 10.6.2013 the EU ratified the Alpine Convention’s Transport Protocol. The Transport Protocol is an important instrument to protect the sensitive alpine environment and to promote sustainable mobility in the Alps. It offers a template for effective international coordination and management of trans-alpine transport and strongly supports modal shift, in particular by promoting alternative modes of transport than road, especially for freight transport. It therefore provides a valid framework for accompanying measures and contribute to lessening the fragmentation of pan Alpine transport policy. http://www.alpconv.org/

TEN-T Priority Projects - EU co-funding of since 2005 PP 1: Railway axis Berlin-Verona/Milano-Bologna-Napoli-Messina-Palermo 9. 2011-DE-93033-P VDE 8.1, 4-track extension of the Eltersdorf-Paul Gossenstraße section 10. 2010-AT-91134-P Intermodal Terminal Wörgl (TEN-T Priority Project 1 - Section Kufstein-Innsbruck) 11. 2009-IT-01088-E Rome Hub, Priority Project no. 1 - upgrade of Rome Tiburtina Station 12. 2009-DE-01075-E New railway line (NBS) Ebensfeld-Erfurt: sections in Bavaria (BA 3121 Füllbachtal bridge, BA 3122 Fornbach Bridge) 13. 2007-IT-01030-M Southern Access line to Brenner 14. 2007-EU-01190-S Priority Project TEN no. 1 Brenner Base Tunnel – Studies 15. 2007-EU-01180-P Priority Project TEN no. 1 Brenner Base Tunnel – Works 16. 2007-DE-01050-P Works for the construction of the section between Erfurt and Halle/Gröbers 17. 2007-AT-01130-P Works for construction of new high speed line between Kundl/Radfeld and Baumkirchen 18. 2006-DE-101f-P North-South high speed line Berlin-Palermo, Section between Nuremberg and Ebensfeld, Part Nuremberg-Fürth 19. 2006-DE-101a-P North-South high speed line Berlin-Palermo, Nodal point Berlin: Main and Südkreuz railway Stations

PP 12: Nordic Triangle railway/road axis 1. 2011-SE-93119-S Stockholm Bypass, tunnel safety studies 2. 2011-SE-93090-S Upgrading of maritime infrastructure in Lake Malaren 3. 2011-SE-93049-S Western link - railway tunnel in Gothenburg 4. 2011-FI-93125-S Improving of punctuality/reliability of passenger train traffic 39

5. 2011-FI-93118-P E18 Hamina bypass road 6. 2010-FI-92239-S Road E18 Helsinki - Vaalimaa studies 7. 2009-SE-92605-P Nordic Triangle-Malmö C-completion works 8. 2009-SE-92600-S E 6.21 Marieholm Tunnel 9. 2009-SE-12040-E E6.21 Partihall Connection 10. 2008-SE-92607-P Works for the upgrading of the Road E6 Trelleborg-Vellinge 11. 2008-SE-92605-S Nordic Triangle - Reconstruction of Malmö Central 12. 2008-SE-92603-S Nordic Triangle: Götaland Line - (Borås-Jönköping-Linköping) - High Speed Line 13. 2008-SE-92600-S Norrköping Intermodal Infrastructure Package – Road Bypass Norrköping, Study 14. 2008-FI-90802-P National Railway Yard (Ilmala) 15. 2008-FI-90801-S Studies for upgrading the E18 Road 16. 2008-FI-90800-P Works for the construction of the Road E18 Muurla-Lohja 17. 2007-SE-92401-S Nordic Triangle: Ostlanken (Jarna-Linköping) 18. 2007-SE-12100-P Works for construction of City tunnel project 19. 2007-SE-12090-P Works for construction of the road section Norra Lanken 20. 2007-FI-12050-P Works for the development of the railway connection between Helsinki airport and the PP12 lines 21. 2007-FI-12040-P Main railway connection to Russian border, works for development of railway section between Lahti and Vainikkala 22. 2007-FI-12010-P Rail connection from Kouvola to Kotka/Hamina ports, works for improving and construction of a new railway yard

PP 20: Railway axis Fehmarn belt 1. 2011-DK-93122-S First phase of detailed planning studies - programme phase - for upgrading the railway access lines to the future Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from Ringsted to Roedby 2. 2007-EU-20050-P Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link 3. 2007-DK-20070-S Studies for upgrading the railway access lines to the future Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from Ringsted to Rødby and the intersection in Kastrup 4. 2007-DK-20060-S Studies for the capacity improvements of the section between Copenhagen and Ringsted 5. 2007-DE-20010-S Studies for linking to Fehmarn belt fixed link between Lübeck- Puttgarden 6. 2006-DE-DK-3009-S Studies for the Fehmarn belt Fixed Rail-Road Link

PP 21: Motorways of the Sea 1. 2011-SE-92148-P Fjalir 2. 2011-EU-21010-M Green Bridge on Nordic Corridor 3. 2011-EU-21007-S COSTA 4. 2011-EU-21005-S LNG in Baltic Sea Ports 5. 2011-EU-21004-S TrainMoS 6. 2011-EU-21002-P On Shore Power Supply - an integrated North Sea network 7. 2011-EU-21001-M Adriatic Motorways of the Sea (ADRIAMOS) 8. 2010-EU-21112-S LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships 9. 2010-EU-21109-S MonaLisa 10. 2010-EU-21108-P The Baltic Sea Hub and Spokes Project 11. 2010-EU-21107-P Motorway of the Sea Rostock – Gedser

12. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE 13. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS) 14. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating PP24 into Mediterranean MoS 15. 2009-EU-21010-P Baltic Link Gdyńia-Karlskrona 16. 2008-EU-21020-P Motorways of the Sea Esbjerg – Zeebrugge 17. 2008-EU-21015-P Motorways of the Sea projects in the Baltic Sea Area Klaipéda- Karlshamn link 18. 2008-EU-21010-P High Quality Rail and Intermodal Nordic Corridor Königslinie 19. 2006-EU-93016-S West Med Corridors

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2011-DE-60004-P Hochrustung der Strecke Berlin - Halle/Leipzig (VDE 8.3) von ETCS Level 2 (SRS 2.2.2+) auf ETCS Level 2 (SRS 2.3.0d) 3. 2011-IT-60002-P Upgrading of ERTMS system on Trenitalia fleet to 2.3.0.d version 4. 2011-IT-60001-P Deployment of ERTMS trackside equipment on the Railway Corridor B Stockholm-Naples/Subpart Fortezza to Verona of the Italian Corridor B part (Brennero-Verona-Naples) 5. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 6. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 7. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment 8. 2009-SE-60144-P Deployment of ERTMS in Sweden 9. 2009-IT-60149-P Deployment of ERTMS trackside equipment on the Railway Corridor B Stockholm-Naples: Sub-part from Brenner to Verona of the Italian Corridor B part (Brenner-Naples) 10. 2009-IT-60102-P Upgrade of Roma-Napoli and Torino-Novara high speed lines in order to ensure compatibility with ERTMS version 2.3.0d 11. 2009-AT-60153-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor B (Stockholm-Naples) Austrian vehicles 12. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 13. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 14. 2007-IT-60030-P Migration towards ERTMS/ETCS for Trenitalia on-board equipment 15. 2007-AT-60450-P 2007-AT-60450-P, ERTMS deployment on Corridor B (Stockholm-Naples) – Austrian section 16. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives 17. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 18. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 19. 2006-IT-90903-P ERTMS installation on the high speed section Bologna-Firenze 20. 2006-IT-90906-S Study on the migration from the system SCMT to ETCS 21. 2006-SE-91401-S Detailed technical planning for ERTMS on Botniabanan 22. 2005-SE-91401-S ERTMS Test section for Botniabanan 2005-2007 23. 2003-SE-1402-S ERTMS Botniabanan: Planning and detailed technical design of the signalling system compliant with the ERTMS standard for the Botniabanan line

24. 2003-DE-306-S Study and implementation of the migration of the DB ERTMS/ETCS pilot project for installation in the Munich-Ingolstadt-Nurnberg section

Studies Brenner Corridor 1. Brenner Basistunnel – Report 2002: Begründung und Aussichten des Projektes, Geologie – Erkundungsarbeiten, Vermessung, Verkehrsprognosen – externe Kosten, Technisches Projekt, Betriebssimulation, Finanzierung Konzession, Pläne 2. Brenner Basistunnel EWIV, 29 October 2004: Cost-benefit analysis Phase II 3. D'Appolonia, 25 November 2005: Brenner Basistunnel - Preisuntersuchung 4. Progtrans, 31 Juli 2006: Aktualisierung der Personen- und Güterverkehrsprognose für den Brenner 2015 und 2025 5. ECORYS, Décembre 2006: Estimation des potentialités de trafic fret à travers les Alpes 6. ERNST & YOUNG, Dezember 2006: Neue Unterinntalbahn - Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse 7. BBT SE, Juni 2007: Aktualisierte synthetische Darstellung der Verkehrsstudie, Aktualisierte synthetische Darstellung der Tarifstudie 8. Consortium Transalp (CTA), Juni 2007: Finanzierungs- und Rechtsstruktur für das Projekt: vorläufige Empfehlung PPP von BBT SE, Zwischenstand 9. Progtrans, 30. Mai 2008: Prognosen zur Nachfrageentwicklung im Schienengüterverkehr am Brenner: Vergleich verschiedener Studien 10. ALPCORS - Alpen Corridor South, Countries: Austria, Italy, Germany, Funding: INTERREG III, http://www.transport- research.info/web/projects/project_details.cfm?id=4412 11. BRAVO - Brenner Rail Freight Action Strategy Aimed at Achieving a Sustainable Increase of Intermodal Transport Volume by Enhancing Quality, Efficiency, and System Technologies, Funding: FP6-SUSTDEV-2 - Sustainable Surface Transport, http://www.bravo-project.com/home/index.shtml

Fehmarnbelt corridor 1. The Copenhagen – Ringsted line: http://uk.bane.dk/visBanearbejde_eng.asp?artikelID=15469 (English) http://www.bane.dk/visModulbeholder.asp?artikelID=18122 (Danish) EIA-report and CBA-report http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/6986/VVM%201.pdf http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/8526/Samfundskonomi%20fagnotat.pdf http://www.bane.dk/visModulbeholder.asp?artikelID=17975 (in Danish). See also the attached file (in Danish), ‘Decision memo’. 2. The Ringsted-Fehmarn hinterland line: http://uk.bane.dk/visBanearbejde_eng.asp?artikelID=18563 (English) http://www.bane.dk/visBanearbejde.asp?artikelID=17696 (Danish) CBA-report of speed upgrade to 200 km/h relative to 160 km/h http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/13130/Samfunds%F8konomisk%20sammenligning% 20af%20grundl%F8sninger.pdf EIA http://www.bane.dk/visArtikel.asp?artikelID=18373 (in Danish). 3. The Fehmarn Belt fixed link: CBA-report and forecasts

http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/Fehmarn%20Belt%20Forecast. pdf http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/FTC_APPENDIKS.pdf http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/English/Fehmarn_Belt_Forecast_2002 _Reference_Cases_Supplement_to_Final_Report_of_April_2003.pdf 4. The ‘Storstrøms’ bridge: Summary report (including CBA) concerning actions for the bridge on the Ringsted-Fehmarn hinterland line http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/2012/Storstr%C3%B8msbroen/Storstr %C3%B8m%20resumerapport.pdf 5. Vamdrup-Vojens (in southern Jutland, along the Padborg-Øresund corridor): EIA- report and ‘fact-sheet’ about the project http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/11846/BDK-Vamdrup-Vojens-220212.pdf http://www.trm.dk/~/media/Files/Publication/2012/Elektificeringsaftale%20070212/ Faktaark%20-%20Dobbeltspor%20Vamdrup-Vojens.pdf 6. Capacity improvements on the Øresund line: EIA-report http://www.bane.dk/db/filarkiv/9670/Milj%F8redeeg%F8relse_%D8resundsbanen.p df For the moment Rail Net Denmark investigates a further solution for capacity improvement at Kastrup station, i.e. directional operation.

Transport studies 1. TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM –FREIGHT FOCUS - Research contributing to integration and interoperability across Europe http://www.transport- research.info/Upload/Documents/201006/20100602_172959_30571_TRKC_Freight_ Logistics.pdf

2. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR LAND TRANSPORT - Research to increase the capacity, efficiency, sustainability and safety of road, rail and urban transport networks http://www.transport- research.info/Upload/Documents/200909/20090915_180031_11989_TRKC%20Traffi c%20Management%20for%20Land%20Transport.pdf

Accesses to other studies/programmes see: http://www.transport-research.info/web/index.cfm

RNE Corridor 4 http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/Corridor/C04/C04.pdf

Rhine-Alpine Corridor

Description This north–south Corridor, based on ERTMS Corridor A and Priority Projects 5 and 24 and rail freight corridor 1, is made of one of the busiest freight routes of Europe. It connects the North Sea ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to the Mediterranean basin in Genoa, via Switzerland and some of the major economic centres of the western EU. This multimodal corridor (including the Rhine basin) will provide connections to several east–west axes. urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to be rail-road terminals including their connected to connected to TEN-T in core network ports and airports TEN-T rail and rail and road by 2030 road by 2050 Genova Milano Genova Genova Milano Köln Amsterdam Milano(Smistamento) Mannheim Düsseldorf Rotterdam Karlsruhe Köln Amsterdam Vlissingen Koblenz Düsseldorf Bruxelles/Brussel Gent Mainz Amsterdam Antwerp Köln Rotterdam Zeebrugge Duisburg Bruxelles/Brussel Amsterdam Antwerp Inland core network Rotterdam ports Antwerp Vlissingen Köln Düsseldorf (Neuss) Duisburg Mannheim, Mainz Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Moerdijk, Nijmegen Terneuzen, Vlissingen Liege (Can. Albert, Meuse), Antwerp, Gent,Bruxelles/Brussel

Rail Freight corridor 1 Alignment: Zeebrugge-Antwerp/Rotterdam, Duisburg, (Basel), Milan, Genoa Countries: Netherlands, Germany, Italy, (Switzerland) Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013 http://www.corridor1.eu/

Missing links The main missing links on this corridor are the bottlenecks in Germany and Italy, where capacity upgrades are required, and a better interconnection between the Belgian and Dutch networks with the German one, particularly between Emmerich and Oberhausen. In addition, the access routes to the Swiss tunnels on EU territory need to swiftly progress, as the Gotthard and Monte Ceneri tunnels will create a fl at trajectory for rail freight through the ecologically sensitive Alps as of 2019. Capacity upgrades as well as better multimodal connections in the ports are also necessary.

Interoperablity Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  different electrifications (1,5 kV DC in the Netherland, 3 kV DC in Belgium and Italy, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz in Germany and Switzerland, 25 kV 50 Hz in Denmark), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads;  the Rhine-Alpine Corridor belongs to ERTMS Corridor A.

Success stories 1. The Betuwelijn (Betuwe Line - Priority Project 5) The Betuwe Line, a Priority Project of its own, is also a major component of Priority Project 24 Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen. A 143 km long, two track railroad dedicated to freight, the Betuwe Line was put into service in June 2007, linking Rotterdam harbour to the German border. Traffic on the Betuwe Line is progressing. In 2010, an average of 55 southbound international freight trains used the Betuwe Line between Kijfhoek and Emmerich daily, compared to 41 in 2008. At the border point between Germany and The Netherlands, an increase of demand for train paths by 80% to 144 paths daily in 2015 is forecasted. This evolution is expected to occur due to the entry into service of the Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam in 2013. The cost of the infrastructure amounted €4.7 billion, with EU contributions amounting to €179 million since the year 2000.

2. The Lötschberg Tunnel Part of the AlpTransit3 Project, the Lotschberg Base Tunnel is a 35 km long railway tunnel cutting through the Swiss Alps. It is currently the world’s longest land tunnel in use and accommodates both passenger and freight trains. Breakthrough was made in April 2005 and construction ended in 2006 for a full scale operation in December 2007. It is a centrepiece of the Rotterdam – Genova corridor: built to ease lorry traffi c on Swiss roads, the tunnel allows an increased number of lorries and trailers to be loaded onto trains in Germany, pass through Switzerland on rail and be unloaded in Italy. It is also used for bringing tourists to the Alpine resorts by train as well as for local commuting. About 110 trains per day use the Lotschberg Base Tunnel, including passenger trains and intermodal freight transport plus heavy freight trains.

3. A success story under construction: the Gotthard Tunnel Also part of the AlpTransit project, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps. With a route length of 57 km and a total of 151.84 km of tunnels, shafts and passages, it is the world’s longest rail tunnel. The construction works of the tunnel began in 1996 and the tunnel should be operational at the end of May 2016, cutting the 3.5-hour travel time from Zurich to Milan by an hour and from 45

Zurich to Lugano to 1 hour 40 minutes, by establishing a direct route usable by high speed rail and heavy freight trains.

4. Rail Freight Corridor 1 – railway backbone of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor The EU Regulation 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight has been elaborated with the overall purpose of increasing international rail freight’s attractiveness and efficiency, so that rail can increase its competitiveness and market share on the European transport market. In order to achieve this, the Regulation has the general objective of improving the conditions for international rail freight by reinforcing cooperation at all levels – and especially among Infrastructure Managers – along selected Rail Freight Corridors, with the twofold aim: (1) to develop the rail freight corridors in terms of infrastructure capacity and performance in order to meet market demand both quantitatively and qualitatively (2) to lay the ground for provision of freight services of good quality meeting customer expectations. Rail Freight Corridor 1 runs from Rotterdam to Genoa along the River Rhine through the industrial heart of Europe and is connected to Zeebrugge and Antwerp via Cologne and builds on the existing ERTMS Corridor A. According to 913/2010 this corridor has to be operational by the 10th of November 2013 which implies the completion of the following tasks:  To set up the governance structure of the corridor, comprising the Executive Board, the Management Board and the Advisory Groups  To designate railway lines and terminals to a corridor  To create the Implementation Plan  To set up or designate the One-Stop-Shop and to provide for the provision and dissemination of information  To specify the designated capacity (pre-arranged train paths and ad hoc- capacity)  To develop harmonised processes and rules for handling capacity requests, capacity allocation and traffic management, this latter in conformity with TSI OPE4 The completion of these tasks for RFC 1 is at an advanced stage: the governance structure was set up closely after the Regulation came into force. The governance of the (at that time existing) ERTMS Corridor A provided the basis for the Management Board and Executive Board of the Rail Freight Corridor 1; they meet at regular basis. Rail Freight Corridor 1 has established a homepage (http://www.corridor1.eu/) that contains relevant information for the public, among others the draft Implementation Plan which mainly deals with the near future developments planned by the different Infrastructure Managers, allocation body and Terminals involved in corridor 1 on the basis of the decisions and development plans of the involved member states.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karel Vinck (ERTMS) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects

Genova Port Port interconnections

Genova - Milano/Novara - CH border Rail studies; works starting before 2020

Basel – Antwerpen/Rotterdam - IWW works for better navigability Amsterdam

Karlsruhe - Basel Rail works ongoing

Frankfurt - Mannheim Rail studies ongoing

Liège Rail port and airport rail connection

Rotterdam – Zevenaar Rail studies ongoing, upgrading

Zevenaar - Emmerich - Oberhausen Rail works ongoing

Zeebrugge – Gent – Antwerp - DE border Rail Upgrading

Existing cooperations and studies

1. The project 'CODE24' intends the interconnection of economic development, spatial, transport and ecological planning along the trans-European railway axis (TEN-T) no. 24 from Rotterdam to Genoa. Corridor 24 covers a number of the most important economic regions in Europe. The major European north-south transport axis across the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy is linking the North Sea port of Rotterdam and the Mediterranean port of Genoa. Its catchment area comprises 70 million inhabitants and operates 50% (700 million tons/year) of the north-south rail freight. The opening of the Lötschberg Tunnel in 2007 and the Gotthard Tunnel (expected in 2017) and the parallel expansion of the feeders will further improve the importance of Corridor 24. Nevertheless, some major bottlenecks and a lack of trans- regional coordination still threaten the potential of the axis, limiting its economic and spatial development. CODE24 aims at a coordinated transnational strategy to support the improvement and the development of the corridor. The overall objective is to accelerate and jointly develop the transport capacity of the entire corridor by ensuring optimal economic benefits and spatial integration while reducing negative impacts on the environment at local and regional level. By focussing on regional aspects in the corridor area and joint development strategies, the project will strengthen the position of regional actors and stakeholders. It will provide

planning tools and tailor made solutions to remove major bottlenecks and enable pro- active stakeholder participation. This encompasses both: the development of the railway system as well as a sustainable spatial development. CODE24 was approved under the Strategic Initiatives Framework of the INTERREG IVB NWE programme. http://www.code-24.eu

2. Studies on ERTMS Corridor A (http://www.bav.admin.ch/verlagerung/01510/02367/ index.html?lang=fr) a. Progress-Report 2011 Executive Board Rail Freight Corridor 1 (2011) b. Corridor A, Progress reports 1-6 c. Corridor A/1 Mission Statement

TEN-T Funding PP24: Railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen 1. 2011-NL-93022-S Freight corridor Betuweroute-southeast Netherlands-Germany (Corridor I) 2. 2011-IT-93096-P Genoa rail node: improvement of the traffic management systems 3. 2011-FR-93054-S Project-level studies and archaeological excavations of the 2nd phase of the Rhine-Rhone Eastern Branch 4. 2010-NL-92227-S Studies concerning the extension railway yard Maasvlakte West- Phase 1 5. 2010-NL-92226-S Studies concerning the construction of the third Track Zevenaar- German border 6. 2010-FR-92204-P Adaptation of the existing line between Mulhouse and the border for use by high-speed (TGV) or intercity express (ICE) trains on the Mulhouse- Mullheim (Freiburg) corridor 7. 2009-IT-91404-S Upgrade of the Tortona-Voghera section, Priority Project 24, Final Design 8. 2008-DE-91003-S Studies for the removal of the level crossings on the section Oberhausen-Emmerich 9. 2007-IT-24010-S Railway node of Genova - Study for upgrading the section Genova Voltri-Genova Brignole 10. 2007-FR-24070-P Works for high speed line Rhine-Rhône - Eastern section 11. 2007-EU-24090-S "Iron Rhine" 12. 2007-DE-24060-P Works for construction and re-construction of the partially existing railway section between Karlsruhe and Basel 13. 2007-DE-24040-P Studies and works for the upgrading of the high speed railway line Duisburg-Emmerich 14. 2007-DE-24030-S Studies for the construction of the high speed section between Frankfurt and Mannheim 15. 2005-DE-90308-S Planning for the upgrading of the railway connection line NL/D border – Emmerich-Oberhausen

PP21: Motorways of the Sea 1. 2010-EU-21101-S MoS 24 - ICT based Co-modality Promotion Center for integrating PP24 into Mediterranean MoS 2. 2008-EU-21020-P Motorways of the Sea Esbjerg – Zeebrugge 3. 2006-EU-93016-S West Med Corridors

ERTMS 1. 2011-NL-60003-P Prototyping, testing, renewed authorisation for placing in service and the retrofit of Siemens ES64U2 locomotives with ETCS L1/L2 2.3.0.d for Corridor A, B and E networks in DE, AT, HU and CH 2. 2011-EU-60005-S Preparatory studies for the implementation of additional measures on ERTMS Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa and ERTMS Corridor Antwerp-Basel-Lyon 3. 2009-EU-60146-S Programme management office for the ERTMS deployment on the corridor from Rotterdam to Genoa 4. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment 5. 2009-DE-24070-E Equipment with electronic interlocking of the railway line between Emmerich (Dutch-German border) and Basel (German-Swiss border), within Corridor A Rotterdam-Genoa 6. 2009-DE-60120-P Equipment of freight locomotives with ETCS on-board-units according to SRS 2.3.0.d 7. 2009-NL-60142-P Retrofitting of ETCS onboard equipment for locomotives to run in ERTMS Corridor A 8. 2009-NL-60128-P Fitting of ETCS onboard equipment to SRS 2.3.0d for use in the Betuwe line 9. 2009-NL-60124-P ERTMS upgrade of existing locomotives to ensure compatibility with SRS 2.3.0d for use in the Betuwe line 10. 2009-NL-60123-P Upgrade of ETCS system to 2.3.0d in the Betuwe Route 11. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 12. 2007-EU-60400-P Deployment of ERTMS on the corridor Antwerp-Basel/Lyon 13. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 14. 2007-EU-60410-S Programme Management Office for the ERTMS deployment on the corridor Rotterdam-Genoa 15. 2007-NL-60060-P ERTMS implementation on the railway corridor Rotterdam-Genoa- Netherlands Part - Kijfhoek & Zevenaar 16. 2007-NL-60160-P Serial fitment of onboard ETCS equipment SRS 2.3.0 in 109 freight locomotives 17. 2007-NL-60310-P ERTMS implementation the Railway Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa- Netherlands part - Section Port Railway of Rotterdam 18. 2007-NL-60380-P Retrofit of 90 Siemens ES64F4 E-locomotives with Alstom ETCS L2 equipment for usage on EU freight corridors and various conventional networks 19. 2007-DE-60320-P Equipment with ETCS of the railway section Emmerich (border)- Oberhausen as part of the Corridor A Rotterdam-Genoa 20. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives 21. 2007-IT-60360-P Trackside ERTMS equipment on Italian part of Corridor A (600 km) 22. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 23. 2005-NL-91102-S Type approval of the first locomotive equipped with ETCS

Others 1. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 2. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems

Atlantic Corridor

Description This diagonal Corridor will link the Iberian Peninsula to Paris and Frankfurt/Strasbourg, with high speed rail lines and parallel conventional ones, providing for the continuity of the rail network between the three countries. urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to TEN- in core network and airports TEN-T rail and T rail and road by road by 2050 2030 Porto Lisboa Porto (Leixoes) Bordeaux Lisboa Madrid Lisboa Le Havre Madrid Paris (CDG, Orly) Sines (Port) Paris Bilbao Madrid Strasbourg Bordeaux Bilbao Paris Bordeaux Mannheim Le Havre

Inland core network ports Le Havre Metz Paris Strasbourg Mannheim

Largely based upon Priority Project 3 Atlantic and Iberian branches, the interoperable links will improve the connections between the most important urban zones of the area and foster a shift of traffic from the congested air and road transport. It will provide for a better use of the conventional network for freight trains by making the best use of parts of rail freight corridor n° 4. The maritime dimension plays a crucial role in this corridor, which links and enhances the role of the westernmost core ports of continental Europe (Sines, Lisboa/Sertibal, Leixoes-Porto), and is connected with the North Sea through a multimodal axis Paris-Le Havre (IWW, Railways and roads). The route of the corridor includes also the crucial ports of Cantabria / Biscay bay, i.e.: Bilbao, Bordeaux and Nantes. The parallel road routes provide an efficient alternative from an infrastructural point of view, but it crosses the most congested cross-border section on the Atlantic side of the Pyrenees.

Rail Freight Corridor 4 Alignment: Sines-Lisboa / Leixões | Sines-Elvas / Algeciras – Madrid - Medina del Campo/ Bilbao / San Sebastian – Irun – Bordeaux – Paris / Le Havre / Metz Countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Germany Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013 http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/P resentations/RFC4%20- %20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Missing links The main missing link is the cross-border connections between Lisboa and Madrid. The section Porto –(Aveiro – Salamanca) – Valladolid is affected by lack of electrification on the Spanish side. Additionally the lack of interoperability (difference in gauge, electrification, signalling systems and train length) affects the existing San Sebastian – Bordeaux lot, where the new line has not reached the development consent. Still unclear the optimal path for an interoperable route for freight across Madrid and from there to (-Valladolid-) Burgos, and the subsequent needs.

Cross-border sections - Evora-Mérida - Aveiro-Salamanca - Vitoria-Dax

Interoperability Many barriers to interoperability of rail hinder the Corridor:  The coexistence of two gauges (Iberian gauge on conventional lines in the Iberian Peninsula throughout the corridor (The Y Basque –mix high-speed and freight line is in UIC Gauge),  3 different electrifications (25kV AC in Portugal, northern France and high-speed networks, 3kV DC on conventional lines in Spain, 1.5 kV DC in Southern France – conventional lines), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads. In addition, part of the connection Aveiro-Salamanca is not electrified on the Spanish side.  only a partial deployment of ERTMS/ETCS (GSM-R is being widely deployed in FR and ES, but still missing in PT). Besides, maximum train length is constrained to 450 m along various stretches, notably in Spain, limiting the performance of rail transport. With regards to roads, the electronic tolling systems are not interoperable yet, although Portugal and Spain are starting interoperable systems along the Atlantic coast.

Modal integration Efficient logistics and modal integration has to start in port operations with the full deployment of the Maritime Single Window towards the full deployment of e-freight. 51

Portugal appears to be the front runner in it as well as in removing market barriers to the port activity. Port enhancement and better port accessibility will also allow deploying Motorways of the Sea that provide an alternative route (notably PT-FR) along the Atlantic coast. Besides, exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient, interoperable multimodal centres along the corridor (both and rail-road terminals and Inland Waterways ports), able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Governance and cooperation structures in place  Interreg structure of the Euroregion Aquitaine-Basque Contry and project CFA- Effiplat  EEIG & IGC Vitoria-Dax  AVEP (High-speed connections Spain-Portugal, EEIG)  Traffic Observatory for the Pyrenees  Traffic Observatory Spanish-Portuguese

Success stories In June 2011, with the contribution of the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB),the €7.8 billion Tours-Bordeaux high speed rail line Public Private Partnership (PPP) project officially reached financial close. It is the first high speed rail PPP ever signed in France. Works are due to start in 2012, and the service should start by 2018. The 50-year concession contract covers the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the high speed rail line between Tours and Bordeaux. The EIB is contributing €1.2 billion via the combination of the senior debt, an equity bridge loan and the Loan Guarantee on TEN-T projects (LGTT), an instrument put in place jointly with the European Commission. This is the largest loan ever awarded in France by the EIB. The concession financing also includes public subsidies made by the French government, local communities and the EU for a total amount of €3 billion, plus a contribution from Reseau Ferré de France (RFF) of around €1 billion.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator Carlo Secchi (PP3 and PP19) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects studies and works ongoing, upgrading of modal High Speed rail Sines/Lisboa - Madrid Rail, ports interconnection ports of Sines/Lisboa High speed rail Porto - Lisboa Rail studies ongoing Rail connection Aveiro – Salamanca – Rail cross-border: works ongoing Medina del Campo Rail Connection Bergara - San Sebastián - Rail completion expected in ES by 2016, in FR by 2020 Bayonne

Bayonne - Bordeaux Rail ongoing public consultation

Bordeaux - Tours Rail works ongoing

Paris Rail southern high-speed bypass

Baudrecourt - Mannheim Rail upgrading

Baudrecourt - Strasbourg Rail works ongoing, to be completed 2016

Le Havre - Paris IWW Upgrading

Le Havre - Paris Rail Studies, upgrading

Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and Le Havre Port, Rail interconnections

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. EUROREGIO Aquitaine-Euskadi– EGTC: EGTC Aquitaine-Euskadi : http://www.aquitaine-euskadi.eu/un-gect-euroregional.html; http://www.aquitaine- euskadi.eu/l-accessibilite-et-le-report-modal.html 2. Project CFA EFFIPLAT: http://www.arcatlantique.org/pdf/doc_travail/ 601_en.pdf 3. EEIG & IGC Vitoria-Dax: http://www.geie-seavitoriadax.com/en/fr/accueil 4. AVEP (High-speed connections Spain-Portugal, EEIG) http://www.adif.es/es_ES/conoceradif/doc/0208_Actividades_clave_DAE_final2rev.p df 5. Traffic Observatory for the Pyrenees: a. http://www.midi-pyrenees.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/observatoire-des- trafics-a-travers-r1951.html b. http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/72ED2920-B9DF-48C8-8914- B8BDBCB41C9C/116012/OTP2011.pdf 6. Traffic observatory ES-PT: a. http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/DIRECCIONES _GENERALES/ OBSERVATORIOS_TRAFICO/PORTUGAL/ 7. Annual reports of the EU coordinator: a. http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/ten-t_projects/ten- t_projects_by_country/spain/2011-es-93104-p.htm 8. Rail Freight Corridor n° 4: a. http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations/RFC4%2 0-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf b. http://www.rne.eu/rne-news/items/european-rail-freight-corridors-conference- 2012.html 9. LGV Tours-Bordeaux: a. http://www.rff.fr/reseau/projets/nouvelles-lignes/lgv-tours-bordeaux-sud- europe-atlantique b. http://www.lgvsudeuropeatlantique.org/ 10. GPSO a. http://www.rff.fr/reseau/projets/nouvelles-lignes/projets-sud-ouest b. http://www.gpso.fr/ 11. Y Basque 53

a. http://www.midi-pyrenees.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/observatoire-des- trafics-a-travers-r1951.html 12. Venta de Baños – Burgos – Vitoria a. http://www.adif.es/es_ES/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/valladolid _burgos_vitoria/valladolid_burgos_vitoria.shtml 13. LAV Madrid-PT: a. http://www.adif.es/es_ES/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/madrid_ex tremadura_fronteraportuguesa/madrid_extremadura_fronteraportuguesa.shtml

TEN-T Funding PP3: High-speed railway axis of southwest Europe 1. 2011-ES-93104-P: Track bed works of the sub-sections Amorebieta/Etxano-Lemoa and Lemoa–Galdakao 2. 2011-ES-93101-P: Platform Works and services for follow-up works on subsection Amorebieta/Etxano-Amorebieta/Etxano 3. 2011-ES-93094-P: Works on the platform subsection Durango-Amorebieta/Etxano and services for follow up works 4. 2011-ES-93091-P: Track bed works of the sub-section Venta de Baños junction: Valladolid-Burgos and Leon-Palencia-Burgos connections and services for follow up works 5. 2010-PT-93306-S: Studies supporting the PPP programme for high speed rail implementation in Portugal 6. 2010-ES-92255-S: High speed railway line Basque country-French border. Drafting of design studies 7. 2010-ES-92210-S: PP High speed railway line Madrid-Lisbon. Sub-section Madrid Oropesa. Studies (phase 1) 8. 2009-PT-92105-S: Detailed design studies for the high speed railway section Poceirão- Évora, part of the Lisbon-Madrid axis (Withdrawn) 9. 2009-PT-92104-S: Detailed design studies for the high speed railway section Moita- Poceirão, part of the Lisbon-Madrid axis (Withdrawn) 10. 2009-PT-92103-S: Studies for the implementation of the Portuguese high-speed rail network – PP3 and PP19 11. 2009-PT-60152-P: Implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System on the high speed stretch between Lisbon and Caia, an integral part of the Lisbon- Madrid (Withdrawn) 12. 2009-PT-03082-E: Preparatory works for the implementation of the connection between the third Tagus crossing and the Oriente-Lisbon station 13. 2009-ES-92516-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: section Mondragón-Elorrio 14. 2009-ES-92514-S: High speed railway line Madrid-Exremadura-Lisboa: studies and projects section Talayuela-Cáceres, phase II 15. 2009-ES-03102-E: High speed line Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria. Track bed works for sub-sections: Nudo Norte de Valladolid-Cabezón de Pisuerga, San Martín de Valvení- Nudo de Venta de Baños y Torquemeda-Quintana del Puente 16. 2008-ES-92510-S: Studies and projects for the development of the rail section Talayuela-Cáceres 17. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 18. 2007-PT-03030-P: Studies and works in the high speed railway axis of southwest Europe (PP3) - Lisbon-Madrid axis: Third Tagus Crossing (TTC) (Withdrawn) 54

19. 2007-FR-03130-S: High Speed Railway Line Paris-Madrid: Bordeaux-Spanish border 20. 2007-FR-03120-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Elimination of rail bottlenecks around Bordeaux 21. 2007-EU-91002-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Abadiño-Durango 22. 2007-EU-03080-P: Studies and works for the high speed railway axis of southwest Europe (PP3) - Lisbon-Madrid Axis: Cross-Border Section Evora-Merida 23. 2007-EU-03040-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Vitoria-Dax 24. 2007-ES-03150-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Section Arrazua/Ubarrundia – Mondragón 25. 2007-ES-03140-S: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria 26. 2007-ES-03070-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: Valladolid-Burgos 27. 2007-ES-03050-P: High speed railway line Paris-Madrid: New Railway Network Guipúzcoano 28. 2005-FR-90601-S: South Europe Atlantic high speed line - Angoulême-Bordeaux section- Studies

PP17: Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava 1. 2009-FR-17044-E New high speed railway line "LGV Est" - second phase: section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim 2. 2007-FR-17210-P New railway high speed line "LGV Est" Second phase: section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim 3. 2005-FR-401b-P High speed line east – Vaires-Baudrecourt section: new maintenance facility at Ourcq and new stations

PP21: Motorways oft he Sea 1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea) 2. 2011-EU-21009-M IBUK – intermodal corridor 3. 2010-EU-21105-S MIELE 4. 2010-EU-21102-S Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS)

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2011-ES-60001-P Upgrade of Spanish HS Lines and Trains to ERTMS 2.3.0.d 3. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 4. 2009-FR-60132-P Migration of the French East European high speed line to Specification Baseline 2.3.0.d 5. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 6. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 7. 2006-FR-401c-S, ERTMS Corridor C Railway high speed line "LGV Est" section Vaires – Baudrecourt – Saarbrücken: Migration of ERTMS, corridor Paris-Frankfurt

Others 1. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors

North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor

Description This multimodal corridor is encompassing a range of Priority Projects: PP 2, 13, 14, 26, 28 and 30. This corridor includes mainly ERTMS corridor C as well as rail freight corridors 2 and partly 6. It aims not only at offering better multimodal services between the North Sea ports, along the Maas, Rhine, Scheldt, Seine, Saone and Rhone river basins but also better interconnecting the British Isles with continental Europe. The goals are reducing travel times and offering a larger modal choice and better services for passengers and freight. urban nodes, Airports – to be Maritime ports - to rail-road terminals including their ports connected to be connected to in core network and airports TEN-T rail and TEN-T rail and road road by 2050 by 2030 Dublin Dublin Dublin Glasgow Cork Edinburgh Cork Birmingham Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow (Clydeport, Amsterdam Edinburgh Manchester King George V dock, Rotterdam Manchester London (Gatwick, Hunterston, Greenock) Antwerp Birmingham Heathrow, Luton, Edinburgh Luxembourg London Stansted) (Forth, Grange-mouth, (Bettembourg) Lille Brussel/Bruxelles Rosyth and Leith) Lille (Dourges) Brussel/Bruxelles Antwerp Liverpool, Felixstowe, Paris Antwerp Amsterdam Harwich Dijon Amsterdam Paris (CDG, Orly) London (London, Marseille (Miramas) Rotterdam Lyon (St. Exupéry) Gateway, Tilbury) Strasbourg Luxembourg Amsterdam Paris Rotterdam Lyon Antwerp, Zeebrugge Marseille Gent Strasbourg Dunkerque Marseille

Inland core network ports Brussel/Bruxelles Antwerp, Gent Luxembourg (Mertert) Metz Paris Strasbourg

Rail Freight Corridor 2: Alignment: Rotterdam-Antwerp-Luxembourg-Metz-Dijon-Lyon/ (Basel) Countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013 http://www.rne.eu/tl_files/RNE_Upload/News/052012/Presentations /RFC2%20-%20Corridors%20Conference%202012.pdf

Missing links In the northern part of the corridor the main missing link is the cross-border rail connection between Dublin and Belfast which needs upgrading and the new high speed line 2 through Great Britain to improve travelling times between London and the North. The main missing links on the “continental part” are the inland waterways bottlenecks and missing links between Seine and Scheldt as well as between the Rhine and the Rhone. The cross-border rail connections between Brussels – Luxembourg and Lyon need to be upgraded to be able to compete with road transport.

Interoperability Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  different electrifications (25kV AC in Great Britain, northern France, 3kV DC in Belgium and Italy, 15kV 16 Hz in Germany), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads.  This corridor belongs to ERTMS Corridor C (see map)

Modal integration Efficient logistics and modal integration has to start in port operations with the full deployment of the Maritime Single Window towards the full deployment of e-freight. Besides, exploiting the multimodal dimension will require further development of efficient, interoperable multimodal centres (rail, road, IWW) along the corridor, able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Success Stories 1. Priority Project 14 “West Coast Main Line” Priority Project 14 West Coast Main Line” was completed in 2009. This complex railway system linking London with major agglomerations in the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and Scotland offers reduced travel times (30 minutes gained between Scotland and Birmingham) and better capacity (50% increase in hourly services between London and the West Midlands) on this important route for the United Kingdom. The competitiveness of rail has been increased on these routes. The induced traffic growth was in excess of 30%.

2. High speed network London – Brussels – Paris and beyond Europe’s first cross-border high speed passenger rail project (Priority Project 2, Paris – Brussels – Koln – Amsterdam – London), linking major cities in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands and United Kingdom became fully operational in 2010. This project, which includes major cross-border initiatives such as the Channel Tunnel, fostered major changes in the traffic flows between these economic centres. An important growth in traffic occurred in parallel with a strong modal shift from air and road transport to rail, due to the important gain in time and frequency (between Paris and Brussels, a train leaves every 30 minutes during peak times, with a travel time reduced by half to 1 hour 22 minutes, compared to 3 hours by car). The development of high speed lines has consistently cut journey times between various urban and economic centres in the EU. At present, London is 2 hours 15 minutes from Paris and 1 hour 51 minutes from Brussels. In 1989, it took 5 hours 12 minutes from London to Paris and 4 hours 52 minutes from London to Brussels. The Eurostar attracts more than 60% of the traffic between London and Paris.

3. The eastern branch of the high speed line Rhine-Rhône The full high speed line Rhine-Rhone project encloses three branches (east, west, south) that will connect the high speed network around Lyon to those of eastern France and with Switzerland and Germany. The first phase of the new eastern branch Dijon - Mulhouse (190 km) was opened on 11 December 2011 along the 140 km stretch between Villers-les-Pots and Petit-Croix. This significantly cut travel times: 3 hours 40 minutes from Strasbourg to Lyon instead of 4 hours 45 minutes and minus 75 minutes from Frankfurt to Lyon (5 hours 55 minutes). The financing of the 2nd phase (50 km) was agreed on national level on 18 January 2012, the works shall start in 2014. In 2012 10 Million passengers used the TGV Rhine-Rhone, 58% from/to Paris, 42% in North-South direction including the new service Frankfort-Marseille. Around 20% of the customers are from Germany or Switzerland.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinator EU Coordinator Karla Peijs (PP30): http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects Cork - Dublin - Belfast Rail Studies and works; Dublin Interconnector (DART); Port, Belfast multimodal upgrading connections

Glasgow - Edinburgh Rail Upgrading

Manchester – Liverpool Rail Upgrading and electrification, including Northern Hub

Birmingham – Reading – Southampton Rail Upgrading of the freight line

Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and Dublin, Cork, Southampton Ports, Rail interconnections

Further development of multimodal platforms and Dunkerque Port interconnections Calais - Paris Rail preliminary studies studies and works (North-South connection for Bruxelles/Brussel Rail conventional and high-speed) Rail, port, rail upgrading, interconnections port and multimodal Felixstowe – Midlands multimodal platforms platforms Maas, inculding Maaswerken IWW Upgrading Albertkanaal/ Canal Bocholt-Herentals IWW Upgrading Rhine-Scheldt corridor: Volkeraklock and Kreekaklock, Krammerlock and Lock IWW locks: studies ongoing Hansweert Terneuzen Maritime locks: studies ongoing; works Terneuzen - Gent IWW studies, upgrading

Zeebrugge Port locks: studies, interconnections (studies and works)

Maritime, locks: studies ongoing; port: interconnections (including Antwerp port, rail second rail access to the port of Antwerp) Rotterdam - Antwerp Rail upgrading rail freight line ; studies and works; upgrading including cross-border Canal Seine Nord; Seine - Escaut IWW and multimodal connections Dunkerque – Lille IWW studies ongoing Antwerpen, Bruxelles/Brussels, Charleroi IWW upgrading Waterways upgrade in Wallonia IWW studies, upgrading, intermodal connections

Brussel/Bruxelles - Luxembourg - Strasbourg Rail works ongoing Antwerp – Namur - LUX border – FR border Rail upgrading of rail freight line Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel Rail upgrading

Rail Connections Luxembourg - Dijon - Lyon (TGV Rhin - Rhône) Rail studies and works

Lyon Rail eastern bypass: studies and works Canal Saône - Moselle/Rhin IWW preliminary studies ongoing

Rhône IWW upgrading

Port of Marseille-Fos Port interconnections and multimodal terminals

Lyon - Avignon - Port de Marseille - Fos Rail upgrading

Existing Co-operations and studies

1. Study “INTERNALISATION OF EXTERNAL COSTS IN THE PRICING OF THE TRANSPORT MODES” Partners: European Commission, Voies navigables de France (VNF), Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), Region Wallonie, Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (WenZ) and the Ministry of Transport of the Netherlands This study – along TEN-T PP30 - is about the internalisation of external costs to help balancing the modal shares between rails, IWT and roads, to bring additional revenues based on the polluter pays principle, to improve the environmental footprint of transport operations. http://www.vnf.fr/sne/IMG/pdf/Internalisation_des_couts_externes_GB-5.pdf

2. Rail Freight Corridor 2: Market Study Task 2.1 & 2.2, drs. A.A. Roest Crollius MBR; Dr E. Morcello, Dr E. Delhaye, Zoetermeer, February 2013

INTERREG Projects 1. Enhancing road transport in central Ireland 2. On the road to Ballinasloe – Ireland’s new Motorway 3. Travelling light and speedily across the Fair City 4. Remote need not mean restricted thanks to ROADEX 5. Private partnership for public success: the Nottingham tramway 6. Transport on demand in rural Scotland 7. Better access to Port Talbot on the horizon 8. 'A la carte' public transport: we’re on the way! 9. Maritime safety is everyone’s business 10. Ships set sail for greener cargo transportation 11. Clean shipping technology for the North Sea 60

12. A modern public transport system for Le Havre 13. Added spark for rail journeys between Bourges and Saincaize 14. Dijon: a tram network carrying ambitions 15. Rapid train travel hits Bretagne 16. Brest: room made for clean transport 17. Testing fuel cells 18. A Fresh Wind Blows Over the Porte océane 19. A modern public transport system for Le Havre 20. Val de Sambre moves rapidly forward with upgraded bus network 21. Port to gain competitive edge 22. Trains ready to roll along reopened line 23. In the steps of Jules Verne: onboard energy 24. Port to gain competitive edge

TEN-T Funding since 1995 PP2 High-speed railway axis Paris-Bruxelles/Brussel-Köln-Amsterdam-London: PBKAL 1. 2007-BE-90203-P: PBKAL: F/B border, Bruxelles-Liège-B/D border, Bruxelles B/NL border: Belgian part of the northern European high speed network 2. 2007-BE-02030-P: Diabolo: Rail link of the Zaventem airport to the Thalys high speed network 3. 2006-BE-1102-P: EuroCap rail : modernisation de l'axe Bruxelles-Luxembourg 4. 2006-BE-204-P: PBKAL 5. 2004-NL-20101-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km) - Contract Noordelijk Holland. Construction of the crossing of the High speed rail link with the A4 motorway 6. 2004-NL-20102-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km) - Contract Boortunnel 7. 2004-NL-20103-P: PBKAL: Dutch section (~100 km). Realisation of the Civil Infrastructure for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansdam and Lage Zwaluwe 8. 2005-NL-201D-P: Modification of Rotterdam Central Station in connection with PBKAL project Amsterdam-Dutch/Belgian border 9. 2003-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL border 10. 2003-GB-202C-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) – Section 2 Ebbsfleet to St Pancras.London-Cheriton 11. 2003-NL-20101-P: PBKAL Dutch Part: Construction of the crossing of the high-speed rail link with the A4 motorway 12. 2003-NL-20102-P: PBKAL Dutch Part: Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid 13. 2002-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL border 14. 2002-GB-202A-P: CTRL Studies and WorksSections 1 15. 2002-GB-202C-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) – Section 2 Ebbsfleet to St Pancras.London-Cheriton 16. 2002-NL-201A-P: PBKAL :Dutch section (~100 km) Nederlands deel van het PBKAL-project: aanleg van de kruising van de hogesnelheidsspoorli 17. 2002-NL-201B-P: Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid 18. 2002-NL-201C-P: Contract Zuid-Holland Zuid; realisation of the Civil Infrastructure for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansdam and L

19. 2001-BE-204-P: PBKAL :F/B border-Brussels-Liege-B/D border; Brussels-B/NL border 20. 2001-NL-201C-P: PBKAL :Contract Zuid-Holland Zuid; realisation of the Civil Infrastructure for the High Speed Railway between Heerjansda 21. 2001-NL-201B-P: PBKAL :Bored tunnel HSL-Zuid 22. 2001-NL-201A-P: PBKAL :Dutch section (~100 km) Nederlands deel van het PBKAL-project: aanleg van de kruising van de hogesnelheidsspoorl 23. 2001-GB-202A-P: CTRL Construction of high-speed railway London – Cheriton. Known as Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Section 1 – Cheriton 24. 2001-GB-202B-S CTRL Continuation for design and support studies to commence construction of high speed railway. Section 2 Ebbsfleet to 25. 2000-BE-201-P: Partie Belge du réseau à grande vitesse PBKAL 26. 2000-GB-1501-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link 27. 2000-NL-1101-P: Bored tunnel High Speed Line-Zuid - part of NL PBKAL 28. 1999-BE-167-P: Partie Belge du réseau à grande vitesse nord-européen PBKAL 29. 1999-GB-164-P: Channel Tunnel Rail Link 30. 1999-NL-107-P: PBKAL/NL Fly-over and covering of tracks in Barendrecht 31. 1999-NL-108-S: PBKAL/NL Technical and design studies 32. 1997-GB-290-S: Channel Tunnel Rail Link 33. 1997-NL-197-S: Technical and design studies on the Dutch Section of the PBKAL 34. 1996-GB-86-S: Feasibility Study - Channel Tunnel Rail Link 35. 1995-BE-305-P: PBKAL Belgian section : construction of new infrastructure and modernization of existing infrastructure 36. 1995-GB-308-S: Feasibility Study on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link 37. 1995-NL-104-S: Technical and design studies for PBKAL-NL

PP13: Road axis United Kingdom/Ireland/Benelux 1. 2009-UK-92708-S: A8 Belfast to Larne (Coleman's Corner to Ballyrickard Road) 2. 2009-UK-13027-E: A14 Corridor Traffic Management Scheme 3. 2007-UK-13010-P: Package for improvements and upgrade of road infrastructure on Priority Project 13: sections of A14, M6 and A1 4. 2006-IE-130102-P: New Project UK-IRL-Benelux road link. Section: N1 Dundalk to the border with Northern Ireland 5. 2005-IE-1301a-S: Planning and Design of Ireland Element of the Ireland/United Kingdom/Benelux Road Link 6. 2005-IE-1301b-P: UK-IRL-Benelux road link. Section: N1 Dundalk to the border with Northern Ireland 7. 2004-IE-130101-S: Planning and Design of Ireland Element of the Ireland/United Kingdom/Benelux Road Link 8. 2004-IE-130103-P: Ireland/United Kingdom/Benelux road link: N8 Cashel By-Pass

PP14: West coast main line 1. 2004-GB-1401-P: West Coast Main Line HSR project

PP26: Railway/road axis Ireland/United Kingdom/continental Europe 1. 2011-UK-93069-P: PP26: North West England electrification, Manchester-Liverpool 2. 2011-UK-93016-S: York Street interchange - Improvement to Belfast Port hinterland cConnections

3. 2010-UK-92219-P: Priority Axis 26: Nuneaton North Chord and Kennett Re- signalling Works 4. 2009-UK-26029-E: Felixstowe-Nuneaton route work 5. 2007-IE-26010-S: Dublin Interconnector Tunnel Study - Design and Railway Order Phase 6. 2005-GB-91502-P: A1/N1 Newry-Dundalk Link Road in Northern Ireland (to the border with the Rep of Ireland)

PP28 EuroCap-Rail on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis 1. 2007-LU-28020-P: EuroCap-Rail: modernisation of the Brussels-Luxembourg- Strasbourg rail axis 2. 2007-BE-28050-P: EuroCap-Rail on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis 3. 2006-BE-1102-P: EuroCap rail : modernisation de l'axe Bruxelles-Luxembourg

PP21 Motorways of the Sea 1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea) 2. 2010-EU-21112-S LNG infrastructure of filling stations and deployment in ships

PP30: Inland Waterway Seine-Scheldt 1. 2011-FR-91084-S: Preliminary studies for the development of four multimodal platforms Canal Seine-Nord Europe & their road and rail connections 2. 2011-EU-93076-S: Planning study for a new maritime lock in Terneuzen 3. 2011-BE-93073-S: Additional studies in the Seine-Scheldt network in Flanders 4. 2010-FR-91118-S: Studies to upgrade the Oise river between Compiègne and Creil to Vb gauge 5. 2009-FR-90910-P: Rebuilding of the dams in Boran and Venette on the river Oise 6. 2009-FR-90909-P: Upgrade of Deûle river size to 3,000 tonnes between Sequedin and Deûlémont 7. 2009-BE-90200-S: Study of the navigability of the 'Upper-Seascheldt' and the 'Southern Ghent Ring Canal' for class Va motor vessels (1500-3000 tonnage) 8. 2008-EU-30001-P: Implementation of RIS on the Westerscheldt river 9. 2007-FR-91207-S: Extension of the Grand Canal du Havre 10. 2007-EU-30010-P: The Seine-Scheldt inland waterway network - cross-border section between Compiègne and Ghent 11. 2006-FR-93007-S: Services d'Information Fluviale pour la Seine (Seine-Escaut) 12. 2005-FR-90602-S: PP 3: Etudes de faisabilité et actions de concertation en vue de la costruction d'une nouvelle ligne ferroviaire entre Bordeaux et la frontière espagnole 13. 2005-FR-90610-S: Voie navigable Canal Seine Nord (partie du projet prioritaire n° 30): Etudes de l'avant-projet sommaire, phase 2

ERTMS 1. 2011-EU-60013-S Facilitating and speeding up ERTMS deployment 2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 3. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation

4. 2009-EU-60106-P ERTMS implementation on the Railway Corridor C (Antwerpen- Lyon/Basel) 5. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 6. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 7. 2008-LU-91700-P Deployment of ETCS Level 1 on Luxembourg railway network 8. 2007-EU-60440-P ERTMS on-board equipment of Thalys locomotives 9. 2007-EU-60400-P Deployment of ERTMS on the corridor Antwerp-Basel/Lyon 10. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 11. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation

Rhine-Danube Corridor

Description This Corridor will provide the main east–west link between continental European countries, connecting France and Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria all along the Main and Danube rivers to the Black Sea by improving (high speed) rail and inland waterway interconnections. It includes sections of Priority Projects 7, 17, 18 and 22. The parts in CZ and SR are also covered by the Rail Freight corridor 9. nodes, including Airports – to Maritime ports Inland core rail-road their ports and be connected to - to be network ports terminals airports TEN-T rail and connected to road by 2050 TEN-T rail and road by 2030 Strasbourg Frankfurt Costanta Strasbourg Strasbourg Mannheim Stuttgart Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Frankfurt München Mannheim Mannheim Nürnberg Wien Frankfurt Stuttgart Stuttgart Budapest Nürnberg Frankfurt/Main München Stuttgart Nürnberg Wien Enns München Bratislava Wien (Riem) Budapest Bratislava Wien Timisoara Komarno Wels Bucuresti Budapest Bratislava Costanta Calafat Zilina Cernavoda Drobeta-Turnu Severin Galați Giurgiu Costanta

Rail Freight corridor 9 Alignment: Prague, Horni, Lidec, Zilina, Kosice- Cierna nad Tisou Countries: Czech Republic, Slovak Republic Deadline for making corridor operational: 10 November 2013

Main missing links and bottlenecks The main missing links are the cross-border rail network interconnections between Germany and its neighbours, France and Austria, with the view to develop a cross-border network. Bottlenecks between Austria and Slovakia, in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria also need to be removed. The navigation on the Rhine River as well on the connection Rhine- Main-Danube Canal is not hampered by the presence of bottlenecks for a thorough inland waterway transport, along the Danube River navigability of the Danube must be improved in

order to offer a real modal choice for freight transport. In addition, the Western Balkans section of the Danube should be considered in the analysis and functioning of this corridor.

Interoperability Some barriers to interoperability of rail have to be overcome:  Different electrifications (25kV AC in northern France, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, 15 kV 16 Hz in Germany and Austria), different standards with regards to train length and axle loads.  This corridor belongs partly to ERTMS Corridor E (Dresden-Budapest).

Modal integration Since there are numerous TEN-T airports and waterways along this line, it is recommended that they are linked at intermodal terminals for passengers and/or freight. With regard to the new TEN-T guidelines core network, some of the core airports (those with an annual passenger volume of more than 7.8 million) should be connected to the rail network by 2050: This implies that some efforts have to be made in particular at Munich airport, while other airports (Stuttgart and Vienna) are already connected or have plans to be connected during the next 10 years. Exploiting the multimodal dimension will also require further development of efficient, interoperable multimodal centres (rail, road, IWW) along the corridor to be able to attract private operators and generate additional demand.

Major issues Development of (high-speed) rail During the last decade several rail sections of PP17 have been upgraded or build. Especially in Austria and France  In France, the TGV-Est service started in 2007 between Paris and Strasbourg, gaining 100 minutes of travelling time between Paris and Strasbourg (from 4 hours down to 2 hours 20 minutes). The final high-speed section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim is expected to put into operation by 2016. Between 2007 and June 2012 more than 6 million travellers used the TGV-Est, 3.6 million of them on the TGV Paris-Frankfurt and 2.7 million on Paris-Stuttgart-Munich. On the Paris-Strasbourg and the Paris-Stuttgart connections, TGV gained market leadership with respectively 90% (2007: 30%) and 56%.  The Kehl Bridge crossing the Rhine was opened in December 2010 increasing the efficiency, capacity and speed on this section (from 50 km/h to 160 km/h).  Works on Stuttgart-Ulm started in 2010 and the section shall be fully operational by 2020.  Works on the Wels-Linz section are on-going and expected to be finished by 2021/2025. The complete four-track Linz-Vienna section (including the St. Pölten freight rail bypass) shall be in operation by 2017. Along the alignment some milestones have already been reached: o The new station of St. Pölten was inaugurated on 10 September 2010. o St. Pölten-Vienna section is in operation since December 2012, allowing a 15 minute reduction in travel time (now 25 minutes). o New Vienna Station was partly opened in December 2012; it will be fully operational by 2015.

 The rail connection Vienna – Budapest was upgraded to 140 km/h in Austria and up to 160 km/h of Hungarian sections, already in the 1990ies.  The railway line Budapest – Lököshaza (border HU-RO) has already been upgraded, upgrading on the Romanian side via Arad – Brasov – Bucuresti is on-going (with a few subsections completed), the Bucuresti – Constanta section has greatly been upgraded already. The development along PP17 and related projects are co-funded by the European Commission with €682.89 million (1995-2015) through the TEN-T budget (€597.5 million), the European Recovery Plan (€85.4 million) and – in the Slovak Republic – also from the Cohesion Fund.

Inland waterways transport The main inland connection between Rhine, Main and the Danube represents the backbone of the inland navigation between north-western European basins and the south-eastern Black Sea. While the Rhine and the Main and Main canal do not need any urgent infrastructural interventions, the Danube River presents bottlenecks that reduce its availability for sustainable freight traffic. The first bottleneck coming from the Main Canal is at the Bavarian sites between the cities of Straubing and Vilshofen where, in a stretch of 70 km there is a narrow bent and free flowing current. The refurbishment of navigability in the section east of Vienna till the border with Slovakia is being successfully dealt with through a best practice that is being tested via a pilot project inside the natural protected area. The old bridge in Bratislava is being lifted up in order to allow the transit of vessels at Cat VI. In Hungary a study has been performed to evaluate the necessary intervention in thirty-one sites. Works have not yet started as the study is still been kept on hold for environmental reasons. Studies have also been undertaken in the section that forms the border between Bulgaria and Romania. An inter-ministerial committee has been set up in order to coordinate the efforts and to develop a strategy for a territorial development of the region along the Danube. In Romania, at Calarasi-Braila, an experimental monitoring programme, supported by the ICPDR, has been set up to evaluate the impact on the flora and fauna during and after the construction of the infrastructures meant to redirect part of the flow from the Bala branch to the main branch of the river. Along the corridor, pre-identified projects can be co-financed from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) by up to 40% for the works, up to 50% for ERTMS, RIS and VTMIS and also up to 50% for studies.

Annual reports of the EU Coordinators Karla Peijs (PP18), Péter Balász (PP17) and Gilles Savary (PP22) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/annual-reports_en.htm

CEF: Pre-identified projects Rail connection Strasbourg - Kehl Rail works interconnection Appenweier Appenweier

Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - München Rail studies and works ongoing

Ostrava/Prerov – Žilina – Košice – UA Rail upgrading, multimodal platforms border Zlín – Žilina Road cross-border road section

München – Praha Rail studies and works

Nürnberg – Praha Rail studies and works

München - Mühldorf - Freilassing - Rail studies and works ongoing Salzburg Salzburg - Wels Rail studies Nürnberg - Regensburg - Passau - Wels Rail Studies and works Rail connection Wels - Wien Rail completion expected by 2017 Wien – Bratislava / Wien – Budapest / studies high speed rail (including the alignment of the Rail Bratislava – Budapest connections between the three cities) studies for high speed network between Budapest and Budapest - Arad Rail Arad Komárom – Komárno IWW Studies and works for cross-border bridge Arad - Brašov - Bucurešti - Constanta Rail upgrading of specific sections; studies high-speed studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks; Main – Main-Donau-Canal IWW inland waterway ports:multimodal interconnections with rail Slavonski Brod Port Studies and works Further development of multimodal platforms and Giurgiu, Galați Port connections with the hinterland: studies and works Danube (Kehlheim - studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks; IWW Constanța/Midia/Sulina) inland waterway ports:multimodal interconnections Studies and works on several sections and bottlenecks Sava IWW (including cross-border bridge) Bucharest – Danube Canal IWW Studies & works port interconnections, MoS (including icebreaking Constanta Port, MoS services) Craiova – Bucharest Rail Studies and works

Existing Co-operations and studies 1. Main Line for Europe Countries: France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary The “Main Line for Europe” is an initiative of 14 cities, nine regions and also nine chambers of commerce working in close cooperation with « Association TGV Est- Européen » and the federal States in Germany and Austria. The aim of the initiative is to achieve the upgrading of the West-East rail line ”Paris –Bratislava/Budapest” to a continuous high-performance rail line for passenger and freight transport and the line’s 68

optimum linkage to local and regional public transport along the entire corridor. Studies made by or with contributions of this initiative:  How to connect Germany to the French high speed network? (1986)  Integration effects, economic stimulus, locational advantages (2001, INTERREG II C)  Plannungsatlas 2006  Güterverkehr (2007, INTERREG III C)  Magistrale für Europa-Züge für Europa (2009) http://www.magistrale.org/index.php

2. CETC-ROUTE 65 initiative Countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia Several regions and Member States signed a in June 2010 in Szczecin a common declaration to develop a multi-modal corridor from Sweden until Croatia. The initiative’s aim is to develop a system of multi-modal infrastructure and economic links, allowing sustainable growth and increasing the competitiveness of this region. http://www.cetc.pl/

3. Transport research & Innovation Portal: http://www.transport- research.info/web/index.cfm

TEN-T Funding PP17: Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava 1. 2011-AT-93059-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - Lambach-Breitenschutzung line improvements and works 2. 2011-AT-93108-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - works for the St. Polten freight train pass 3. 2011-AT-93051-P TEN-T PP17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - closing the gap east of Amstetten station 4. 2011-AT-91153-P Linz Trimodal 5. 2010-AT-91136-S Terminal Wien Inzersdorf – Planing, (PP 17 – Section: Vienna- Salzburg) 6. 2009-AT-17104-E Four-track development of the Western Line, construction project Ybbs-Amstetten, Burgstaller Tunnel (skeleton construction) 7. 2009-AT-17100-E Four-track development of the Western Line Vienna-Salzburg: gap closure St. Pölten-Loosdorf (freight rail bypass) bridge construction works 8. 2009-AT-17098-E Four-track development of the Western Line Vienna-Linz: Melk railway station 9. 2008-DE-91007-S Preliminary planning for the electrification of Markt Schwaben- Tüßling-Freilassing 10. 2007-FR-17210-P New railway high speed line "LGV Est" Second phase: section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim 11. 2007-DE-60320-P Equipment with ETCS of the railway section Emmerich (border)- Oberhausen as part of the Corridor A Rotterdam-Genoa 12. 2007-DE-17220-P Works for construction and modernisation of the section between Kehl – Appenweier 13. 2007-DE-17200-P Works for the construction of the high speed line between Stuttgart and Wendlingen

14. 2007-DE-17020-P Works and studies for upgrading of the section München - Mühldorf - Freilassing, cross-border section DE / AT 15. 2007-DE-17010-P Works for the construction of a high speed line between Wendlingen and Ulm 16. 2007-AT-17170-P Works for the modernisation of the cross border section Salzburg – German border 17. 2007-AT-17040-P Works and studies for upgrading the Wien - Bratislava railway line 18. 2006-DE-1005-P Upgrade of Augsburg-Olching section for high speed railway traffic 19. 2006-DE-1004A-S Studies for the new construction of the Stuttgart-Ulm high speed line 20. 2005-AT-90103-P Equipment of A Network with ETCS Level 1; Phase 1: Wien West – Salzburg and Wels Passau

PP18 Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube 1. 2008-SK-92308-S Project Documentation and Modernisation of Bratislava old bridge 2. 2007-RO-92301-S D. A. N. U. B. E.: Danube Access Network – Unlocking Bottlenecks in Europe, by developing a high quality TEN-T ports infrastructure in Romania on optimal economic terms – Feasibility study phase 3. 2007-NL-18010-P Maasroute, Upgrade of inland waterways from class Va to class Vb specifications 4. 2007-HU-18090-S Improvement of the navigability on the Danube 5. 2007-DE-18050-S Independent variant research on the development of the Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen 6. 2007-DE-18030-P New construction of the rail bridge above the Danube at Deggendorf 7. 2007-BE-18070-P Construction of a 225 x 25 m chamber navigation lock, its ancillary works and a pumping station / hydroelectric power plant on the Albert Canal, to the east of the existing lock complex at Lanaye 8. 2007-BE-18040-P Studies for the construction of a 225m x 25m (Class VIb) lock in Huy (Ampsin-Neuville) and the works of a 225m x 25m (classe VIb) lock in Flémalle (Ivoz-Ramet), both on the Meuse river 9. 2007-AT-18020-P Implementation integrated river engineering project Danube East of Vienna

PP 22 Railway axis Athina–Sofia–Budapest–Wien–Praha–Nürnberg/Dresden 1. 2007-HU-22020-S Preparation of design for approval for the railway line section Biatorbagy (incl.)-Tata (excl.) 2. 2007-EU-22070-S Studies for the development of the Railway Priority Project 22

PP21 Motorways of the Sea 1. 2011-EU-21007-S: COSTA (framework conditions for the use of LNG for ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea)

2. 2010-EU-92240-S Studies on improving the Freight Corridor Concept by using Telematic Applications for Freight, and methods, tools and procedures developed by RNE for rail corridors 3. 2009-EU-60138-P Retrofitment of locomotives with onboard ETCS equipment 4. 2009-EU-60126-S Support to the ERTMS Consolidation 5. 2009-EU-60122-P Deployment of ERTMS on Corridor D: Valencia to Budapest 6. 2009-HU-60139-P Retrofitting of MÁV-TRAKCIÓ locomotives with ETCS equipment to be operated on “Corridor E” 7. 2009-AT-60147-P ERTMS deployment on Corridor E (Dresden-Constanta) Austrian vehicles 8. 2008-EU-91901-S NETLIPSE 9. 2008-EU-90000-S Feasibility study on international rail real time traffic monitoring and electronic path request systems 10. 2007-EU-60120-P ERTMS Implementation on the Railway Corridor D (Valencia- Budapest) 11. 2007-EU-60040-P EEIG: ERTMS Users Group - testing activities 12. 2007-DE-60490-P Equipment of the Railion Deutschland AG locomotives 13. 2006-EU-93001-S ERTMS development and consolidation 14. 2005-AT-90103-P Equipment of A Network with ETCS Level 1; Phase 1: Wien West – Salzburg and Wels Passau

REGIO funding: ISPA, ERDF, Cohesion Fund 1. Smoother rail transport across Slovakia 2. Signalling the way forward in Hungarian rail travel 3. Smooth traffic flows around Budapest’s Ring Road 4. Budapest tramlines set for major upgrade 5. Main Budapest bridge receives an upgrade 6. Modernisation of railway line speeds up journey times and increases capacity on major transport route 7. Development of Urban Tramways in Miskolc 8. Keeping the river traffic flowing: Improving navigation on the DanubeUpgraded local rail line strategically vital for Europe 9. New Danube bridge to speed up international traffic 10. Motorway will bring major benefits 11. Extending the northern breakwater in Constanta port 12. Rolling out faster and safer road transport 13. Piloting Europe’s latest railway signalling system 14. On the road to better transport infrastructure 15. Romanian railway line brought up to speed 16. Refurbishment of railway line will speed up journeys through central and western Romania 17. New motorway benefits entire region