Action 3.1: Mapping ongoing public and private investments Hubs Clustering – Final Report of Action 3.1 Hellenic Institute of Transportation (HIT) / Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) Period 2 Table of Contents Action 3.1: Mapping ongoing public and private investments ............................................................................................. 1 Hubs Clustering – Final Report of Action 3.1......................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Figures.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Charts ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 The project .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 The project Study area ............................................................................................................................................ 6 1.3 Objectives of WP3 “Pilot investment actions and policies for long term sustainability” ....................................... 7 1.4 Scope of Action 3.1 “Mapping ongoing public and private investments” .............................................................. 8 1.5 Structure of the current report ............................................................................................................................... 9 2 Presentation of the 11 hubs, basic characteristics and future investments ................................................................ 10 2.1 Hub of Bologna ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Hub of Bratislava ................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Hub of Bucharest .................................................................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Hub of Budapest ................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.5 Hub of Ljubljana .................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.6 Hub of Sofia........................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.7 Hub of Thessaloniki ............................................................................................................................................... 24 2.8 Hub of Trieste ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.9 Hub of Venice ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 2.10 Hub of Vienna ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.11 Hub of Zagreb ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 3 Analyzing the hubs ........................................................................................................................................................ 35 3.1 Comparative analysis of Hubs ............................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.1 Comparative analysis of the 11 RAIL4SEE hubs regarding urban/ regional level integration ...................... 36 3.1.2 Comparative analysis of the 11 RAIL4SEE hubs at national level ................................................................. 41 3.1.3 Comparative analysis of the 11 RAIL4SEE hubs at transnational level ......................................................... 45 3.1.4 Conclusion of hubs comparative analysis ..................................................................................................... 48 3.2 Hubs clustering for synergies in serving rail demand ........................................................................................... 51 3.3 Hub’s clustering regarding rail competitiveness achievement ............................................................................. 54 3.3.1 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Bologna .................................................................................. 54 3.3.2 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Bratislava ............................................................................... 56 3.3.3 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Bucharest ............................................................................... 59 1 3.3.4 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Budapest ................................................................................ 61 3.3.5 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Ljubljana................................................................................. 63 3.3.6 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Sofia ....................................................................................... 66 3.3.7 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Thessaloniki ........................................................................... 68 3.3.8 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Trieste .................................................................................... 71 3.3.9 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Venice .................................................................................... 73 3.3.10 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Vienna .................................................................................... 76 3.3.11 Rail competitiveness assessment for Hub of Zagreb .................................................................................... 78 3.3.12 Priority clusters of Hubs for rail competitiveness achievement. .................................................................. 80 4 Key suggestions for necessary developments in RAIL4SEE hubs .................................................................................. 82 ANNEX A: Definition of terms ............................................................................................................................................... 85 ANNEX B: Action 3.1 - Template for the individual reports .................................................................................................. 87 ANNEX C – ANNEX L: Individual partners reports ................................................................................................................. 92 List of Tables Table 1: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Bologna’s hub ........................................................................................... 11 Table 2: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Bratislava’s hub ......................................................................................... 14 Table 3: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Bucharest’s hub ......................................................................................... 16 Table 4: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Budapest’s hub .......................................................................................... 19 Table 5: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Ljubljana’s hub .......................................................................................... 20 Table 6: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Sofia’s hub ................................................................................................. 22 Table 7: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Thessaloniki’s hub ..................................................................................... 24 Table 8: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Trieste hub ................................................................................................ 27 Table 9: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Venice hub................................................................................................. 28 Table 10: Sum up of key characteristics and interventions in Vienna’s hub ........................................................................................... 30 Table 11: Sum up of key