REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES AND NEEDS for Bratislava Region Version 1.4 D.T1.2.6 30 04 2020 Institute of Spatial Planning (IPP) CORCAP partner(s) Related catchment area (area of analysis) Related cross-border relations IPP Bratislavský kraj, Trnavský kraj, Nitriansky kraj CZ-SK, SK-AT, HU-SK Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................................................ 5 1.1. Geographical and socio-economic description of the area, delimitation and definition of its catchment area .......................................................................................................... 5 1.1.1. Identifying the corridor and determining its catchment area ................................................. 7 1.1.2. Connections with relevant TEN-T and RFC corridors in the area ............................................. 8 1.1.2.1. TEN-T corridors ................................................................................................... 8 1.1.2.2. Multimodal Transport Corridors ............................................................................... 9 1.1.2.3. AGC railways ...................................................................................................... 10 1.1.2.4. AGTC corridors ................................................................................................... 11 1.1.2.5. Railway freight corridors ...................................................................................... 13 1.1.2.6. Other corridors .................................................................................................. 16 1.1.3. Examination of technical parameters of the area ............................................................. 17 1.1.4. Examination of intermodality and terminals in the area ..................................................... 17 1.1.5. Bottlenecks, barriers ............................................................................................... 19 1.2. Presentation of the transport infrastructure system ......................................................... 22 1.2.1. Transport infrastructure characteristics (road, railways, waterways, airports) ......................... 22 1.2.1.1. The Railway Infrastructure .................................................................................... 22 1.2.1.2. Road Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 22 1.2.1.3. Air transport, airports .......................................................................................... 23 1.2.1.4. Water transport .................................................................................................. 26 1.2.2. Multimodal interfaces .............................................................................................. 26 Terminals in Southwest Slovakia ........................................................................................ 27 1.2.3. Cross-border links ................................................................................................... 30 1.3. Presentation of major economic activities and the settlement system .................................. 31 1.3.1. Description of the settlement system ........................................................................... 31 1.3.2. Demographical and socio-economic situation .................................................................. 32 1.3.3. Description of cross-border relations ............................................................................ 33 1.3.4. Presentation of companies in the area (manufactures, logistics, transport), identifying their activities................................................................................................................ 34 1.3.4.1. TOP companies .................................................................................................. 34 1.3.4.2. Transport companies ........................................................................................... 37 1.3.5. Industrial production, major floater (origin) and destination points ...................................... 38 1.3.6. Agriculture production, food processing ........................................................................ 39 1.3.7. Logistic, storage and distribution points ........................................................................ 43 1.4. Presentation of freight characteristics .......................................................................... 44 1.4.1. Partners (market actors) ........................................................................................... 44 1.4.2. Current major directions ........................................................................................... 45 1.4.3. Dimensions of the freight traffic ................................................................................. 47 1.4.4. Presentation of loading devices .................................................................................. 63 Page 2 1.4.5. Presentation of current technology (workflow and operation), capacity limits ......................... 63 1.5. SWOT analysis ......................................................................................................... 65 1.5.1. SWOT analysis of the system of freight transport ............................................................. 65 1.5.2. SWOT analysis of the framework conditions for the Pilot Action ........................................... 66 2. ANALYSIS OF FREIGHT TRENDS (TIME RANGE 2030 / 2050) ............................. 67 2.1. Possible directions of developments ............................................................................. 67 2.2. Possible new connections .......................................................................................... 68 2.3. Terminating links (if any) ........................................................................................... 68 3. PRESENTATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (SCREENING OF DOCUMENTS) ........ 69 3.1. Identification and presentation of strategies and documents with relevance for spatial planning and infrastructure planning .................................................................................. 69 3.2. Analysis of contents of identified strategies and documents ............................................... 71 3.2.1. Preliminary feasibility study of the broad-gauge railway between Košice and Vienna ................. 71 3.2.2. European Silk Road .................................................................................................. 72 3.2.3. The Update of the Development Perspective of Public Ports 2010......................................... 75 3.2.4. Orient East Med – Third Work Plan of the European Coordinator ........................................... 77 3.2.5. Strategic Transport Development Plan of the Slovak Republic until 2030 - Phase II .................... 82 3.2.6. Traffic modelling .................................................................................................... 84 3.2.6.1. Rail Passenger Traffic Survey (2015) ....................................................................... 84 3.2.6.2. Bus Traffic Survey ............................................................................................... 84 3.2.6.3. Air Traffic Survey ............................................................................................... 85 3.2.7. Spatial plan of BSK Region ......................................................................................... 87 3.2.7.1. Spatial plan of Bratislava Self-governing Region (2013) ................................................ 87 3.2.7.2. Spatial plan of Bratislava Self-governing Region as amended (2017) ................................ 87 3.2.8. Program of Economic Development and Social Development of the BSK Region for 2014- 2020 – The Analytical Part ................................................................................................. 88 3.2.9. Regional Integrated Territorial Strategy of the Bratislava Region 2014-2020 ............................ 89 3.2.10. Slovak Spatial Development Perspective (KURS) ............................................................. 90 3.2.11. Transport Node Bratislava - Feasibility Study ................................................................. 92 3.2.12. Traffic Model of the Slovak Republic ........................................................................... 94 3.2.12.1. Freight Transport Survey .................................................................................... 94 3.2.12.2. Final Report (Future Scenarios Prognoses) .............................................................. 95 3.3. Presentation of completed and ongoing projects and actions ............................................. 98 4. SPATIAL ASPECTS OF NODES IN TRANSNATIONAL TRANSPORT ....................... 101 4.1. Needs and requirements for improvement of node functions ........................................... 101 4.2. Process of node development (analysis of the processual dimension) ................................. 101 4.3. Networking activities .............................................................................................. 104 Page 3 5. PRESENTATION OF NECESSARY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ........................ 108 5.1. Identification of regional challenges and regional needs .................................................. 108 5.2. Maps with possible improvements .............................................................................