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Key Core Network Corridors

 

1. Baltic – Adriatic Corridor

Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice
Gdynia – Katowice
Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien
Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien
Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna

 

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Helsinki – Tallinn Ports, MoS port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms and their interconnections, MoS (including icebreaking capacity)
Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa Rail (detailed) studies for new UIC gauge fully interoperable line; works for new line to start before 2020;
Riga Rail, port, airport rail connections to Riga port and airport, rail bypass (including synergies with road bypass)
Gdynia – Katowice Rail upgrading
Gdynia, Gdansk Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms
Warszawa – Katowice Rail upgrading
Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien & Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Rail upgrading, in particular cross-border sections PL-CZ, PL-SK and SK-AT; (further) development of multimodal platforms
Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Udine – Venezia – Ravenna Rail upgrading and works ongoing; (further) development of multimodal platforms
Trieste, Venice, Ravenna Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms

 

2. Warszawa – Berlin – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Midlands

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool

 

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
BY border – Warszawa – Poznań – DE border Rail upgrading existing line, studies for high speed rail
PL Border – Berlin – Hannover – Amsterdam/Rotterdam Rail upgrading of several sections (Amsterdam – Utrecht – Arnhem; Hannover – Berlin)
West-German Canals, Mittellandkanal, Hannover – Magdeburg – Berlin IWW upgrading
Amsterdam locks IWW studies ongoing
Felixstowe – Midlands Rail, port, multimodal platforms interconnections port and multimodal platforms

 

3. Mediterranean Corridor

Algeciras – Madrid – Tarragona
Valencia – Tarragona
Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Algeciras – Madrid Rail studies ongoing, works to be launched before 2015, to be completed 2020
Valencia – Tarragona – Barcelona Rail construction between 2014 – 2020
Barcelona Port, airport interconnections rail with port and airport
Barcelona – Perpignan Rail cross-border section, works ongoing, new line completed by 2015, upgrading existing line
Perpignan – Montpellier Rail bypass Nîmes – Montpellier to be operational in 2017, Montpellier – Perpignan for 2020
Lyon – Torino Rail cross-border section, works base tunnel to be launched before 2020; studies access routes
Milano – Brescia Rail partially upgrading, partially new high-speed line
Brescia – Venezia – Trieste Rail works to start before 2014 on several sections
Milano – Mantova – Venezia – Trieste IWW studies, upgrading, works
Trieste – Divača Rail studies and partial upgrading ongoing; cross-border section to be realised until after 2020
Koper – Divača – Ljubljana – Maribor Rail studies and upgrading/partially new line
Ljubljana node Rail, airport rail node Ljubljana, including multi-modal platform; rail airport interconnection
Maribor – Zalalövö Rail cross-border section: studies, works to start before 2020
Boba- Szekesferhervar Rail upgrading
Budapest-Miskolc-UA border Rail upgrading

 

4. Hamburg – Rostock – Burgas/TR border – Piraeus – Lefkosia

Hamburg / Rostock – Berlin – Praha – Brno – Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Sofia
 Sofia – Burgas/TR border
Sofia – Thessaloniki – Piraeus – Limassol – Lefkosia

 

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Dresden – Praha  Rail studies for high-speed rail
Hamburg – Dresden – Praha – Pardubice IWW Elbe upgrading
Děčín locks IWW studies
Breclav – Bratislava Rail cross-border, upgrading
Bratislava – Hegyeshalom Rail cross-border, upgrading
Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Calafat Rail upgrading in HU nearly completed, ongoing in RO

Vidin –  Sofia – Burgas/TR border
Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athens/Piraeus

Rail studies and works Vidin – Sofia – Thessaloniki; upgrading Sofia – Burgas/TR border
Athens/Piraeus – Limassol MoS port capacity and hinterland connections
Limassol – Lefkosia Ports, multimodal platforms upgrading of modal interconnection

 

5. Helsinki – Valletta

Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover
Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona  – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari
Napoli – Palermo – Valletta

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Kotka/Hamina – Helsinki Port, rail port hinterland connections, rail upgrading
Helsinki Airport airport-rail connection
RU border – Helsinki Rail works ongoing
Turku – Stockholm Ports, MoS port hinterland connections, icebraking capacity
Stockholm – Malmö (Nordic Triangle) Rail works ongoing on specific sections
Fehmarn Rail studies ongoing, construction works Fehmarn Belt fixed link between 2014 and 2020
København – Hamburg via Fehmarn: access routes Rail access routes DK to be completed by 2020, access routes Germany to be completed in 2 steps (2020 – 2027)
Hamburg/Bremen – Hannover Rail works to be started before 2020
München – Wörgl Rail access to Brenner Base Tunnel and cross-border section: 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
Messina – Palermo Rail upgrading (remaining sections)
Palermo – Valletta Ports, MoS port hinterland connections
Valletta – Marsaxlokk    Port, airport traffic management systems to be deployed, upgrading of modal interconnection

 

6. Genova – Rotterdam

Genova – Milano/Novara – Simplon/Lötschberg/Gotthard – Basel – Mannheim – Köln
Köln– Düsseldorf – Rotterdam/Amsterdam
Köln– Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel– Zeebrugge

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Genova – Milano/Novara – CH border Rail studies; works starting before 2020

Basel – Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Antwerpen

IWW upgrading
Karlsruhe – Basel Rail works to be completed by the end of 2020
Frankfurt – Mannheim Rail studies ongoing
Zevenaar – Emmerich – Oberhausen Rail works to be completed until 2017
Zeebrugge Port locks: studies ongoing

 

7. Lisboa – Strasbourg

Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid
Lisboa –  Aveiro – Oporto
Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
High Speed rail Sines/Lisboa – Madrid Rail, ports studies and works ongoing, upgrading of modal interconnection ports of Sines/Lisboa
High speed rail Porto – Lisboa Rail studies ongoing
Rail connection Aveiro – ES Rail cross-border: works ongoing
Rail Connection Bergara – San Sebastián – Bayonne Rail completion expected in ES by 2016, in FR by 2020
Bayonne – Bordeaux Rail ongoing public consultation
Tours – Bordeaux Rail works ongoing
Paris Rail southern high-speed bypass
Baudrecourt – Mannheim Rail upgrading
Baudrecourt – Strasbourg Rail works ongoing, to be completed 2016

 

8. Dublin – London – Paris – Brussel/Bruxelles

Belfast – Dublin – Holyhead – Birmingham

Glasgow/Edinburgh – Birmingham

Birmingham – London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles
Dublin/Cork/Southampton – Le Havre – Paris
London – Dover – Calais – Paris

 

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Dublin – Belfast Rail upgrading
Glasgow – Edinburgh Rail upgrading
High Speed 2 Rail studies
Swansea – Cardiff – Bristol – London Rail upgrading
Dublin, Cork, Southampton, Le Havre Ports hinterland connections
Le Havre – Paris IWW upgrading
Le Havre – Paris Rail studies
Calais – Paris Rail preliminary studies

 

9. Amsterdam – Basel/Lyon – Marseille

Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg
Luxembourg – Dijon – Lyon
Luxembourg – Strasbourg – Basel

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Terneuzen Maritime locks: studies ongoing
Terneuzen – Gent IWW studies, upgrading
Antwerp Maritime, port locks: studies ongoing, port: hinterland connections
Canal Seine – Escaut IWW design completed, competitive dialogue launched, overall completion by 2018
Waterways upgrade in Wallonia IWW studies, upgrading
Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg – Strasbourg Rail works ongoing
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

 

10. Strasbourg – Danube Corridor

Strasbourg – Stuttgart – München – Wels/Linz
Strasbourg – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau – Wels/Linz
Wels/Linz – Wien – Budapest – Arad – Brašov – Bucurešti – Constanta

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates
Rail connection Strasbourg – Kehl Appenweier Rail works interconnection Appenweier
Karlsruhe – Stuttgart – München Rail studies and works ongoing
München – Mühldorf – Freilassing – Salzburg Rail studies and works ongoing
Salzburg – Wels Rail studies
Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau – Wels Rail studies; works partly ongoing
Rail connection Wels – Wien Rail completion expected by 2017
Wien – Budapest Rail studies high speed HU
Arad – Brašov – Bucurešti – Constanta Rail upgrading of specific sections; studies high-speed
Main – Main-Donau-Canal – Danube IWW studies and works on several sections and  bottlenecks; inland waterway ports: hinterland connections
Constanta Port hinterland connections


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