D EVELOPMENT OF THE I NTERMODAL T RANSPORT IN B ULGARIA Anita Angelova

Head of Department Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

10th April 2014 Sofia

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TRATEGIC

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RAMEWORK

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Strategy for the Development of the Transport System of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2020

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National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2020 – Priority 8 Improvement of the Transport Connectivity and the Market Access

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OP on Transport 2007-2013 and OP on Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014 – 2020 (draft)

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General Transport Master Plan for Bulgaria

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Strategy for Integration of the Bulgarian Railway Infrastructure in the European Intermodal Network

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Strategy for deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in the Republic of Bulgaria

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Integrated Transport Strategy of Bulgaria (in preparation)

TEN-T & C ONNECTING E UROPE F ACILITY

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Regulation 1315/2013 for the development of the Trans – European Transport Network

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Regulation 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility

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Core and Comprehensive TEN-T Networks

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Corridor Approach – 9 Core Network Corridors

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Connecting Europe Facility financial package:

 Annual and multi-annual work programmes  Budget (2014-2020) – € 26.25 billion, including €11.305 billion transferred from the Cohesion Fund

TEN-T R AIL AND R OAD M APS

Rail Network Road Network

CORE NETWORK CORRIDORS IN BULGARIA

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Two corridors pass through Bulgaria:

 The Rhine – Danube  Orient/East-Med 

Main objectives:

 Remove bottlenecks and build missing links  Streamline cross-border operations  Promote modal integration and interoperability 

Corridor management:

 European Coordinator  Corridor Forum  Work Plan – 22 December 2014

Vidin Sofia Kulata Plovdiv Ruse Svilengrad Silistra Burgas Orient/East-Med Road Section Orient/East-Med Railway Section Rhine Danube IWW Section Core Port Rail-Road Terminal

TEN-T I NTERMODAL N ODES

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URRENT

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ROJECTS FOR

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NTERMODAL

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ERMINALS

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Intermodal Terminal Ruse

 Project preparation under OPT 2007 – 2013  Tender procedure – 2015  Indicative cost of planned investment – € 26 M  Indicative period of implementation – 2 years 

Intermodal Terminal Plovdiv

 Indicative budget – € 7 M  Construction – December 2015  Next step – signing of grant contract 

Intermodal Terminal Varna

   Location: South industrial zone of the city of Varna Transport modes served: sea, rail and road Approved for implementation under the new investment programme “Sustainable development of the regions” with an initial budget of € 15 M

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AILWAY

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ROJECTS

2014 – 2020

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Under implementation

 Rehabilitation of the Railway Infrastructure along Plovdiv – Burgas Railway Line – Stage I   Modernization of Sofia – Plovdiv Railway Line (Septemvri – Plovdiv Section) Electrification and reconstruction of Plovdiv- Svilengrad Railway Line (Dimitrovgrad – Svilengrad Section) 

Planned Projects 2014 – 2020

      Completion of Plovdiv – Burgas Railway Line - Stage ІІ Modernization of Sofia – Plovdiv Railway Line (Septemvri – Sofia Section) Reconstruction of design parameters of Ruse – Varna Railway Line Modernization of Karnobat - Sindel Railway Line (partially) Modernization of Vidin – Medkovets Railway Line Modernization of Sofia – Dragoman Railway Line

M AP OF THE R AILWAY P ROJECTS 2014 – 2020

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Projects under implemantation: I. Plovdiv – Burgas – Stage I II. Septemvri – Plovdiv III. Plovdiv- Svilengrad – Turkish/Greek Borders

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Planned Projects until 2020 1.Plovdiv – Bourgas – stage ІІ 2.Septemvri – Sofia (partially) 3.Ruse - Varna 4.Karnobat – Sindel (partially) 5.Vidin – Medkovets 6.Sofia – Dragoman

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EVELOPMENT OF THE

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ORT

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NFRASTRUCTURE

Vidin Lom Oryahovo Nikopol Somovit Svishtov Ruse Sofia Balchik Lesport Varna Nesebar Burgas Rosenetz Port Terminals under Concession

 Vidin North  Vidin South  Lom  Oryahovo  Somovit   Nikopol Svishtov  Ruse West  Balchik  Lesport   Burgas East 2 Burgas West  Rosenetz  Nesebar (in appeal procedure)

Planned Concessions

 Vidin Center  Ruse East  Ruse Zimovnik

S

USTAINABLE

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REIGHT

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ERVICES

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The Marco Polo Programme was discontinued beyond 2013

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Application of a new approach in the period 2014 – 2020

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Introduction of a new funding scheme for freight transport services under the revised TEN-T and the new instrument CEF

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Ongoing Ex-ante study

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Additional input from stakeholders was collected through online questionnaire

Intelligent Transport Systems Application

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Implementation of River Information System in the Bulgarian stretch of the River Danube (BULRIS)

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Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS Phase 3)

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Implementation of ERTMS as part of the railway infrastructure projects

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

www.mtitc.government.bg

25th February 2014 Sofia