DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERMODAL TRANSPORT IN BULGARIA

Anita AngelovaHead of Department

Ministry of Transport,

Information Technology and Communications

10th April 2014Sofia

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

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

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

General Transport Master Plan for Bulgaria

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

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

Integrated Transport Strategy of Bulgaria (in preparation)

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

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

Regulation 1316/2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility

Core and Comprehensive TEN-T Networks

Corridor Approach – 9 Core Network Corridors

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 & CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY

TEN-T RAIL AND ROAD MAPS

Rail Network Road Network

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

CORE NETWORK CORRIDORS IN BULGARIA

Sofia

Vidin Ruse

Burgas

PlovdivSvilengrad

Silistra

Kulata

Orient/East-Med Road SectionOrient/East-Med Railway SectionRhine Danube IWW SectionCore PortRail-Road Terminal

TEN-T INTERMODAL NODES

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

CURRENT PROJECTS FOR INTERMODAL TERMINALS

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

RAILWAY PROJECTS 2014 – 2020

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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 – Medkovets6.Sofia – Dragoman

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Projects under implemantation:

I. Plovdiv – Burgas – Stage III. Septemvri – PlovdivIII. Plovdiv- Svilengrad – Turkish/Greek Borders

MAP OF THE RAILWAY PROJECTS 2014 – 2020

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Sofia

Vidin

Lom

Burgas

Varna

RuseSvishtov

Oryahovo

SomovitBalchik

Lesport

Nesebar

Nikopol

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

SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT SERVICES

The Marco Polo Programme was discontinued beyond 2013

Application of a new approach in the period 2014 – 2020

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

Ongoing Ex-ante study

Additional input from stakeholders was collected through online questionnaire

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

Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS Phase 3)

Implementation of ERTMS as part of the railway infrastructure projects

Intelligent Transport Systems Application

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

www.mtitc.government.bg

25th February 2014Sofia