Named after the region it crosses and the shape it has, the Basque Y high-speed railway runs on 175km of track between France and Spain. Basque Y: France and Spain’s new high-speed rail Although over seven million people currently live in a 60-minute radius from it, the final link is predicted to be used by a mere one million passengers every year, potentially jeopardising the cost-benefit ratio of the project. However, the ECA also pointed to the fact that the line may not be economically sustainable.
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Similarly, access routes to the tunnel are expected to enter full capacity and comply with the regulation in time for the tunnel’s opening. The ECA report concluded that the project is on track to meeting its target opening date of 2028 while having a margin of three years to meet the TEN-T regulation demands. The project involves the construction of a motorway and a double-track mixed railway line for both passenger and freight between Germany and Denmark, which are both currently building access lines to support the link. Right at the northern end of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor is the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an 18km rail-road tunnel connecting the Scandinavian Peninsula to the rest of Europe. Fehmarn Belt: connecting Scandinavia to mainland Europe In addition, the Austrian Court of Audit recently warned of potential delays of two more years, hinting that the tunnel might not enter service before 2030.įinally, the project’s partnering countries of Austria, Germany and Italy are yet to complete a harmonised traffic study and therefore agree on consistent figures and methods. The tunnel is expected to serve a population of 7.9 million people and will be used for both freight and passenger operations.ĭespite the opening date expected for 2028 and access routes in Germany and Italy scheduled to be fully compliant with the TEN-T regulation by 2030, the ECA found that some German access lines could be delayed to between 20. Northbound and southbound lines passing through the tunnel are also currently being built to better connect Verona and Munich. Upon completion, the link will span 64km to form an essential part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T core network that runs from Sicily to Finland in a vertical axis. The Brenner Base Tunnel is a two-tube railway tunnel currently under construction to improve connections between Italy, Germany and Austria.
Brenner Base Tunnel: improving connections between Verona and Munich On the other hand, speed requirements and the service’s ERTMS system are yet to become TEN-T-compliant. Access lines on both sides are either currently compliant with the policy parameters or going to be so by 2030. However, it is unlikely to become operational by then as the expected completion date of 2029 leaves a small margin for potential delays.
Plans to build a tunnel between the Alps to link Turin and Lyon have been in the cards since the 1990s, though political frictions in Italy and more lately budget issues have caused numerous delays.Ī pillar project for both passenger and freight services between the two countries, the Turin-Lyon is part of the wider TEN-T Mediterranean corridor that runs from southern Spain to Eastern Europe via various transport methods.Īccording to the ECA’s report, the line’s cross-border section looks en route for completion before the 2030 deadline. One of the most debated infrastructure projects in the continent, the Turin-Lyon high-speed rail network aims to connect northern Italy to southwestern France through 270km of tracks. Lyon-Turin: a tunnel through the Alps for passengers and freight The total estimated cost for these projects was €54bn, though the report revealed each could see a €2.2bn rise compared to the initial budget.
The verdict was primarily blamed on poor collaboration between countries as well as ongoing constructional and operational issues.
However, earlier this summer a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found that the majority of these links are unlikely to become fully operational by 2030. Set for completion by 2030, six of these projects are rail centric. Promoted under the Trans-European Transport Network ( TEN-T ) policy, the projects contribute to the creation of nine Core Network Corridors that will connect all member states via various transport modes.Ĭrucial to achieving this Core Network are eight cross-border transport mega-projects in thirteen member states.
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Since 2013, the European Union has been funding the construction and upgrade of transport corridors across its member states in order to remove bottlenecks and promote sustainable and seamless transport in the area.
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