Development of the Intermodal Transport in Bulgaria Anita Angelova Head of Department Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications 10th April 2014 Sofia

Strategic Framework 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)

TEN-T & Connecting Europe Facility 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 Rail and Road Maps Rail Network Road Network

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

TEN-T Intermodal Nodes

Current Projects for Intermodal Terminals 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

Railway Projects 2014 – 2020 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

Map of the Railway Projects 2014 – 2020 3. 4. 1. 2. Planned Projects until 2020 Plovdiv – Bourgas – stage ІІ Septemvri – Sofia (partially) Ruse - Varna Karnobat – Sindel (partially) Vidin – Medkovets Sofia – Dragoman 6. 5. Projects under implemantation: I. Plovdiv – Burgas – Stage I II. Septemvri – Plovdiv III. Plovdiv- Svilengrad – Turkish/Greek Borders II I III

Development of the Port Infrastructure 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 Sofia Vidin Lom Burgas Varna Ruse Svishtov Oryahovo Somovit Balchik Lesport Nesebar Nikopol Rosenetz

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

Intelligent Transport Systems Application 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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! www.mtitc.government.bg 25th February 2014 Sofia