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

2. 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 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)

3. 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 ( ) – € billion, including € billion transferred from the Cohesion Fund

4. TEN-T Rail and Road Maps
Rail Network
Road Network

5. 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

6. TEN-T Intermodal Nodes

7. 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

8. 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

9. Map of the Railway Projects 2014 – 20203. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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