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Jul 11 2022

77 per cent of CEF financing in first call for TEN-T goes to rail

In the first round of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), 77,7 per cent will go to railway projects. Sixty-seven rail projects across Europe will be funded for a total of 4,2 billion euros, out of the 5,4 billion for all 135 selected projects.

Those findings result from an in-depth analysis conducted by sister publication RailTech.com. All of the projects funded through this programme of the Connecting Europe Facility go to the TEN-T network, a Europe-wide network of railway lines, roads, inland waterways, maritime shipping routes, ports, airports and railroad terminals. The ultimate objective is to close gaps, remove bottlenecks and technical barriers, and EU member states can propose projects to apply for funding. At the end of June, 135 projects were approved in the first call.

 

Biggest beneficiaries

The biggest beneficiary of the rail projects from the Connecting Europe Facility’s first call is the Polish infrastructure manager PKL Polskie linie. A hefty 755 million euros will be directed towards modernising primary passenger lines E65 within the Silesian Province between Będzin and Katowice Piotrowice. Read more

 

Source: RAILFREIGHT.COM