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30 leaders > site currently water and waste water network renovations are in progress by different investors. The total estimated costs are 10,5 billion HUF (EUR 34,2 Million). The planning is finished and public procurement for choosing the most favourable contractor is now in progress. The projects may start this summer, and will be finished late 2015. By finishing the Széll Kálmán tér development project, a brand new, greener, cleaner and more friendly environment will be made with much greater liveable space than currently. Together with the “’Budai fonódó” project, the new concept of tram network on the square will enable new tram line connections. The project also contains building demolishment and construction, public utility works, road construction and architecture. According to our sooner study, every day 200.000 persons pass through the square now. We will improve all of their conditions. It is a great challenge from our side during the construction to ensure their passage; therefore we made several well-detailed organisation plans. The estimated cost is 5,2 billion HUF (EUR 17 Million). Currently the planning is finished and public procurement is in progress. The projects may start this summer, and will be finished late 2015. The renovated tram lines, the more reliable power supply result faster journeys, the new tram line connections mean less total travelling time. They all have favourable impact on the local public transport system. All of these benefits were calculated and well considered before making the decisions on starting and financing the projects. All the projects above are financed by the state, the local government, and mostly by the European Union. For further information, tram networks plans, 3D visualizations, and 3D model you are kindly welcome to visit our website on www.bkk.hu. Railway PRO: By 2020, the entire fleet of trams could be replaced by low-floor vehicles in order to increase the quality of services and ensure accessibility. What is the objective of this project and what will be the value of the vehicle procurement contracts? Dávid Vitézy: Budapest has cca 200 trams at the age over 40 years. In order to replace these old vehicles, we prepared a project. Originally we had a few integrated tram project: one project contained both the infrastructure renewal/ extension and the rolling stock. It would not have been very efficient so I am glad we managed to convince the European Commission to have separate infrastructure projects and one large rolling stock procurement. Apparently the first rolling stock only procurement funded by the EU. Learning from existing examples we constructed a contract which allows us to buy more trams once we have more funds available. This strategy saves us two years as the average time required for completely closing a tram procurement process. As a result, cca. 46% of the trams of Budapest will be low-floor by 2020, in order to increase the quality of services and ensure accessibility. The value of the vehicle procurement contracts are: 106.360.000 EURO for 47 trams (delivery contract signed with CAF), and further 150.000.000 EURO is needed to buy the other 77 trams (as an option). Railway PRO: What is the preparation stage of the extension of Metro Line 1, the acquisition of new metro trains and the development of links to other modes of transport? Dávid Vitézy: The pre-feasibility study of the extension of metro line M1 is done, the feasibility study will be ready in August 2014. As a part of this project we would like to replace the 40 years old vehicles of this line. The vehicles of the metro line M3 are almost 40 years old, so they need to be replaced. Budapest has two main alternatives of renewing the rolling stock fleet: one is the major overhaul of currently operating rolling stock, upgrade of transmission and signalling to ensure a 15-year extension of operational lifetime, the other is the replacement of all vehicles operating on the line. We haven’t made the decision between the two major alternatives yet – we are in the preparation phase, in which we make a feasibility study about the complex renewing of the M3 infrastructure. As a part of this study we will investigate every aspects of the renewing or replacing question. We would like to connect the metro line M2 to the H8 suburban railway, the project is in preparation phase now. To make this we will need new vehicles, which can be operated in the metro line and on the suburban line, as well. We are planning to connect Szentendre and Csepel HÉV suburban railways (H5 and H7) under the inner city. For this project we will need interoperable vehicles, which can run on railway lines and suburban railway lines, as well. Railway PRO: How do you envisage the accession level of European financing in these projects for 2014-2020? Dávid Vitézy: We are still in the preparation phase, but we already have the strategy and feasibility studies for all of our preparation projects, which could be built in the next 7 years. BKK’s organisation and experts are prepared and ready to execute the projects. Building up this capability is one of our major achievements. We continuously consult about the possible sources and time of constructions with the competent people. According to these consultations will be clear the degree of the municipality, the governmental and EU funds for each projects. Railway PRO: Do local authorities have a budget on the allocation of funds for these projects, allocation which relies on Budapest’s transport system development strategy? Dávid Vitézy: The previous transport development plans contained a large scale, long-term developments which required a large amount of development funds – many, many billions of euros. These funding requirements undermined the feasibility of the previous plans. Opposed to this approach, the Balázs Mór Plan sets general guidelines, goals and measures. After the approval of these basic principles a programming process can be done which determines the programs and projects according to the available funds. EU budget negotiations for the next 7 years are under process and these funds will be available more than just Budapest, but we hope the results will enable the developments in Budapest. Будапешт: транспорт на рельсах лежит в основе развития системы общественного транспорта С учетом доли общественного транспорта на уровне более 50%, жители города Будапешта требуют всё более высоких стандартов плотности и качества сети. В этой связи, BKK (Транспортный центр города Будапешта) осуществляет ряд проектов развития. Большинство из них касается транспорта на рельсах и его подключения к сети пригородного железнодорожного транспорта. Кроме проектов, находящихся на стадии внедрения, BKK разрабатывает стратегию и технико-экономическое обоснование всех проектов, которые намеревается внедрить в период с 2014 года по 2020 год. Интервью с господином Давидом Витези, который является Исполнительным директором BKK. www.railwaypro.com | August 2014
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