Mediterranean

6 Antequera-Granada: HSR Access to Granada HS access to urban
node
7 Algeciras - Bobadilla: Electrification Interoperability
8 Madrid – Algeciras: Enlargement of max. train length to 740 m, UIC gauge
implementation
Interoperability
9 ERTMS deployment on the entire alignment of the Mediterranean Corridor ERTMS Deployment
10 Rail/Road improvements in Tarragona, Barcelona, Cartagena, Valencia,
Sevilla and Algeciras Seaports
Last mile connections
to Seaports
Remaining critical issues
Despite Spain's efforts to expand the UIC gauge on its conventional rail network, it is not
to be expected that the UIC track gauge will be deployed completely by 2030 on the
conventional lines.
In addition, connecting the Spanish core airports with the TEN-T railway network as
recommended by the EU represents another challenge that shall be addressed.
FRANCE
Current status
The most relevant critical issues are related to:
a) missing HS railway link between Montpellier and Perpignan, as well as the
foreseen HS line Lyon-Turin
b) the low standards of the conventional line Lyon-Turin that penalise especially
the freight trains in terms of productivity
c) the urban nodes of Lyon and Marseille are characterized by a high promiscuity
of rail traffic due to overlapping of metropolitan, regional, long distance and
freight traffic
d) the need of upgrading road and rail last mile links to the port facilities of Fos
and Marseille in order to accommodate the forecasted traffic flows
e) the lack of capacity on the railway lines: ES border- Perpignan – Montpellier –
Nîmes and Valence-Grenoble- Chambéry
f) currently none of the existing lines is equipped with the ERTMS signalling
system except for the cross border high speed line Le Pertus -Perpignan.
g) The canal linking the Rhône near Fos-sur-Mer and the port of Sète needs several
improvements to reach TEN-T standards (from CEMT class III to IV) and to
increase its performances.
On-going and planned main interventions
The following map depicts the matching between the identified critical issues and the ongoing
and/or planned interventions included in the Corridor Project list. Between these,
concerning railway projects, the ones with the biggest KPI contribution have been
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