Baltic–Adriatic Corridor
Baltic–Adriatic Corridor | |
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Route information | |
Length | 1,800 km (1,100 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Gdańsk |
To | Ravenna |
Location | |
Countries | Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Austria Italy |
Highway system | |
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The Baltic–Adriatic Corridor or Baltic–Adriatic Axis (
History
Following an initiative by the Austrian transportation ministry in 2006,[3] Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Italy signed a Letter of Intent to expand the TEN-T railway project 23, in order to form the Baltic–Adriatic Corridor. The goals of the initiative were to eliminate bottlenecks, create intermodal linking of traffic flows and connect with other European main corridors, eliminate structural and geographical disadvantages for under-served areas (such as the southern Austrian states of Styria and Carinthia), increase the competitiveness of rail with roadway (truck) transport and to realize the market development potentials of passenger traffic along the corridor.
14 European countries signed a declaration calling for implementation of the Baltic–Adriatic Corridor between Gdańsk and Bologna in 2009. Work began in late 2008 on the first phase of the Austrian Koralm Railway between Graz and Klagenfurt, including the 33 km (21 mi) long Koralm Tunnel, the largest infrastructure element of the line. It is expected to be operational by 2025. In 2012 construction of the Semmering Base Tunnel started, expected to open in 2030, bypassing the gradients of the Semmering Pass.
By resolution of 19 October 2011, the Baltic Adriatic Corridor was linked with the TEN-T
Railway lines
- Gdańsk Główny railway station – Warszawa Wschodnia railway station (Polish State Railways PKP rail line 9)
- Warszawa Centralna – Grodzisk Mazowiecki (PKP rail line 1, former Warsaw–Vienna railway)
- PKP rail line 4)
- Zawiercie – Katowice (PKP rail line 1)
- Katowice – Czechowice-Dziedzice (PKP rail line 139)
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Areas served
- Gdańsk Bay with the seaports of Gdańsk and Gdynia
- Warsaw metropolitan area, with connection to Rail Baltica
- Łódź
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- Olomouc urban zone
- Brno metropolitan area
- Magistrale for Europe
- Bratislava
- Styria, the city of Graz, and Carinthia
- Friuli Venezia Giuliaregion
- Veneto with (Venice and Padua)
- Emilia-Romagna with Bologna and Ravenna
- Marche (Ancona)
References
- ^ "Corridor -". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ "Mobility and transport".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Baltico-Adriatico/6 | Debora Serracchiani". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-26.