Innovation and Networks Executive Agency

Rail 2007-FR-03010-P

INEA ceased operations on 31 March 2021. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) was established on 1 April 2021 to take over its legacy portfolio as well as additional EU funding programmes.

High speed railway line between Nîmes and Perpignan, works and studies for bypassing Nîmes and Montpellier

Programme:

The Nîmes and Montpellier bypass is located on the Mediterranean branch of Priority Project 3, the high speed railway line Paris-Madrid. The construction of a new railway line of 70 km removed a  bottleneck on the railway link between the Rhône Valley and the Pyrenees.

The line was equipped with ETCS (European Train Control System) Level 2 - an essential part of the European Rail Traffic Management System - to guarantee interoperability with the European high speed network.

The line was also mixed, allowing high speed and conventional passenger traffic, as well as freight transport.

This action covered the finalisation on of the design studies, land acquisition, and the construction on of the new line, plus links to the existing railway network. The works were carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).


The Action is closed.

 

EU contribution: €152,051,410

 

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This project was also looked at during the Mid-Term Review of the 2007-2013 TEN-T Multi-Annual Work Programme.

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Member States involved:

France

Implementation schedule:

Start date: January 2007
End date: December 2015

Beneficiary:

 Ministry of Sustainable Development

Implementing body:

 Réseau Ferré de France 

Additional information:

 Coordinator’s Report of the Priority Project
 European Commission, DG MOVE
 Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)​


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