Source: http://www.atlantic-corridor.eu/es/
In addition to Navarre, the expansion of the Corridor incorporates the Autonomous Community of Aragon into the Atlantic Corridor's sphere of influence, where the GM Figueruelas plant is located, the most productive General Motors assembly plant in Europe and numerous companies linked to the car sector.
The main need for this section is to have double track along its length and to adapt to European standards, especially the UIC gauge of 1,435 mm, the ability to operate trains 740 m in length and the ERTMS management system.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the integration of the Section Zaragoza-Pamplona-Bilbao to the Atlantic Corridor is necessary because:
• The density difference of the TEN-T Transport Corridors in the different areas of the European Union is disproportionate, and south-west Europe needs to increase its competitiveness and social cohesion.
• The section proposed to be incorporated into the Atlantic Corridor is already declared as Core Network by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and therefore highlights its European importance within the trans-European transport network as a whole .
• Navarre is one of the most industrialized regions in Europe, with a very technological industrial sector and a great export capacity. Its commercial relations mainly focus on Europe, through the Atlantic Corridor.
• The enlargement incorporates Aragón and Navarra into the Atlantic Corridor's sphere of influence, and allows the connection of the two corridors that cross the Iberian Peninsula, and the ports of the Cantabrian and Mediterranean seas.
• The Noáin-Pamplona intermodal terminal, one of the largest in the north of Spain, supports the increase in the use of railways by companies in the area, which currently use the road for freight transport.
• The incorporation by ATLANTIC CORRIDOR in its Corridor Information Document 2017 of the extension of the Atlantic Corridor through Pamplona and Zaragoza with the Mediterranean Corridor underscores the European importance of this expansion.
The expansion of the Atlantic Corridor is important for Navarre, for Spain and for the whole of Europe.
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ANNEX II: Navarra’s proposed amendments highlighting proposed changes
Atlantic Arc Commission Transport Working Group
March 2017
Atlantic projects in the Annex 1
of the CEF regulation
Source: CEF Regulation – ANNEX 1 (p 23): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1316&from=EN
Atlantic Corridor
Algeciras – Bobadilla – Madrid
Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid
Lisboa – Aveiro – Leixões/Porto
Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bergara – Bilbao/Bordeaux – Paris – Le Havre/Metz – Mannheim/Strasbourg
Bilbao – Pamplona – Zaragoza (Navarra initially priorities to integrate the connection from Zaragoza to Bilbao through Pamplona. In any case, Navarra does not rule out the future connection between Zaragoza and Sagunto).
PRE-IDENTIFIED SECTIONS INCLUDING PROJECTS:
High-speed rail Sines/Lisboa – Madrid
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Rail, ports
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Studies and works ongoing, upgrading of modal interconnection ports of Sines/Lisboa
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High-speed rail Porto – Lisboa
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Rail
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Studies ongoing
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Rail connection Aveiro - Salamanca - Medina del Campo
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Rail
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Cross-border: works ongoing
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Rail connection Bergara - San Sebastián – Bayonne
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Rail
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Completion expected in ES by 2016, in FR by 2020
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Bilbao – Pamplona - Zaragoza
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Rail
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Studies and works
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Bayonne – Bordeaux
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Rail
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Ongoing public consultation
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Bordeaux – Tours
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Rail
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Works ongoing
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Paris
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Rail
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Southern high-speed bypass
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Baudrecourt - Mannheim
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Rail
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Upgrading
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Baudrecourt - Strasbourg
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Rail
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Works ongoing, to be completed 2016
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Le Havre - Paris
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IWW
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Upgrading
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Le Havre - Paris
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Rail
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Studies, upgrading
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Le Havre
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Port, Rail
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Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and interconnections
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North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor
Belfast – Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin – Corcaigh/Cork
Glasgow/Edinburgh – Liverpool/Manchester – Birmingham
Birmingham – Felixstowe/London /Southampton
London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles
Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerpen – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg
Luxembourg – Metz – Dijon – Macon – Lyon – Marseille
Luxembourg – Metz – Strasbourg – Basel
Antwerpen/Zeebrugge – Gent – Dunkerque/Lille – Paris
PRE-IDENTIFIED SECTIONS INCLUDING PROJECTS:
Corcaigh/Cork - Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath/Belfast
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Rail
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Studies and works; Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin Interconnector (DART);
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Belfast
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Port, multimodal connections
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Upgrading
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Glasgow - Edinburgh
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Rail
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Upgrading
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Manchester – Liverpool
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Rail
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Upgrading and electrification, including Northern Hub
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Birmingham – Reading – Southampton
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Rail
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Upgrading of the freight line
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Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Corcaigh/Cork, Southampton
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Ports, rail
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Studies and works on port capacity, MoS and interconnections
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Dunkerque
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Port
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Further development of multimodal platforms and interconnections
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Calais - Paris
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Rail
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Preliminary studies
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Canal Seine Nord; Seine - Escaut
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IWW
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Studies and works; upgrading including cross-border and multimodal connections
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Dunkerque – Lille
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IWW
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Studies ongoing
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Annex I point 3: Other Sections of the Core Networks affecting Atlantic Arc Commission Regions
A Coruña - Vigo - Palencia
Gijón - Palencia
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Bottleneck
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Rail, MoS
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Works ongoing (including ports and multimodal platforms)
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A Coruña - Madrid (high-speed passenger service)
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Bottleneck
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Rail
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Works ongoing
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Bordeaux – Toulouse
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Other core network
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Rail
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Studies high-speed
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(Bilbao-Pamplona-Zaragoza*) - Sagunto
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Other core network
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Rail
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Studies and works
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Cardiff - Bristol - London
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Other core network
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Rail
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Upgrading, including Crossrail
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Nantes - Tours - Lyon
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Other core network
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Rail
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Studies and works
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Huelva – Sevilla
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Other core network
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Rail
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Works ongoing
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(*) Section Bilbao-Pamplona-Zaragoza already included in the PRE-IDENTIFIED SECTIONS INCLUDING PROJECTS
As stated before, Navarra initially priorities to integrate the conection from Zaragoza to Bilbao through Pamplona. But we still support the future connection between Zaragoza and Sagunto in the longer term.
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