Trans-European high-speed rail network
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The Trans-European high-speed rail network (TEN-R), together with the Trans-European conventional rail network
, make up the Trans-European Rail network, which in turn is one of a number of the European Union
's Trans-European transport networks
(TEN-T). It was defined by the Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996.
The European Union council decision 2002/735/EC defines technical standards for interoperability of the system.
high-speed train network at the various stages of its design, construction and operation.
The network is defined as a system consisting of a set of infrastructures, fixed installations, logistic equipment and rolling stock.
By definition of the EC decision, a high-speed line must have one of these three infrastructure characteristics:
The rolling stock used on these lines must be compatible with the characteristics of the infrastructure.
Along important listed rail routes (TEN-T
), the railway shall be of high speed type, either when new parts are built, or when upgrades are made. This creates a quality requirement on these projects.
Trans-European conventional rail network
The Trans-European conventional rail network, together with the Trans-European high-speed rail network, make up the Trans-European Rail network, which in turn is one of a number of the European Union's Trans-European transport networks...
, make up the Trans-European Rail network, which in turn is one of a number of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
's Trans-European transport networks
Trans-European Transport Networks
The Trans-European Transport Networks are a planned set of road, rail, air and water transport networks designed to serve the entire continent of Europe. The TEN-T networks are part of a wider system of Trans-European Networks , including a telecommunications network and a proposed energy network...
(TEN-T). It was defined by the Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996.
The European Union council decision 2002/735/EC defines technical standards for interoperability of the system.
Description
The aim of this EU Directive is to achieve the interoperability of the EuropeanEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
high-speed train network at the various stages of its design, construction and operation.
The network is defined as a system consisting of a set of infrastructures, fixed installations, logistic equipment and rolling stock.
By definition of the EC decision, a high-speed line must have one of these three infrastructure characteristics:
- specially built high-speed lines equipped for speeds generally equal to or greater than 250 km/h
- specially upgraded high-speed lines equipped for speeds of the order of 200 km/h
- specially upgraded high-speed lines which have special features as a result of topographical, relief or town-planning constraints, on which the speed must be adapted to each case.
The rolling stock used on these lines must be compatible with the characteristics of the infrastructure.
Along important listed rail routes (TEN-T
Trans-European Transport Networks
The Trans-European Transport Networks are a planned set of road, rail, air and water transport networks designed to serve the entire continent of Europe. The TEN-T networks are part of a wider system of Trans-European Networks , including a telecommunications network and a proposed energy network...
), the railway shall be of high speed type, either when new parts are built, or when upgrades are made. This creates a quality requirement on these projects.
Corridors
- Corridor 1 - Berlin–Palermo railway axisBerlin–Palermo railway axisThe Berlin-Palermo railway axis is Line 1 of the Trans-European Transport Networks ,which involves the creation of a 2,200 km-long high-speed rail line between Berlin and Palermo.-Germany:...
- Corridor 2 - Brussels-centered network to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Cologne
- Corridor 3 - High-speed rail axis of Southwest Europe (Lisbon-Porto, Lisbon-Salamanca, Lisbon-Madrid-Barcelona-Lyon, Madrid-Bilbao-Bordeaux-Paris)
- Corridor 4 - High-speed railway axis east (Paris to Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Mannheim)
- Corridor 6 - Lyon-Turin-Trieste-Ljubljana-Budapest railway axis
- Corridor 17 - Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Vienna-BratislavaMagistrale for EuropeThe Magistrale for Europe is a Trans-European Networks project for the creation of a high-speed railway line between Paris and Budapest. It TEN project No. 17 , and is already under way.....
See also
- High-speed rail in EuropeHigh-speed rail in EuropeHigh-speed rail is emerging in Europe as an increasingly popular and efficient means of transport. The first high-speed rail lines in Europe, built in the 1980s and 1990s, improved travel times on intra-national corridors. Since then, several countries have built extensive high-speed networks,...
- Trans-European Transport NetworksTrans-European Transport NetworksThe Trans-European Transport Networks are a planned set of road, rail, air and water transport networks designed to serve the entire continent of Europe. The TEN-T networks are part of a wider system of Trans-European Networks , including a telecommunications network and a proposed energy network...
- Trans-European Road networkTrans-European road networkThe Trans-European road network was defined by Council Decision 93/629/EEC of October 29, 1993, and is a project to improve the internal road infrastructure of the European Union...
- Trans-European Rail networkTrans-European Rail networkThe Trans-European Rail network is made up of the Trans-European high-speed rail network as well as the Trans-European conventional rail network...
- Trans-European conventional rail networkTrans-European conventional rail networkThe Trans-European conventional rail network, together with the Trans-European high-speed rail network, make up the Trans-European Rail network, which in turn is one of a number of the European Union's Trans-European transport networks...
- Trans-European Inland Waterway networkTrans-European Inland Waterway networkThe Trans-European Inland Waterway network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks of the European Union.According to Article 11 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the...
- Motorways of the SeaMotorways of the SeaMotorways of the Sea are a concept in the transport policy of the European Union, stressing the importance of sea transport. The main aim of these Motorways of the Sea is to improve port communications with peripheral regions of the European continent and thus strengthen the networks between the EU...
- Trans-European Seaport networkTrans-European Seaport networkThe Trans-European Seaport network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks of the European Union.According to Article 12 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European...
- Trans-European Airport networkTrans-European Airport networkThe Trans-European Airport network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks of the European Union.According to Article 13 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European...
- Trans-European Combined Transport networkTrans-European Combined Transport networkThe Trans-European Combined Transport network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks of the European Union.According to Article 14 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the...