RESULTS OF THE CROSS BORDERS SURVEY

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1 Technical Secretariat Pan-European Transport Corridor X ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE RESULTS OF THE CROSS BORDERS SURVEY July 2003

2 WORK PLAN Specific questionnaire based survey to complete the data collected during the first T.S. survey Completion of data by a specific round of expertise in order to observe (under real conditions) the border crossing procedures and the respective waiting times. Meetings and interviews with (mainly) the custom and police authorities of each border station. Data analysis Conclusions Objective: Designation of cross border stations with most important problems and proposal of near/ mid-term measures for the improvement of infrastructure and transport facilitation.

3 1. Questionnaire-based survey Objective: Update of the existing archive on cross border station infrastructure and procedures Action: Design of questionnaires for road and rail cross border stations. General information - Toponym, Exact site (km position), Ground plan, Working hours, Shifts Infrastructure - : Lanes per vehicle category in entrance and exit, Special lanes, Other installations (police, customs, phyto-sanitary, ramps, tolls etc.) - : Lines per train category in entrance and exit, Special lines, Other installations (police, customs, phyto-sanitary, ramps, marshalling yards, platforms etc.) Description of procedures - Required documents per vehicle/ train category, per type of procedure, and respective duration time Traffic volumes - Annual entrance and exit traffic volumes per vehicle/ train category for the last 6 years Delays - Delays per vehicle/ train category Peak and off-peak periods - Peak and off-peak hours and days

4 2. On-site visits of expertise Objectives: Registration, under real conditions, of the border crossing procedures and respective delays. Action 2.1: Coordination with the Steering Committee members of each participating country for implementing an on-site visits programme. Action 2.2: Meetings with the responsible authorities and registration of the problems of each Corridor X s (road/ rail) station: 2-4 December 2002: Serbia, Croatia, Hungary (Main Axis & Branch B) December 2002: Austria, Slovenia, Croatia (Main Axis & Branch A) February 2003: Serbia, F.Y.R.O.M., Bulgaria (Main Axis & Branch C) 21 February 2003: Greece (Main Axis) 24 February 2003: F.Y.R.O.M. (Main Axis) 26 February 2003: Greece, F.Y.R.O.M. (Branch D)

5 3. Data analysis Conclusions Objectives: Identification of cross borders with bottlenecks due to lack of infrastructure and the followed procedures depending on the traffic level and the observed delays. Action 3.1: Construction of a Database with physical and operational characteristics of each station. Action 3.2: Conclusions on border stations per country and pair of stations. Action 3.3: Appraisal of the results of relevant studies (REBIS, WB/ TTFSE).

6 Austria Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Karavanke Spiefeld Long queues on peak days, after the EU enlargement the station will be relieved Rosenbach Change of locomotive Same voltage locomotives Spiefeld Change of locomotive Same voltage locomotives

7 Slovenia Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Karavanke, 50% of capacity in use Sentilj Obrezje Gruskovje New station in early stage of construction New station in final stage of construction, traffic will be tripled in 20 years Jesenice Dobova Change of locomotive Change of locomotive New station by 2005 E-connection with Savski Marof Maribor Maribor Tezno

8 Croatia Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Bregana Bottlenecks during summer Lack of buildings Doubling of lanes and 250 parking places/ CARDS 2.5moEuros Macelj Lipovac Bottlenecks Difficult terrain Bottlenecks during summer Lack of buildings TTFSE project 6 new lanes and 300 parking places/ CARDS 2.5moEuros Savski Marof Tovarnik Lack of lines and buildings Change of locomotive Lack of personnel Phyto- sanitary inspections until 14:00 only Planned joint border station E-connection with Dobova Negotiation for joint border station in Vinkovci or Sid (Serbia)

9 Hungary Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Roszke, new station in 2003 Kelebia Significant delays

10 Serbia Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Batrovci Presevo Horgos Gradina Bottlenecks during summer Lack of buildings Bottlenecks during summer Lack of infrastructure equipment Possible bottlenecks Lack of infrastructure equipment TTFSE project CARDS 3.5moEuros TTFSE project TTFSE project TTFSE project Sid Presevo Subotica Dimitrovgrad Delays Delays Old equipment small station

11 Bulgaria Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Kalotina On-line electronic system New phyto-sanitary installations Kalotina Change of locomotive Electrification of the line

12 F.Y.R.O.M. Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Tabanovce Water supply Low capacity Poor infrastructure and equipment Reconstruction by 2004 t financially secured Bogorodica Medzitlija Water & power supply Signaling Water & power supply Signaling Rehabilitation of facilities (PHARE) Rehabilitation of facilities (PHARE) Tabanovce Small station only for passengers Trubarevo station is used for freight Austrian company working on border crossing issues Gevgelija Rehabilitation of facilities Medzitlija t in use

13 Greece Mode Station Problems/ Bottlenecks Planned/ ongoing projects Need for further improvement Evzoni Reconstruction before the Athens Olympic Games Niki Rehabilitation Idomeni Change of locomotive Mesonnision t in use

14 Delays at ROAD cross border stations

15 Delays at RAIL cross border stations

16 5. General conclusions Lack of infrastructure (buildings, parking places, sufficient lanes for entrance and exit, electricity supply etc.). Lack of special lanes for TIR trucks. Lack of staff. In some cases fair staff but lack of lighting installations => obligatory working hours (daylight). Lack of appropriate technical equipment (mainly PCs). n-interoperable infrastructure. In the case of rail transport change of locomotive => 30min + brake tests (10min) = 40min. Visa regime (mainly in Serbia). Senghen treaty and new E.U. borders will cause the shift of bottlenecks to other cross border stations with already limited capacity.

17 6. Categorisation of stations per facing problem Buildings Lanes/ Lines TIR lanes Parking Electricity - Water Lighting PC E-connection Interoperability Staff Bottlenecks ROAD STATIONS Gruskovje Batrovci Macelj Macelj Tabanovce Batrovci Macelj Presevo Bregana (S) Bregana Tabanovce Batrovci Lipovac Medzitlja Gradina Gradina Gradina Macelj Lipovac Bogorodica Batrovci Presevo Tabanovce Lipovac (S) Batrovci Gradina Obrezje Presevo Medzitlja Batrovci (S) Tabanovce Presevo (S) RAIL STATIONS Savski Marof Savski Marof Gevgelija Austria Slovenia Tovarnik Presevo Slovenia Croatia Tabanovce Bulgaria Serbia (S): During the summer period

18 7. Potential border crossing projects identified by REBIS Country Mode Station Project/ Action needed Croatia Macelj Infrastructure improvement (depending on the result of TTFSE evaluation) F.Y.R.O.M. Tabanovce Infrastructure improvement F.Y.R.O.M. Tabanovce Study to identify whether investments are necessary for future traffic F.Y.R.O.M. Medzitlija Minor improvement financing of water supply systems F.Y.R.O.M. Gevgelija Minor improvement financing of water supply systems Serbia Presevo Infrastructure improvement Serbia Presevo Study to identify whether investments are necessary for future traffic Serbia Gradina Infrastructure improvement for increased capacity to reduce waiting time Serbia Sid Pre-feasibility of joint railway operation