Release date: 29 August 2018
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
SUND OG BAELT HOLDING A/SLocation
Description
The project consists of the upgrading of the Danish railway access line, between Ringsted and Rodby, linking to the future Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany.
Objectives
The project concerns improving the railway line connection to the Fehmarnbelt tunnel on the Danish side. The upgrade includes the increase of line speed to 200 km/h for passenger trains, electrification of the track, constructing a double track for the whole section and equipping the track with European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 baseline 3. The project is located on the Scandinavian - Mediterranean Trans-European Transport Core Network (TEN-T) Corridor.
Sector(s)
- Transport - Transportation and storage
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 200 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 677 million
Environmental aspects
The project consists of the modernisation and electrification of existing railway infrastructure and is to be carried out mainly within existing rights of way or on new alignment of twin track. The project falls under Annex I of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU and is a subject to an EIA.
Procurement
The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been or shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2014/25/EC) interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with the publication of tender notices in the Official Journal of the EU, as and where required.
Status
Signed - 5/03/2019
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).