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C R O A T I A S E R B I A

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F R A N C E

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Italferr. All over the world since 1984

R U S S I A
Italferr. Worldwide global solutions
U K R A I N E
for railway projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
T U R K E Y

Made in Italy engineering services . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Italferr for High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

H I G H S P E E D I D E A S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

H I G H S P E E D R E C O R D S . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Italferr for conventional railways network . . . . . . . 12

K A Z A K H S T A N From Italy to Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TU R KMENISTAN

U Z B E K I S T A N TRANS EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK 15

K Y R G Y Z S T A N

T A J I K I S T A N
Running the world 2000-2011

E U R O P E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bosnia Herzegovina Croazia
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
S Y R I A Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
I R A Q
Serbia Montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
I R A N
Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
K U WA I T
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

A F R I C A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
I N D I A
Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
U N I T E D A R A B
E M I R A T E S
M I D D L E E A S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B A H R A I N
Arab League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
O M A N
Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

A S I A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A U S T R A L I A Black Sea and Caspian Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central Asian Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

S O U T H A M E R I C A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Q A T A R Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S A U D I A R A B I A

J O R D A N
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Y E M E N

P A L E S T I N E
 Italferr. Worldwide global solutions
for railway projects

Italferr, the engineering company

of Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
(the Italian State Railways Group),
is a market leader in the provision
of multi-disciplinary services
and comprehensive designs
in the railway sector.

HIGH SPEED SYSTEMS

A highly qualified staff of 1,400
provides a professional mix
covering the whole range
of company activities.

Italferr’s Headquarters is in Rome.

The Company has 25 offices
in Italy and abroad,
and has worked in more
TECHNOLOGIES AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT than 58 countries
throughout all the continents.

C O N V E N T I O N A L R A I L WAY S

established in 1984
1,400 staff members
180 million euros of turnover
LOGISTICS
3 branch offices
25 local offices
active in 58 countries
S TAT I O N S A N D M A I N T E N A N C E D E P O T S

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 The experience acquired in more
than 25 years of specialised
engineering services
coupled with international know-how
are the key drivers
in the solution of complex problems
related to a railway system,
from conceptual design
TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS to operational start up.
Customer satisfaction is our goal.
Day after day Italferr’s
engineering activities
create a better and more
environment friendly world.
Italferr has a major railway group
behind it, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane,
TECHNICAL/ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDIES
and has had the opportunity
to work with governmental agencies,
international organizations
and private clients at the highest levels.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

E N V I R O N M E N TA L I M PA C T A P P R A I S A L
Made in Italy
engineering

TRANSPORT SYSTEM DESIGN

P R E L I M I N A RY A N D D E TA I L E D D E S I G N

C O S T E S T I M AT E S A N D T E C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C AT I O N S

MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND SAFETY PLANS

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 Italferr is responsible for upgrading
and renewing Italian railway lines.

The company designs and supervises

the works necessary for the modernisation
of the conventional network
according to the very latest
technological and safety standards,
and integrates them TENDERS
into the High Speed system.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

72 billion euros of investment

managed in Italy

WORKS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

1,000 tenders awarded
500 on-going projects

PRE-COMMISSIONING ASSISTANCE AND INSPECTION

services

O R G A N I S AT I O N A N D M A N A G E M E N T S T U D I E S

T E C H N I C A L A S S I S TA N C E A N D T R A I N I N G

P R O J E C T F I N A N C I N G A S S I S TA N C E

O P E R AT I O N A N D M A I N T E N A N C E P L A N S

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1,000 km of High Speed lines
in operation

32 billion euros of investment

85 tunnels
over 145 km long
234 bridges and viaducts
over 516 km long

With the experience

gained
during the design
and construction
of Italy’s High Speed
rail system,
Italferr is able to
successfully contribute
to the development
of High Speed railways
anywhere in the world

Italferr for High Speed

FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PRELIMINARY DESIGN R E V I E W O F D E TA I L E D D E S I G N

P R E PA R AT I O N O F T E N D E R D O C U M E N T S SUPERVISION OF WORKS

MANAGEMENT OF PROCUREMENT PHASE T E S T I N G A N D A S S I S TA N C E I N S TA R T- U P

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Italferr has developed the entire design High Speed rail maintenance plant at Naples
and construction cycle of Italy’s during the overhaul of the last generation
High Speed rail lines (from feasibility of the Italian Freccia Rossa High Speed trains.

studies to entering into service),
and it has managed
the investment procedures in accordance
with the regulations for the tendering
and award of public works contracts.
High Speed ideas The bottom photo shows the bridge crossing
the Milan-Bologna High Speed line and
the A1 motorway near Reggio Emilia station.
Italferr has supervised the design,
prepared by architect Santiago Calatrava,
and the construction of the bridge.
The photo on the opposite page shows a panoramic
view of the Cassino interconnection on the Rome-
Naples High Speed line, during its construction.

Italferr undertakes the design, technical checking of design,

and supervision of construction of new High Speed lines
along the main railway lines in Italy: Milan-Rome-Naples
and Turin-Milan-Venice routes that run respectively
from North to South and from West to East of the country,
and the link between Milan and Genoa harbour.
Italy’s High Speed/High Capacity system extends over 1,000 km
and it has been designed to the most advanced technological
standards with speeds of not less than 300 km/h.
The new lines carry mixed traffic comprising
passenger and freight traffic and are being closely integrated
with the conventional railway network.
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 High Speed records

400 m long
NEW MILAN-BOLOGNA
HIGH SPEED LINE
72 steel cables
The cable-stayed bridge
over the River Po is one of the longest 2 towers
in the world in its category, 52 m high
with its free span of 192 metres.
It holds the absolute record
for cable-stayed High Speed 2 artificial islands
railway bridges made
of prestressed reinforced concrete. of 1,000 m 2
each

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Details of the construction phases
of one of the two artificial islands
with an approximate area
of 1,000 square meters, on which
the support antennas were built
NEW BOLOGNA-FLORENCE
HIGH SPEED LINE
78.5 km line
73.3 km
through tunnels
New Bologna-Florence
High Speed line.
Santerno viaduct,
geological
and geotechnical
Italian
cross section
High Speed
rail has an
ancient heart
NEW ROME-NAPLES
MAXIMUM SECURITY HIGH SPEED LINE
MAXIMUM SPEED
THE LEADERSHIP
An archaeological site was found
O F I TA L I A N T E C H N O L O G Y
every 500 meters along the first
200 km of the line. Each has been
Italy’s new HS/HC railway lines are excavated and documented.
the first in Europe to adopt the Level 2 Special measures were adopted
European Railway Traffic Management for sites of particular
System/European Train Control System importance, such as:
(E R T M S / E T C S ), an exclusive system variations on the rail project,
designed and developed entirely in Italy extensive excavations beyond
for controlling rail traffic the expropriation zone,
that ensures the highest level consolidation or partial or total
of technological innovation and safety. restoration of the structures found,
FS was the first in the world to adopt it, enhancement through ad hoc
and in 2006 received the Best Paper Award museum exhibitions
from the World Congress and/or publications.
on Railway Research.
Adopted by the EU as standard
for new High Speed networks,
Level 2 E R T M S / E T C S eliminates the possibility Archaeological
of human error, ensuring continuous control sites discovered
over the train’s movement.
This result is the highest degree of safety
at the highest speeds, Rome-Naples 176
enabling a greater frequency of trains,
which may run even only a few minutes
apart from one another. Other lines 135
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Since the 1990s,
Italferr Italferr for conventional railw
has provided
Ferrovie dello
Stato Italiane
Italferr has designed Adoption of technologically
with technical,
and developed lines, advanced systems
design and stations, junctions
and relative
construction town planning Doubling of tracks
to improve
solutions transport capacity,
to implement safety and mobility Improvement of railway lines
in metropolitan areas. for regional and local traffic
investment
plans for the Electrification of sections of lines
upgrading
and renewal
S E R V I C E S S E C T O R S
of the railway TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS HIGH CAPACITY/HIGH SPEED SYSTEMS (LINES AND JUNCTIONS)

PRELIMINARY AND TECHNICAL/ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDIES TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
infrastructure
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND SYSTEM DEFINITION MAIN LINES

and has been ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT APPRAISAL METRO AND URBAN TRANSPORT

PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED DESIGN ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE DEPOTS/WORKSHOPS

responsible COST ESTIMATES, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND TENDER DOCUMENTS RELEVANT CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES (TUNNELS, BRIDGES, ETC.)

MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND SITE SAFETY PLANS FREIGHT TERMINALS AND PASSENGER STATIONS
for projects PROCUREMENT AND TENDER ASSISTANCE OTHER TRANSPORT MODES

on the main PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CONSTRUCTION WORKS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

routes PRE-COMMISSIONING ASSISTANCE AND INSPECTION

ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

of the Italian TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

PROJECT FINANCING ASSISTANCE

rail network
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLANS

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 The conventional network
in Italy is integrated
with the High Speed system

Separation of traffic flows Italferr has designed and developed

In the photo above, St. Peter Basilica and the station
(medium-long distance, a series of upgrading, modernisation
of the metropolitan/regional railway line Rome-Viterbo. regional and local passenger and integration projects
Below on the right, renderings of some new High Speed transport, freight transport) for the transport networks
stations. From the top, outside and inside of the main Italian towns and cities.
of Naples Afragola station (design by Zaha Hadid), Integration between The design of the entry of the new
outside and inside of Reggio Emilia station
new High Speed lines High Speed lines
(design by Santiago Calatrava),
Florence Belfiore station (design by Norman Foster),
and the existing network into the metropolitan areas
Rome Tiburtina station (design by ABDR Architetti Associati). represented an opportunity
On the left, the Microprocessor-based interlocking to review the urban rail networks.
system of the Rome Termini station.

ways network

MICROPR OCESSO R-
B A S E D
I N T E R L O C K I N G
S Y S T E M
Station traffic control
and management system
Italferr has implemented Europe’s
largest microprocessor-based
interlocking system
at Rome Termini station.

A U T O M A T I C
T R A I N C O N T R O L
S Y S T E M
Protection train operation
Italferr has developed the new
ATCS that covers about 10,000 km
of 16,000 italian railway network

C O M M A N D A N D
C O N T R O L S Y S T E M
Manages rail traffic and
complementary activities
across entire areas:
junctions and main lines
Italferr has implemented
this new microprocessor-based
remote command
and control system
in the main stations
of the Italian network.

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 The Turin-Lyon
High Speed
rail link is part
of the greater
“Corridor V” From Italy to Europe
project for a
continuous rail
line from Kiev T U R I N - LY O N H I G H S P E E D L I N E

to Lisbon:
At a regional level, The objective of the French and Italian states is to use
it is an the new line this new link to produce a massive transfer of freight traffic
will reduce pollution from road to rail.
essential link
and will improve This is all the more important in view of numerous projections
in the relations and exchanges which indicate that by the year 2015, the existing road
between two important and rail infrastructures will be saturated.
development economic areas: Transferring road traffic to rail will allow an increase
Northern Italy from the current 10 million tons of freight transported by rail
of a trans- (the plain of the River Po per year to more than 40 million tons in 2030.
European and the Northern Alps)
and the Rhone valley
rail network in France.

Shaft
Length: 4,000 m
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Shaft Shaft Mont d’Ambin Maddalena exploration tunnel
La Praz Villarodin-Bourget / Modane Length: approx. 7,500 m

Shaft
Saint-Martin-la-Porte

6.5 m

11 m

Base
tunnel

Shafts
8.4 m
Exploration tunnels
8.4 m
Exit
Susa Valley
Shaft

The image is taken from the LTF 2010 brochure Villarodin-Bourget / Modane

“Nouvelle liaison ferroviaire Lyon Turin”

Part of this new rail line will run in a 50 km sub-Alpine tunnel. Italferr has supplied the company
The Turin-Lyon journey will take only 1 hour 45 minutes, Lyon Turin Ferroviarie (LTF)
compared to more than 4 hours today. with engineering services
Milan will be at about 4 hours from Paris instead of 7 hours. in the specialised areas of:
The link will be integrated into the French Operation and Maintenance
and Italian High Speed rail networks. Safety
Civil Works, Geotechnical
Conceptual and preliminary design of the international section: and Environmental
coordination of the team project and design of civil works, Engineering
equipment, operation and safety facilities Railway-specific
Conceptual and preliminary design of the “rail motorway” and other systems
and cost analysis of the service
Detailed design of the international section: Italferr has carried out the feasibility study
coordination of the team project and the technical and environmental project
and design of equipment, operation and maintenance facilities for the La Maddalena geognostic tunnel.

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 ST. PETERSBURG
HELSINKI
STOCKHOLM
TALLINN

Towns with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants BELFAST

Towns with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants RIGA

Main towns linked wih the TEN DUBLIN

with less than 1,000,000 inhabitants HULL
LIVERPOOL COPENHAGEN
BIRMINGHAM
CORK GDANSK
MINSK
Priority projects of the TEN FELIXSTOWE BREMEN HAMBURG

Priority project No. 1 LONDON AMSTERDAM

ROTTERDAM
Priority project Nos. 3 and 6 ANTWERP HANNOVER
BERLIN
Priority project No. 24 BRUSSELS ERFURT WARSAW
COLOGNE DRESDEN
Corridor IV FRANKFURT KIEV
LUXEMBOURG
PARIS PRAGUE LVIV
Corridor VIII
NUREMBERG
BRNO
TOURS
Corridor X
24
Motorways of the Sea
MUNICH
V
Southern Europe LA CORUÑA BASEL 1 VIENNA
BRATISLAVA

SALZBURG BUDAPEST ODESSA

LYON
6
BORDEAUX MILAN
VERONA LJUBLJANA ARAD

PORTO NIMES
TURIN
VENICE
TRIESTE
ZAGREB
CRAIOVA IV
BOLOGNA BELGRADE
GENOA
COSTANZA

Trans 3 BUCHAREST
MARSEILLE
X
LISBON VIII VARNA
MADRID BARCELONA BURGAS
SOFIA
TIRANA

European ROME SKOPJE ISTANBUL

SINES
PLOVDIV
BARI
FARO
NAPLES BRINDISI THESSALONIKI

Transport ALGECIRAS

PALERMO
IGOUMENITSA
SMYRNA
ALGIERS

Network CASABLANCA

KALAMATA
ATHENS

Italferr is one
MAIN PROJECTS
of the main
C O R R I D O R I V
players in the
Feasibility Study on the Development of Railway and Combined Transport on Corridor IV.
modernization Countries involved in the project: Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania. European Commission – PHARE Funds.

and development C O R R I D O R V
Preliminary Designs for Turin-Lyon High Speed Line and Milan-Verona,
of the railway lines Verona-Padua and Venice-Trieste High Speed Lines.

and corridors Supervision of all Activities, from Design to Construction of Turin-Milan-Venice High Speed Line.
Study on the Trieste-Budapest-Kiev Railway Corridor, Ukraine.
which form part
C O R R I D O R V I I I
of the Trans Prefeasibility Study for Railway Connection from Ports of Bari and Brindisi
to Black Sea Ports of Varna and Burgas.
European
Transport C O R R I D O R X
Study for Modernization of Croatian Section of Railway Corridor X.
Network (TEN-T),
T W O S E A S A X I S
engaged ( G E N O A - B A S L E - R O T T E R D A M - A N T W E R P )
in activities Preliminary Design for Milan-Genoa-Third Crossing High Speed Line.

concerning B R E N N E R A X I S
Preliminary Design of Quadrupling the Fortezza-Verona Section.
Italy and other Supervision of all Activities, from Design to Construction,
of Bologna-Florence and Rome-Naples High Speed Lines.
European
Design and Supervision of Upgrading of Verona-Bologna Line.
countries Feasibility Study of Naples-Reggio Calabria-Palermo High Speed Line.

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BOSNIA 2009
Upgrading of the Railway Regulations
HERZEGOVINA to EU Standards

C R O AT I A 2009 Corridor X Study

CZECH 2003
Applying EU Directives
REPUBLIC on Railway Interoperability

Verification of Final Design and Supervision

FRANCE 2003 of Construction for Implementing Train Running
Control System in the Frejus Tunnel
in the Section between State Border and Modane
M A G YA R 2004 Modernisation of the Mezotur-Gyoma Railway Line
REPUBLIC

MONTENEGRO 2010 Detailed Bar-Vrbnica Design

Development of a Quality and Environment

R OMANIA 2009
Integrated Management System
Supervision of Road and Railway Infrastructure
2008 Works to Provide Access
to the Calafat-Vidin Bridge on the Danube
Survey of Market Demand
2007
for Railway Passenger Services

Feasibility Study and Design for the Modernization

2007
of 430 km of Railway Network on Corridor IV
Review of the Feasibility Study for the Railway Line
2003 of the Town of Simeria on the Hungarian Border
(Pan-European Corridor IV)
CEI - Romanian Railways Co-operation Project -
2001
Project Preparation and Implementation Assistance

SERBIA 2009 Rehabilitation of Belgrade-Bar Railway Line

MONTENEGRO

SERBIA 2010 System for the Analysis of Track Conditions

2008 National Transport Plan

2007 New Zezelj Bridge

Modernisation of the Bratislava Raca-Trnava

SLOVAKIA 2003
Railway Line

Modernisation of the Signalling

SLO VENIA 2000
and Safety System for Divaca-Koper Railway Line

Preliminary Design of Lugano (Chiasso)-

SWITZERLAND 2001
Malpensa Airport Rail Link

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 B O S N I A H E R Z E G O V I N A C R O A Z I A
C Z E C H R E P U B L I C

Italferr has assisted several countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe

with the aim of aligning the railway sector with European standards
to be involved in EU expansion
and facilitating financing from pre-accession programs.

In B O S N I A -H E R Z E G O V I N A , Italferr provided technical assistance

to the Ministry of Transport aimed at revising railway regulations,
defining gaps with EU directives and rewriting the legislative
framework and regulations for infrastructures and operation.
After completing the alignment with EU standards, the new regulations set up
should allow activities of the newly established Railway Regulatory Body,
specifically with regard to licensing to infrastructure operators
and companies authorised for transport service.
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design for the Okučani-
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social and financial
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among new EU-Member States financing of 70%
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within the field of railways.
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The legislat transport in Europe - No.103/2004 d. way to this objectiv network is a parameters of different customs and the Czech www.europa.eu
regulating rail the develop s, as amende industry. The Europea n rail
Basic characte
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rability (TSI)
Communities 91/440/EEC on ments for product The present orders, techni- c are mention
ed this point of of Europe. Gateway to
the Europea
for Interope the Directives on the require long and difficult. regulations, the Czech Republi role at the heart s, joint stock
Specifications ly comprises railways, 95/18/EC hed within
the
in standards, intentions : an essential Czech Railway www.cd.cz
the Technical equipment – Commu nity’s the inter- working group,
establis pandem onium The fulfilmen
t of following table
lly by the
mutually in infrastructure ment of the 96/48/EC on came
specifications. control in the y (_D, a.s.)
supported by applicable to: engineering
con- undertakings, The "ad hoc" application and cal means and g and traffic 9 487 km nted especia the compan
as standards licensing of railway eed rail sys- evaluated this s
will unify signallin railway, represe manager, is Railway
European market, , will mean crossings, civil on high-sp Phare 2002, l problem , includ- The Czech infrastructure tration of the www.szdc.cz
An integrated ized rail network switches and safety and protecti the trans-European infrastruc-
Project are no essentia on interoperability structural gauges of lines 2 926 m operator and firm Adminis
and modern ges tracks, infrastructure, operability of n of railway ion that there on with ble axle load, s too. Length national rail the consulting s. o. (S_DC)
interconnected e bringing advanta structions, station ents of energy
equip-
EC on the allocatio the use of
to a conclus
ibility of the
Czech legislati systems, admissi station platform of electrified
lines 3 505 km which, with help of strate- Infrastructure, the
in the future n and challeng which will be tem, 2001/14/ of charges for regarding compat s between bridges and
systems and
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dia rt of dcr.cz
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nt, rail transpo g, ensuring unified tion and 2001/16/EC. power supply interoper-
whole contine ies of individu e without previ- and signallin And fur- ture capacity safety certifica the Directive the _R is still
under
track gauge, coun- Length with trai radio Italferr, also develop expressly on Czech Republ
ic (MD
European market es and tasks. to all compan and compet control ment. cture and trans-European standards of It is Despite that different in some Length of lines nication based Interoperability for Standards,
of a uniform new challeng ate, assert ic, insti- ment, rt planning and
manage railway infrastru rability of the al legislative and duplicity. traffic will remain shorter trav- with axle load
20.0 gy for commu its publicity. www.unmz.cz
possibilities people quite able to particip existing in econom trolling, transpo control, safety
and
the interope al individu overlapping direction of ate especially Length of lines
8 454 km to promote - Czech Office
One of great than 450 million accepting interop
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ns and barriers its maintenance, 2001/16/EC on d, and addition in order to avoid the Directiv
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l, having more above all, on stock, ensure as amende way with reliability, an factor in the Metrology and
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is a big potentia comprising enting rail- ous ther to rolling not least rail system, es ry in accorda as a strong as a tool pro-
t European Union will be based,
interest in implem legislative fields. and last but conventional ns. Among directiv in the Czech an increase of of pas- and amount- is presented simultaneously in the trans-
even a differen of 3 977 These tutional and tion systems recommendatio to also necessa te “notified bodies” elling times, of transport transport and interoperability
and somewhere within the present consumers over a surface ability as an
all-European within the ion informa ers and employ
ees as well. decisions and nce is given EC to designa whether ents for safety d contributions ment of rail support rail ITY LOGO was
supply system European Union and eed system rcial interact
safety of passeng a special importa laid 2001/16/ also in the future increase of requirem well as for noise levels.
Ensuring
Czech Republi
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the Phare and
ISPA
ic and social
growth. In order to the INTEROPERABIL
1st 2004, energy l effort of the Member States, tional and high-sp TEN. and comme rability" (TSI), must assess comply with require- The participat-
the EU on May The principa differences as way, conven technological rable activ- interoperability
ations for Interope Republic which and subsystems goods as million fr om viding econom n rail system,
c, which joined track gauge. solve basic as well. transport network Competition, to more conside to telematic
applications rable con- sengers and on much greater more than 150 whereas further detailed Europea The Czech partners
ed European r states is to to 304 square km ropean Czech industry and "Technical Specific of each interope the individual
constituents also ing until now, on a this Project. for the first
The Czech Republi heart of integrat and its membe e way in order Europe trans-Eu will push the to its tradition be also applied
rt, providing
informa- characteristics interoperability
counts
rail infrastructure is due
nication strategy
is based
and created
within this initiative
become the the centre of in a most effectiv ct continental k achieve ment Republic thanks Changes will down as the meet the essen- requirements. ment protect
ion. is funds for 180 million motivations are coming with c role
would like to is situated in as possible ers within account a compa TEN networ ities. The Czech a possibility
to enter the and freight transpo t systems, that enable to interoperability ments on environ European Union, ing approximately to the This commu contents, aim, ing in the Project highligh t the strategi
Our country ion- quickly and passeng a huge terri- whole billion by in passenger and paymen rail system tional ing to the amount 06. In addition of the why a view to
nicated, to whom,
into is the high level has the conven funding
rail transport. ted by internat mobility of goods Taking
and Malta, this
space Costs within imately 220 unimagin- ers, reservation stituent of to make the aspects concern c, thanks me of rail n Fund for 2004-20 examination in Europe with enlarged Europe.
Republic is intersec ensure a free functional trans- to be approx know-how at having been tion to passeng transport,
connection ments and nt standardisation The Czech Republi the extensive program the Cohesio system, the
fol-
should be commu within time tie of the new
Europe. The Czech Europea n mobility. n community. the Europea
n without Cyprus a common are estimat ed scene at a scale of luggage tial require Finally, importa on of person- in ent a mod- from the ERTMS/ETCS ed and media: what were defined both rail system as a
for Europea to fulfil depends on international ment of transport.
In freight interoperable. legislation ional skills, protecti currentl y involved to implem to apply
those approv of promot ion the rail of the
corridors – arteries ality and the c is also ready of an tory which the year 2020. ago. manage
and other modes European network d European on of profess ed as isation in order titive and pilot
project
tions are among and how. Ways and outside
al intermodal a complete function in this The Czech Republi the operability able a few years between trains marshalling above-mentione ng the unificati and education
are to be perceiv network modern highly compe and ISPA pro- entioned subjects
e is to achieve concerning port networ
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in indi-
and chal- itoring loads, Applying the c not only modifyi qualifica- it to become lowing construc part of the Phare the above-m
Our objectiv and to be involved requirem ents being gradu- lities will bemon systems nel, their training employees’ ogy on
implemented
as s
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point
of this network rail Union’s an transport
policy sup- due to an interop rolling stock will bring great
possibi transport, the t and invoice means for the
Czech Republi ing adequate process to increase be constantly more ern technol level of quality. border crossing
interoperability 9,487 km of railway system. nts to It will be mainly production systems, paymen also establish the required ERTMS mostly isation of the isation of
corresponding entation of the
Interoperability ed level an ongoing
tendency. With all-European means and instrume o of the Europe market counts r States and of goods will l development, and distributive the above-mention n itself but an Railway"
will el thereby ensure es: modern Lide_; modern
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important all-Europ The “Europe
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to implem according to s and relations ful imple- tion. field of qualifica Management Mosty u Jablunk
of which have with a ally ean objectiv porting good e use of individu that travelling ability of the Czech compan participate bodies, structure to a success also in the above all, con- an Rail Traffic including modern 14
lic at the heart lines – 1,807 places in Europe this all-Europ railway system m and effectiv be also the and trade to ation of the Czech activities all of us can to pursue the will contribute sector. unified transport and, system (Europe enabling a unified the line Brno - Vranovice, Karlovy Vary
of the first achieve ion of the Czech on an optimu advantage will logistic ACRI (Associ ry a whole railway ional system termina l
The Czech Repub one of necessa as and control of the
Republic is at to the integrat implementation be faster. An economic and rs
not only to membe r of UNIFE). It will depend
only on
of interests
and it is of them a which in the national working in internat traffic.
reconstruction ation of
services km per 1,000
square km.
Freight bution one is also the acceptable of fields. For some interoperability an engine-driver". which is a safety ing of railway and optimis
european rail density of 119,7 ropean Rail the trans-European e 2001/16/EC
on the port modes. railway to provide with other modes
Rail Industry,
membe this opportu
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in individual mentation of cerning the "Europe European control
and monitor prepara tion: this station; modernisation á,
of integrated will use fully to use ment some systems l under Cheb; T_ebov
5 of the Trans-Eu the inter- into ation of Directiv affirm their role
and
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how we will
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transposed into
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station n. Orlicí - _eská
s of developing There are lines at present to Project “Applic this project the will undoubtedly for environ- our smartness other compan
ies under will be specifie
2001/16/EC is There are for - Cranzahl, Ústí – Krasíkov.
which belong Czech of the s”. To finance transition period period.
The Directive (Global System the lines Vejprty
ility as a mean Network (TERFN) Its part in the rability of Railway contributions
of The railways
in this area and
consideration of transpo
rt. can compete with European for a certain D__ín-Praha- Záb_eh na Morav_
Interoperab t n railway system. being, Interope
nity. We down, on the in parallel ERTMS/GSM-R the section - P_elou_ and 12
European Marke operable Europea railway network for the time transport sector
is using financial
associated coun-
its high security
a balance betwee
n different modes place among
the new ns, firmly laid this way to
a will function -Railways) in System) Zábo_í
and integrated of the it is pro- Czech the first of newly ment. Ensuring rail transport
belongs ic is at the front rability equal conditio contribute in rability, the main
actors Communication
ETCS (Europe
an Train Control
an open 7 Republic is 1/3 the year 2006, Fund 2002, as l assis- itive Czech Republ of interope market and railway interope Kolín and ERTMS/
The Community cture
ility km of lines. After all the Phare through technica transport and
more compet on the EU r States in an
active solution whole Europe. In the field of tration, infrastru
t: interoperab i.e. about 3 500 n railway system is implemented tender this assis-
already based sector in the g: state adminis
mic impac into the Europea rail tries. The project onal prioritie s which are an transport Membe the railway. growth of this are the followin (operators)
and com-
The econo try freight on an internati among “Europe tion on
the work and undertakings
Czech Indus posed to include passenger and and based SpA, an engi- of the Europea
n Union com- applica ate actively in managers, railway of rolling stock,
for developing international iza- tance company Italferr White Paper , similarly as binding s of a tech- – producers 10
as a chance lines on which ment of modern was assigned to the . Its co-oper- – time to decide” actively obstacle Our represe
ntatives particip
the Committee
for interop- railway industry and
9 operated. The
achieve
will con- tance
the Italian state
railways
policy to 2010 ment protecti
on. to overcome logical ment within 21 panies of nication equipm
ent, systems
perability transport is including hubs, company of y and tempo field of environ We are ready and psycho
further develop ng to Article g and commu and
joint stock compan administrative hed accordi cture, safety
impact: intero tion of the main
corridor lines,
ment and will
make neering mitments in the legislative, of interopera- was establis ry for signallin railway infrastru
The legislative are FramConsult, of representatives of pas- nical, development erability which s necessa ents for the
ation European develop 160 km/h, the use of ators cooperation ng mobility within further e 96/48/EC.
Change of compon
to perfect legisl tribute to this up to Ltd. with an active Railways, joint a more increasi nature arisen of the Directiv a whole range
protection equipm
ent.
as a chance 11 possible an
increase of speed
ino), an improve
ment of team,
Ministry of Transpo
rt (MD), Czech Railway In order to ensure which brings an importa
nt impact
ble rail transpo
rt. of interope rability touch
ters defined 8
perability bodies (Pendol ters. of the tration of the sengers and
goods ment of the achievement to reach parame
al impact: intero trains with tilting restrictive parame y (_D), Adminis for Technical cultural develop it is necessary
stock compan ic, social and fields where
The technologic progress 13 structural gauge
and other will be electri- (S_DC) and
the Office
Testing (ÚNMZ)
. on econom
importance Infrastructure gy and state
generating Further lines
of international d from the
disation, Metrolo ber 2003.
as a factor lines are electrifie in Septem
a medium 2,926 km of
future the
Standar
lasts one year
and started
to achieve a
perability as fied. At present
already mention
ed. For the
lines, The Project the Project is
tion: intero total 9 487 km high-speed objectives of with
6
Communica to build One of the key
legislation in
the rail field
c also intends will join the
Czech Republi 200 km/h which nce of the Czech the European
with speed above systems in complia transpo rt policy of inter-
lines . Railway on and reach
i.e.
eed network very the legislati in order to
ely from their possibilities
European high-sp and to specify
s were built separat t sig- Union the rail system.
European countrie often has differen operability of
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National Transport Plan New Bridge over the Danube

Italferr, as the leader of an international joint venture, Also in S E R B I A , Italferr prepared

has prepared the Serbian National Transport Plan the conceptual design
on behalf of the European Agency for Reconstruction (E A R ). and the preliminary design
Italferr was responsible for defining the network for the new Zezelj steel bridge
development scenario for railway, road, airport over the Danube, in the town of Novi Sad
and river infrastructures until 2025 on Serbian territory, (to replace the old destroyed bridge)
considered to be the crossroads for Balkan transport, and prepared the tender documents
in as much as it is crossed by Corridor X necessary for awarding construction
(the axis between Germany-Austria and Greece-Turkey), of the new road/rail bridge.
Corridor VII (the Danube)
and the Belgrade-Bar railway line.
These activities in Serbia concerned the study
of transport supply and demand,
analysing existing infrastructure,
developing a traffic model,
drawing up a comprehensive transport programme,
preparing an investment plan for infrastructure
and maintenance, preparing tenders
for feasibility studies and training technicians
from the local Infrastructure Ministry.

S E R B I A M O N T E N E G R O
Rehabilitation of Belgrade-Bar Railway Line

Italferr was entrusted with the study for

upgrading the Belgrade-Bar railway line,
which connects the Danube River
and the Adriatic Sea.
The line connects the Serbian capital BELG RADE

and Montenegro’s Adriatic port

B A R with a mountainous alignment Valjevo Amongst the structures,
designed in the 1950s there is the bridge
Požega

and activated in 1976. rising 200 metres above

Gostun the Mala Rijeka River,
which is considered
Podgorica
to be one of the highest
P O D G O R I C A BAR in the world.
Ancona Nikšić

3
3
2
V R B N I C A

Pk
Prijepolje

Montenegro Serbia
Lim II bridge
2
6
2
Pk

Mala
1
4
3

Rijeka
Pk
5
6
3

bridge
Bari
Study for
Pk

Kolašin
7

rehabilitation Skadar
8
2
Pk

1030 m

of
56 railway
stations
The line has
244 bridges
and viaducts
 Infrastructure Management
and Maintenance System
Italferr, as the leader of an international
joint venture, was appointed
by the European Union Delegation
in Belgrade to develop
a fully computerised infrastructure
management system
(Railway Management System – R MS )
and maintenance system
within the S E R B I A N railway network.
After a long period
of poor maintenance
and the absence
of upgrade interventions
connected with the wartime
conditions of the region,
the Belgrade-Bar is now
Jablanica
P O Ž E G A
Pribojska Banja
1
6
1
Pk
Sekulica
tunnel
Clearance profiles were surveyed
by laser device installed
on the measurement car
Laser survey of railway assets along Corridor X Use of diagnostic vehicles
and the Serbian section of the Belgrade-Bar line, along the Serbian
with the goal of creating a database that covers railway network
the entire infrastructure in question Development
Proposal of new organisational schemes of highly-advanced
and procedures for introducing an intelligent diagnosis software for analysing
and maintenance system for the infrastructure the data gathered
Definition of technical specifications for acquisition by diagnostic vehicles
of the machinery, diagnostic vehicles Cross-referencing of data
and software programs needed to implement from the diagnostic vehicles
the management and maintenance system with the database
Training of Serbian railway personnel Automated development
Assistance during the initial start-up phases of maintenance strategies
of the new system for each individual
component
of the infrastructure
jointly managed Data collection on infrastructures, operations
by Serbian Railways – ZS and freight/passenger traffic in the region
and Montenegro Railway Preparation of infrastructure model
Infrastructures – Z I C G . using dedicated software
The project was promoted Definition and simulation
by international of future operation scenarios
funding. Identification of main bottlenecks B E L G R A D E
and determination of short,
Loznica
medium and long term interventions
VA L J E V O to be performed
Zagreb
Budapest
1
8
Pk
V R E O C I
Timsoara
252 tunnels
2
4
Pk
for a length
of
117 km
Niš (25% Detailed study of interventions on civil works
Sofia
of the route) and technological systems Skopje
Economic and financial analysis of investment
program based on traffic data
Proposal of an Action Plan for line management
optimisation, with schedule of urgent interventions
Training activities
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R O M A N I A
Feasibility Study and Design for the Modernisation of 430 km of Railway Network on Corridor IV

Italferr is leader of the international The assignment was obtained

joint venture providing technical
assistance to the Romanian railways,
to bring the following sections
of Corridor IV up
to European standards:
Braşov-Sighişoara (130 km),
Sighişoara-Coslariu (98 km),
Coslariu-Simeria (68 km),
Predeal-Braşov (26 km)
and Craiova-Calafat (107 km).
by international bidding
called by the National Railway
Company (C F R ).
The contract is 85% co-financed
by the European Commission
with the I S PA fund
(structural support programme
for countries entering
the European Union)
and 15% by Romanian Railways.

CEI (Central European Initiative)- Romanian Railways Co-operation Project.

Project Preparation and Implementation Assistance

Italferr has provided the various R O M A N I A N railway operating companies

(C F R , C F R Calatori, C F R Marfa) with technical assistance
in preparing project documentation and indicating an appropriate path
for implementation of projects included in the C E I funding programme,
regarding restructuring of 6 railway stations, rehabilitation of 500 freight wagons
and refurbishment of 50 locomotives for passenger transport.

Review of the Feasibility Study for the Railway Line Development of a Quality
of the Town of Simeria on the Hungarian Border and Environment Integrated
(Pan-European Corridor IV) Management System

In R O M A N I A Italferr has provided technical assistance Italferr has provided technical to large national and international
for review of the feasibility study of the link assistance to the R O M A N I A N railway infrastructure projects.
for railway development railways for development The project required the application
and combined transport on a portion and implementation of the Integrated Management
of the Pan-European Corridor IV going of the Quality and Environment System to the following activities:
from the city of Simeria on the border Integrated Management System. Maintenance of Romanian railway
with Hungary (185 km), with the aim of promoting This important assignment, financed lines and systems
sustainable mobility along Corridor IV by the World Bank, was obtained Modernisation and development
(Dresden/Nuremberg-Prague-Vienna-Budapest/ thanks to the high-level of existing lines
Bucharest-Costance/Sofia-Istanbul). of know-how acquired by Italferr Assignment of train paths
Italferr has also provided communications consultancy during application of ISO 9001 Railway company property
for organisation of the Public Consultations. and ISO 14001 standards assets management
Training activities

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 Supervision of Road
and Railway Infrastructure Works
to Provide Access
to the Calafat-Vidin Bridge
on the Danube

Italferr, on behalf of the R O M A N I A N

30 million euros Ministry of Transport and as leader
for design of an international joint venture,
of Corridor IV has provided technical assistance
in Romania for the supervision of new road
and railway infrastructure works
for the access (on the Romanian side)
to the bridge that connects Calafat
and Vidin across the Danube.
Italferr is responsible for coordination
of the entire project
and of the railway sector in particular.

S L O V E N I A
Modernisation of the Signalling and Safety System on the Divaca-Koper Railway Line

Italferr has developed a project for the modernisation

of the Signalling and Safety System
on the Divaca-Koper line including a feasibility study,
preparation of Tender Documents
and necessary technical assistance
to the Slovenian Ministry of Transport and Communication
for make the corresponding request for I S PA funding.

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and Zagazig-Abu-Kebir Corridors

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Railway Line from Cairo to Alexandria

Tunisia
Pre-feasibility Study of the New High Speed
Running the world
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of Signalling Systems on the Benha-El Qantara

for Management of Railway Investment Program

TUNIS
 A L G E R I A
Technical Assistance for Management of Railway Program
Italferr provides technical assistance to A N E S R I F - Agence Nationale d’Études
et de Suivi de la Réalisation des Investissements Ferroviaires (Agency
for Management of Railway Infrastructure Investments) aimed at supporting all aspects
of network planning, investment evaluation and infrastructural program
implementation, railway design, specification of technical standards,
tender support and supervision of works.
The assistance will include personnel training.
The five years program concerns construction of new lines (3,600 km);
upgrading of existing lines (855 km); railway doubling (420 km);
modernisation of signalling and telecommunication system; rehabilitation
and construction of new stations; upgrading of Algiers railway node.
Review of transport demand forecast
Railway development planning and strategy
Investment evaluation and preparation
of Railway Investment Program
Management of Railway Investment Program
implementation
Feasibility studies
Design review of priority line sections,
plant and stations
Specification of technical standards, including,
signalling, telecommunications
and traffic control systems
Preparation of tender documents and assistance
in tendering for design and construction
Assistance in supervision of works
Training of managers and technical personnel
E G Y P T
Pre-feasibility Study of Cairo-Alexandria High Speed Line
Italferr has prepared the pre-feasibility study Market analysis (study of
for the High Speed rail line (220 km) current and future supply
between Cairo and Alexandria, and demand)
two of the most densely populated cities Definition of levels of service
in Africa and the entire world to be guaranteed
(Cairo, approximately 18 million inhabitants by the new railway line
and Alexandria, 6 million). Analysis of infrastructure
The study covers the technical-economic alternatives able to satisfy
and financial appraisal of the new rail corridor the railway line performance
to be used mainly for passenger transport, Analysis of consequent
with a maximum design speed operational alternatives
of 300 km/h (100 km/h for urban areas). Cost estimate of investment
Financial sustainability
of investment
TRIPOLI
Libya Egypt
16 million euros
of services
and
9 billion euros
of works
Reorganisation of the Railway Sector
The A L G E R I A N Ministry of Transport
has also appointed Italferr for reorganisation
of the country’s entire railway sector through:
preparation of S N T F (National Rail Transport
Company) reorganisation plan,
definition of national regulatory framework,
and review of railway safety regulations.
Modernisation of Cairo-Port Said Signalling System
E G Y P T I A N railways has awarded Italferr the task
of modernising the signalling system
of two lines on Corridor 4 of the Egyptian infrastructure:
Benha-Zagazig-El Ismalia-El Qantara and
Zagazig-Abu-Kebir, for a total track length of 170 km.
During the first phase Italferr will:
• draft technical specifications for the new systems
• prepare tender documents
for the Design and Construction Contracts
• assist the Customer during the tender procedure
until appointing the General Contractor
TRIPOLI
for implementing and putting
the new system into operation. BEIRUT
During the second phase, Italferr will act
as Supervisor of the appointed DAMASCO
General Contractor.
AMMAN
Alexandria Port Said
Ismailiya
CAIRO
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South Iraq Multimodal Transport System

Kerbala-Najaf-Samawah Railway Project

Updating of Design & Documents - Mussayeb-
Design of the Iraq-Kuwait Railway Concession
Running the world
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Electrification of Iranian Railway Network and

Feasibility Study for Tehran-Mashad Railway Line
 A R A B L E A G U E
Arab Railway Network Study

Italferr, supported by a Jordanian consultancy firm, Algeria

is developing the Arab railway network study.
The study (funded by the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development) Bahrain
involves a comprehensive analysis of the overall transport system
of the entire area of 21 members countries of the Arab League. Djibouti
Such analysis will be aimed at planning, ranking and phasing rail projects
of regional value able to bring together the entire Arab world. Egypt
Due to its characteristics, the project clearly has a significant political,
strategic and economic effect. Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

On the left, the Arab Fund logo. Lebanon

Below, the Assembly of the Arab League

Libya
The three phases of the Arab
railway network study Mauritania

Collect, map and classify Morocco

national and regional projects
and investment programs, Oman
trans-national agreements, technical
and procedural standards in force Palestine
or planned
Analyse, plan and program Qatar
interventions (national
and trans-national) Saudi Arabia
for the infrastructural
and technological upgrading 31,000 km Somalia
required to create a rail network of railway lines
able to bring together the entire Sudan
Arab world
Preparation of a ranking 10,820 km Syria
of inter-related infrastructural in operation
and technological projects, Tunisia
by assesment of transport,
engineering, environmental 1,500 km United Arab
and economic factors, planning under construction Emirates
the relative operational phases
on the basis of the strategic Yemen
importance of the works 18,680 km total
and the expected return length of missing links
on the investments

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the logo and map of member states of the Arab League.

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Pre-feasibility Study for Upgrading

S Y R I A 2010
of Damascus-Homes-Aleppo Railway Line

Preliminary and Detailed Design

2001
for Damascus-Daraa Railway Line

Preliminary Study for

2001
Deir-Al Zoor-Palmyra-Al Sharkiz Railway Line
Detailed Design Review of
2001 Al Tabeyeh-Al Bookamal and
Al Khansa-Al Akkari Railway Lines
Supervision of Repair Works
2001
and Refurbishment of Passengers Coaches

Preliminary and Detailed Design

2000
for Coach Repair Centre - Aleppo

Consultancy Services
TURKEY 2010
for T C D D Freight Market Research

Design and Tender Documents for Maintenance

2007
Plants at Ankara and Istanbul

Consultancy Service for

Y E M E N 2009
Sana’a-Al-Hodeidah Road

T U R K E Y
Preliminary and Final Design Freight Market Research
of Two Maintenance Plants
for High Speed Trains Italferr has been appointed Railway freight
by T U R K I S H Railways (T C D D ) survey
Italferr is carrying out to develop Freight Market Market strategy
the preliminary Research consultancy services. development
and final design Italferr (leader) is carrying out Improvement of marketing
of two plants the project experience and knowledge
for the maintenance/repair (which is financed Information
of High Speed trains by the World Bank) and dissemination activities
to be used jointly with Trenitalia,
on the Ankara-Istanbul the rail operator for the Ferrovie
High Speed rail line. dello Stato Italiane Group.

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Development and Modernisation of the Syrian Railway Network

Italferr has provided Technical Assistance for the development

and modernization of the Syrian railway network
aimed at integrating links connecting the Mediterranean sea
with the developing regions of the Middle East.

In particular, as regards the Damascus-Daraa railway line,

Italferr has worked on the conceptual design
for the building of a High Speed rail line (250 km/h)
of approximately 110 km intended
for mixed passenger/freight traffic.
Seven stations are planned and the Daraa station
includes a locomotive maintenance facility.

Italferr provided the detailed design

of the Sbena freight depot
and a rolling stock maintenance area.
In addition, Italferr designed the Kadem
Station, Damascus’ main passenger station,
and the sidings between Sbena Freight
Station and Kadem Passenger Station,
which extend for approximately 6 km.

Euphrates Bridge

Italferr has provided Technical Assistance
during production in the workshop, assembly
and installation of the metal girders for construction
of the bridge over the Euphrates River (S Y R I A )
on the Tabeje-Al Bookamal railway line.
The bridge’s metal structure consists
of 5 lattice-type spans with closed overhead arches
and underlying track way,
and a theoretical load-bearing capacity of 75.4 m.
The method utilized is similar to that used in 2002
for construction of the bridge over the Po River
on the Padova-Bologna railway line.
The lattice girders are of the direct trackwork
attachment type.
The line is single-track but the entire river crossing
has an abutment pier design to accommodate
a double track in the future.

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Developing and Upgrading Telecommunication

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Technical Training of Indian Railway Managers

Systems of: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,

Pre-feasibility Study for High Speed Rail Corridor

 B L A C K S E A A N D C A S P I A N S E A
Motorways of the Sea

Italferr has performed for the European Commission the transport study
called the Motorways of the Sea for the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.
The project involves the development and promotion of sea motorways
in the Caspian and Black Sea areas,
including the infrastructures connecting them
with land-based networks.
Specifically, Italferr is in charge of the study
on modernising the railway lines
dedicated to Caspian and Black Sea ports,
an infrastructure project
which is indispensable in the light
of increasing freight movement by ship.
The study involves analysis
of the existing transport infrastructures
in a vast region stretching from Ukraine
to the Caucasus and from Turkey to Central Asia.
Among the main objectives of the project
is that of identifying modernisation works
which can develop the potential
of an infrastructure network
to support intermodal transport in the area,
thus attracting international investments
aimed at infrastructure growth to improve
the flow of goods between Europe and the East.
The project takes on special importance
from the point of view of financing
eco-compatible transport systems
such as the motorways of the sea.

C E N T R A L A S I A N
Upgrading Railways in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Italferr has completed the review
of the upgrade project
for the railway system
of the former Soviet Union,
created to facilitate
internal relations
and trade with North European
member-countries
of the former USSR,
into a new transport network
to satisfy the current needs
of the Central Asian countries.
The project contemplates
rehabilitating approximately
20,000 km of railway network
and includes links
to other modes of transport.
C O U N T R I E S
Railway Communications
in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Rehabilitating
The general aim of the project has been
20,000 km to develop and improve telecommunication
of railway network systems and railway signalling
in five C E N T R A L A S I A N R E P U B L I C S
of the former Soviet Union.
Transferring know-how for management
of the telecommunications
and signalling structures in railways
Preparing feasibility studies to modernise
every single telecommunications
and signalling system on the railways
Preparing detailed design-specifications
for tenders for suppliers
of system components

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Technical Assistance to the Concessionaire

COLOMBIA 2001
of the Pacific Railway Network

Technical Assistance for the Design

PA N A M A 2010
and Construction of the Panama Metro Line 1

VENEZUELA 2003 Moron-Puerto Cabello Railway Line

2002 New Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada Railway Line

V E N E Z U E L A
New Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada Railway Line

Having developed the final civil engineering design

for the El Palito-La Encrucijada route and pre-design of the infrastructure
and railway works on the Moron-Puerto Cabello intermodal link (27 km),
Italferr is completing the final design for the stations
and intermodal terminal on the El Palito-La Encrucijada line.
The El Palito-La Encrucijada route
is part of the development plan
for a more complex multi-modal freight
and passenger transport system
to integrate the different requirements
and modes of transport by creation
of logistics centres and terminals
both rail (dry ports)
and maritime (terminal and container),
to interact with road transport.
The line will link the country’s main port
(Puerto Cabello) with the big industrial
and agro-food centres of Valencia and Maracay.

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Technical Assistance to the Concessionaire of the Pacific Railway Network

Italferr has provided technical assistance for all activities related

with the railway concession of the Pacific Railway Network of Colombia.
496 km Technical, operational and construction assistance has centred
around full rehabilitation and corresponding operation of freight transport
from the railway line that links the port of Buenaventura to La Felisa, passing
174 km through major towns such as Yumbo, Cali, Palmira, Buga and Cartago.
over mountains Railway lines designed for a total of 496 km,
of which 174 km over mountainous areas.

95 bridges

A new line is under construction 109 km/double track lines

between the towns of La Encrucijada San Juan
and los Morros, Calabozo and Cabruta,
which is the main port 200 km/h maximum speed
on the Orinoco-Apure river axis.
The railway line will in future also be linked
to the Caracas-Tuy Medio route, 15 tunnels
which is part of the same railway system. ( 36 km long)
26 bridges
52 viaducts
( 18 km long)
7 passenger stations
2 intermodal terminals
Valencia. The Tower
of the Reda Building,
where the Italferr 2 line and rolling stock
Venezuelan branch maintenance facilities
is located
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Strategic Study for the High Speed Rail Network

AUSTRALIA 2011
on the East Coast of Australia

A U S T R A L I A
Strategic Study for the High Speed Rail Network on the East Coast of Australia

The study focuses on the introduction of a high speed rail service

linking the main cities of the East Coast of Australia.
The Newcastle to Sydney spine is a central section of this corridor,
but options for links northwards to Brisbane and southwards
to Canberra and Melbourne are also to be considered.
Another focus of the study is the identification of possible routes,
corridor preservation and station options, including city-centre,
city-periphery and airport stations,
thus providing a basis for route development,
indicative transit times and high-level construction costs.
Italferr’s role is mainly aimed at verifying the study assumptions
and solutions in respect of High Speed rail definition.

BRISBANE
Gold Coast

Grafton
In particular, the contribution of the Company
Coffs Harbour is devoted to:
Review of operational and technical
Taree
assumptions proposed
Newcastle Understanding of the practical implications
Gosford
Campbelltown and issues associated with the introduction
SYDNEY
Bowral of High Speed railway systems,
Goulbum
Wagga Wagga with particular focus on station modelling
CANBERRA
and urban junctions reorganization
Wangaratta Albury
Assistance within a Global Advisory Panel
Seymour
of experts on specific aspects,
MELBOURNE
such as technology, transport and costing.

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P R O C U R E M E N T, O P E R AT I N G C O N T R O L
A N D I N T E R N AT I O N A L A C T I V I T I E S

C O M M E R C I A L D E PA R T M E N T

via V.G. Galati, 71

00155 Rome Italy

tel +39 0649752507 fax +39 0649752209

Romania
Strada Argentina, 16
Sector 1– Bucharest
tel +40 311051792 fax +40 311051793

United Arab Emirates

Al Arjan Building, Defense Road
P.O. Box 127557
Abu Dhabi
tel +971 28152834 fax +971 28152888

Venezuela
Cuatro Avenidas, Calle 122, 119-60
Centro Comercial Reda Building - Torre A
2001 Valencia Edo. Carabobo
tel +58 2418240967

international@italferr.it
www.italferr.it
www.fsitaliane.it

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