Release date: 18 October 2005
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) (for rail infrastructure)
SNCF (for railway stations)
Location
Description
Construction of the first section of the eastern branch of the Rhin-Rhône high-speed railway line in eastern central France.
Objectives
The project will serve to establish high-speed passenger rail services that will generate significant time savings for train users. Improving the rail service will help to divert travellers from private car or plane to rail, thereby causing an overall reduction in the external costs associated with such travel. This project forms part of a priority trans-European transport network (TEN) programme.
Comments
Railways.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Approximately EUR 500 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Approximately EUR 2.7 billion.
Environmental aspects
The project falls within the categories listed in Annex I of Directive 97/11/EC and was therefore subjected to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in accordance with French administrative procedures, which take full account of Community legislation.
Procurement
The promoter is bound by Community directives on procurement procedures. All contracts for works concerning the project will be awarded on the basis of international invitations to tender, with publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU).
Status
Signed - 4/12/2006
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).