2005-DE-90308-S

Planning for the upgrading of the railway connection line NL/D border-Emmerich-Oberhausen

This project, part of the Priority Project 24 railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen, is focusing on basic preparatory studies for upgrading the capacity of the rail track between Oberhausen and Emmerich. It anticipates additional freight traffic arising from the completion of the Betuwe Line (Priority Project 5) linking the port of Rotterdam with its hinterland.

The studies and pre-design planning focus on three different elements:

• construction of a second track between Oberhausen-Sterkrade-Abzw Grafenbusch
• capacity improvement of the station of Emmerich
• construction of a new third track between Oberhausen and the Dutch-German border.

This project has been completed.

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Member States involved:

Germany

Implementation schedule:

Start date: July 2006

End date: December 2009

Beneficiary:

 Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS)

Implementing body:

 DB Netz AG

Additional information:

 Coordinator’s Report of the Priority Project

 European Commission, DG MOVE