CFR SA and the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) have signed agreements to finance three rail infrastructure modernization projects in Romania for a total of €672 million. The largest one is for the Bucharest-Giurgiu line, one is for the port of Constanta, and the third one is on the border with Ukraine.

What CFR Infrastructure says

CFR SA and the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) have signed financing agreements totaling EUR 672 million for the second phase of the rail infrastructure modernization projects on the North Bucharest – North Giurgiu border, at the Port of Constanța and for the first project electrification and modernization of the railway infrastructure through the border point in VICHANI, on the border with Ukraine, implemented in cooperation with SA Căile Ferate Ukrainene.

Three projects financed from CEF grant funds – Cohesion Fund through the European Interconnection Mechanism, transport sector – approved by the European Commission, play an important role in the development of the railway network in the south and north of the country. country, on the border with Ukraine, and will directly contribute to increasing the productivity and connectivity of the railway infrastructure for both categories of transport, passengers and cargo.

€672,798,595.3 for the PORT OF CONSTANT (stage II), BUCHAREST NORD – GIURGIU FRONTIERĂ (stage II) and the electrification of the DĂRMĀNEȘTI – VICțANI railway line, including the modernization of the CF bridge over the Suceava River, at the DORNEȘTI station.

Three projects

1

EUR 125,605,647.47, the total amount eligible for the modernization of railway infrastructure in the PORT OF CONSTANTZA (stage II)

▻ modernization of the CF VALU LUI TRAIAN – PALAS line

▻ doubling of the approach line between the AHYGEIA PORT – FERRY (second stage)

2

EUR 498,422,855.83, the total amount eligible for the modernization of the CF BUCHAREST NORD – GIURGIU FRONTIER line (phase II)

▻ rehabilitation of the CF PROGRESU – JILAVA – VIDRA line

▻ restoration of the line CF COMANA – GIURGIU NORD – GIURGIU FRONTIERĂ

▻ electrification of the entire section BUCHAREST PROGRESU – Jilava – Vidra – Comana – Giurgiu Nord – GIURGIU FRONTIERĂ

▻ doubling of the CF line between DAIA – FRĂțESTI (4.2 km)

3

EUR 48,761,092, the total amount eligible for the improvement of the railway border crossing at VICHANA (Ruma)

▻ electrification of the CF line DĂRMĀNEȘTI – VICțANI, including related works

▻ modernization of the CF BRIDGE over the river SUCEAVA, at the DORNEȘTI CF station, on the line to PUTNA

The term of implementation of 3 projects ranges from 34 months to 56 months.