Rail: studies, works or mixed
Summary
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
Call
Detailed Call Description
Studies and / or works related to:
- construction/upgrading of cross-border and missing links;
- capacity and performance upgrade of existing lines, including removal of levelcrossings and upgrades necessary for 740 meter long trains and upgrades necessary to facilitate international rail passenger and freight transport;
- capacity increase in nodes, including as regards a better articulation of longdistance and local traffic;
- interconnections between rail and other modes of transport, in particular inland waterway and maritime transport and projects aimed at the integration of the rail and air networks to make the feeder network for long-haul flights more sustainable. Projects located exclusively within the perimeter of inland ports and maritime ports must be submitted under those priorities respectively;
- connections of freight terminals to the TEN-T Network, including the construction/upgrade of the railway infrastructure component of the terminals;
- electrification of line tracks and upgrade/construction of electrification systems.
Support will not be given to railway stations, except for railway infrastructure components. If the project includes such components, they should be presented as a separate work package. Support will not be given to activities related to the Class B systems nor to rolling stock.
Support to track side ERTMS deployment, interlockings and/or GSM-R components will only be granted under ERTMS (section 6.2.1 ‘Actions related to smart and interoperable mobility’ of the Work Programme), in the form of Unit Contribution.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rates fixed in the Grant Agreement:
- maximum 50% for the costs of studies,
- maximum 50% for the costs of works supporting inland ports,
- maximum 30% for the costs of works for projects supporting other transport modes, and
- maximum 70% for the costs of works in outermost regions (not applicable for works in inland ports.
Application could also be done for a higher project funding rate if your project concerns:
- cross-border links: maximum 50% (not applicable for roads and maritime ports)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- Third countries associated to the CEF Programme (list of participating countries)
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€250 000 000Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Call Opening Date
26/09/2023Call Closing Date
30/01/2024National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
Website: https://bit.ly/3BoYoGo
Address: 165 Strovolou Avenue, 2048 Strovolos
Telephones: +357 22806521, +357 22806550, +357 22806537
Email: info@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
Contact person:
Elpida Epameinondas
Senior Executive Engineer
Τelephone: +357 22806643
Email: eepamenonda@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
CINEA – Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en