VI Session of the Monitoring Committee of OP „Transport and Transport infrastructure“ 2014 – 2020 NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 28-29 November 2016

Investment projects

Plovdiv – Burgas Phase 2 Length 296 кm Cost 345, 169 mln. eur Design speed 160/120 кm/h Start/end of 2016-2020 construction Scope of the project Rehabilitation of railway section Orizovo-Mihaylovo r Modernization of railway section Yambol-Zimnitsa , Zavoy station Rehabilitation of railway section Straldzha-Tserkovski Reconstruction of station track plan of Zimnitsa station Rehabilitation of catenary Construction of overpasses and underpasses Design and installation of signaling and telecommunication systems for the Plovdiv-Burgas railway line – ERTMS/ETCS and GSM-R Status Railway section Skutare-Orizovo - signed a contract of construction - 07.11.2016, prepared technical project , Cost benefit analysis and AF. Issued a decision on selection of a contractor for the construction of Straldzha – Tserkovski railway section. Estimated contract - December 2016 Orizovo - Mihailovo On 10.04.2016, at MISM Information is filed AF. On 31.10.2016, the comments have been received from MA OPTTI and questions for clarification and coordination of Jaspers, which are reflected by the Beneficiary in the shortest possible time. Forthcoming a filing revision AF.

Tender procedures for construction Tender procedures for supervision Plovdiv – Burgas Phase 2 Project Tender procedures for construction Tender procedures for supervision Construction of telecommunication, ETCS and interlockings in в 18 stations of railway line Plovdiv - Burgas January 2017 Announced Construction of overpasses and underpasses, Plovdiv – Burgas railway section May 2017 Modernization of Yambol-Zimnitsa , Zavoy station June 2017 Preparation of technical projects and implementation of reconstruction of station track plan of Zimnitsa station and rehabilitation of catenary of Zimnitsa and Straldzha stations March 2017

Power substations Burgas, Karnobat and Qmbol Cost: 10 649 593, 67 eur Physical progress: 10% Financial implementation: 21,6 % Start of construction: September 2016 Expected completion date : Act 16, August 2017

Modernization of the railway section Elin Pelin – Ihtiman - Kostenets Length 51, 044 km Cost 529 867 115 mln. eur Design speed 160/120 кm/h Strat/end of construction 2017-2021 Status Prepared technical project, Detailed site development plan, Cost benefit analysis and AF Forthcoming approval of the AF and signing the financing agreement Readiness of announcement of tenders for construction 19,471 кm 20,375 кm 11,198 кm Prepared AF for funding of the project "Modernization of the railway station Elin Pelin - Kostenetz" and it was sent to Jaspers for verification. In relation to the comments received, adjustments were made to the end of this week and AF will be uploaded in the module for applications in the MISM 2020. Tender procedures for construction January 2017 Tender procedures for supervision

Modernization of the railway section Elin Pelin – Ihtiman - Kostenets Section Elin Pelin - Kostenets, Position 1, km 22+848 to km 42+025 (Elin Pelin - Verinsko) with total length 19,177 km Cost: 284 345 265 mln. euro Types of construction works: Railway, 4 single track tunnels (total length 1,90 km+13,397 km), bridges and trestles (3732 m2 +11175 m2), other structures, catenary, signalling and telecommunication equipment (1 computerized interlocking, 2 block-posts)

Modernization of the railway section Elin Pelin – Ihtiman - Kostenets Section Elin Pelin – Kostenets, Position 2, km 42+025 to km 62+400 (Verinsko-Nemirovo) with total length 20,373 km Cost: 64 501 515 mln. euro Type of construction works: Railway, bridges and trestles (2 763 m2), structures, catenary, signalling and telecommunication equipment (1 computerized interlocking and 1 Block-Post), 1 TPSS and 2 BSP

Modernization of the railway section Elin Pelin – Ihtiman - Kostenets Section Elin Pelin - Kostenets, Position 3, km 62+400 to km 73+598 (Nemirovo - Kostenets) with total length 11,198 km Cost: 354,045 000 млн. лв. Types of construction works: Railway, 8 double-track tunnels (total length 5,478 km), bridges and trestles (4524 m2 + 22933 m2), other structures, catenary, signalling and telecommunication

Date by which there sholud be signed contract Stations Project Cost Date by which there sholud be signed contract Reconstruction of station complexes Stara Zagora and Nova Zagora 7 569 676, 30 mln. euro August 2017 Reconstruction of station complex Karnobat - Repair of buildings and facilities within the station complex Karnobat 2 812 105, 34 mln. euro March 2017 Reconstruction of station complexes Poduene, Iskar and Kazichane 2 170 434, 03 mln. euro May 2017

1. ETCS for Sofia-Septemvri railway section Projects PA 4 - “Innovation in management and services - Implementation of a modernized infrastructure for traffic management, improving safety and a secured transport " Project Cost 1. ETCS for Sofia-Septemvri railway section 11 mln. euro 2. Design and Implementation of Train Operation Control System in NRIC, incl. "check-point" set-up 9 mln. euro 3. Expanding the functional scope of Geografical Information System (GIS) of NRIC 3 mln. euro 4. Design, Development and Implementation of Integrated system for ticketing, passenger information and controlled train access 11,7 mln. euro Forthcoming signing of an agreement with EIB

Technical assistance for project preparation - Modernization of railway line Sofia-Pernik-Radomir-Gyueshevo-border with Republic of Macedoania Funding - operational axis 1, OPTTI - 9 765 700 eur The preparation of the railway section will be carried out during the programming period 2014 – 2020 In progress is a technical design and preparation of detailed site development plan for modernization of section Sofia – Pernik – Radomir Preparation of railway section Radomir – Gyushevo – border with Republic of Macedonia to stage “mature project” started in 2016 and should be completed by the end of 2019. It is expected in early 2017 to sign a contract for optimization and updating of the conceptual design. Forthcoming activities: Update of conceptual design of the railway section Radomir – Gyueshevo to reduce construction costs/value and final choice of трасе Complementing the EIA report and performance of archeological excavations Preparation of technical project and detailed site development plan of the railway section Radomir – border with Republic of Macedonia Evaluation for interoperability of the project Conformity assessment under LSP Acquisition procedures Building permit Expected announcement of the procedure for selecting a contractor in February 2017 On 13.06.2016 was submitted Application Form for financing preparation, according to requirements of OPTTI 2014 – 2020

Modernization of railway line Sofia-Pernik-Radomir-Gyueshevo-border with Republic of Macedonia

Feasibility studies for the development of alternative railway lines North-South Funding – operational axis 3, OPTTI – 1 278 229 eur Main direction of feasibility studies: Ruse – Gorna Orqhovitsa – Dubovo/Tulovo – Stara Zagora – Mihailovo – Dimitrovgrad, Podkova to Greek border (extension to Komotini) Ruse – Kaspichan – Sindel – Karnobat – Qmbol – Elhovo – Turkish border ( extension to Odrin or Kirklareli) Forthcoming activities: Feasibility studies, analysis of existing capacity, throughput analysis, analysis of speed and gauge restrictions of directions, analysis of potential freight traffic Option of version for development of meridian railway directions North – South, (from Danube river to Turkish/Greek border), in connection with the project realization of intermodal terminal Ruse. Expected announcement of the procedure for selecting a contractor in April 2017

Feasibility studies for the development of alternative railway lines North-South

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