In brief: Call for proposals for Nimes and Montpellier rail bypass

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Matthieu Desiderio

Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), the French railway infrastructure owner and manager launched today a call for proposals for Nîmes and Montpellier high speed rail bypass.

The contractor will be in charge of the project construction and operation, under a Partnership Contract (Contrat de Partenariat, a new form of Public-Private Partnership. For more details about Partnership Contracts, please see the three articles about the “First French-American Workshop on Public Transportation & Innovative Financing”: 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3)

This new 70-kilometer long high speed rail line, constitutes another extension toward Spain. It will be linked to the Méditerranée HSR line. Moreover, these new tracks will also allow to remove freight traffic from Nîmes and Montpellier city centers, as part of the Corridor D (Valence-Lyon-Turin-Budapest) of the European rail network.

The project will be financed jointly by the French National government, local governments (mostly the Languedoc-Roussillon region), and the private sector.

References

Article: RFF lance un appel à candidature pour le contournement ferroviaire de Nîmes et Montpellier, Le Moniteur, Sep. 30, 2008: here

References from the Transport Information Group

High-Speed Rail coverage on the Transport Information Group:

In brief: SNCF to test 350+ kph high-speed trains, Oct. 19, 2008
SNCF to acquire 20 pc of the Italian railroad NTV, Oct. 14, 2008
In brief: Call for proposals for Nimes and Montpellier rail bypass, Oct. 1, 2008
Rhône to Rhine HSR line will be delivered on time, Aug. 11, 2008
Western extension of the HSR network toward Brittany, Jul. 30, 2008
Future HSR line to Brittany: local governments participate in the funding, Jul. 1, 2008
Cargo Rail Express: does it ring a bell?, Jun. 27, 2008
In brief: High Speed Rail will invade Poland by 2020, Jun. 11, 2008
Matthieu Desiderio joins High Speed Rail Canada, May 31, 2008
High Speed Rail: Internet connection on board Thalys trains, May 27, 2008
France-Spain High Speed link starting in 2009, May 7, 2008
Deutsche Bahn: To be or not to be… privatised?, Apr. 23, 2008
French rail: unfinished reform, uncertain strategy?, Apr; 17, 2008
Eurotunnel and Eurostar 2008 1Q results: positive!, Apr. 16, 2008
SNCF: recent unexpected and future expected moves, Apr. 14, 2008
SNCF recent moves: toward privatization of freight activities?, Apr. 11, 2008
In brief: High-Speed Rail news from the world, Mar. 10, 2008
Four challenges for the future SNCF president, Feb. 18, 2008
Air France KLM attracted by the new Alstom AGV, Feb. 11, 2008
Alstom AGV launched: on track in France by 2014, Feb. 5, 2008
High Speed Rail: fast trains, slow projects, Jan. 25, 2008
High Speed Freight Rail: already a reality, Jan. 24, 2008
In brief: TGV vs. Air France, on Paris to Strasbourg, Jan. 25, 2008
High Speed Freight Rail: already a reality, Jan. 24, 2008
High Speed Rail: SNCF modify its fares, Jan. 23, 2008
High Speed Rail: News from Spain, Jan. 21, 2008
In brief: Alstom trains go full speed!, Jan. 16, 2008
HSR “breaking” news: Top secret? Not that much…, Jan. 10, 2008
High Speed Rail: Surfing the Internet at 320 kph, Jan. 8, 2008
Spain: first HSR network by 2015?, Dec. 26, 2007
SNCF: up to EUR 9 billion worth of HSR trains, Dec. 19, 2007
High Speed Rail: TGV commercial speed will top 360 kph, Dec. 17, 2007

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