Text file: 8432.txt
author: Gorazd Tivadar
downvotes: 1
end consideration date: 2017-07-23
id: '8432'
number comments: 5
number views: 2176
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure\nThe Government of the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia adopted the Strategy for the Development of Transport in the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia (hereafter referred to as the Strategy) at its 48th Ordinary Session\
  \ on 29 July 2015. The development of the Strategy up to 2030 was based on an analysis\
  \ of actual needs using a national transport model. It was concluded that the Pragersko-Hodo\u0161\
  \ railway line is part of the core trans-European transport network (hereinafter\
  \ referred to as TEN-T) and that it is therefore necessary to ensure adequate capacity\
  \ and compliance with TEN-T standards. Extensive modernisation works were completed\
  \ on this line in 2016, and the project for the reconstruction, electrification\
  \ and upgrading of the Pragersko-Hodo\u0161 railway line was the largest railway\
  \ project in the Republic of Slovenia, with an investment of approximately EUR 465\
  \ million. The improvement of traffic management on this railway section and the\
  \ increase in rail traffic throughput will be helped in particular by the ERTMS/ETCS\
  \ project, which has already been implemented and which establishes a single and\
  \ standardised subsystem to ensure interoperability of signalling and communications\
  \ on European rail networks.\nThe above-mentioned adopted strategy in Table 7.3,\
  \ which describes the measures to achieve the specific objectives set in the field\
  \ of railways under Action R.7, also addresses the Pragersko-Hodo\u0161 railway\
  \ line. It notes that this section is part of the Mediterranean Corridor and the\
  \ TEN-T core network. The Murska Sobota-Hodo\u0161 section is mainly intended for\
  \ freight traffic, with mixed traffic elsewhere. After the upgrading, the line meets\
  \ TEN-T standards and still has sufficient capacity, even though it is single-track.\
  \ However, it is noted below that the possible construction of an additional second\
  \ track on the Pragersko-Hodo\u0161 section depends on Hungary's plans or an increase\
  \ in traffic flows.\nIn view of the above, the proposal for the construction of\
  \ a second railway track on the Pragersko-Hodo\u0161 route is also included in the\
  \ Resolution on the National Transport Development Programme in the Republic of\
  \ Slovenia, adopted by the National Assembly at its session of 22 November 2016\
  \ (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No 75/2016 of 30 November 2016)\
  \ in the same manner as described above.\n "
response date: 2017-08-24
response due date: null
sent date: 2017-07-02
title: Better rail links between Prekmurje and the rest of Slovenia
upvotes: 19
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/8432
