Article 3 · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1715

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Article 3Timetable#

1.The timetable for the actions referred to in Article 2 point (a), shall be the following:

(a)In 2025: start of mechanized excavation of the first French lot of the base tunnel (operational construction site 7) – France.

(b)by the end of 2026/early 2027: start of mechanized excavation of the other lots of the base tunnel (operational construction sites 3-4-5-6) – France and Italy.

(c)by 2028: end of civil works at the entrance section - Saint Martin La Porte (operational construction site 8) – France.

(d)by 2027: contract award proposal of railway and non-railway installations (operational construction site 12) – France and Italy.

(e)by 2028: start of the interconnection tunnel excavation with traditional method in Bussoleno (operational construction site 1) – Italy.

(f)by 2029: start of civil works at Susa international station (operational construction site 2) –Italy.

(g)by 2030: end of civil works of the multimodal exchange hub at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne international station (operational construction site 9) – France.

(h)by 2031: completion of the base tunnel excavation on the French and Italian sides (operational construction sites 3-4-5-6-7-8) – France and Italy.

(i)by 2031: completion of the Saint-Jean-de Maurienne international station with related ancillary infrastructure; starting of the construction of the Susa international station equipment (operational construction sites 9 and 2) – France and Italy.

(j)By 31 December 2032: completion of the railway infrastructure for mixed traffic, in compliance with the TEN-T parameters set out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 – France and Italy.

(k)By 2033: operational installation ERTMS Level 2 – France and Italy.

2.The timetable for the actions referred to in Article 2, point (b), shall be the following:

(a)upgrading the existing conventional line Bussoleno-Avigliana section: end of works between 2026-2032.

(b)construction of the new line Avigliana-Orbassano:

(i)environmental assessment and permits obtained between 2024-2025;

(ii)start of works by 2026;

(iii)end of works by 2033.

(c)rearrangement of the Orbassano marshalling yard including South Junction, first phase, Turin side, by 2026.

(d)connectivity within the Turin railway urban node:

i)Porta Susa - Stura section: concluded at 98 % (completion expected by 2025)

(ii)Porta Susa- Porta Nuova section: completion by 2028;

(iii)Turin-Genoa line: by 2027 (first phase):

—completion of the technological adaptation of the systems of the CCS Subsystem of the Trofarello-Alessandria section with the construction of the ACCM-SCCM in sub-phases;

—completion of the ACC of the Villafranca station;

—completion of the new ACC of Asti.

3.The timetable for the actions referred to in Article 2, point (c), shall be the following:

(a)upgrading the existing conventional line Ambérieu – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne:

(i)preliminary studies, including a socio-economic analysis by the middle of 2025;

(ii)start of works on first operations by 2027;

(iii)design studies by the end of 2028;

(iv)administrative procedures for land acquisition by the end of 2028;

(v)environmental assessment by the end of 2028;

(vi)final studies by the end of 2029;

(vii)end of works by 2033:

—modification of access to the Aiton platform

—capacity improvements at Aix-les-Bains

—capacity improvements at Chambéry

—grade separation in Montmélian

—securing the Lac du Bourget

—securing level crossings

—reinforcement of fixed Installations for Electric Traction.

(b)connectivity within the Lyon agglomeration – Lyon railway bypass between Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu and Dagneux:

(i)detailed design studies by the end of 2027

(ii)environmental assessment

(iii)final studies

(iv)land acquisition in line with study and construction schedule

(v)works

(c)construction of the new lines between Lyon and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in line with parameters of the ‘grand gabarit’ as the main scenario explored at this stage:

(i)detailed design studies on the following operations, including a socio-economic analysis and studies related to reconnaissance works by mid-2028 (French accesses to the Lyon-Torino rail tunnel – detailed studies - APD):

—mixed line between Grenay and Avressieux;

—improvements at Ambérieu station;

—new freight railway line between Avressieux and Montmélian including a single-track freight tunnel under the Chartreuse massif, for which detailed design studies will be carried out in parallel with the construction of the reconnaissance structures;

—doubling the connection at Montmélian station;

—new freight railway line between Montmélian and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne including single-track freight tunnels under the Belledonne massif and the Glandon massif, for which detailed design studies will be carried out in parallel with the construction of the reconnaissance structures;

(ii)Environmental assessment

(iii)Construction of reconnaissance structures

(iv)Final studies

(v)Land acquisition in line with study and construction schedule

(vi)Works.