We are building an intermodal hub on the border with Serbia
Sofia and Belgrade to ask Brussels for Nis-Dragoman railway to be included in TEN-T
Source: MTITC
An intermodal hub will be built on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. This was agreed by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev and the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Momirovic during a meeting today in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia.
During their visit to the city's railway station, the two ministers pledged to continue talks on joint activities at the common border railway station. The Bulgarian Minister pointed out that the main task is to ensure the transition by optimizing and modernizing the technical procedures for changing locomotives, optimizing schedules, reducing environmental damage, by promoting rail and intermodal transport.
Bulgaria and Serbia will make a joint proposal to the European Union to include the Dragoman-Nis section in the main Trans-European Transport Network, it became clear during the talks. "The Bulgarian side has made great efforts to include the section from Sofia to Dragoman in the main TEN-T network and today we have already signed contracts for the construction of road and railway infrastructure in this area," said Minister Alexiev. "I will initiate a meeting with our European partners and colleagues from the Republic of Serbia to discuss the expansion of the route to Nis, which is the most direct route of Bulgaria to Europe," Alexiev added.
Among the topics discussed was the project to expand the green belts to the six countries of the Western Balkans, which is important for Bulgaria in terms of the continuity of the flow of goods. Alexiev pointed out that the green border checkpoints on Bulgarian territory operate 24/7 for all types of vehicles. "Passing through them, including inspections and health examinations of transport workers, should not exceed 15 minutes at the internal land borders," explained our Minister of Transport.
The two delegations also inspected the construction activities of the Europe Highway on Bulgarian territory.