Trans-European Transport Networks
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The Trans-European Transport Networks are a planned set road, rail, air and water transport networks designed to serve the entire continent of Europe. The Networks are a subsidiary part of a larger vision for a wider range of Trans-European Networks (TENs) first outlined in a European Parliament 1993 White Paper on growth, competitiveness, and employment; the transport network is known as TEN-T.
Ten-T envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways, inland waterways, airports, seaports, inland ports and traffic management systems, so as to provide long-distance high-speed routes for the movement of people and freight throughout Europe. A decision to adoped Ten-T was made by the European Parliament and Council in July 1996, and as a result of this, the EU works to promote the networks by a combination of leadership, coordination, issuance of guidelines, and the funding of aspects of development through a series of projects.
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is one example of a TEN-T project, being part of the High Speed Rail Line PBKAL project which will provide high speed rail between Paris, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and London.
See also
External links
- Maps and Guidelines (http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/network/english/ten-t-en.html) for TEN-T from the European Commission
- White Paper on growth, competitiveness, and employment (http://europa.eu.int/en/record/white/c93700/contents.html) - European Parliament
- TEN-T (http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/ten/transport/index_en.htm) - The Trans-European Transport Networks on the European Commission website