North Sea–Baltic Corridor Explained

Country:	EUR
Type:	TEN-T
Route:	2
Map:	TEN-T_02.svg
Length Km:	3200
Direction A:	Start
Terminus A:	Helsinki
Direction B:	End
Terminus B:	Antwerp
Countries:

The North Sea–Baltic Corridor is the number 2 of the ten priority axes of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).^[1]

History

The original corridor of the Core Network to be called Warsaw–Midlands^[2] (route Warsaw – Poznań – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool),^[3] but following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union following Brexit, the axis would no longer reach the British Islands, therefore it was enlarged and redesigned according to the current route from Helsinki to the Benelux.^[4]

Description

The North Sea–Baltic Corridor develops its network from the North Sea to the Baltic on the following twelve axes and through the following European cities.^[5]

• Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga
• Ventspils – Riga
• Riga – Kaunas
• Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius
• Kaunas – Warszawa
• Warszawa – Poznań – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin – Hamburg
• Berlin – Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hannover
• Hannover – Bremen – Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven
• Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo – Almelo – Deventer – Utrecht
• Utrecht – Amsterdam
• Utrecht – Rotterdam – Antwerp
• Hannover – Cologne – Antwerp

See also

• Rail Baltica

External links

• Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) at European Union official web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corridor descriptions - European Commission - Europa EU. ec.europa.eu. 15 February 2020.
2. Web site: TEN-T - Trans-European Networks. vlaamsehavencommissie.be. 15 February 2020.
3. Web site: PART I: LIST OF PRE-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS ON THE CORE NETWORK IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT. televideo.rai.it. 15 February 2020.
4. Web site: North Sea-Baltic. ec.europa.eu. 15 February 2020.
5. Web site: North Sea-Baltic Corridor. ec.europa.eu. 15 February 2020.