An Enterprise Europe Network and Team France Export special brokerage event organized during SIFER 2023, France’s only exhibition dedicated exclusively to the rail market.
During SIFER 2023, in Lille, Enterprise Europe Network and Team France Export organize special B2B meetings between foreign buyers and french key players specialised in the railway industry as part of the program « L’export commence en France ».
Information about the railway industry in the selected countries for this operation:
Italy
Italy has the 4th largest railway network in Europe with over 20,000 km of track. Under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), the railway sector is undergoing significant investment. The Government of Italy has allocated EUR 25.7 billion (13.4% of the total plan) to develop high-speed rail links to Southern Italy, Europe and the "diagonal", as well as regional links, to extend ERTMS and to renew the train fleet. As part of the TEN-T trans-European rail network, the Turin-Lyon high-speed line, which aims to facilitate the transit of passengers and goods between the two countries, should be completed by 2032.
More info about the railway industry in Italy.
Romania
The Romanian railway network extends over 10,769 km (of which 4,361 km is the TEN-T network), being the 7th largest railway network in the EU, of which 2,917 km is double track and 4,034 km (37.5%) is electrified track. As a very outward-looking country, eager to attract foreign investment and benefiting from a strategic geographical position, the development of rail transport infrastructure is crucial for the continued growth of its economy. Crossed by two corridors of the primary Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), Romania now wishes to establish itself as a major regional logistical and industrial hub.
More info about the railway industry in Romania
The Czech Republic
As the railway hub of Central Europe, the Czech Republic has one of the densest networks in the world with 0.12 km of track per km² of territory (9th place in Europe). The Czech national recovery plan, validated by the European Commission, provides for an investment of nearly €8 billion, of which €3.5 billion will be dedicated to infrastructure and green transformation. The government's priority is to integrate the country into the European system of high-speed lines and to ensure better links with the major Czech cities as well as with neighbouring countries such as Vienna, Berlin and Budapest.
More info about the railway industry in the Czech Republic.
Egypt
Egypt, committed within its Egypt Vision 2030 programme, has embarked on a process of modernising its industrial infrastructures to make the country a showcase for the Arab world capable of competing with its Gulf neighbours. The opportunities for French companies are important in the following domains: urban and interurban projects (Cairo and Alexandria metros as well as the Alexandria tramway are the main worksites, still in expansion; projects concerning 2 monorails linking 6th Oct - Giza, and Nasr City - NAC, the doubling of the Tanta-Damietta line; development of a high speed line along the Red Sea,) electrification of the lines, safety equipment and urban and rail transport signalling.
