CROSSING THE ALPS TO CONNECT EUROPE

The freight and passenger cross–border section of the Lyon–Turin line is the central link of the TEN–T Mediterranean corridor, which connects the continent from east to west.

The cross-border section of the Lyon-Turin railway line extends over a stretch of 65 km between Susa in Piedmont and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in Savoy.

The main feature of the work is the 57.5 km long Mont Cenis base tunnel – 12.5 km in Italy and 45 in France – linking the international stations of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Susa, which constitute the connection points to the respective national lines in France and Italy.

THE TEN-T NETWORK

The Lyon-Turin line is an essential part of the Mediterranean Corridor, one of the railway axes belonging to the European TEN-T network.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES

THE CROSS–BORDER
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TELT, THE BINATINAL PROMOTOR

TELT is a French company owned 50% by the French State (via the Ministry for the Economy and Finance) and 50% by the Italian State (via the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group). It was founded on 23 February 2015, replacing LTF (Lyon Turin Ferroviaire), owned by the operators of the SNCF and RFI railway networks, which was responsible for the studies and preliminary works from October 2001 to February 2015. TELT is committed to ensuring that the new railway infrastructure between Italy and France is built according to international sustainable development guidelines in the framework of the SDGs of the UN Global Compact.

THE CONSTRUCTION SITES

The construction sites for the Lyon-Turin base tunnel are active in the two countries. The base tunnel, the main work for the cross-border section, is a complex infrastructure, consisting of: two parallel, 57.5-km-long, tubes to accommodate the tracks for the passage of freight and passenger trains; 204 safety bypasses and 4 declines.

In addition to the underground work, TELT manages and coordinates the surface sites, both in Italy and France, which ensure the connection to the respective national lines through the new international stations.

The construction sites are checked around the clock via a series of internal and external monitoring stations that measure 135 different environmental parameters (water, dust, asbestos, radon, etc.). These measurements are carried out under the supervision of national control bodies, to ensure the respect of the territory and the health of workers and citizens.

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