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Principles of financing

The principles for financing investments in the railway sector are as follows (the balance of financing is provided by the party responsible for the road):

For removing level crossings :

  • Removal of problematic level crossings by building a two-tier structure: RFF finances 25% including the road, and the government also finances 25%.
  • Opportunity removal, each time it is possible for a modest cost, namely by building a detour: The government and the RFF finance equally 66% of the total cost including the road, with a ceiling of € 200K and 100% of the removal of the level crossing equipment.

To improve safety at level crossings:

  • The government and RFF finance equally all the works on the railway part only.
  • for problematic level crossings, as long as the improvement allows the level crossing to be deleted from the list of problematic level crossings, RFF and the State are applying the same financing rules as for eliminations: 50% of the total cost of the projects.
  • finally, for level crossings on B roads and for departments that have signed the “ADF” charter, the State and RFF will finance 50% of the total cost of the projects.