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North Sea–Baltic Corridor

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North Sea–Baltic Corridor
Route information
Length3,200 km (2,000 mi)
Major junctions
Start endFinland Helsinki
End endBelgium Antwerp
Location
Countries Finland
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Belgium
Highway system

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

History

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The original corridor of the Core Network to be called Warsaw–Midlands[2] (route WarsawPoznańFrankfurt (Oder)BerlinHannoverOsnabrückEnschedeUtrechtAmsterdam/RotterdamFelixstoweBirmingham/ManchesterLiverpool),[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

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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]

See also

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References

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