Sector: Transportation
			Sub-Sector / Technically Autonomous Unit: Land Transport - Rail
			Component	Present Situation	Target Situation	Projects		Characteristics												Priority
								Technical Constraints			Cost							Impact	Uncertainty
Sector	Sub-sector	Geographic area		Sp	St	∆S		Description	Min. delay to start	Min. constr. period	Investment Million US$	Land value / expro (a')	Yearly maintenance cost (b)	Major rehab/replac. cost (c )	Span for rehab/replc (d)	Yearly operation cost (e)	Uncertainty		(High, Medium, Low)
									(Year)	(Year)			%	%		%
			Physical Stock	▪ Many parts of ROW encroached upon	▪ The right of way cleared of any encroachments.	Clearing the rail right-of-way of encroachments		Encroachments can be very hard to remove involving political and social aspects.	0	3	20	0	0	0	0	0	±30%	Provides opportunities to use the right-of-way in a beneficial manner.	L	1
				▪ Service non existent	▪ The rail right-of-way used as public transport corridor (for buses in the first stage then for light rail if proven feasible). the suggested sections for these corridors, in addtition to the BRT between Beirut and Jounieh (mentioned under "Roads"), are: Beirut-Saida; Beirut-Sofar, and Jounieh-Tripoli	Turning rail right-of-way sections into public transport corridors, including provision of facilities such as terminals and stations. These sections are: Beirut-Saida, Beirut-Sofar, and Jounieh-Tripoli (Feasibility Study)		This project depends on the outcome of the ongoing study on the revitalization of the public transport industry. Also, rail may be viable only when linked to the regional network, depending on the schemes on this network.	0	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	±20%	Increased chances of mass transport, bus or rail, to compete against private cars.	L	1
						Turning rail right-of-way into public transport corridor,for the following sections: Beirut-Saida, Beirut-Sofar, and Jounieh-Tripoli (Design/Construction)			1	2	150	50	3	15	10	0.1	±50%		H	1
				▪ Network largely defunct	▪ Viability of link to the north of Tripoli established and link operational	Rehabilitate Tripoli-Syrian Border link (Construction - Infrastructure only)		Depends on regional schemes.	0	2	10	2	5	20	10	2	±30%	Enhances Tripoli Port accessibility to regional transport networks	M	3
				▪ Three routes were operating in the past, for which a reserved right-of-way exists:   o Naqoura-Beirut-Tripoli   o Beirut-Damascus   o Riyaq-Homs	▪ Viability of rail operations for passengers and goods within Lebanon determined	Feasibility study for rail operations in Lebanon (Study)		Generally, short distances, such as the case of trips inside Lebanon, do not warrant heavy rail operations. Study has to incorporate regional rail operations. Also, light rail in urban areas is constrained by the narrow streets in those areas.	0	1.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	±20%	Establishment of the best way to use the existing rail right-of-way and benefits obtained from such use.	L	2
			Institutional Setup	Responsibility of MPWT through DGLMT and OCFTC. The latter is in charge of managing and operating the rail network	▪ Proposed General Authority for Land Transport (LTA) should be established and operational, in a manner that separates regulatory and operational responsibilities.	Establish LTA with proper staffing and equipment Already considered under Passenger Transport in Roads Sub-Sector		Establishing laws should be carefully studied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	±20%	Better control of the regulations in the sub-sector.	L	2
					▪ Operating rail company	Establish rail operating company		Depends on viability of rail operations.	2	0.5	2	0	0	0	0	50	±20%	Better control of the operations in the sub-sector.	L	3
			Economic values:
			Investment (a) million US$	10	200
			Land value / expropriation (a') million US$	600	650
			Yearly maintenance cost % (b)	0%	3%
			Major rehab/replac. cost % (c )	0%	15%
			Span for rehab/replc in years (d)	0	10
			Yearly operation cost % (e)	0.00%	1.00%
			Performance Indicators:
			Results	▪ Optimized use of available rail right-of-way
				▪ Minimized travel time
				▪ Effective contribution to Inter-urban public transport ridership
				▪ Effective contribution to freight transport
			Means	▪ Establishment of LTA, rail company
				▪ Studies on the public transport in Lebanon
				▪ Feasibility study for using rail right-of-way as public transport corridor
				▪ Feasibility study for rail operations in Lebanon