Analysis of Bottlenecks in Railway Connections
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BOTTLENECK ANALYSIS Version: 2 Date: 2013-05-18 Responsible partner: LP Contributing partners: PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7, PP8, 10%PP1&2 SETA - SOUTH EAST TRANSPORT AXIS Bottleneck analysis Table of contents 1 Approach to bottleneck analysis ...................................................................... 8 1.1 The Project area; SETA Main Line, Railway sections .......................................... 10 1.2 Bottleneck analysis within the SETA process ................................................... 12 1.3 Existing and future railway facilities and transport conditions for passenger and freight ................................................................................................ 13 1.4 Existing and future situation of metropolitan transport ...................................... 13 1.5 Existing and future terminal facilities ........................................................... 14 1.6 Existing and future seaport facilities and port hinterland connections ..................... 14 1.7 Structure of the report............................................................................. 14 2 Results of bottleneck analysis for the existing situation per railway section .............. 16 2.1 Data to be used for analysis ....................................................................... 16 2.2 Austrian section ..................................................................................... 17 2.2.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 17 2.2.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 20 2.2.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 22 2.3 Slovakian section.................................................................................... 25 2.3.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 25 2.3.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 27 2.3.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 28 2.4 Hungarian section ................................................................................... 30 2.4.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 30 2.4.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 32 2.4.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 33 2.5 Croatian section ..................................................................................... 35 2.5.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 35 2.5.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 37 2.5.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 40 2.6 Slovenian section ................................................................................... 41 2.6.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 41 2.6.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 42 2.6.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 43 2.7 Italian section ....................................................................................... 44 2.7.1 Railway infrastructure ......................................................................... 44 2.7.2 Current railway traffic ......................................................................... 47 2.7.3 Safety and interoperability .................................................................... 50 2 / 127 SETA - SOUTH EAST TRANSPORT AXIS Bottleneck analysis 3 Existing metropolitan bottlenecks .................................................................. 51 3.1 Zagreb (HR) .......................................................................................... 51 3.2 Vienna (AT) .......................................................................................... 53 3.3 Bratislava (SK) ....................................................................................... 57 4 Result of bottleneck analysis for the existing port-hinterland connections ................ 58 4.1 Port of Rijeka (HR) ................................................................................. 59 4.1.1 Existing capacities of the seaport ............................................................ 59 4.1.2 Offered sea connections (links) for freight traffic in the ports .......................... 63 4.1.3 Existing port-hinterland connections ........................................................ 63 4.2 Port of Koper (SLO) ................................................................................. 66 4.2.1 Existing capacities of the seaport ............................................................ 66 4.2.2 Offered sea connections (links) for freight traffic in the ports .......................... 70 4.2.3 Existing port-hinterland connections ........................................................ 74 4.3 Port of Monfalcone (IT) ............................................................................ 76 4.3.1 Existing capacities of the seaport ............................................................ 76 4.3.2 Offered sea connections (links) for freight traffic in the ports .......................... 78 4.3.3 Existing port-hinterland connections ........................................................ 78 5 Planned measures and deriving additional measures to reduce existing railway bottlenecks ............................................................................................. 79 5.1 The foreseen measures of the existing development plans (Reference Case) ............. 79 5.1.1 Infrastructural measures (speed, tracks, traction) ........................................ 79 5.1.2 Improvement of railway terminals ........................................................... 88 5.1.3 Improvement of interoperability (safety and interoperability) .......................... 93 5.1.4 Impact of development measures on railway travel time and capacity ................ 94 5.2 Additional measures of improvement .......................................................... 100 5.3 Measures to reduce metropolitan railway bottlenecks ...................................... 105 5.3.1 The impact of the new Vienna Central Station on the SETA railway operation program for passenger and freight ......................................................... 105 5.3.2 The impact of the new Zagreb railway bypass on the SETA railway operation program for passenger and freight ......................................................... 105 6 Measures to reduce bottlenecks on port - hinterland connections ......................... 108 6.1 Rijeka ............................................................................................... 108 6.1.1 Measures foreseen by the national ports development plans .......................... 108 6.1.2 Port – hinterland connections ............................................................... 110 6.2 Koper ............................................................................................... 113 6.2.1 Measures foreseen by the national ports development plans .......................... 113 6.2.2 Port – hinterland connections ............................................................... 115 6.3 Monfalcone......................................................................................... 116 6.4 Summary ........................................................................................... 117 7 Scenarios of future development of the SETA Corridor ....................................... 119 3 / 127 SETA - SOUTH EAST TRANSPORT AXIS Bottleneck analysis 7.1 SETA railway network 2015 considering the national plans and the proposed additional measures and the transport conditions in the complementary European railway network ................................................................................... 121 7.2 SETA Railway network and transport conditions 2020 (considering national plans and additional measures and the transport conditions in the complementary European railway network ................................................................................... 123 7.3 SETA Railway network and transport conditions 2030 (considering national plans and additional measures) and the transport conditions in the complementary European railway network ................................................................................... 125 4 / 127 SETA - SOUTH EAST TRANSPORT AXIS Bottleneck analysis List of tables Table 1: Railway sections covered by the SETA Corridor ................................................ 11 Table 2: Track classes in Austria ............................................................................ 18 Table 3: Austria - Waiting time, travel time, speed per section ....................................... 21 Table 4: Existing intermodal terminals in Slovakian part of SETA corridor ........................... 26 Table 5: Terminals in development in Slovakian part of SETA corridor ............................... 26 Table 6: Speed (design/average) of Slovakian part of SETA corridor .................................