RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR ­RHINE–ALPINE

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union 2019 THE CORRIDOR RHINE-ALPINE PROJECT

MAKE THE SHIFT TO RAIL HAPPEN

THE NETHERLANDS

ROTTERDAM k GERMANY ANTWERP

COLOGNE

BELGIUM

BASEL

SWITZERLAND

The Corridor Rhine-Alpine is a project to improve rail freight transportation in ­Europe and to encourage modal shift from road to rail. ITALY

GENOA RFC RHINE-ALPINE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS

PROJECTS ON RFC RHINE-ALPINE Click the project for details

THE NETHERLANDS 1 New locomotive workshop 2 New yard at Venlo 3 AMSTERDAM Analysis of TEN-T specifications for Core Network 3

ROTTERDAM 1 EMMERICH VLISSINGEN 3 7 OBERHAUSEN ZEEBRUGGE DUISBURG 4 ANTWERP 2 NEUSS 5 GENK GHENT 6 COLOGNE

LIEGE WIESBADEN BELGIUM MAINZ 4 Port of Zeebrugge and its 9 hinterland connections 5 740-m long trains on the MANNHEIM GERMANY  LUDWIGSHAFEN Belgian network 7 ABS/NBS 6 ETCS in Belgium KARLSRUHE Emmerich – Oberhausen 8 8 10 New developments on Karlsruhe – Basel 9 740-m long trains on the German network 10 10 ETCS in Germany on FREIBURG RFC Rhine-Alpine 8 10 SWITZERLAND 11 Current state of work in the BASEL ZURICH  12 Ceneri Base Tunnel 13 BERN 12 Quadrupling of Olten – Aarau 13 4-m Corridor 16 13 14 Bellinzona – Luino upgrade 15 Upgrade Marshalling Yard San Paolo 16 Upgrade of Lötschberg Base Tunnel 17 14 17 ETCS in Switzerland 19 15 19 11 18 18 ITALY NOVARA 18 MILAN 18 Electrical substations upgrade PIACENZA 19 ERTMS in Italy

RFC RHINE-ALPINE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 GENOA FACTS & FIGURES MISSION STATEMENT

3,900 KM OF CORRIDOR LINES

6 SEA PORTS AMSTERDAM // A N T W E R P // GENOA // ROTTERDAM // NORTH SEA PORT // ZEEBRUGGE OUR VISION

With our services, we facilitate cross-border rail freight transport in order to create a competitive advantage over other modes of transport. The involved Infrastruc- ture Managers and Allocation Body cooperate intensi- MORE THAN vely to provide better railway services for international freight transport in Europe. 100 TERMINALS By enhancing the flexibility and quality of rail freight services on the Corridor and optimizing the utilization of scarce capacity through a high level of international cooperation, we want to foster rail freight services as a sustainable mode of transport in Europe. Jointly, we are making the shift from road to rail happen. NUMBER OF FREIGHT TRAINS ON THE CORRIDOR IN 2019: MORE THAN 105,000

RFC RHINE-ALPINE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 RFC RHINE-ALPINE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENTS STRUCTURE OF REPORT­ 10 OF THE EXECUTIVE

RFC RHINE-ALPINE 4 Which changes do traffic volume, BOARD 40 capacity and punctuality show? Which regulatory topics were brought for- ward on the national and European level? TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT 11

PERFORMANCE 42 PATH ALLOCATION 14

CAPACITY AND INTERNATIONAL TRAIN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 18 CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT 43

INVESTMENTS, ERTMS AND INTEROPERABILITY 43

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD 30

Which goals were reached in cooperation HIGHLIGHTS with partners and customers?

IN 2019 6 RELIABILITY/OPERATIONS 31 What was the overall development SERVICE OFFER 33 and progress in RFC Rhine-Alpine?

ERTMS DEPLOYMENT 34 MANAGEMENT BOARD 7

HARMONISATION/ EXECUTIVE BOARD 8 ­INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS 22 CROSS-BORDER INTEROPERABILITY 34 MARKETING AND Which infrastructure projects have made ACHIEVEMENTS CUSTOMER RELATION 35 significant progress during 2019? OF THE REGULATORY

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AUTHORITIES 44 NETHERLANDS 23 Which measures support the non-discrim- inatory access, harmonisation and trans- DEVELOPMENTS IN BELGIUM 23 parency of rules, increased safety and interoperability? DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY 24

REGULATORY BODIES 45 DEVELOPMENTS IN SWITZERLAND 27

NSA CORRIDOR GROUP 45 DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALY 28

ANNEX 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 50

Disclaimer: The sole responsibility for this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information therein.

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Working Groups. These Groups were established to work efficiently on various topics for the improvement and support of cross-border rail freight services ORGANISATIONAL on our Corridor. The Railway Undertaking Advisory Group (RAG) and the Terminal Advisory Group (TAG) are advisory groups to the MB. They serve as exchange platforms to involve railway undertakings (RUs) and terminals as well as stake- holders of the intermodal transport chain in order to discuss the customers’ STRUCTURE OF opinions and requirements for Corridor development from an external point of view.

The Corridor One-Stop-Shop (C-OSS) facilitates train path management for interna- RFC RHINE-ALPINE tional rail freight. It is the single point of contact allowing applicants to request and receive answers regarding infrastructure capacity for international freight trains.

The RFC Rhine-Alpine bodies are managed and supported by the permanent office­ in Frankfurt.

The EU Regulation 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for compet- BODIES OF RFC RHINE-ALPINE AS THEY WERE DECIDED BY MB AND itive freight was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council and en- BASED ON EU REGULATION 913/2010 tered into force on 9 November 2010. It defined the establishment of freight corridors with the overall purpose to increase rail freight’s competitiveness and market share on the European freight transport market. European Infra- BODIES ACCORDING EXECUTIVE BOARD – ExB TO REGULATION structure Managers embrace this chance for enhanced cooperation and work STRUCTURE together in eleven corridors running all across Europe. The Rail Freight Corri- // Representatives of the transport ministries DECIDED BY MB dor (RFC) Rhine-Alpine has the legal form of a European Economic Interest // Setting of general goals Grouping (EEIG).

All Infrastructure Managers (IM) and the Allocation Body (AB) of the Corridor countries are members or contractors of the EEIG: RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS/ MANAGEMENT CORRIDOR ONE-STOP-SHOP • ProRail (for the Dutch network) TERMINAL ADVISORY GROUPS – • Infrabel (for the Belgian network) RAG/TAG BOARD – MB (C-OSS) • DB Netz (for the German network) // Regular meetings with railway // Infrastructure Managers (IMs) // IMs appoint C-OSS • SBB Infrastruktur (for the Swiss network) undertakings and terminals/ and Allocation Body (AB) // Responsible for the allocation • BLS Netz (for the Swiss network) ports connected to the Corridor // Main decision board of Pre-arranged Paths (PaPs) • Trasse Schweiz (Swiss allocation body) and Reserve Capacity (RC) • RFI (for the Italian network).

The Executive Board (ExB) represents the joint interests of the transport min- istries of all involved countries and takes landmark decisions for cooperation on MANAGING DIRECTOR/EEIG/PMO the Corridor. The Executive Board is chaired by Peter Hondebrink, Dutch Trans- // Joint Office of all participating IMs; port Ministry. incl. Corridor coordinators at IMs (PIMs) // Management of all activities for MB The Management Board (MB) is made up of high-level management representa- tives of the aforementioned IMs/AB and is responsible for the effective implemen- tation of the Corridor. The MB has set up a Programme Management Office (PMO) as the permanent working organisation of the IMs. The PMO is represented by the 2 WGs for WG for 2 WGs for WG for ICM expert permanent office team and one delegate of each IM/AB, the so-called Programme infrastructure performance path product ­ coor­di­­­nation of group Implementation Managers (PIMs). They are responsible for the coordination and and ERTMS management development works / TCR reporting of their national project implementation to the Corridor organisation. Furthermore, the PMO monitors the goals and actions of currently six Corridor Six working groups with experts from all IMs of the corridor; yearly agreement on workplans

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HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019

What was the overall MANAGEMENT ­development and­ progress BOARD in RFC Rhine-Alpine? 2019 was a mixed year for RFC Rhine-Alpine. The number of international freight trains on the Corridor shows a slight overall decrease compared to 2018. Only the number of trains via the border points between the Nether- lands and Germany shows an increase, mostly due to hinterland traffic from Rotterdam and Antwerp. This general development also means that most traf- fic on RFC Rhine-Alpine has not caught up with the high figures and growth rates recorded before the Rastatt disruption. A positive effect of this develop- ment is a higher stability of operations with improved punctuality.

The international cooperation within the RFC Rhine-Alpine framework shows very positive ongoing developments. The main contributions in 2019 of RFC Rhine-Alpine to an increased competitiveness of rail freight were, among others:

• Contributing to a better understanding of performance measurement and management throughout the whole transport chain via focussed discussions on improvement measures with many stakeholders involved in the train run

• Developing first steps towards an end-to-end train performance measurement including departure/arrival in terminals

• Addressing challenges arising from national frameworks and regulations for international path construction to Transport Ministries, EU Commission and Regulatory Bodies

• Providing strong support of the development of the Temporary Capacity Restriction (TCR) tool at RNE from the RFC Rhine-Alpine pilot group

• Stabilising and further enhancing processes for International Contingency Management (ICM), e. g. with a second simulation and update of the document Learn about the main developments on RFC Rhine-Alpine and on re-routing scenarios the activities of the Management Board and the Executive • Developing an ERTMS risk register for RFC Rhine-Alpine, which will be an Board of RFC Rhine-Alpine. This chapter provides all necessary important basis for discussions in the ERTMS Expert Group and ERTMS information at a glance. Task Force with the transport ministries

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• Creating further transparency on infrastructure and ERTMS development are related to braking performance, train driver language, the institutional framework for the coordination of works, 740-m train length and so on. • Discussing results of the RFC Rhine-Alpine Transport Market Study and sharing the results regarding major growth drivers with many stakeholders The Ministers of Rail Freight Corridor Rhine-Alpine and of Rail Freight Corridor North Sea-Mediterranean had a successful meeting on 22 May 2019 during the • Providing continued support of several topics in member companies regarding International Transport Forum (ITF) Side Event in Leipzig. They discussed the cross-border harmonisation, e. g. facilitation of language requirements in progress achieved since the declaration of Leipzig in 2018, as well as the quality the Netherlands at the Venlo border, simplification of braking sheets, piloting of the Rail Freight Corridor. of reflective plates as a tail signal and a study on train weight requirements in Italy Indeed, with 45 % of all trains having more than 30 minutes delay, quality is a priority for the Executive Board, as it has a major impact on the capacity and • Further improving customer information provided via our website, LinkedIn efficiency of the Rhine-Alpine traffic. Following the Ministers meeting, the Ex- page and, together with all RFCs, via the Customer Information Platform (CIP). ecutive Board published a press release stating its intention to develop a Quality Charter with all stakeholders on the Corridor. In 2019, infrastructure projects on RFC Rhine-Alpine made good progress, with a focus on: In addition, the Swiss Federal Office of Transport organised, together with the Corridor Rhine-Alpine, workshops on performance. Three workshops were or- • Works on the Ceneri/Gotthard axis in Switzerland, including upgrading ganised, in May, in June and in Autumn with different stakeholders (railway un- to the 4-m profile and upgrade to longer trains dertakings, operators, terminals). A final workshop, summarising the findings and bringing together all the stakeholders will be organised in 2020. • Infrastructure improvements in Northern Italy

• Studies and works for 740-m trains on the whole Corridor

• ETCS deployment including finalisation of works in Basel Bad/Weil am Rhein and Ranzo-Luino.

The main new development in 2020 will be the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel and related infrastructure improvements in Switzerland and Northern Italy. Train operating conditions on the southern part of RFC Rhine-Alpine will High level repre- significantly improve and benefit from the possibility of running longer trains sentatives at the with a high profile on routes in Switzerland and Italy. International Transport Forum side event in ­Leipzig, May 2019 EXECUTIVE BOARD

In 2019, the Executive Board continued its work on the contingency management and the related Executive Board action plan for 2018-2019, based on the Leipzig Declaration. It also focused on the improvement of the quality on the Corridor.

Within the context of the 2018 Ministerial Declaration, the Rail Freight Corri- dor Rhine-Alpine published its rerouting overviews in December 2018. In 2019, Railway Undertakings at European level developed a first draft of the contingency handbook for railway undertakings.

On the action plan 2018 - 2019 of the Executive Board, much work is ongoing, for which results are expected in the near future. The tasks of the action plan

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TRAFFIC BORDER CROSSINGS NL – DE In general, at the Dutch border points, there PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT was an increase in traffic of 4.9 % compared to 2018. The increase is due to several fac- tors: Part of the traffic that was initiated in This chapter gives information on the develop- 2018 because of the low water level of the REPORT ment regarding the number of trains on RFC Rhine continued to be transported by rail. Rhine-Alpine and the modal split of rail. The in- There was an increase in traffic to the port formation on the number of trains is provided of Rotterdam, especially of containers and by the Infrastructure Managers and is related coal. Also, RUs requested a number of trains to the border points on the Corridor. Regard- from Belgium to Germany and vice versa via Which changes do traffic volume, ing the modal split, existing information from the Netherlands instead of via Montzen/ different sources is compiled in this report. Aachen. ­capacity and punctuality show? GENERAL EVOLUTION 2019 VS. 2018 BORDER CROSSING BE – DE The general evolution in 2019 for the entire In Belgium in 2019, traffic at the Montzen Corridor compared to 2018 was a decrease border point decreased by 2.4 % compared in traffic of -0.15 %. The overall economic sit- to 2018. The main reason appears to be the uation in Europe and the worldwide decline in preference for the ‘Brabantroute’ in the the automotive industry are in all likelihood Netherlands for traffic from/to Antwerp. It the main reason for this minor decrease. seems that the situation in Aachen West

KPI OVERALL NUMBER OF TRAINS PER BORDER

Number of commercial freight trains crossing selected border points

TRAINS

60,000

50,000

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This chapter provides information about traffic developments 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 at borders and the modal share in the ports of Antwerp, ­

Rotterdam­ and Genoa as well as about the most recent KPIs on AACHEN WEST DOMODOSSOLA, LUINO, CHIASSO capacity management­ and train performance management. BAD BENTHEIM, EMMERICH, VENLO BASEL

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(shortage of shunting tracks, need for push- BORDER CROSSINGS CH – IT ANTWERP GENOA ing locomotive and need to change front) is In Italy in 2019, the overall evolution com- The total transhipment in the Port of Ant- In 2018, the rail modal share in the Port of taking its toll on the number of trains using pared to 2018 showed an increase in traffic werp increased by 5.2 % with unprecedented Genoa was 12.8 % (road 87.2 %). The collapse the border crossing BE – DE. of 0.1 %. This stagnation is basically the re- growth in all types of cargo, highlighted by of the Morandi bridge had a major impact on sult of the general economic development. container traffic with 6.4 %. Besides the di- port business and subsequently also on rail BORDER CROSSING DE – CH rect port business, Antwerp also represents transport. Rail access to the station of Genoa Compared to 2018, traffic at the Basel bor- the largest integrated chemical cluster in Eu- Marittima and the connected terminals was der point decreased by 3.5 % in 2019. This MODAL SPLIT rope, creating additional traffic demand. As a blocked for seven weeks. During this period, decrease can be explained by several devel- result of the introduction of new services in container traffic by rail was only possible via opments: First, the rolling motorway between Modal split figures refer to 2018 as they were 2018, modal split of rail increased slightly to the Terminal Voltri in the western port area. Basel Bad and Lugano was terminated at the not yet available for 2019 at the editorial 8 %. The decrease in the market share for end of 2018 (one train pair per day). Second, deadline of this report. IWW is due to the continuous low water level the Rhine had a low water level in 2018 while of the Rhine, leading to limited capacity. its water level in 2019 was normal. Due to ROTTERDAM the low water level, goods (e. g. oil and petro- In 2018, the total volume of transhipment in the In November 2019, the Port of Antwerp, Rail- leum products going to the port of Birsfelden) Port of Rotterdam increased slightly by 0.3 %. port and Infrabel signed a cooperation agree- were shifted from inland waterways to rail, At the same time, the shift between commodi- ment with, amongst others, the objective to leading to more trains in 2018. In 2019, ties continued. As a consequence of this devel- double the modal share of rail in the trans- those goods were mainly shipped again by in- opment, container volumes increased by 4.5 % port of sea containers by 2030. land waterways, leading to a decrease of and bulk decreased by 1.7 %. While the share of train volume. Third, there was less transit inland waterways (IWW) decreased by 0.9 %, traffic through Switzerland in 2019 com- the road share increased by 1 %. The share of pared to the previous year due to the overall rail traffic remains constant with a slight change economic development. of -0.2 % compared to 2017. Freight trains waiting for transshipment in DUSS terminal Duisburg. KPI MODAL SPLIT IN PORTS 2016 – 2018

Percent 100 6 7 8 10 11 11 13 90 16 16

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70 56 55 54 56 60 57 57

50 87 40 84 84

30

20 38 38 36 32 32 36 10

0 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018

ROTTERDAM ANTWERP GENOA

Definition: modal split [%] of freight traffic at Port of Rotterdam, RAIL Genoa and Antwerp; the modal split is calculated for hinterland ROAD container traffic on the basis of TEUs. IWW

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PAP SALES PROCESS PATH ALLOCATION VOLUME OF OFFERED, REQUESTED AND PRE-ALLOCATED CAPACITY

This KPI shows the volume of PaPs This chapter gives information on the devel- in the phases of PaP publication – 16 X opment of the Pre-arranged Paths (PaPs) 2020 17.2 M km (X-11), PaP requesting (X-8) and Start of PaP PaP Capacity Offer (X-11) PaP pre-allocation (X-7.5) in million construction and Reserve Capacity (RC) offered by RFC path-km per year. Rhine-Alpine.

AUGUST 7. 9 M km The figure on the right shows the develop- PaP Capacity Requests (X-8) – 12 ment of offered, requested and pre-allocated X 5.6 M km End of PaP PaPs from the 2016–2020 timetable (TT). PaP Capacity Pre-allocated (X-7.5) construction Generally, the offered PaPs are planned for

operation on seven days a week, yet some 2.3 M km Tailor-made 17.6 M km DECEMBER connections might have a lower availability (e. 2019 PaP Capacity Offer (X-11) g. 4 or 5 running days), or a given PaP might X – 11 not be available during some days throughout Publication of the year due to temporary capacity restric- 7. 4 M km PaPs in PCS PaP Capacity Requests (X-8) tions (TCRs). 6.4 M km JANUARY In general, from TT 2019 to TT 2020, a small PaP Capacity Pre-allocated (X-7.5) – 8 decrease in the amount of path-km offered as X 21.8 M km 1.0 M km Deadline for PaPs can be seen due to construction work. 2018 Tailor-made PaP Application PaP Capacity Offer (X-11) Further, the figure shows the volume of PaP APRIL capacity requested via the C-OSS during TT 2016 – TT 2020. Of the offered path-km, 46 % 6.5 M km PaP Capacity Requests (X-8) X – 7.5 were requested. However, due to conflicts, it Pre-allocation was not possible to allocate all the requested 5.0 M km of PaPs in capacity as PaPs, but tailor-made solutions PaP Capacity Pre-allocated (X-7.5) PCS could be offered to the applicants instead. 1.5 M km 2nd HALF About 70 % of the requested PaPs could ulti- Tailor-made 22.5 M km 2017 PaP Capacity Offer (X-11) OF APRIL mately be pre-allocated. In addition to the re- – 5 X quests for PaPs, a high amount of connected Draft feeder and outflow paths were requested. Timetable 9.0 M km Offer PaP Capacity Requests (X-8) The development of the volume of requests JULY and conflicts is shown on page 16 in terms of 6.5 M km PaP Capacity Pre-allocated (X-7.5) X – 4 the number of path requests (dossiers) made by Railway Undertakings (RUs) and applicants Final 26.5 M km 2.5 M km Timetable in the Path Coordination System (PCS). For 2016 Tailor-made Offer PaP Capacity Offer (X-11) TT 2020, there was a considerable growth in AUGUST the number of requests. However, this also resulted in more conflicts between PaP re- 11.2 M km quests. Conflicting requests are especially PaP Capacity Requests (X-8) related to path sections through Switzerland, where capacity is always scarce and is par- 8.8 M km PaP Capacity Pre-allocated (X-7.5) ticularly limited due to infrastructure works in TT 2020. Some conflicting requests can 2.4 M km also be seen on German path sections. How- Tailor-made ever, the IMs were able to make alternative (tailor-made) path offers in almost all cases.

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VOLUME OF REQUESTS INCLUDING NUMBER To distinguish the development of the average KPI AVERAGE SPEED OF OFFERED PAPS FOR TT2020 AND TT2021 – BOTH DIRECTIONS OF CONFLICTS AT X-8 travel time for a relation, the RNE RFC KPI Working Group introduced a new KPI in 2018. This KPI shows the average of the planned commercial speed of the PaPs in km/h for selected connections 250 209 218 The figure on the right shows the average net 200 155 travel speed (without dwell times) in km/h. It is 88 134 146 150 126 calculated by examining the average running 65 75 time of all PaP sections that are part of the 100 40 considered relation. To determine the travel 121 50 84 81 86 80 speed, the distance of the respective relation 2020 2020 2020 0 is then divided by the previously calculated run- TT 2016 TT 2017 TT 2018 TT 2019 TT 2020 ning time. This is done for both directions, 72.2 km/h 62.7 km/h 46.49 km/h north-south and south-north, and the numbers CLEAN IN CONFLICT MAASVLAKTE are very similar. Hence, the directions are aver- This KPI shows the number of conflicting and clean aged to calculate an overall travel speed. The Y. SCHIJN dossiers (multiple path requests placed in PCS that information is retrieved from the PaP Cata- 228.09 KM referred to the same PaP on RFC Rhine-Alpine). logue, which is published every second Monday DORSFELD of January for each TT year. MAASVLAKTE 1156.78 KM

OBERHAUSEN COGIS When comparing TT 2020 and TT 2021, it can STERKRADE 211.257 KM In addition to the PaP offer, DB Netz, SBB Infra- be seen that for most relations the average struktur and RFI offered very quick paths from travel speed increased slightly. The mean of the NOVARA B. TO Cologne to Gallarate via the C-OSS of RFC average speed of all considered relations from Rhine-Alpine, called CoGIS. This had already north to south is, at 59.83 km/h, slightly less 2021 2021 2021 been done for TT 2019 and continued for TT than the value for the direction from south to 2020. The CoGIS paths could be requested via north with 60.53 km/h. Further, no difference 71.64 km/h 65.64 km/h 47.37 km/h PCS and the allocation result was given to the in running time can be distinguished between customers by the C-OSS. short PaPs and long PaPs. In fact, it varies widely due to the geography and infrastructure In TT 2020, six paths from Cologne to Gallarate parameters associated to the specific PaP. were offered in each direction. The offer amounted to 3.4 million path-km, of which 1.5 million path-km were requested by RUs and 2020 2020 2020 other applicants. 62.14 km/h 54.64 km/h 60.01 km/h

BASEL SBB RB D VOLUME OF OFFERED AND REQUESTED TROISDORF KARLSRUHE GBF (VIA BRIG) RESERVE CAPACITY The amount of offered Reserve Capacity (RC) was kept stable at 2.9 million path-km for TT 2020. The RC offer has not been successful, 500.85 KM as almost no requests were received over 527.21 KM the last several years. In this respect, RFC 339.5 KM Rhine-Alpine is no exception, as this observa- tion applies for most Rail Freight Corridors. NOVARA B. TO RUs prefer to make ad hoc requests directly BASEL BAD BF MILANO SM in the systems of the national IMs. Among others, this is related to the relatively long 2021 2021 2021 preparation phase of a maximum of 30 days required for the international RC offer on 63.73 km/h 55.84 km/h 59.78 km/h RFC Rhine-Alpine.

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TRAIN PERFORMANCE tion where the train first enters an RFC line RFC PUNCTUALITY 2019 (first point of the train run belonging to the MANAGEMENT RFC). RFC Exit is the location where the train exits the RFC line the last time (last point of RFC ENTRY RFC EXIT the train run belonging to RFC). 66 % 55 % This chapter gives detailed information on 70 % 70 % the level of punctual and delayed trains and (30 min) the related delay reasons. PUNCTUALITY DEVELOPMENT 60 % –11 % 60 % 50 % (30 min) 50 % Train punctuality is measured by comparing 80 % the timetable delivered by the IMs to the 40 % 40 % Train Information System (TIS) and the run- 70 % 70 58 % ning time in operations at defined measuring 30 % (15 min) 30 % 60 % 65 66 47 % points. The punctuality is calculated from the 60 20 % (15 min) 20 % TIS and shown in different reports. These 50 % 55 55 can be general and meant for publication or 10 % 10 % can deliver additional figures for intermedi- 40 % 0 % 0 % ate and border stations, weak points with 62 30 % 57 58 52 high delays and critical trains affecting over- 47 47 all performance. 20 %

10 % On the Customer Information Platform (CIP), RFC ENTRY AND RFC EXIT PUNCTUALITY PER DIRECTION 2019 RFC Rhine-Alpine publishes three reports on 0 % a monthly basis: 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019

RFC ENTRY RFC EXIT • The punctuality development management summary, with punctuality figures, number of trains and distribution of delay reasons RFC EXIT – 30 MIN-THRESHOLD 68 % 62 % 55 % 54 % RFC EXIT – 15 MIN-THRESHOLD North-South South-North North-South South-North • The punctuality overview report with dif- RFC ENTRY – 30 MIN-THRESHOLD ferent delay thresholds RFC ENTRY – 15 MIN-THRESHOLD • The punctuality development report on RFC Rhine-Alpine lines and at relevant RFC ENTRY RFC EXIT points and borders. Delay minutes and responsibles for the delay RFCs agreed on measuring punctuality within shown on page 20 are taken out of TIS, which is 30 minutes but other international working fed by national information including delay groups set a 15-minute threshold. For this codes agreed by all IMs via UIC. Those codes RU2: SECONDARY DELAYS: reason, both figures are shown as an overall are applied slightly differently at each IM, espe- UIC code groups 50–79, encompassing all RU UIC code groups 90–99, encompassing de- punctuality KPI for RFC entry and RFC exit. cially concerning the handling of secondary de- reasons, such as loading, train preparation, lays which are indirectly caused by previous Trains with international train numbers which lays. Distribution of delay reasons is assigned train formation by RU, rostering/re-rostering, reasons, such as the delayed circulation of cross at least two predefined points and na- according to UIC leaflet 450-2 and presented rolling stock failures, loading irregularities, the same or another train and the resulting tional trains properly linked at borders are in the main delay reason groups: RU staff. Delays caused by terminals or other track occupations or conflicts within nodes. included in the statistics. However, about parties before handing trains over to the IM Incidents with trains/dangerous goods are 10 % of international train runs on RFC IM1: network are also coded as RU reasons (nor- also reflected here. Rhine-Alpine are still not indicated in TIS be- UIC code groups 10–49, encompassing all IM mally as late train preparation/loading). cause they run with national train numbers reasons, such as timetable planning, dis- and are not linked to each other. To under- patching errors, infrastructure failures, tem- stand the graphs correctly, it is necessary to porary capacity restrictions (as far as not 1 Code 40/41 delays caused by previous/next IM/RU are not considered 2 Code 70/71 delays caused by previous/next IM/RU are not considered in the calculation, as otherwise delays would be counted twice in inter- in the calculation, as otherwise delays would be counted twice in inter- know that RFC Entry is defined as the loca- considered in timetables), unplanned works. national context. national context.

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF DELAY MINUTES REPORTED TO TIS – BOTH DIRECTIONS GERMANY: ITALY: Construction work: • Major operational restrictions in March be- in k minutes • Ongoing construction for expansion of the tween Varzo and Preglia due to defective Betuwe line with various closures between tracks and urgent infrastructure restoring 1200 1123.6 1144.3 1127.1 1127.3 1142.4 Oberhausen and the Emmerich border measures. Speed restrictions, single (whole year) track operations and temporary line clo- 1000 943.7 sures hampered traffic flows and caused 938.3 918,9 889.7 864.1 • Refurbishment of the bank/bed/chamber of major delays (direct impact about 30,000 806.5 800 the tunnel near St. Goar between Cologne delay minutes in March 2019) 708.0 and Mainz: total closure between 4 January 2019 and 29 March 2019 every Friday from • Major works in Domodossola FM during May 600 10:45 p.m. to Monday 5:00 a.m. and Domodossola-Iselle section during the whole year led to restricted capacity and de- 400 • Track and switch renewal in Graben-Neudorf: lays for some traffic flows as the RoLa total closure and single-track operation with 200 large capacity restrictions from 13 Septem- • P/C 80 profile upgrade on Gallarate-Luino ber 2019 to 28 October 2019 line: total line closure (June–September) due to infrastructure works 0 • Various works on Offenburg - Haltingen 01/19 02/19 03/19 04/19 05/19 06/19 0 7/19 08/19 09/19 10/19 11/19 12/19 (Baden) - Basel: total closure from 14 Sep- • P/C 80 profile upgrade in Milan hub: capacity tember 2019 to 3 November 2019 and ongo- restrictions (August) in Rho-Certosa and SUM OF DELAY MINUTES ing refurbishments in autumn 2019 (includ- Monza-Sesto sections due to infrastructure IM RU / OTHERS SECONDARY EXTERNAL ing works for signal boxes at Bad Krotzingen, works level crossing at Haltingen, construction of the Denzlingen expansion towards Freiburg)

Other incidents: • Vehicle fire in Unkel on 6/7 February 2019 EXTERNAL REASONS: BELGIUM: (Rhine valley) UIC code groups 80–89, encompassing de- No specific delays linked to works were re- lays which are out of the influence of IM and ported in 2019 for the lines concerning the • Storm „Eberhard“ caused failures and disrup- RUs, such as weather conditions, natural RFC Rhine-Alpine. The main reasons for rail tions all over North Rhine-Westfalia on 9-11 events, authorities. freight traffic delays are the following: March 2019, line restrictions due to fallen trees

• Accidents involving persons: 24,263 minutes • Storm “Yap” on 6 August 2019 in Baden-Würt- FACTORS AFFECTING temberg led to blocks and closures between PUNCTUALITY IN 2019: • Delays attributed to the breakdown of electric Karlsruhe and Rastatt (both lines blocked) locomotives: 18,674 minutes THE NETHERLANDS: SWITZERLAND: Since 13 September 2019, it is prohibited to • Breakdown of wagons: 13,505 minutes • Indirect impact of works in the Basel Bad area shunt freight trains with dangerous goods at (several time windows from April to November) the Waalhaven Zuid yard because the fire ex- • Damaged tracks: 10,412 minutes of delay tinguishing water facilities do not fulfil the • Major works in the Aaretal in April and the safety requirements of the local authorities. • Exceptional weather: 10,323 minutes in total delayed traffic due to works on Simplon Waalhaven is a crucial yard for the transport of with bad weather on 5 and 6 June causing south side hampered traffic on the Lötsch- containers, tank containers, trailers and swap 5,555 minutes of delay berg axis of the Corridor bodies that come in and out of the Port of Rot- terdam. The shunting activities need to be relo- cated to other yards including Kijfhoek and Per- nis. As additional capacity at those yards is limited, diversions and delays appear regularly.

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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM­

1 NEW LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOP 4 PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE AND ITS DEVELOPMENTS At Maasvlakte, a new locomotive workshop ­HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS has been opened. In this workshop, locomo- In February 2019, the construction of a new tives can be maintained, repaired and in- fan of sidings in the existing marshalling yard at spected on a quick service base. Zeebrugge started. Two tracks will be able to accommodate 740-m long trains. The introduc- Which infrastructure 2 NEW YARD AT VENLO tion of automatic signalisation at the siding of Near Venlo, a new yard with 3 tracks for 740- Ramskapelle was almost finished in 2019. projects have made m trains was put into service. This yard is es- Commissioning is foreseen for May 2020. pecially built for trains with destination to the significant progress Venlo rail terminal, Trade Port Noord. Regarding the third track between Brugge and Dudzele, the studies and the tenders of the during 2019? 3 ANALYSIS OF TEN-T SPECIFICATIONS first phase of the renewal of the bifurcation at FOR CORE NETWORK Dudzele were finished in 2019. Construction ProRail has analysed which measures are work started in December 2019. needed to ensure that the main rail freight routes in the Netherlands comply with the Also, construction on a third and fourth track TEN-T specifications (740-m train length, elec- between Gent and Brugge continued. In 2019, trification, 22.5-ton axle load, speed 100 km/h) construction started in the following train sta- by 2030. In addition, ProRail has also investi- tions: Hansbeke, Bellem, Aalter and Beernem, gated whether the so-called P400 loading as well on the section between Landegem and gauge can be met. The report was sent to the Aalter. In Oostkamp, construction work is Dutch Ministry of Transport (MoT) and it is now planned to be finished in 2020. In October up to the MoT to decide if and when the Dutch 2019, at bifurcation Stuivenberg (Oostkamp – rail network will be upgraded. Beernem), the installation of railway sleepers,

This chapter reports on investment projects that made signi- ficant progress or were completed during 2019. These projects are part of the Implementation Plan of RFC Rhine-Alpine and contribute to a higher quality, more flexible and more reliable Construction work international capacity. in Oostkamp

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rails, catenary and PLP (Programmable Logic Further planning approval decisions are expect- PROJECT KARLSRUHE – BASEL Post) cabinets has started. ed for 2020.

5 740-m LONG TRAINS ON THE 8 NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON PLAN-APPROVAL BELGIAN NETWORK KARLSRUHE – BASEL RHINE Karlsruhe TRACK- PROCEDURE (PfV) The study on capacity needs for the Rail In 2019, the Karlsruhe – Basel project made SECTION SECTOR Freight Corridors in Belgium continued in further progress both in the planning approval 1 1.0 2019 in order to define the needs and priori- process and in construction work. The investi- 1.1 ties to adapt the corridors to the European gation process to determine the causes for the Rastatt 24.3 km 1.2 requirements. The analysis of the locations 2017 tunnel incident in Rastatt is still ongoing. Tunnel Rastatt 2–6 where additional side tracks are required Baden-Baden was finished, and detailed studies of the sites Nevertheless, Deutsche Bahn and the com- Re-Planning for connection Tunnel Offenburg: Extension at Dendermonde and Lokeren were started. missioned working group have developed a 42.0 km PfA 7.1 in direction North The feasibility studies for Testelt and Hasselt plan to proceed with the second drilling ma- are still ongoing. chine until the end of 2020. At the same time, preparations started in 2019 to recover the 7 The construction of the sidings of Gent-Zee- damaged drilling machine. Tunnel Offenburg haven started in 2019 in order to create two 7.1 Offenburg tracks able to receive 740-m long trains. In section 7, the general planners continued 7.2 BADEN- their work on the preliminary design according km WÜRTTEMBERG 46.5 7.3 New Railway 6 ETCS IN BELGIUM to the decisions of the German Parliament, re- Line ETCS deployment continued with the aim that specting the recommendations of the advisory 7.4 Kenzingen the whole network will be equipped by 2025. committee. The preliminary design for the Of- 8 8.0 ETCS will become mandatory from TT 2026 fenburg tunnel was finished in 2019, and the 8.1 Riegel Rhine Valley Line (14 December 2025). other parts of section 7 will be completed in 2020. In 2020, “early public participation” for 8.5 – 8.2 the Offenburg tunnel will begin, and the other 45.3 km 8.9 Mengener Tunnel Freiburg parts will follow. In 2019/2020, all pending 8.3 IN OPERATION DEVELOPMENTS IN sub-sections in section 8 were successively 8.4 brought forward in the approval process. In PRELIMINARY PLANNING 9 9.0 Müllheim GERMANY­ section 9.0, construction work started in Auggen PfV IN PREPARATION 2019. Several bridges are under construction, 31.2 km 9.1 Katzenbergtunnel PfV INITIATED and the preparations for new platforms and for in total, thereof 7 ABS/NBS EMMERICH – OBERHAUSEN building the track have begun and will be contin- 17.6 km in operation PfV EVALUATED  9.2 In 2019, the design and approval planning for ued during 2020 and the following years. The 9.3 PfV UNCONTESTABLE / the third track continued. The entire con- final works and documentation in section 9.1 Updated: January 2020 UNDER CONSTRUCTION struction project was awarded in the Ober- (in operation since 2012) are on time. The con- Basel Bad. Bf hausen section, and construction started in struction work in section 9.2 is ongoing, espe- PfV ONLY FOR LEVEL-CROSSING November 2019. Three railway bridges in the cially the construction of new barrier-free plat- Oberhausen section are under construction forms in Haltingen. In section 9.3, the planning Overview of works and current ICE-STOP state of plan approval procedures and shall be completed in 2020. approval process in Switzerland is ongoing and EXISTING, DOUBLE-TRACK expected to be completed in 2020. (PfV) on the Rhine Valley line between Karlsruhe and Basel. In the Dinslaken, Voerde and Rees sections, UPGRADE /NEW 250 km/h the tendering process for construction work 9 740-m LONG TRAINS ON THE UPGRADE /NEW 160 km/h has started. In the Rees section, preliminary ­GERMAN NETWORK UPGRADE: 200 km/h building activities started in September Of the nationwide 740-m programme, 6 infra- 2019. In September and December 2019, structure projects are located on RFC TUNNEL the planning approval decision was issued for Rhine-Alpine. All projects have already start- the Dinslaken and Voerde sections. Prepara- ed. The “Go-Live” will take place in stages till tory work in Voerde and Dinslaken was award- the 2nd half of 2020ies. ed in December 2019.

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10 ETCS IN GERMANY ON RFC contract for ETCS L1 LS cable ducts has been DEVELOPMENTS IN From December 2020, the operation of freight RHINE-ALPINE tendered on the entire Corridor, and con- trains with a 4-metre profile will be possible on In 2019, one of the main achievements was struction work is in progress. For the remain- SWITZERLAND the Gotthard line. the start of ETCS L1 LS operations in Basel ing Corridor sections, the design planning is Bad/Weil am Rhein. Since August, ETCS L1 LS almost completed. 14 BELLINZONA – LUINO UPGRADE has been available on the border section to 11 CURRENT STATE OF WORK IN THE Between Bellinzona and Luino, the overall ca- Switzerland and the complete node of Basel. The ETCS L1 LS Pilot Projects, with the aim to CENERI BASE TUNNEL pacity will be increased by a new crossing In addition, the electronic interlocking in Bad intensify competition between suppliers and Work on the Ceneri Base Tunnel has entered station and a partial double track upgrade. Krozingen on the southern part of the Corri- to speed up the approval process, have been the final stage. The tunnel will be put into oper- Furthermore, the quality will be improved. dor went operational in November 2019. integrated in the overall ETCS L1 LS installa- ation when the timetable changes in December The double track between Contone and Quar- tions. On sections planned to be equipped with 2020. After the breakthrough of the south- tino was opened in 2019. In 2020, upgrading Furthermore, the project focused on the ETCS L2, technical deficiencies have been bound west tube in January 2016, both tubes of the crossing station in Pino for 740-m preparation of the tendering for the ETCS L1 identified in some of the existing interlockings, were equipped with the tunnel and railway in- freight trains is planned. Construction and LS installations in the south-west region and which leads to the requirement to build new frastructure systems between July 2017 and go-live is expected for late 2021. In parallel, the Freiburg Güterbahnhof as well as the interlockings that fully support ETCS L2. August 2019. Test operation will run from work on the 4-m Corridor is ongoing and ETCS L2 installations in Darmstadt and be- March 2020 until the end of August 2020. scheduled to be completed in 2020. tween Basel and Offenburg. Contracting is ex- pected in the first half of 2020. The civil works 12 QUADRUPLING OF OLTEN – AARAU 15 UPGRADE MARSHALLING YARD This project aims to build a third and fourth SAN PAOLO track between Olten and Aarau to increase To increase the overall capacity of the Bellin- capacity and decrease travel time. The cen- zona node, the Bellinzona-San Paolo marshal- trepiece will be the 3-km long double track ling yard is being upgraded. The existing over- Eppenberg Tunnel between Schönenwerd and taking tracks are being extended up to 740-m Aarau. In 2019/2020, the tunnel is being and new sidings for loco changes are being equipped with tunnel and railway infrastruc- built. To a large extent, reconstruction was Old and new tunnel ture systems. Additional tracks are being built completed in 2019 and final implementation portal of the Bözberg in parallel: The fourth track in Olten was imple- is expected in 2020. tunnel in Effingen mented in April 2019. The construction work for a fourth track between Dulliken and Däni- 16 UPGRADE OF LÖTSCHBERG ken, a junction in Wöschnau and in Gretzen- BASE TUNNEL bach as well as a lane change in Wöschnau The extension of the base tunnel is part of are ongoing and will go-live in December 2020. the „Ausbauschritt 2035“ investment plan, which was approved by parliament at the end 13 4-m CORRIDOR of 2019. The project is expected to be ap- Work on the 4-m Corridor will be ongoing proved by the Swiss Federal Office of Trans- through 2020. Along the entire Gotthard port (FOT) in late 2020. route, some 20 tunnels need to be enlarged and 80 alterations are being made to plat- Commissioning of the partial extension is plann­ed forms, traction current systems, signalling in- for the end of 2028. stallations and overpasses. The main project is the construction of the new 2.7-km Bözberg 17 ETCS IN SWITZERLAND tunnel between Effingen and Schinznach-Dorf. The Swiss SBB and BLS sections of RFC Rhine-Al- Equipping of the double track with a tunnel and pine have been ready since December 2015. The railway infrastructure systems was finished in ETCS connection of the Swiss rail network has 2019. In 2020, the slab track, the signalling been secured since late 2019. The ETCS connec- and the overhead conductor rail will be imple- tion of the Swiss rail network to the neighbouring mented. After several tests of the tracks and infrastructures was successfully implemented as the railway infrastructure in the third quarter part of the „ETCS@Borders“ programme of SBB. of 2020, the tunnel will be connected to the The commissioning of ETCS L1 LS including Euro- existing line in October/November 2020. Signum/EuroZUB in the border region is a big

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success for cross-border rail traffic. This was •  The ERTMS L1 + Radio Infill has been placed ERTMS DEPLOYMENT OVERVIEW OF DOMODOSSOLA – NOVARA SECTION only possible thanks to the close and good coop- in commercial operation from Villadossola eration between all parties involved. From De- to Cressa The graph shows the ERTMS deployment on the Domodossola – Novara section. cember 2017 onwards, ETCS BL3-only vehicles After a successful completion of phases 1 and 2 and the corresponding ERTMS have been capable of being used on Swiss territo- • Completion of the Domodossola-Novara activation in 2019, the remaining sections of phase 3 are currently under ry, and since December 2019 they can also be section is expected by the end of 2020. For constructions and are expected to go into operation by the end of 2020. used on the cross-border lines. information on the stepwise implementa- tion, see figure on the right. With the support of SBB, RFI has commis- sioned ETCS L1 LS and EuroSignum/EuroZUB on the Domodossola - Iselle (end of 2018) and Work to upgrade the interlocking of the Milan– DOMODOSSOLA Ranzo - Luino (end of 2019) cross-border lines. Chiasso line is ongoing. This upgrade is the basis PHASE 3 for the ERTMS installation, which is scheduled Villadossola ERTMS will be activated in 2020 to be completed by 2021.

Pieve Vergonte DEVELOPMENTS In 2019, the ERTMS L2 over SCMT design PHASE 2 phase on the Milan-Genoa section was com- ERTMS activated in 2019 IN ITALY pleted and work was started on the on-site in- PREMOSELLO stallation. Gravellona 18 ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS UPGRADE High-demand connections to main terminals, During 2019, RFI upgraded several electrical for instance in Busto Arsizio and Gallarate, PHASE 1 substations involving the Milan node and some have been included in the national ETCS imple- Omegna ERTMS activated in 2019 Italian routes of RFC Rhine-Alpine. In particu- mentation plan to be completed by the end of lar, the main upgrades concerned: 2026. This is a major step in the development Orta Miasino of an ETCS-only network on the Corridor. ARONA – MILANO •  The substation protection system on the Gozzano ­Milan-Domodossola and Milan-Chiasso lines, now equipped with intertripping, which PHASE 2 brings about settings improvement and an Borgomanero ERTMS activated in 2019 increase in available power Cressa F. •  The complete renewal of the 3-kV DC section of the Milan Gallarate substation Momo ARONA – LUINO •  The complete renewal of the Milan Centrale substation Caltignaga

In 2019, RFI launched the Ternate substation VIGNALE upgrade on the Gallarate-Laveno line, while up- PHASE 3 grading of the Albate-Camerlata and Voghera- NOVARA ERTMS will be activated in 2020 Tortona substations is still ongoing.

19 ERTMS IN ITALY In 2019, the ERTMS projects on the Italian border sections progressed as planned:

• The ERTMS L1 LS has been placed in commer- NOVARA BOSCHETTO cial service on the complete Pino Tronzano- Luino line

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RELIABILITY AND the intermodal transport chain and hence to improve customer satisfaction. ACHIEVEMENTS OPERATIONS The current status of performance measure- ment in the intermodal transport chain was How to improve reliability and punctuality was analysed by RFC Rhine-Alpine with the support OF THE a main focus topic of RFC Rhine-Alpine in 2019. of Covestro, Bertschi, Hupac, SBB Cargo In- The Management Board of RFC Rhine-Alpine ternational and KTL. The study published on confirmed the importance of performance in the RFC Rhine-Alpine website shows the chal- the railway sector by supporting several activ- lenges of a coordinated performance meas- MANAGEMENT ities aiming at improving punctuality with a urement and management. In cooperation special focus on rail freight. In general, the ob- with the Swiss Federal Office of Transport jective of Train Performance Management at (FOT), RFC Rhine-Alpine organised a sequence RFC Rhine-Alpine is to adopt an international of three workshops with the involvement of BOARD approach to improve punctuality in coopera- stakeholders along the logistics chain: RUs, tion with the relevant stakeholders involved in intermodal operators and terminal operators.

Which goals were reached in cooperation with partners MAIN DEVELOPMENTS ON RFC RHINE-ALPINE IN 2019 and customers? SERVICE OFFER HARMONISATION AND CROSS-BORDER INTEROPERABILITY // Project for Improved Capacity Offer started, with focus on all international train paths: pre-coordi- // Joint workplan with RAG mostly fulfilled, e. g. nation of capacity and path standardisation regarding facilitation of language requirements // Piloting of RNE TCR tool and comprehensive // Tests ongoing to improve and harmonise information on TCRs operational conditions on Italian network, // Results from transport market study with e. g. regarding tail signals and train weight focus on major growth drivers discussed with // Development of new international braking scheme RFC Rhine-Alpine stakeholders (RUs), with support of RFC Rhine-Alpine

RFC RHINE-ALPINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT IN 2019

RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ERTMS In this chapter, the main activities of RFC Rhine-Alpine in 2019 related to reliability of operations, our service offer, coordination // Study of performance measurement in the // International coordination of ERTMS deployment ­inter­modal transport chain with ExB of infrastructure and ERTMS development as well as to cross- // Stakeholder performance workshops with RUs, // International risk register for ERTMS introduced border interoperability are highlighted. Many of the points were operators and terminals organised together and followed with Swiss MoT // Update of capacity bottleneck analysis developed together with market stakeholders and discussed in // Specific task forces with stakeholders to (until 2030) improve punctuality // Overview of infrastructure measures our Advisory Groups. One achievement was the initiation of the // Second simulation for new processes for on re-routing lines second phase of the RFI pilot on reflective plates, in which some ­Inter­national Contingency Management, update of re-routing scenarios of our Corridor lines are included.

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In those discussions, it was confirmed that the To further support reliability and in order to be SERVICE OFFER high amount of traffic on the Corridor and the better prepared for major disruptions on our large number of construction projects lead to network with a high impact on international capacity bottlenecks, which are among the train runs, RFC Rhine-Alpine carried out the The year 2019 brought a major change to This capacity pre-coordination will help cus- factors that influence performance negative- second International Contingency Management RFC Rhine-Alpine’s Corridor One-Stop-Shop. tomers in relation to their capacity requests. ly. Moreover, all stakeholders highlighted the (ICM) simulation in November 2019. Our mem- The C-OSS manager Martin Ruiz dedicated Further measures are in preparation. The lack of data sharing as a major obstacle and ber ProRail developed the simulation with an himself to new professional challenges and Management Board plans to continue this de- higher transparency within the chain as a key incident on the Brabantroute and acted as the was replaced by Stephanie Bscheid. We velopment together with the Heads of Timeta- factor for reliability. leading IM. A pre-developed re-routing scenario thank Martin for his appreciated contribu- ble on RFC Rhine-Alpine. could be used by the traffic management col- tion to our Corridor, and we welcome Steph- To make a step forward, the Management leagues to quickly coordinate available short- anie warmly in our team. Board decided to apply within the CEF PSA term capacity with the involved national IMs. In call, coordinated by RNE, for “Enhanced re- general, the simulation went very well, but also As shown in chapter 2, the PaP offer for TT al-time communication about train composi- showed the need to further increase aware- 2020 stayed on the same level as in previ- tion”. One of four activities is dedicated to a ness among the IMs for the new ICM processes. ous years. In addition, fast paths from Co- 46 % feasibility study on how to better involve the logne to Gallarate were offered for the sec- actors before and after the handover point In the update of the re-routing scenarios for RFC ond time. OF OFFERED PAPS REQUESTED to the IM as well as how to collect and dis- Rhine-Alpine, which was published in January FOR TT 2020 play the information they provide. The goal is 2020, re-routing possibilities via France have The Management Board of RFC Rhine-Alpine to launch the study in 2020. been added and information on re-routing lines started a project together with the Heads of has been further improved. Information on the Timetable of the IMs to largely improve the Regarding future TCRs, results from the regu- RFC Rhine-Alpine coordinated a pilot task force re-routing possibilities is also displayed on the overall path offer for international rail lar international coordination were published on a specific traffic flow between Ludwigshafen map in the Customer Information Platform (CIP). freight in the annual timetable and the effi- twice in 2019 – in January and August. RFC (DE) and Gallarate (IT) with participation of the ciency of international timetable coordina- Rhine-Alpine currently issues TCR information involved RUs, terminals, intermodal operators To improve the daily international coordina- tion. The “Improved Capacity Offer” (ICO) both in form of a detailed Excel sheet and in and IMs. Even commercially sensitive informa- tion efforts by traffic management col- project considered possible improvements form of impact sheets that focus on major tion has been shared with confidentiality for leagues, the “Park or Run” RNE tool was in various areas of the capacity planning and TCRs at all IMs and provide information on the sake of punctuality improvement. As a re- used and further developed by the IMs of allocation process. Upward compatibility with planned diversions and impacts on the RUs. sult, the reports show improved departure RFC Rhine-Alpine. The tool facilitates the in- the Europe-wide introduction of the Timeta- The IM experts also coordinated the planned punctuality from both points. An end-to-end ternational coordination of train runs in ble Redesign (TTR) project for the TT year maintenance windows so that transparency report on this traffic flow that takes the first case of incidents. In 2019, RUs operating on 2025 was one of the requirements. could be ensured on this topic as agreed with and last mile (“terminal trip”) into considera- RFC Rhine-Alpine were involved in the tool’s the RAG. tion is being launched. Although the report is development for the first time. In early Current coordination processes among IMs still under development, first results show that 2020, RNE is issuing an improved Incident and between IMs and RUs were analysed in the Valuable support was given by the TCR ex- this end-to-end approach is a good way to high- Management tool, which is the successor of Improved Capacity Offer (ICO) project. Several perts on RFC Rhine-Alpine to the develop- light critical sections, also beyond the hando- the “Park or Run” tool developed with the RU experts also gave very constructive input ment of the TCR tool at RNE. They piloted the ver point on the network of the IMs. support of RFC Rhine-Alpine. in a workshop. As a main outcome of the pro- TCR tool, which included significant manual ject, the challenges arising from national input and initial coordination of TCRs with the rules/regulations were addressed to political tool. This was done in close cooperation with stakeholders, i.e. the EU Commission, ExB and the responsible staff at RNE. As further de- regulatory bodies. Due to different national velopment is still required, the RFC Rhine-Al- rules and regulations, it is not possible for the pine TCR experts agreed to be the first ones HIGHER TRANSPARENCY AMONG timetabling departments to coordinate a fully to actually use the TCR tool for their coordi- harmonised path offer at the time of the Draft nation efforts in 2020. The TCR Excel over- STAKEHOLDERS ALONG THE and Final Timetable (DTT, FTT). The project view and impact sheets will, however, still be ­LOGISTICS CHAIN IS A KEY FACTOR also concluded that international pre-coordi- prepared and published in parallel. nation of capacity would be an important meas- FOR RELIABILITY ure to improve the capacity management and service offer on RFC Rhine-Alpine. Progress has been made in this regard for paths be- tween Mannheim and Northern Italy.

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JOINT PROGRESS ON ERTMS DEPLOYMENT AND The pilot was greatly welcomed by the RUs. MARKETING AND The first results were available mid-2018, ENHANCED COOPERATION ON CROSS-BORDER showing an impact on traffic regularity. CUSTOMER RELATION

HARMONISATION ARE KEY TO STRENGTH­ENING In March 2019, the second phase of the project with the involvement of the RFI staff for the train ADVISORY GROUPS RAIL FREIGHT‘S COMPETITIVENESS rear end check was initiated by RFI on a more In the Railway Undertaking Advisory Group extended set of lines (on RFC Rhine-Alpine in- (RAG) and Terminal Advisory Group (TAG), cus- cluding Domodossola-Bivio Toce-Bivio Valle-Pre- tomers and stakeholders receive information mosello; Domodossola-Bivio Toce-Domo 2 and on current activities and news on RFC Domo 2-Bivio Valle-Vogogna-Premosello). Rhine-Alpine and have the chance to get in- ERTMS DEPLOYMENT rolling stock with on-board units (OBU). The volved and give input to the Corridor business. better understanding of RU strategies to equip No major problems were detected in this their vehicles with OBUs is another ongoing phase. The third phase of the pilot, additionally The RAG met twice in 2019. Information on Focus topics of the ERTMS Expert Platform of topic in 2020. involving other RFC Rhine-Alpine lines, will start RFC Rhine-Alpine developments were shared RFC Rhine-Alpine with main achievements were: by the end of January 2020. The final assess- with RUs and feedback was received from ment of this pilot will be made available by RFI. RUs. The customers were briefed on MB and • Monitoring of ETCS deployment on the ExB decisions and updated on operational Corridor and provision of this information HEAVIER TRAIN STUDY: topics (e. g. tail signals, language, weight and to different stakeholders HARMONISATION AND In 2019, following specific studies carried out length of trains), infrastructure developments CROSS-BORDER INTER- on power supply systems and operational safe- (e. g. projects regarding the 740-m train • The implementation of an ERTMS risk re- ty conditions, RFI issued a disposition allowing length) and capacity offer developments, in- porting process for topics that could OPERABILITY RUs to run freight trains up to 2,500 t. cluding TT 2020 and TT 2021. Moreover, the hamper smooth future ERTMS operations ICM RU handbook as well as the further devel- (including the critical issues already ad- Most of the Italian routings of RFC Rhine-Alpine opment of the RFC Rhine-Alpine document on dressed to the European ERTMS coordi- For the first time in 2019, a joint workplan are involved. re-routing scenarios were discussed. The list nator in 2018) was defined together with the RUs in the RAG. of topics also included further recent activi- Main activities were related to the simplifica- The new procedure is different from the previ- ties such as the Transport Market Study • Discussion and addressing of topics relat- tion of language requirements, the definition ous process, which required a specific RFI au- 2018, the User Satisfaction Survey 2018 and ed to a future radio strategy like band- of a joint approach regarding braking rules thorisation allowing RUs to run trains heavier updates on TCR coordination processes. width for railway applications, signal (RFC Rhine-Alpine is participating in an RU than 1,600 t after checking the compliance strength and the introduction of the future project) and the cooperation on ICM and ca- with electricity consumption limits as well as The TAG also met twice in 2019. Some of railway mobile communication system to pacity topics. safety requirements. the topics discussed with representatives replace GSM-R (ongoing) of terminals and ports were EU regulatory Two pilots/studies to facilitate cross-border According to the above-mentioned disposition, issues, the project on implementation and • Support of the DG Move study on ERTMS interoperability on the Italian network were on- the rail freight weight limit has been extended use of the TIS interface for first/last mile, trackside and on-board strategies by pro- going in 2019 and the text below gives an up- to 2,500 t on selected line sections with ad- traffic development and feasibility of 740-m viding the requested information and data date on the state of play. herence to certain operational limitations, but trains. The Transport Market Study 2018 to the consultant without requesting authorisation from RFI. and the User Satisfaction Survey 2018 were PILOT ON REFLECTIVE PLATES: evaluated and approaches to Train Perfor- • Support of RNE and the participating RFCs The RAG of RFC Rhine-Alpine requested an in- This disposition, which was supposed to enter mance Management and International Con- in the update of the data concept for vestigation of the possibility of using reflect- into force in March 2020, will be postponed tingency Management were discussed. ERTMS information on the Customer In- ing plates instead of red lights on RFI lines (as until September to allow for the extension of formation Platform provided by the Italian Law) to identify the the aforementioned study on specific opera- If you are interested in participating in our train rear end. In 2017, RFI decided to start a tional rules requested by some RUs that oper- Advisory Groups, please contact the RFC The EEIG again supported the Executive pilot with some operational limitations (rear ate on those lines. Rhine-Alpine office. Board in the organisation and preparation of end check to be performed by the train driver) two dedicated ERTMS Task Force meetings in on a restricted number of lines. On RFC 2019, where the representatives of the MoTs, Rhine-Alpine, the Domodossola-Novara/No- for example, agreed on an initiative to develop vara Boschetto route via Borgomanero was harmonised funding schemes for equipping included in the pilot.

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TOP 10 ASPECTS BOTTOM 10 ASPECTS 37 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

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RFC RHINE-ALPINE communication with information & board management by infrastructure standards offer path intemational of quality amount of PaPs (number of paths) business know-how of C-OSS quality of PaP reserve capacity quality/level of detail of information in list temporaryof capacity restrictions availability C-OSS of PCS overall measures to improve infrastructure standards involvement of RU in relevant processes coordination of temporary of result/quality capacity restrictions RESULTS OF RFC RHINE-ALPINE IN THE USER SATISFACTION SURVEY 2019 allocation process by C-OSS conflict solving procedure by C-OSS information website RFC on Annual Report by RFC structure of capacity wish list information CID terminals in on overall (structure/contents) CID intermediate and origin/destinations stops in PaP PaPs of speed meetings information RAG/TAG at implementation re-routing of scenarios regular performance reports parametersPaP lines of adequacy on management offer/capacity PaP sectionsoverlapping information & helpfulness of from traffic management RU Advisory Group/Terminal Advisory Group travel/ (adequate schedule PaP departure/arrival times) measures to improve punctuality - - - - - ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019

RFC RHINE-ALPINE A highlightA for us was the RFC representa tion at the transport logistic fair in Munich, whichis oneof the world’sbiggest fairs for mobility logistics. and The joint stand with RFC Scandinavian-Mediterranean, RFC Medi terranean RFCNorth and Sea-Baltic attract visitors, many ed customers, including stake representation good colleagues.holders A and emphasising the role of rail freight corridors inthe modal shiftand many good discussions at our stand made the fair a successful net work event for RFC Rhine-Alpine. The much-anticipated Ceneri will Base Tunnel September in open 2020. - - - - MARKETING AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES The Corridor website (www.corridor-rhine-al Managing Director Christiane Warnecke the (on right) and Chairman Guus de Mol the (on left) exchange with RFC network colleagues at the joint stand on the transport logistic fair in Munichin June 2019. pine.eu) waspine.eu) updated and restructured to make the achievements and work of our Cor ridor the resulting and publications more easily accessible. Through NewsAbo our and the newly established LinkedIn account, RFC Rhine-Alpine increased awareness not only for the Corridor activities but also for the necessityto support a modal shift to rail at different levels of action. The Customer In formation Platform further was (CIP) devel oped and improved and isgradually in 2019 shared by allRFCs. Currently, nine RFCs benefit from the joint data platform. 36 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

interactive map, all ICM lines along their se- enabling users to design their custom routes lected RFCs together with the availability of and download the applicable line properties. re-routing options for individual ICM lines. For every available re-routing option, the user may Moreover, several technical improvements have obtain a geographical representation of the been made to further improve user friendliness, re-routing line along with detailed information such as simpler access to the platform. on applicable line properties along this line. In a joint workshop with UIC, RNE and several The visualisation of ICM re-routing options in RFCs, user needs were identified and evaluat- the interactive map enables RFC Rhine-Alpine ed, particularly with regard to line property to communicate to CIP users its ICM-relevant information. This will be followed up in 2020. information in an interactive and user-friendly CIP has been promoted in RFC Rhine-Alpine RAG manner. Furthermore, the newly introduced and TAG meetings, and also during the trans- ICM re-routing options are also compatible port logistic fair in Munich. with the enhanced route-planning feature, thus

Display of re-routing options for ICM lines in CIP. In case of a disruption between Kijfhoek and Viersen (red line), three re-routing options are available (green lines). Further information on line properties for re-routings are also available on CIP. During a short break in a joint strategy workshop in February 2019 the RFC Rhine-Alpine team (Management Board, www.cip.rne.eu Programme Implementation Managers, Working Group leaders and Permanent Office) enjoys the view of Lake Lucerne.

50 km 20 mi

USER SATISFACTION SURVEY An overview of the results is shown on page The User Satisfaction Survey (USS) was con- 37. They have been taken up in the RFC ducted in cooperation with seven other RFCs Rhine-Alpine bodies and conclusions for the and coordinated by RNE in September/Octo- work plans were drawn at the beginning of Kijfhoek Noord ber 2019. Nineteen representatives from cus- 2020. The full report is available on the RFC tomer companies answered the questionnaire Rhine-Alpine website and on CIP. and gave detailed feedback on RFC quality, advi- sory groups, performance, traffic manage- www.corridor-rhine-alpine.eu ment, path offer and many other issues. The www.cip.rne.eu overall satisfaction with RFC Rhine-Alpine de- Viersen Gbf creased by 0.2 points to a total score of 4.0 on a scale ranging from 1 (“very unsatisfied”) to 6 CUSTOMER INFORMATION PLATFORM (“very satisfied”). The top-rated aspects relat- The CIP stands for coordinated and harmonised ed to path allocation by C-OSS, performance information for customers of the RFCs and IMs. management and information/communication. The user interface of CIP is continually being The lower-rated aspects related to C-OSS enhanced to further increase the experience availability (the C-OSS position was vacant dur- of CIP users. To this end, the ICM re-routing ing a couple of months in 2019), TCR and infra- options were implemented in CIP in 2019. This structure standards. new feature enables CIP users to display, in an

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The Executive Board met three times in 2019 3. INTERNATIONAL CONTINGENCY – in Genoa, Bern and Rome. The Executive MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS Board was invited by the Port of Genoa with a • Development of allocation rules for cases presentation on rail developments and to of international incidents meet together with the RFC Rhine-Alpine TAG. • Enabling of more flexible operations with the NSAs OF THE In 2019, the work of the Executive Board fo- cused on the implementation of its 2018/2019 4. ETA & DIGITALISATION action plan, based on the Leipzig Declaration. • Support of the ELETA Project Some of the actions listed within the action • Facilitation of the use of TIS data by all EXECUTIVE BOARD plan were finalised in 2019. During the Novem- stakeholders on RFC Rhine-Alpine ber meeting, the ExB decided to update the ac- tion plan. A new version containing new actions 5. ERTMS was therefore established for 2020/2021. • NIP transparency • Ensuring of ERTMS financing • Development OBU support programmes Which regulatory topics were brought ­ OVERVIEW OF THE RFC RHINE-ALPINE EXB ACTION PLAN 2019 6. INFRASTRUCTURE forward on national and European level? • Feasibility investigations on 740-m trains 1. ALLOCATION CAPACITY • Clarification of infrastructure improvements • Amendment of FCA on diversionary routes • Compliance with Annex VII 7. COORDINATION 2. CROSS-BORDER INTEROPERABILITY • Cooperation between RFCs Rhine-Alpine – • Transparency for language derogation North Sea-Mediterranean rules in cross-border sections • Interoperability between RFCs Rhine-Alpine – •  Simplification of harmonisation processes North Sea-Mediterranean at NSAs • Monitoring of the developments of the • Solution for custom situation CH-EU action points of the Leipzig Declaration • Harmonisation of the regulatory frame- • Key Performance Indicators work of the braking sheets • Harmonisation of tail signals on RFC Rhine-Alpine

This chapter describes the main achievements of the Executive The Terminal Advisory Group and the Executive Board ex-­ Board and introduces the topics of the new 2020/2021 action change during a joint meeting in plan. Information on changes and decisions at the European Genoa in March 2019 at the premises of the Port Authority level can also be found here. (Palazzo San Giorgio)

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PERFORMANCE CAPACITY AND INTER­ INVESTMENTS, ERTMS NATIONAL CONTINGENCY AND INTEROPERABILITY RFC Rhine-Alpine submitted, on 2 December 2019, a proposal for a feasibility study on Col- MANAGEMENT laborative Decision Making, a methodology de- Following a request from the European Com- veloped in the European airport sector (Euro- mission in the framework of TEN-T coordina- control) to raise transparency, data sharing and Following the Executive Board meeting of 26 tion, the Executive Board consulted the RAG quality. This proposal was made in the frame- September 2018 and the letter to the German on investment priorities. The RAG sent its is- work of a PSA call for proposals from the Euro- Regulator regarding the ex-ante approval of ca- sues to the Executive and Management Board pean Commission related to the interoperability pacity allocation, the German Ministry and the in September 2019. In consultation with its issues logbook. It is part of a wider project, coor- Regulatory Body informed the Executive Board IMs, the Executive Board responded in detail Joint Executive Board Meeting of RFC Rhine-Alpine and dinated with sector parties including RNE and that the ex-ante approval of the publication of to the known and new infrastructure project RFC North Sea-Mediterranean in Brussels, March 2019 UIRR, which has the objective to further dissem- PaPs as required under German national law list in December 2019 and expects further di- inate the work on digitalisation and ETA, involv- showed no irregularities and that publication of alogue on this topic in 2020. ing wagon information and terminals. PaPs could be done in a timely manner. Moreo- The Executive Board has been stepping up its ver, the ex-ante approval was waived for a three- The Executive Board continued its work on cooperation with RFC North Sea-Mediterrane- For the first time, the Key Performance Indica- year period during which the German Regulatory ERTMS implementation and organised two an and the first joint Executive Board meeting tors of all RFCs were presented in a harmo- Body will continue to exercise its competence in Task Force meetings. One of the issues dis- took place on 18 March 2019 in Brussels. nised way in line with the recommendation of supervising Corridor One-Stop-Shop activities. cussed was OBU financing. Moreover, critical During this meeting, information on common the Network of Executive Boards (NExBo) from issues regarding the implementation of market analysis, bottlenecks and contingency February 2018. One of the key findings for RFC The Executive Board continued its dialogue with ERTMS were identified. planning was shared. The Executive Boards Rhine-Alpine is the substantial arrival and de- the Management Board on the Improved Capac- agreed to continue the cooperation between parture delays on the Corridor. This major is- ity Offer project for RFC Rhine-Alpine. In June 2019, the Netherlands adopted a na- both rail freight corridors on an annual basis. sue was further taken up in the ministers’ tional ERTMS strategy, with full network im- meeting during the ITF side event in Leipzig. plementation foreseen by 2050.

AT EUROPEAN LEVEL The Executive Board wrote a letter to the Eu- AT EUROPEAN LEVEL ropean Commission on the Future Railway Mo- AT EUROPEAN LEVEL Regarding the Timetable Redesign (TTR) capac- bile Communication System and the capaci- Several EU Member States adopted rail ity allocation project (foreseen in the Vienna ties available in the radio spectrum. In freight strategies to enhance the competi- The ELETA project, which aims to exchange digital Declaration by December 2024), the European response, the European Commission invited tiveness of rail freight. In some cases, a re- information on Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Commission announced, during the Single Euro- RFC Rhine-Alpine to cooperate on the basis of duction in track access charges was included developed information technology tools for the ex- pean Railway Area Committee (SERAC), its in- the shared knowledge of IMs. as well as several improvement and innova- change of ETA information. These tools can also tention to launch an expert group meeting be- tion actions. German and Dutch State Secre- be used for Corridor-related traffic. The ELETA tween the European Commission, EU Member taries signed a Joint Declaration of Intent for project disseminated this with stakeholders in a States and the railway sector with a view of de- the development of rail freight on 9 April final conference on 5 November 2019. The re- fining the TTR’s regulatory impact and facilitat- AT EUROPEAN LEVEL 2019 in Berlin together with a wide range of sults may be used for improving quality on the Cor- ing its implementation. stakeholders. ridor. The ELETA project also supported the Of relevance to RFC Rhine-Alpine at European preparation of the ongoing TSI TAF revisions as For the NExBo, the priorities in capacity alloca- level is the publication of TSI Noise in May The Network of Executive Boards (NExBo) regards the mandatory exchange of data between tion on re-routing lines in case of contingency 2019 (2019/774/EC). This regulatory frame- met in June and December 2019. In June IMs, RUs and terminals on ETA-related data. management are relevant; in the ICM handbook, work foresees quieter routes for rail freight 2019, German and Croatian ministries took IMs have proposed harmonising these priority from December 2024 onwards. By this dead- over chairing the network from Austrian and The NExBo launched a dedicated workshop on the rules on re-routing lines. This issue is still open line, the only wagons allowed for Corridor Dutch ministries KPIs for the Rail Freight Corridors in November due to ongoing analysis from the European Com- traffic will be the quieter, TSI-compliant wag- 2019. The background of the workshop was the mission on the applicable legal framework. ons, with few exceptions. This European wish of the Network to consider KPIs displaying framework will support further reduction of the wider economic impact of the RFCs (traffic). rail freight noise on RFC Rhine-Alpine.

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REGULATORY BODIES different interpretations and open points in order to achieve a common ERTMS standard ACHIEVEMENTS on RFC Rhine-Alpine. In addition, the scope of As in previous years, the regulatory bodies in- the NSA WG covers operational issues on the volved in RFC Rhine-Alpine participated as an rail freight corridors. Issues identified by the observer in the meetings of the ExB and had a Group which cannot be solved at the Corridor OF THE dedicated meeting with the C-OSS, which ena- level or might have a broader impact are ad- bles the exchange of experiences and provides dressed to the ERA. insight into current and future developments. Thus, the regulatory bodies aim at improving In 2019, the NSA WG focused on the REGULATORY international cooperation, harmonisation and following topics: transparency of rules and procedures for ca- • Work on projects: The Dutch ETCS project, pacity allocation in order to ensure efficient which coordinates the upgrade/retrofit of use of rail network capacity and, more specifi- the Dutch freight locomotive fleet to ETCS AUTHORITIES cally, efficient use of Corridor capacity. Baseline 3, consulted the Group on best practices, national technical rules and dero- An ex-ante control of the intended PaP provi- gation procedures, as well as the proce- sions by the German IM is currently not envis- dures and responsibilities within the 4th aged, as the German Federal Network Agency railway package. The exchange between the Which measures support the non-­ has waived formal notification for the working project and the NSA WG is ongoing. timetable periods of 2020 to 2023. The infor- discriminatory access, harmonisation mation exchange procedure which was agreed • CCS TSI: With the CCS TSI 2019, the con- upon by the German Federal Network Agency cepts of ETCS System Compatibility and and transparency of rules, increased and DB Netz instead was implemented for the Radio System Compatibility (ESC/RSC) first time for TT 2020. were introduced. The NSA WG worked on ­safety and interoperability? the practical implementation of these con- In 2019, IRG Rail members produced an ac- cepts by providing input for the revision of cessible overview of current national rules the application guide for the latest CCS TSI and practices referring to congested infra- via the responsible ERA working party. structure, capacity charges and priority crite- ria which can be retrieved on the IRG website. • Key Management: The NSA WG gathered information regarding the different ap- In addition, the regulatory bodies have envis- proaches to ETCS Key Management in the aged developing a uniform approach for the Corridor countries. As a possible harmoni- analysis, management and evaluation of Corri- sation of Key Management procedures is dor processes by means of jointly defined KPIs. outside the scope of the NSA’s responsibil- To improve the transparency of access to the ity, the topic was brought forward to the rail market and to ensure that the rail sector IMs and organised in EIM, with the recom- as a whole benefits from the harmonised infor- mendation to take further steps towards a mation, regulators will continue to work on re- harmonisation of Key Management. vising the current list of KPIs in all sectors. • Route knowledge: After the Rastatt incident The final chapter contains information about the activities of in 2017, RUs operating on RFC Rhine-Alpine regulatory authorities related to RFC Rhine-Alpine, including NSA CORRIDOR GROUP identified the route knowledge requirements as an obstacle in international traffic. This is regulatory bodies and the National Safety Authority Corridor especially the case in contingency situations Group. In addition, further successes are presented, such as WORKING GROUPS when sections of the Corridor are closed the stepwise implementation of the technical pillar of the 4th (1) NATIONAL SAFETY AUTHORITY and deviation routes have to be taken. How- ­WORKING GROUP (NSA WG) ever, route knowledge is considered to be railway package, which makes the European Union Agency for The NSA WG develops a common understand- necessary to ensure safe operation. The Railways (ERA) the authorising entity for international vehicles. ing of ERTMS technical issues such as errors, NSA WG has started to develop a joint posi-

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tion paper on the issue, taking into account By June 2020, the remaining Member States THE 4TH RAILWAY PACKAGE IS GRADUALLY the current rules and regulations concern- have to transpose the Interoperability Direc- ing route knowledge in each of the Member tive (2016/797/EU) and the Safety Directive ­IMPLEMENTED BY EUROPEAN MEMBER States of RFC Rhine-Alpine. (2016/798/EU) into their national legal framework. After this date, ERA will also act STATES AND SWITZERLAND, MAKING THE • NTR CCS: NSAs discussed the national as the authorising entity for international vehi- technical rules in the CCS area relevant for cles in these countries. Switzerland, a non-EU ERA THE ONLY AUTHORISING ENTITY FOR vehicle authorisation in order to get a mu- Member State, is modifying its national legis- INTERNATIONAL­ VEHICLES. tual understanding of these rules. Based on lation to be compliant with the principles of this work, bilateral discussions will start to the 4th railway package. In a first step, start- explore possibilities to harmonise rules ing from 13 December 2019, Switzerland will which are similar in two or more countries work with a One-Stop-Shop for vehicle author- An electrified freight and to share experiences on rules which isation, and the FOT will issue, based on ERA train crossing the Deutschherrnbrücke are no longer needed. in Frankfurt am Main.

Further topics were the experiences and un- derstandings of the new requirement of ERTMS Trackside Approval necessary for an Authori- sation of Placing into Service (APIS) for ERTMS trackside equipment under the 4th railway package and also the handling of the supervi- sion of Interoperability Constituents (IC), which has not been harmonised up to now. The focus of the NSA WG is to share experiences and to get a better understanding of how these topics can be handled efficiently and satisfactorily for the purposes of the Interoperability Directive. These topics are under ongoing discussion within the NSA WG and with the ERA.

(2) TASK FORCE INTEROPERABILITY The Task Force Interoperability (TFI) is a work- ing group aiming at facilitating the authorisa- tion of vehicles in the networks of Austria, Ger- many, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Up until June 2019, the working group was composed of representatives of the National Safety Authorities and IMs of these countries.

In June 2019, the 4th railway package entered into force: Italy and the Netherlands trans- posed the directives of the technical pillar of the 4th railway package into national law on that date. Therefore, the ERA became the au- thorising entity for international vehicles in the Italian and Dutch networks, and hence gained an active role in the working group.

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processes, its own authorisations by a pro- service” to “authorisation for placing on the the work plan, the principal objectives of the • Cross-border interoperability issues cess compliant with the 4th railway package. market”. The One-Stop-Shop (OSS) tool shall NSA WG for 2020 will be as follows: The NSA WG will tackle issues hampering In a second step, after the revision of the rail- be used to manage all the new applications. cross-border traffic related to ERTMS as way law in 2021, Switzerland plans to recog- • Guidance for projects well as operational problems identified by nise the ERA as the issuing authority also for The NSA WG intends to continue to guide the Corridor which are under the responsi- vehicles running on its territory. FURTHER WORK DONE IN 2019 CCS vehicle projects with regard to deroga- bility of NSAs. SHORT-DISTANCE INTEROPERABILITY tion aspects concerning national rules for In this scenario, the ERA will be the only author- The overview table compiled by the Corridor ERTMS and Class B systems and continues • 4th railway package issues regarding ising entity for interoperable vehicles. In any NSAs which shows the principal regulations to identify and share best practices regard- (ERTMS) vehicle authorisation (jointly case, the cooperation between the ERA and and agreements with regard to short-dis- ing CCS authorisation with the sector. with TFI after June 2019) the national safety authorities will continue. tance interoperability on RFC Rhine-Alpine is When the technical pillar of the 4th railway continuously updated. This document lists the • AMOCs/OPE TSI package is transposed in all Corridor coun- Therefore, TFI meetings will remain a forum relevant national laws and regulations of the The OPE TSI 2019/773 stipulates that na- tries as of June 2020, the processes for ve- where the ERA, NSAs and IMs can exchange involved countries as well as specific rules for tional safety rules in certain areas will be hicle authorisation will change. The NSA WG, experiences on authorisation processes. To every cross-border section of the Corridor. It replaced by so-called “acceptable means of together with the TFI, can support the appli- their meetings, the TFI invites the representa- provides information on the following topics: compliance” (AMOCs). Being AMOCs, the cants and ERA based on their long-standing tives of vehicle manufacturers to discuss the respective rules will no longer be binding experience in authorising vehicles and CCS authorisation processes of their multi-system • Safety certification but they will define a reference for RUs on components and can identify further needs vehicles to be operated on RFC Rhine-Alpine • Authorisation of vehicles how to comply with the provision in the con- for improvement in the TSIs. and in cross-border traffic between the coun- • Driver certification cerned area. One of the objectives for the tries concerned. • Language requirements NSA WG in the following years will be to • Tail signals monitor the stepwise implementation of In 2019, the focus of the work of the TFI • Bilateral and multilateral agreements the new provisions in the OPE TSI, including was set on the following projects: the concept of AMOCs. • Siemens Vectron, multi-system locomotive The document is available for download on the Highly frequented • Bombardier Traxx, multi-system locomotive website of RFC Rhine-Alpine, under ‘Our Ser- shunting yard on the • Stadler FLIRT and Stadler EC250, multi-sys- vices’. German network tem EMUs • Alstom ETR610 BL3 ETCS Upgrade CONTRIBUTION TO ERA ERTMS • Talgo ECx project WORKING GROUPS Since the NSAs of RFC Rhine-Alpine also take The discussed processes related to: part in the ERTMS working groups organised • New vehicles not yet authorised by the ERA, the NSAs coordinate their views in • Modifications, renewal, upgrading of exist- order to arrive, if possible and appropriate, at ing vehicles, especially for CCS/ETCS and, a common Corridor position in the respective consequently, for the software versions working groups. Furthermore, ERTMS issues that occur on RFC Rhine-Alpine can be ad- Up until June 2019, the five NSAs used cross-ac- dressed to the ERA, which will be the system ceptance procedures to facilitate first and addi- authority for ERTMS and an authorising entity tional authorisations of interoperable vehicles, in all Corridor countries from June 2020. in continuation of the activities of the previous years. OBJECTIVES FOR 2020 The entering into force of the 4th railway At the end of 2018, the NSA WG set up a mul- package in Italy and the Netherlands brought ti-annual work plan for the following years ap- some changes for the TFI. As the authorising proved by the Corridor NSAs’ Steering Com- entity, the ERA has an active role in the work- mittee. In 2020, the NSA WG will continue to ing group and exchanges documents and in- work on the agreed topics. The work plan formation with the other authorising entities. might be adjusted or amended depending on The process of authorisation has been current priorities and requests by the Execu- changed from “authorisation for placing into tive Board of RFC Rhine-Alpine. Considering

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ANNEX 1: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ABS Ausbaustrecke (enhancing and upgrading L Level (ETCS), in combination with a number an existing track) LS Limited Supervision (ETCS) APIS Authorisation of Placing Into Service m metre AMOC Acceptable Means of Compliance MB Management Board BE Belgium MD Managing Director BL Baseline MoT Ministry of Transport BLS Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon (Swiss IM) NBS Neubaustrecke (new railway section) CCS Control Command and Signalling NExBo Network of ExBs CEF Connecting Europe Facility NIP National Implementation Plans (ERTMS) CH Switzerland NL The Netherlands CID Corridor Information Document NSA National Safety Authority CIP Customer Information Platform NTR National Technical Rule C-OSS Corridor One-Stop-Shop OBU On-board unit (ERTMS) CoGIS Cooperation Germany-Italy-Switzerland OPE Operations and Traffic Management DB Deutsche Bahn (German railway) OSS One-Stop-Shop DE Deutschland (Germany) PaP Pre-arranged Path DG Move Directorate-General Mobility and Transport PC Profile code DTT Draft Timetable PCS Path Coordination System EC European Commission PfV Planfeststellungsverfahren EEIG European Economic Interest Grouping PIM Programme Implementation Manager EIM European Rail Infrastructure Managers PLP Programmable Logic Post ELETA Electronic Exchange of Estimated Time PMO Programme Management Office of Arrival Information PSA Programme Support Action EMU Electric Multiple Unit RAG Railway Undertaking Advisory Group ESC ETCS System Compatibility RFC Rail Freight Corridor ERA European Union Agency for Railways RFI Rete Ferroviaria Italia (Italian IM) ERTMS European Rail Traffic Management System RNE RailNetEurope ETA Estimated Time of Arrival RoLa Rollende Landstraße (rolling highway) ETCS European Train Control System RSC Radio System Compatibility EU European Union RU Railway Undertaking ExB Executive Board SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (Swiss railway) FCA Framework for Capacity Allocation SCMT Sistema di Controllo della Marcia del Treno FLIRT Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug (Italian Rail Traffic Management System) FOT Swiss Federal Office of Transport SERAC Single European Railway Area Committee IMPRINT FTT Final Timetable TAG Terminal Advisory Group GSM-R Global System for Mobile TCR Temporary Capacity Restrictions © Copyright Communications-Railway TEN-T Trans European Network (for) Transport EEIG Corridor Rhine-Alpine EWIV IC Interoperability Constituents TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit Kleyerstraße 25 ICM International Contingency Management TFI Task Force Interoperability 60326 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ICO Improved Capacity Offer TIS Train Information System www.corridor-rhine-alpine.eu IM Infrastructure Manager TSI Technical Specification (for) Interoperability IRG Independent Regulators Group TT Timetable Concept CARRASCAL/DINDIN Communication Design IT Italy TTR Timetable redesign ITF International Transport Forum UIC Union Internationale des Chemins de fer, Picture credits IWW Inland WaterWays International Union of Railways p. 6: DB AG; p. 9: ITF/OECD 2019; p. 10: SBB Cargo International; p. 13: DB AG; km kilometre UIRR International Union for Road-Rail p. 22: valio84sl/iStock; p. 23: Benjamin Brolet; p. 26: Keystone; p. 30: DB AG; KPI Key Performance Indicator Combined Transport p. 36: Alexander Paulus; p. 38: Christoph Geiß; p. 40: Christiane Warnecke; KTL Kombi Terminal Ludwigshafen USS User Satisfaction Survey p. 41: Mario Vivaldi/Paola Mellone; p. 42: Dphotography.be; p. 44: DB AG; kV DC kilo Volt direct current WG Working Group p. 46/47: DB AG; p. 49: DB AG

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