IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Rail Freight Corridor 1 Zeebrugge- Antwerp/Rotterdam-Duisburg-[Basel]-Milan-Genoa The information contained in this document is solely of general nature and is not legally binding. This is the public version V1.0 approved by the Executive Board of ministries. This document is property of the infrastructure managers of RFC 1. No extracts from this document may be used by other parties. IP RFC 1_V1.0, dd. 03.12.2013 1 (Public Version) Implementation Plan RFC 1 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2 CORRIDOR DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 CORRIDOR LINES ............................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Routing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Traffic Demand ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1.3 Bottlenecks ................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1.4 Available Capacity ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 2.1.5 Planned Investments Related to Bottleneck Removal .................................................................................................. 21 2.2 CORRIDOR TERMINALS ..................................................................................................................................... 22 3 TRANSPORT MARKET STUDY ........................................................................................................................ 26 3.1 TMS – PREAMBLE .......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 SHORT-TERM STUDY ........................................................................................................................................ 26 3.3 LONG-TERM STUDY ......................................................................................................................................... 36 3.4 IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR 1 UNTIL 2025 ...................................................................... 39 3.5 FIRST PROPOSALS ON ROUTING AND TERMINALS ................................................................................................... 40 4 MEASURES ................................................................................................................................................... 40 4.1 MEASURES RELATED TO THE REGULATION (EU) NO 913/2010 .............................................................................. 40 4.1.1 Cross-border Coordination of Infrastructure Works ..................................................................................................... 40 4.1.2 Corridor One-Stop-Shop (C-OSS) .................................................................................................................................. 41 4.1.3 Framework for Capacity Allocation .............................................................................................................................. 44 4.1.4 Authorised Applicants .................................................................................................................................................. 44 4.1.5 Traffic Management Procedures .................................................................................................................................. 44 4.1.6 Traffic Management in the Event of Disturbance ......................................................................................................... 44 4.1.7 Performance Management .......................................................................................................................................... 45 4.2 MEASURES IN ADDITION TO REGULATION (EU) NO 913/2010 ............................................................................... 48 4.2.1 Continuing Activities for Improving the Quality on the Corridor by the Ministries (IQ-C action plan) ........................ 48 4.2.2 Objectives and Action Plan of the National Safety Authorities (NSAs) of RFC 1 ........................................................... 50 4.2.3 Action Plan of the Regulatory Bodies of RFC 1 ............................................................................................................. 51 5 OBJECTIVES/PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................ 52 5.1 OBJECTIVES FOR RFC 1 .................................................................................................................................... 52 5.2 KPIS FOR MONITORING THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................... 52 5.3 DEFINITIONS OF THE KPIS ................................................................................................................................. 53 5.4 PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT ................................................................................................................ 61 5.5 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY ..................................................................................................................... 61 6 INVESTMENT PLAN....................................................................................................................................... 62 6.1 CAPACITY MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................................................................................... 62 6.2 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND TIMELINE .......................................................................................................... 65 7 INTEROPERABILITY ....................................................................................................................................... 70 7.1 ERTMS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ....................................................................................................................... 70 7.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 70 7.1.2 Description of Sections to be Equipped with ERTMS.................................................................................................... 73 7.1.3 Description of ERTMS Sections with Reference to TSI CCS (Corridor A) ....................................................................... 75 7.1.4 Description of RFC 1 ERTMS Sections According to the Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 ................................................ 79 7.1.5 ERTMS Implementation with Reference to TSI CCS (EDP) ............................................................................................ 82 7.1.5.1 The Netherlands ............................................................................................................................................... 82 7.1.5.1.1 Description of Corridor Lines ........................................................................................................................ 82 7.1.5.1.2 ETCS Deployment .......................................................................................................................................... 84 IP RFC 1_V1.0, dd. 03.12.2013 2 (Public Version) Implementation Plan RFC 1 7.1.5.1.2.1 Technical Standards, Baseline, Levels ........................................................................................................ 84 7.1.5.1.2.2 Class B Systems in Use ............................................................................................................................... 85 7.1.5.1.2.3 National Technical Requirements for Vehicles .......................................................................................... 87 7.1.5.1.2.4 Network Access Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 87 7.1.5.1.2.5 Testing and Authorisation .......................................................................................................................... 87 7.1.5.1.3 ETCS Roll out plan ......................................................................................................................................... 87 7.1.5.1.3.1 Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 89 7.1.5.1.3.2 Testing and Putting in Service .................................................................................................................... 89 7.1.5.1.3.3 Detailed Description of ETCS Equipment on Dutch Part of Border Section Zevenaar Oost (NL) - Emmerich (DE) ..........................................................................................................................................