Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ This study has been financed by The Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Reference R20080142/30721000/ARC/EGR Zoetermeer, May 2008 Title Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ Kind of Study documentation Date of publication June 2008 English version Ministry of Transport Náb ř. L.Svobody 1222/12 Client 110 15 Praha 1 Czech Republic Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Client Plesmanweg 1-6 2597 JG Den Haag The Netherlands SUDOP PRAHA a.s. Department 205 – transport conception Olšanská 1a 130 80 Praha 3 Contractor Czech Republic Tel.: +420 267 094 305 Fax: +420 224 230 316 www.sudop.cz NEA, Transport research and training Bredewater 26 NL-2715 CA Zoetermeer Contractor The Netherlands P: +31 79 322 2419 F: +31 79 322 2211 www.nea.nl HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH Lister Straße 15 30163 Hannover Cooperation Germany Phone.: 0511 / 336 99-130 Fax: 0511 / 336 99-99 www.hacon.de Andrea Plišková (SUDOP) Signature Responsible person for documentation Adriaan Roest Crollius (NEA) Signature Execution Martin Vachtl (SUDOP) Vladislav Černý (SUDOP) of a documentation David Fuksa (SUDOP) Martin Quispel (NEA) Stanislav Valdman (SUDOP) Lars Deiterding (HaCon) Controlled by Pavel Tikman Signature Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ CONTENTS 0 SUMMARY 7 1 CURRENT SITUATION ON THE MARKET AND IT´S POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT 12 1.1 Introduction 12 1.2 Specification of freight flows 13 1.3 Companies and transport services 27 1.4 Information on costs, tariffs, transit-time and punctuality 29 1.5 Analyses of segments and position of rail in the future 31 2 IDENTIFICATION OF BARRIERS TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT 33 2.1 Transport policy, documents, programmes, trends 33 2.2 Subjective barriers (as viewed by organizations) 50 2.3 Fees for using transport infrastructure 64 2.4 Capacity of the rail network, its allocation 71 2.5 Availability of necessary equipment 73 2.6 Steps currently taken to alleviate or eliminate barriers 74 3 SELECTION OF THE PATH AND TERMINALS 81 3.1 Terminals 81 3.2 Routes 87 3.3 Conclusions and Recommendations of CHAPTER 3 92 4 ACTION PLAN ‘RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR THE NETHERLANDS – CZECH REPUBLIC’ 95 4.1 Introduction 95 4.2 Main and frequently cited barriers to further development of railway transport on The Netherlands - Czech Republic corridor. 96 4.3 Methodology 101 4.4 Action Plan 102 4.5 Implementing the Action Plan 104 ANNEX 1 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVE COMPANIES 110 ANNEX 2 TRAIN SCHEDULES 137 ANNEX 3 INFORMATION FROM COMPANY SURVEYS (QUESTIONNAIRES) – BOTTLENECK 140 ANNEX 4 TEMPLATE OF QUESTIONNAIRE 144 ANNEX 5 TERMINALS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 148 ANNEX 6 TERMINALS IN THE NETHERLANDS 163 ANNEX 7 ROADS AND RAIL ROUTES 168 ANNEX 8 MAPS 177 Final report 3 R20080142.doc Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ List of abbreviations ABS line Ausbaustrecke (modernization of existing line) high speed line AB, ATB Automatic block – interlocking plant type AC Alternating current ACTS Abroll Container Transport System - combine rail – road transport system AEG Allgemeines Eisenbahngesetz (Railway Act) AGC Accord Européen sur les Grandes lignes internationales des Chemin de fer (European agreement on international main rail lines) AGTC European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations AH Automatic gate - interlocking plant part APTU Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions APM A.P. Moller – Maersk terminal ATMF Technical Admission of Railway Material ATP Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage BMVBW Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau - und Wohnungswesen (german Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing) BMWA Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (german Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour) CDV Centre of transport research CEE Central and Eastern Europe CEMT Conférence Europeenne des Ministres des Transports CEO Chief executive officer CER The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies CIM Contract for International Carriage of Goods CIV Contract for International Carriage of Passengers CMR International Carriage of Goods by Road COTIF Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail CR Czech republic CREAM Customer-driven Rail-freight services on a European mega-corridor based on Advanced business and operating Models CRMF Ministry of finance of Czech Republic CT Combined transport CTA Container Terminal Altenwerder (container terminal in Hamburg) CTB Container Terminal Burchardkai (container terminal in Hamburg) CTT Container Terminal Tollerort (container terminal in Hamburg) CUI Contract of Use of the Infrastructure CUV Contract of Use of Vehicles CZ Czech republic CZK Czech crown CZSO Czech statistical office ČD (CD) Czech railways – main czech train operator ČD DUSS Czech railways - Deutsche Umschlaggesellschaft Schiene-Straße DB AG Deutsche Bahn AG (German Federal Railways) DC Direct current DIOMIS Developing infrastructure and operating models DLC Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo – Belgian railfreight operator DN Data not available DNCWT German/Netherlands-Czech association rail freight rate DÚ Czech Rail Authority 4 Final report R20080142 Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ EBA Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (German Federal Railway Authority) EBO Eisenbahnbau- und Betriebsordnung (Railway Construction and Operation Regulation) EC European comission UN/ECEEU United Nations/Economic Commission for Europe ECMT European Conference of Ministers of Transport ECT ECN – capable transport ECT Europe Container Terminals EDI Electronic data interchange system EIBV Eisenbahninfrastruktur-Benutzungsverordnung (Railway Utilization Regulation) EICIS European Infrastructure Charging Information System EIM European Rail Infrastructure Managers EMU/DMU Electrical Multiple Unit/Diesel Multiple Unit EPR European Performance Regime ERS European Rail Shuttle ERTMS European Rail Traffic Management System ETA Estimated time of arrival ETCS European Train Control Systém ETD Estimated time of departure EU European union Euro SIWAL European Single Wagon Load Project FCA German Federal court of auditors FNC Ferrovie Nord Cargo – Italian railfreight operator FRA German Federal railway authority GCU General Contract of Use for Wagons GDP Gross domestic product GE Germany GSM-R Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway GWB Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (Act Against Restraints of Competition) HDV Heavy duty vehicles HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine - integrated logistics company HERMES International database of freight coach HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG HU Hungary ICA Intercontainer Austria - European rail haulier for containers and combined traffic ICF Intercontainer Interfrigo - an international rail operator IFT Intermodal freight transport ILN International Logistic Network IM Infrastructure manager IMS Intermodal solutions - non-asset based organizer IMS Integrated Management System IP Integrated project IRL International Requirement List ITL International Trade Logistics IVW The Netherlands Railway Safety Authority LCL Less Than Container Loads service MDCR Ministry of Transport of Czech Republic MIT MAERSK Intermodal Terminal MoT Ministry of Transport NL The Netherlands NVOCC Non Vessel Owning Cargo Carrier Final report 5 R20080142.doc Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ NST/R Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised NYK Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japanese shipping company) ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Austrian Federal Railways) OPERA Operating Project for a European Rail Freight Network OSS One stop shop ORT Oostelijke Rail Terminal in intermodal transport Delta Terminal Rotterdam OTIF Organisation for International Carriage by Rail PACT Pilot Action for Combined Transport PLC Public logistic centre PTI Pre-Trip Inspection (transportation) RETRACK REorganisation of Transport networks by advanced RAil freight Concepts RIA Railway Infrastructure Administration RID Carriage of Dangerous Goods RIV Regolamento Internazionale Veicoli (former international contract of use for wagons) RNE Rail Net Europe – infrastructure agreement RSC Rail service center Rotterdam RSCG Rail Service Center Groningen RSIO Rail Safety Inspection Office (in Czech republic) RTW Rail Terminal West in intermodal transport Delta Terminal Rotterdam RU Railway undertaking SA Safety authority (in the Czech republic it is Rail Authority) SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahn AG (Swiss Federal Railways) SFDI State Transportation Infrastructure Fund SK Slovakia SMGS Agreement on International Goods Transport SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belgique (Belgian national railways) SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (French national railways) SŽDC Railway Infrastructure Administration (CZ) TCT Trimodal Container Terminal TEMA Terminal Management project TEN Trans European network TEN-T Trans-European Network for Transport TER Trans European Railways TERFN Trans European Rail Freight Network TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit - unit of cargo capacity TLN Dutch Road Transport Association TPS The electronic information system TREND Towards new Rail freight quality and concepts in the European Network in respect to market Demand TSI Technical standard for interoperability TZZ Track interlocking plant UIC International Union of Railways UIC ENEE UIC Enregistrement Normalisé des Etablissements Européens = European Railway Location Database UIRR International Union of Combined Road-Rail transport