Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR 6 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DOCUMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (DRAFT FOR APPROVAL) Page 1 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATINGS Evolution Date Modification / comments Written by Index V0 02 April 2013 First version RFF/Task Force Gathering of each chapter V1 09 April 2013 Update of chapter 1, 3 and 5 RFF/Task Force V2 12 April 2013 Update following MB Decision RFF/Task Force VTAGRAG 17 April 2013 Update following TF level Task Force EB version 10 May 2013 AG Comments Task Force MB approval V10Nov 2013 6 November AG PMO 2013 Executive Board European Commission Comments CID Basic elements of TMS V9Dic 2013 9 December Executive Board Comments PMO 2013 for approval Page 2 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 Page 3 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 Summary 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 10 2 Characteristics of RFC 6 and governance....................................................................................... 14 2.1 Rail Freight Corridor 6 characteristics .................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 RFC 6 Line .................................................................................................................. 21 2.1.2 RFC 6 Terminals .......................................................................................................... 26 2.1.3 Maps of the Corridor .................................................................................................... 28 2.2 Potential Bottlenecks ........................................................................................................... 51 2.2.1 Spain .......................................................................................................................... 51 2.2.2 France ........................................................................................................................ 53 2.2.3 Italy ............................................................................................................................ 56 2.2.4 Slovenia ...................................................................................................................... 59 2.2.5 Hungary ...................................................................................................................... 61 3 Measures necessary for creating Rail Freight Corridor 6 ................................................................. 63 3.1 Organizational structures ..................................................................................................... 63 3.1.1 Executive Board........................................................................................................... 63 3.1.2 Management Board ..................................................................................................... 63 3.1.3 Permanent Management Office (PMO) .......................................................................... 73 Page 4 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 4 Essential elements of the Transport Market Study ......................................................................... 77 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 77 4.2 Analysis of the current situation............................................................................................ 77 4.2.1 The geographic and socio-economic context ................................................................. 78 4.2.2 The transport market characteristics along the corridor .................................................. 81 4.2.3 Assessment of the market ............................................................................................ 84 4.3 Surveys ............................................................................................................................. 112 4.3.1 Focus Group .............................................................................................................. 114 4.3.2 Shippers and intermediaries RP/SP survey ................................................................... 117 4.3.3 RUs/TMs survey ........................................................................................................ 135 4.3.4 Future freight demand forecast .................................................................................. 148 4.3.5 The definition of the “potential market area” of Corridor 6 ........................................... 148 4.3.6 The estimation of freight transport demand ................................................................ 151 4.3.7 The modal split (road vs. rail) ..................................................................................... 156 4.4 Closing remarks ................................................................................................................. 163 5 Objectives of the freight corridor ................................................................................................ 167 5.1 Objectives of Performance – Quality of Service .................................................................... 167 5.1.1 Compatibility between the performance schemes along the freight corridor................... 167 Page 5 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 5.1.2 Monitoring of the performance of rail freight services .................................................. 168 5.1.3 Collection of data ...................................................................................................... 171 5.2 Punctuality objectives ........................................................................................................ 172 5.3 Capacity objectives ............................................................................................................ 175 5.4 Interoperability objectives .................................................................................................. 178 6 The Investment Plan.................................................................................................................. 181 6.1 Investment plan ................................................................................................................ 181 6.1.1 Plan description ......................................................................................................... 181 6.2 Costs and funding .............................................................................................................. 213 6.3 ERTMS strategy along the corridor ...................................................................................... 215 6.3.1 ETCS strategy along the corridor ................................................................................ 215 6.3.2 ERTMS deployment plans ........................................................................................... 216 7 Measures .................................................................................................................................. 219 7.1 Coordination of works ........................................................................................................ 219 7.1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 219 7.1.2 Main elements of this document ................................................................................. 219 7.1.3 Coordination ............................................................................................................. 220 7.1.4 Publishing ................................................................................................................. 220 7.1.5 Procedure in accordance with the RNE Guidelines ...................................................... 221 Page 6 / 280 Rail Freight Corridor 6 – Implementation plan 2013 7.1.6 Characteristics of the process ..................................................................................... 221 7.2 One Stop Shop .................................................................................................................. 223 7.2.1 Glossary/abbreviations ............................................................................................... 223 7.2.2 Background ............................................................................................................... 225 7.2.3 Requirements ............................................................................................................ 225 7.2.4 Documentation related to the C-OSS .......................................................................... 226 7.2.5 Applicants ................................................................................................................. 227 7.2.6 Tasks of the C-OSS .................................................................................................... 228 7.2.7 Allocation of pre-arranged paths (hereinafter PaPs) on RFC 6 ....................................... 229 7.2.8 Tools for the Corridor OSS ......................................................................................... 237 7.2.9 Priority criteria for the allocation of pre-arranged paths ............................................... 237 7.2.10 Availability of the Corridor OSS ..................................................................................