EUROPEAN REGULATION 913/2010 Rail Freight Corridor “Atlantic” CORRIDOR INFORMATION DOCUMENT Part 5 Implementation Plan Timetabling year 2021 Disclaimer: The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. VERSION CONTROL X marks which part in the Version Changes chapter has been changed chapter compared to the previously common RFC-specific number date changed published version part part Version 00 09.12.2019 Original version Version 01 13.12.2019 Updated version Version 02 Version 03 Version 04 Rail Freight Corridor “Atlantic” / Corridor Information Document 2021 – Part 5 Version 01 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER 2. CORRIDOR DESCRIPTION........................................................................................... 9 2.1 Germany (174 km) ....................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 French border – Mannheim section ............................................................................. 11 2.2 France (2,625 km) ....................................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Paris – Le Havre section.............................................................................................. 12 2.2.2 Paris – Metz/Woippy-Stiring Wendel & Lérouville-Strasbourg section ........................ 13 2.2.3 Paris – Hendaye/Irun (border Spain) section and connection to Nantes Saint Nazaire & La Rochelle ports ......................................................................................................... 14 2.2.4 Ile de France region ..................................................................................................... 15 2.2.5 Diversionary lines ........................................................................................................ 16 2.3 Spain (2366 km) .......................................................................................................... 18 2.3.1 Irun/Hendaye (French border) - Madrid section .......................................................... 19 2.3.2 Madrid – Algeciras section........................................................................................... 20 2.3.3 Alsasua – Zaragoza section ....................................................................................... 22 2.3.4 Miranda de Ebro – Bilbao section ................................................................................ 22 2.3.5 Medina del Campo – Fuentes de Oñoro section (border Portugal) ............................ 23 2.3.6 Manzanares – Badajoz/Elvas (Portuguese border) section ........................................ 23 2.4 Portugal (1045 km) ...................................................................................................... 24 2.4.1 Oporto area .................................................................................................................. 24 2.4.2 Oporto – Pampilhosa – Entroncamento – Lisbon section ........................................... 25 2.4.3 Vilar Formoso/Fuentes de Oñoro (Spanish border) - Pampilhosa section .................. 26 2.4.4 Elvas/Badajoz (Spanish border) - Entroncamento section .......................................... 26 2.4.5 Lisbon area .................................................................................................................. 27 2.4.6 Lisbon – Sines section ................................................................................................. 27 2.5 Bottlenecks .................................................................................................................. 28 2.6 Rail freight corridor governance .................................................................................. 29 CHAPTER 3. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE TRANSPORT MARKET STUDY .......................... 39 3.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 39 3.2 Diagnosis ..................................................................................................................... 40 3.2.1 Socio-economic background ....................................................................................... 40 3.2.2 Potential global demand of transport ........................................................................... 41 3.3 Scenarios and projections ........................................................................................... 46 3.3.1 Projection of global demand ........................................................................................ 46 3.3.2 Projection of the future transport offer ......................................................................... 47 3.3.3 Summary of future projects taken into account in the different study horizons ........... 48 3.4 Analysis of the determinants of the modal choice ....................................................... 49 3.5 Interviews wrap-up ....................................................................................................... 50 3.5.1 Information ................................................................................................................... 51 Rail Freight Corridor “Atlantic” / Corridor Information Document 2021 – Part 5 Version 01 3 3.5.2 Value Chain Management ........................................................................................... 51 3.5.3 Integration of the last mile into the PAP’s .................................................................... 52 3.6 Traffic forecasts ........................................................................................................... 52 3.6.1 Train Paths Demand Projections ................................................................................. 54 3.7 Extension of Atlantic Rail Freight Corridor................................................................... 56 3.7.1 Connection to Mediterranean Corridor at Zaragoza .................................................... 56 3.7.2 Connection to Germany ............................................................................................... 59 3.7.3 Connection to Rhine-Danube Rail Freight Corridor ..................................................... 61 3.7.4 New Connections with Nantes-St.Nazaire and La Rochelle seaports ........................ 63 3.7.5 Connection to Valongo terminal (SPC Multiusos) ....................................................... 65 3.8 Analysis SWOT ............................................................................................................ 66 3.8.1 Strengths: .................................................................................................................... 66 3.8.2 Weaknesses: ............................................................................................................... 66 3.8.3 Opportunities: .............................................................................................................. 66 3.8.4 Threats: ........................................................................................................................ 66 CHAPTER 4. LIST OF MEASURES ................................................................................................... 67 4.1 Coordination of infrastructural works ........................................................................... 67 4.2 Corridor One Stop Shop .............................................................................................. 68 4.2.1 Construction, delivery and publication of PaPs: .......................................................... 69 4.2.2 Prearranged paths application phase: ......................................................................... 70 4.2.3 Allocation phase for the annual timetable:................................................................... 70 4.2.4 Application and Allocation phase for late path requests: ............................................. 71 4.2.5 Application and Allocation phase for ad-hoc path request: ......................................... 71 4.2.6 Evaluation phase ......................................................................................................... 71 4.3 Capacity allocation principles ...................................................................................... 72 4.4 Applicants .................................................................................................................... 72 4.5 Traffic management ..................................................................................................... 72 4.5.1 Criteria for traffic control. ............................................................................................. 73 4.6 Traffic management in event of disturbance ............................................................... 73 4.7 Information provided .................................................................................................... 75 4.8 Quality evaluation ........................................................................................................ 76 4.8.1 Performance Monitoring report .................................................................................... 76 4.8.2 Satisfaction surveys ....................................................................................................