3. october 2019 Milan Banković, General Director Belgrade, Serbia Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs Railway network in Montenegro Single track line constructed for transport of combined goods Lenth 325,94 km Three railway lines: Bar – Vrbnica (border with Serbia) – 168,16km Podgorica – Tuzi (border with Albania) – 24,7km Nikšić – Podgorica – 55,9km Line Bar – Vrbnica 102 tunnels, 96 bridges, 9 galleries Over 50% of railway line reparid in last 10 years Organization of railway sector Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs Railway development policy Railway Authority Independent in decision making Four companies Infrastructure manager, one passanger and one cargo operator, vehicle maintanance company Legal framework Law on Railways (2012/34) Law on Safety and interoperability (RSD 2004/49 and 2008/57) Law on Contractual Relations in Railway Transport and Law on Combined Transport of Goods One passanger operator Railway Transport of Montenegro JsC Licence for passanger transpor issued in 2014 and Safety Certificate issued in 2015 First PSO allocated in 2016 ROLLING STOCKS Current fleet: •6 EMU •6 locomotives •63 wagons (couchettes and seats) •3 additional EMU planned LOCAL TRANSPRT number of passengers YEAR 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Total 911,403 805,870 1,015,651 1,057,771 972,017 632,189 525,664 454,223 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC 3(2) pairs of trains YEAR 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 YEAR 151.822 101.971 162.191 155.247 104.445 203.683 101.971 162.191 Problems in passenger transport • slow recovery of infrastructure, at level 50% for 13 years • old trains • very poor international traffic and insufficient PSO fees FREIGHT TRAFFIC AD MONTECARGO, national freight operator, the state owns 88% 15 locomotives of different series, 561 wagons (about 50% in traffic), 10 years of business without state aid The most transport of bauxite ore, iron ore, steel sheet, FIAT cars, scrap iron, vinegar xylene ... The volume of transport in freight traffic 2015 - 1 millions of net tonnes 2016 - 1,16 millions of net tonnes 2017 - 1,6 millions of net tonnes 2018 – 0,98 millions of net tonnes 2019 ( I – VIII) 0, 7 millions of net tonnes, forecast 1.4 by the end of the year Utilization of the rail still does not exceed 30% • old rolling stock • weak economic activity • competitiveness with road transport • works on infrastructure • large fluctuations in the import and export of goods • delay of trains in the border zone Since 2006, more significant investments in railway infrastructure are realized through loans and since 2010 through the grants of European Union . ŽICG / RIoM is user of loans of: European Investment Bank (EIB); European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Czech Export Bank ŽICG / RIoM is user of grants : IPA funds WBIF More than € 150 million has been invested and another € 50 million has been contracted at various stages Credit arrangements in progress from the WBIF Fund: 1) 20 + 20, signaling, slopes, bridges, tunnels 2) 14 + 16, bridges, railway overhauls and equipping workshops and depots 3) 20 + 20, application development, bridges, slopes, track repairs IPA funds: 1) general overhaul of the 7 km line - works 2) reconstruction of the stations building in Bijelo Polje - design tender WBIF grants: signaling, major overhaul projects, tunnels, bridges, slopes, landslides, feasibility studies for a railroad to Albania • Joint Border Station Agreements with Serbia and Albania (operational since July 2017) • Conceptual design of the new railway line Capljina-Niksic, cooperation with BiH, made in 2010 •Conceptual design of the new railway line Pljevlja-Bijelo Polje-Berane - Pec Kosovo), made in 2013, cooperation with Kosovo • Coordinated activities on project documentation for the existing line Podgorica - Shkoder - Durres – Tirana • Implementation of the Railway Strategy within the Transport Community Thank you for your attention [email protected].