6 rd Coordination Meeting Corfu, Greece 22 th of September, 2015 WP4 Assessment of the Adriatic port system and its integration with hinterland FB 16 - Faculty of Traffic and Communications University of Sarajevo
Main research issue? Could the railways be sustainable ports connection with the hinterlands?
P/R Interfaces as a strategic developement factor ECONOMIC Reducing costs and arising competitiveness by increasing accessibility for the passengers providing the more reliable and efficient service Ports/Railways Interfaces ENVIROMENTAL Reducing negative externalities
But, what is wrong with the railways in the Adriatic-Ionian region?
Railway infrastructure networks 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 km AL BA EL HR IT ME RS SI Total length of railway infrastructure in Adriatic- Ionian area is about of 27593km It is apparently that those, except Italian network (61,8%) are relatively small, particularly the railway networks of Albania and Montenegro. In general, one of the main obstacles facing the majority railways in the Adriatic-Ionian railways is the low quality of rail infrastructure.
Railway infrastructure investment Average Annual Investments in Rail Infrastructure ( 000 Euro per track-km) Germany BH ZFBH Croatia Bulgaria Turkey Romania Poland BH ZRS Slovenia Kosovo Serbia Albania FYR Macedonia 5,473 4,257 3,668 3,272 3,004 18,692 17,190 23,501 32,727 31,733 48,092 42,769 148,790 4.584EUR /track km Albania 24.989EUR/track km Serbia (SEETO, 2013). The annual volumes of track renewal works in Western Balkans have been much lower than real needs. Accumulated backlog imposes speed restrictions on many lines because of traffic safety reasons.
Railway infrastructure investment Italy (2007-2013) 7.34 billion EUR Croatia 487 mil.eur Serbia 458 mil.eur B&H 156 mil.eur
Pessengers volumes Railways 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2012 billion pkm % % Under PSO (**) 2012 Change 11 / 12 EU 404,1 351,7 372,0 379,9 406,8 418,4 65,2 0,7 pkm shares Italy Others 7% A-I Region EL 2,0 1,6 1,9 1,9 1,3 0,8 100,0-13,2 HR 3,4 1,1 1,3 1,3 1,7 1,1-25,7 IT 44,7 46,7 49,6 50,1 47,2 44,6 52,6-4,8 SI 1,4 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,8 0,7 98,2-4,0 ME 0,1 0,1-4,2 RS 0,5 0,5-0,2 AL* 0,0004 93% BA* 0,0005 TOTAL 51,5 50,0 53,5 54,1 51,6 47,8
Railway service quality? Satisfaction with frequency of the trains 80 68 60 40 20 0 22,1 40,8 35,3 20,6 20,3 20,4 21,7 16,7 11 5,2 4,9 5,9 1 Greece Italy Slovenia 6,1 % Very satisfied % Rather satisfied % Rather dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % NA Satisfaction with punctuality and reliability 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 34,8 58,2 50,2 38,3 34,6 27,9 16,4 9,2 9,3 8,7 4,6 4,9 1,2 0 1,6 Greece Italy Slovenia Very satisfied Rather satisfied Rather dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA
Satisfaction with provision of information about train schedules and platforms 80 71,6 60 40 35,8 38,6 40,8 44 20 0 12,4 10,9 13,7 8,6 10,7 2,2 4,9 1,2 2,9 1,6 Greece Italy Slovenia Very satisfied Rather satisfied Rather dissatisfied Very dissatisfied NA Satisfaction with the provision of information during the journey 80 60 40 20 0 22,9 29,4 59,4 45 27,2 20,4 20,3 15,2 9,7 10,4 5,1 8,6 6,8 2,5 1,7 4,9 2,3 Greece Italy Slovenia 8,4 % Very satisfied % Rather satisfied % Rather dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % Not applicable % NA
Developed scenarios Pessimistic scenario - Worst Decline of railways networks maintenance due to the limited public funds Realistic scenario - Modest Existing dynamics of railway sector reforms and maintenance funding Optimistic scenario Best Modernization and harmonization of railways and better connection with the Adriatic-Ionian ports
The steps further? Harmonized renewals and modernization of A-I railways Higher level of harmonisation of the access prices system supported by EU instruments in order to prevent bordercrossing barriers and to improve the efficiency of the railways Providing new services with attractive fares and better information systems Promoting the better connection of railways with other transport modes and hinterland connections with Adriatic ports in order to attract more passengers from the Adriatic- Ionian region in order to offer seamless crossborder and cross-modal transport connections on a local, national and regional level to allow end-toend journeys within and across modes higher satisfaction levels
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