19 November 2010, Brussels
ETISplus Rail Data Workshop
ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data
ECKHARD
SZIMBA, MARKUS KRAFT, JAN IHRIG, JOCHEN SIEGELE
INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH (IWW), NETWORK ECONOMICS
KIT – University of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg and
National Laboratory of the Helmholtz Association
www.kit.edu
Agenda
ETISplus main principle
ETISplus rail network model – methodology and main contents
ETISplus impedances – methodology and contents
ETISplus link load data – methodology
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Usage of as many ›original‹ data as possible
Usage of generated data to fill data gaps
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ETISplus rail network model –
general items
Scope of the rail network model: Comprising network
and important terminals
Purpose of the rail network model: modelling passenger
and freight transport in Europe, i.e. computation of
transport impedances, assignment, external impacts
Basis: TRANS-TOOLS version 2 passenger/ freight
network models
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ETISplus rail network model –
main link attributes
Unique ID
Nodes (f-node, t-node)
(Maximum) speed passenger train
(Maximum) speed freight train
Number of tracks
High-speed link
Operation by freight/ passenger trains
Priority rail freight link
Operation by long-distance passenger trains
›Traffic count‹ data
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ETISplus rail network model –
main terminal attributes
Passenger terminals (stations with long-distance services)
Unique ID
Name
Country and NUTS-3 region the station is located
Freight terminals
Unique ID
Name
Country and NUTS-3 region the terminal is located
Connectivity to other modes
Working hours per day
Working days per week
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail network model –
general methodology
TRANS-TOOLS v2
TRANS-TOOLS v2
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Rail freight network model
Rail passenger network model
INTERNATIONAL DATA
SOURCES
e. g. UIC, UN/ ECE, TEN-Tec
OTHER PROJECTS

e. g. WORLDNET, TRACECA corridors
NATIONAL DATA SOURCES
EU27+CH+NO+Accession
countries+Candiate
countres+other neighbouring
countries
ETISplus
Integrated rail network model
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail impedance data –
general items
For modelling purposes, data mainly required at the
level of O/D relations (NUTS-3  NUTS-3 regions)
Main impedance data: travel time; travel distance; user costs;
frequency; reliability (as far as data availability allows)
Limited availability of data at the level of O/D relations
 Variety of different methodologies applied for
data collection/ computation within ETISplus
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ETISplus impedance data – example:
Methodology for computing direct user costs for rail passenger
NO official Europe-wide database available on national
and international rail tariffs
Degressive course of cost function over travelled distance
Considerable differences of tariff structures among different countries
Considerable differences of tariff structures among different service segments
 Modelling passenger rail fares as a function
Service segments
of travelled distance, under application of
HSR on high-speed infrastructure
country- and service segment-specific
HSR on conventional infrastructure
Qualified long-distance trains
peculiarities.
Other long-distance trains
Regional trains
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Network Economics
ETISplus impedance data – example:
Methodology for computing direct user costs for rail passenger
Rail tariffs in different countrys, qualified long-distance trains
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Tariff [€]
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Austria
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Italy
Poland
Finland
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200
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Distance[km]
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Network Economics
ETISplus impedance data – example:
Methodology for computing direct user costs for rail passenger
Rail tariffs per service categorie, Spain, business journey
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Tariff [€]
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local & regional trains
other long-distance
qualified long-distance trains
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Distance [km]
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high-speed trains on conventional infrastructure
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high-speed trains on high-speed infrastructure
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ETISplus impedance data – example:
Methodology for computing direct user costs for rail passenger
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
general remarks
Aim of ETISplus: Collection of link load data for the core
rail network in Europe and neighbouring countries
Data availability for rail at less satisfactory level (in contrast to road)
UN/ ECE data do not differentiate between passenger and freight trains
EUROSTAT data differentiate among passenger trains, freight trains and other
trains, and raise questions on methodology applied to create the data
Significant differences in data availability by country
and by transport market (passenger/ freight)
Strong differences by level of detail and format
at which data are provided
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ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data
Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)
Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
rail traffic count data from UN/ ECE
Availability of UN/ ECE rail traffic count data
Network topology
TRANS-TOOLS vs. UN/ ECE
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ETISplus rail link load data –
examples of raw data formats: GIS data
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
examples of raw data formats: thematic maps
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
examples of raw data formats: tables
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Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)
Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
Overview of methodology
NATIONAL
SOURCES
EU27 countries,
+ Switzerland, Norway,
+ Accession countries,
+ Candidate countries,
+ Other neighb. countries
+
INTERNATIONAL
SOURCES
TEN-T EA
SOURCE DATA
FORMATS
EUROSTAT
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CONSOLIDATION
PROCESS

RAIL NETWORK
MODEL
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Network Economics
Conclusions
Several of the rail related data gaps within TRANS-TOOLS will be bridged by
ETISplus
Improvement of the situation of demand data availability for transport demand
modelling and impact assessment requires the cooperation with railway
companies
The use of many different rail network models for different purposes, such as
Network model A, used for modelling within TRANS-TOOLS;
Network model B, used for collecting infrastructure-related data for TEN-Tec;
Network model C, used for collecting traffic count data by UN/ ECE,
imposes relevant efficiency restrictions for transport modellers.
Considerable efficiency gains could be realised by agreeing on one network
model, which reflects the needs of all stakeholders
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Network Economics
Thank you for your attention.
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Eckhard Szimba, Ph.D.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)
Network Economics
szimba@kit.edu
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
Collection of national data, state of the art: passenger transport
RAIL PASSENGER DATA
COUNTRY
MAP data
No. of Pass.
GIS data
No. of Trains
Bulgaria
TABLE format
No. of Pass.
No. of Trains
x
x
No. of Pass.
Finland
x
x
Year 2010
x
Year 2007
x
Year 2008
France
x
Year 2004, data confidential
Greece
x
Year 2010
Latvia
x
Year 2007 & 2010
Lithuania
x
x
Year 2007
FYR Macedonia
x
Year 2008
Moldova
x
Year 2010
x (a few)
Year 2010
Montenegro
Norway
x
Only totals (pax & freight)
Poland
x
Year 2006 & 2007
Romania
x
Serbia
x
Sweden
United Kingdom
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x
Ukraine
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No. of Trains
Year 2005 & 2008
Croatia
Denmark
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x (a few)
Year 2010
Year 2006
x
Year 2009
x
No year given; bad quality
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Year 2007 & 2008
ETISplus Rail Data Workshop
ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data
Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)
Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
Collection of national data, state of the art: passenger transport
RAIL FREIGHT DATA
COUNTRY
MAP data
No. of Tons
GIS data
No. of Trains
Bulgaria
TABLE format
No. of Tons
No. of Trains
x
x
Denmark
Finland
No. of Trains
Year 2008
x
x
x
Year 2007
Year 2008
France
x
Year 2004, data confidential
Latvia
x
Year 2007 & 2010
Lithuania
x
Year 2008
FYR Macedonia
x
Year 2008
Norway
x
Only totals (pax & freight)
Poland
x
Year 2006 & 2007
Serbia
x
Sweden
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No. of Tons
NOTES
x
x
Year 2006
x
Year 2009
Ukraine
x
No year given; bad quality
United Kingdom
x
Year 2007 & 2008
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ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data
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Network Economics
ETISplus rail link load data –
rail traffic count data from EUROSTAT
Example: rail freight trains around the city
of Tuttlingen (South Germany), located on
the TEN-T line Stuttgart-Singen(-Zurich)
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Node T seems to be a relevant
source and destination of rail
freight flows
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However, node T does not have
a rail freight terminal
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The main transport axis (northsouth direction) shows a
significant point of discontinuity,
although node T does not have a
rail freight terminal
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