Infrastructure Charging on the French railway network : RFF s experience

Infrastructure Charging on the French railway network : RFF s experience Thomas REMOND ECMT Workshop on Rail Infrastructure Charges Geneva, 28-29 October 2004 1

Summary 1 - A global presentation of the French railways system since 1997 2 - RFF the French Infrastructure Manager 3 - The charging Policy 4 - The charging system structure and parameters 5 - Significant amounts 2

1 - A global presentation of the French railways system since 1997 Law Nr 97-135 created RFF as a state-owned company, both : owner of the French railway network independent infrastructure manager RFF bills SNCF as a railway undertaking (RU) SNCF as a RU operates 4 main business units : passenger main lines passenger regional services passenger regional services (Ile-de-France Region) freight French regional authorities : responsible for passenger regional services partly reimbursed by the State in the frame of the decentralization 3

2 - RFF the French Infrastructure Manager 2.1 The French railway network open to the RUs A length of 28 500 km of lines A high level of technical equipment : one half electrified, one half double track 1 500 km of high speed lines 4

2 - RFF the French Infrastructure Manager 5

2 - RFF the French Infrastructure Manager 2.2 RFF carrying out the opening of the network Open access to freight international traffic since 2003, to any European RU Licence and safety certificate granted by the French Ministry for transport RFF responsible for capacity allocation since 2003 RFF responsible for preparing and publishing the annual Network Statement (www.rff.fr) A couple of RUs currently negotiating with RFF in order to access in 2005. 6

3 - The Charging Policy 3.1 Basic principles of the Charging policy Initial statements : law Nr 97-135 ; decree Nr 97-144 Directive 2001-14 : transparency and non-discrimination RFF s charging policy under the approval of the Ministry for transport 7

3 - The Charging Policy 3.2 The goals of charges Participation to the covering of : maintenance costs operation costs III - The Charging Policy renewals costs Participation to the development costs of the network Incentive to the use of rail transport Relevant micro-economic signal, which is an incentive to the good use of a rare resource : infrastructure capacity 8

3 - The Charging Policy 3.3 Track Access Charge A kind of monthly standing charge, approximately covering the cost of timetable establishment (staff and data systems) Modulation according to the duration of the commitments taken by the RUs and to the quantity of booked capacities : Commitment inferior to 5 years Commitment equal or superior to 5 years 1 10 paths 11 100 101 1000 More than paths paths 1000 paths 0,03 0,225 1,5 1,5 0,02 0,15 1 1 (Trains paths per category and per month) Modulation is likely to be modified in 2006 9

3 - The Charging Policy 3.4 Track Use Charges Reservation charges linked to the capacity scarcity question, according to the level of traffic on each line A charge for path reservation (per path-kilometre reserved) A charge for stops in station (per stop reserved) Running charge approximately linked to their marginal costs of use (per train-km) Charges for additional services Transmission of electrical current Use of marshalling yards Use of intermodal terminals 10

3 - The Charging Policy 3.5 Charging and development projects RFF responsible for economic analysis According to the law 97-135, RFF cannot accept any development project if no balance between new costs and new charges If no balance : government or local authorities may provide subsidies RFF also allowed to charge mark-ups 11

3 - The Charging Policy 3.6 Perspectives from 2004 to 2008 French State has planned to make RFF reach as from 2008 the small balance between charges incomes and maintenance - operation costs Consequently, RFF has been allowed to increase its prices for 2004 and 2005, particularly for the use of regional lines III - The Charging Policy 12

4 - The Charging system structure and parameters 4.1 A network segmentation corresponding to homogeneous traffic levels and different physical characteristics Category Definition Length in Km A Urban and suburban lines, high traffic 287 B Urban and suburban lines, average traffic 985 C & C* Main interurban lines, high traffic (* = 220 km ph) 7 209 D & D* Main interurban lines, average traffic (* = 220 km ph) 5 840 E Other lines 12 738 N1 High speed lines, high level traffic 718 N2 & High speed lines, average traffic (* = HSL Mediterranee) 457 N2* N3 & N3* Hign speed lines, low level traffic (* = HSL Mediterranee) 321 13

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4 - The Charging system structure and parameters 4.2 Other parameters Time period 00:31 04:30 04:31 06:29 06:30 09:00 09:01 16:59 17:00 20:00 20:01 00:30 off hours normal hours peak hours Type of traffic requested (passengers or freight) Path quality, represented by the average speed (+ / - 70 km ph for freight) 15

4 - The Charging system structure and parameters Track access charges 4.3 Prices list 2004 (euros excl. VAT). A B C C* D D* E N1 N2 N2* N3 N3* Fee per km and per month 373,124 373,124 3,110 3,110 0,000 0,000 0,000 4 475,912 4 475,912 4 475,912 4 475,912 4 475,912 Track use charges Charge for path reservation (fee per path-km) * IV - The Charging system structure and parameters A B C C* D D* E N1 N2 N2* N3 N3* Off 1,550 0,622 0,010 0,010 0,010 0,010 0,000 4,800 1,142 1,142 0,816 0,816 Normal 4,970 1,244 0,130 0,130 0,050 0,050 0,005 9,843 2,700 2,700 1,713 1,713 Peak 14,300 3,280 1,250 1,250 0,050 0,050 0,005 11,710 5,100 5,100 3,250 3,250 Charge for stop Off 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 in station (fee Normal 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 per stop) peak 21,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 10,000 21,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 21,200 * Special reduced coefficient 0,6 for freight paths is available, except for qualitative train path Passenger national (per train-km) 0,806 Passenger regional (per train-km) 0,806 Freight (per train-km) 0,242 16

4 - The Charging system structure and parameters 4.4 Prices list 2004 for additional charges PC 1 : usage des installations ferroviaires des chantiers de transport combiné Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Usage des installations ferroviaires Prix différent pour chacun des des chantiers de transport combiné Tarif par chantier et par mois chantiers du Réseau Ferré National PC 2 : usage des triages Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Usage des triages Tarif par triage et par mois 42 859,37 PC 3 : stationnement prolongé sur certaines voies Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Réservation pour un stationnement Tarif par stationnement, par convoi et par de plus d'une heure d'un convoi fret jour pour tout arrêt supérieur à une heure 10,4 sur les voies de relais PC 4 (RCE) : redevance complémentaire pour la mise à disposition de l'électricité de traction Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Mise à disposition de l'électricité de traction Tarif par train-kilomètre électrique 0,214 PC 5 : usage des voies de la gare "Futuroscope" Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Usage des voies de la gare Tarif forfaitaire mensuel, tenant compte 61 220,57 "Futuroscope" de l'investissement effectué par RFF PC 6 (RCTE) : redevance complémentaire pour le transport de l'électricité* Nature de la prestation Mode de calcul de la redevance Prix unitaire (en euros HT) Transport de l'électricité Tarif par train-kilomètre électrique : Train voy. national, à gr. vitesse 0,415 Train voy. national, autres 0,282 Train voy. régional (TER) 0,207 Train voy. régional (DIF) 0,405 Train Fret 0,329 Autre train (HLP, matériel, ) 0,068 17

4 - The Charging system structure and parameters 4.5 Charging system and information systems 1997-2001 : RFF bills SNCF lump-sums as charges Since 2002 : a new, dedicated charging information system 18

5 - Significant amounts 5.1 RFF 2004 charges incomes (forecast) millions in % Track access charge 86 4% Reservation charges (train paths) 1 340 55% Reservation charges (stops in stations) 385 16% Running charges 353 14% Charges for additional services 280 11% Total 2 444 100% 11% 4% 14% Track access charge Reservation charges (train paths) Reservation charges (stops in stations) Running charges 55% Charges for additional services 16% 19

5.2 Average charges examples 5 - Significant amounts TYPE OF TRAIN ROUTE LENGTH IN KM High speed train (TGV) Intercity train (TRN) Passenger regional train (TER) Passenger regional train (Ile-de-France) Freight train CHARGE IN CHARGE IN / KM Paris - Lyon 444 4 926 11,09 Paris - Marseille 753 6 435 8,55 Lille - Bordeaux 860 5 672 6,60 Paris - Toulouse 714 1 471 2,06 Quimper - Grenoble 1 043 1 394 1,34 Lyon - Vienne 21 324 15,43 Bordeaux - Périgueux 128 307 2,40 Rennes - St Malo 83 191 2,30 Bibliothèque FM - Bd Victor 7 274 39,12 Paris - Melun 44 500 11,36 Sarrebruck - Vénissieux 560 559 1,00 Gevrey Triage - St Pierre des Corps 472 126 0,27 The amount shown includes Track use charges and additional services if requested 20

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