DMITRY MACHERET

First deputy Chairman of the Russian Railways Joint Scientific Council, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

17 October 2012 “Russia – EU” seminar

The Trans-Siberian in 7 days(an innovative and competitive transport product)

VNIIZhT (Russian Rail Transport Research Institute)

ОАО «Научно-исследовательский институт железнодорожного транспорта»

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The target period for delivering containers from the eastern to western borders of Russia by the Trans-Siberian

Railway is 7 days

Application of modern information technologies

Development of railway infrastructure

Cooperation with foreign railways and organisations

Development of the logistics sector

Development of intermodal transport technologies

The Trans-Siberian Railway – a link between Europe and Asia

The Trans-Siberian Railway is a high-capacity route, electrified throughout its length and equipped with modern types of automation, communications and information technologies.

The Trans-Siberian has significant spare traffic and transport capacity and can handle significant levels of additional freight.

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Strategic parameters of the “Trans-Siberian in 7 days” product

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Speed of delivery and stability of transit time

A competitive tariff based on the “price – delivery time” criterion

Stability of tariff policy

Timely provision of information about changes to tariffs

Regularity of service

Adherence to fixed traffic schedule

9,806 km Nakhodka – Krasnoye7 days1,400 km/day

Possibility of running up to 15 pairs of trains per day

60 days before they are brought into effect

Target tariffDeep-sea + $1,000

For 2 or 3 years as a minimum

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By time spent en routeBy arrival at final destination

Strategic priorities of the “Trans-Siberian in 7 days” product

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Increasing the quality of transport services

Strategic priorities of the “Trans-Siberian in 7 days” product

Changes in technology

Developing the infrastructure

Improving the legal and regulatory

framework

Tariff regulation

• Approval of rules for transport in container trains• Improving the international regulatory framework

• A competitive tariff• Stability of tariff policy• Tariff application

periods stabilised for up to 2 or 3 years

• Tariffs established for container transport per wagon, and in future per container train

• Removing infrastructure-related speed restrictions

• Modernisation and construction of new container terminals

• Simple document processing

• Adherence to schedule

• Regular service

• Increasing speeds up to 1,400 km/day

• Replacing rolling stock• Introducing modern

information systems

Main measures to develop the infrastructure of the Trans-Siberian Railway

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Development of Zabaikalsk and Naushki border stations

Completion of construction of second tracks on the Karymskaya – Zabaikalsk section, with the possibility of electrification

Development of pre-port stations in the Nakhodka railway hub, servicing the ports of Vostochny and

Nakhodka

Construction of second stage of rail bridge crossing over the Amur River in

Khabarovsk

Expanding the network of container terminals for processing high-tonnage containers

Refurbishing stations and lengthening arrival and departure tracks to 71 u.v.

Modernising and strengthening power supply, computerisation and communications facilities and equipping the line with double track automatic block signalling

Construction of Perm and Chita rail hub bypasses

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Base level

Level achieved to date

Target level (achieved during trial journeys)

Future level

Increase in route speeds of container trains on the Trans-Siberian Railway, km/day

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The mega-economic effect of switching 1 TEU from deep sea to the Trans-Siberian route

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Increase in sped of delivery in comparison

with deep sea, days

Reduction in losses due to “frozen” capital

turnover, $

In existing conditions 30 2500

After introduction of “Trans-Siberian in 7

days” transport product35 2900

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The effects of expanding the involvement of rail transport in Eurasian transcontinental transport

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Potential additional

GWP (mega-economic effect) of

$2.9 billion

Switching 1 million TEU

from deep sea to trans-

continental routes using

rail transport

Reduction in losses for manufacturers from “freezing” of value of transported products

Benefits for consumers from increase in speed of delivery and reduction in

prices

Additional revenue for logistics and operator

companies

Additional revenue for railways

Increase in GDP for countries producing

goods

Increase in GDP for countries consuming

goods

Increase in GDP for countries involved in transporting goods

The importance of the innovative and competitive “Trans-Siberian in 7 days” transport product for the global railway system and the

global economy

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The Trans-Siberian in 7 days

Implementing the idea of the mutual usefulness of the 1520 Area and the 1435

Area

Increasing the global competitiveness of rail transport

The “renaissance” of the railway industry

Mega-economic effects in the interests of consumers and producers from European Union and APEC countries and Russia

Thank you for your interest!

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