ETISplus Rail Data Workshop ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data

KIT – University of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg andNational Laboratory of the Helmholtz Association

INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH (IWW), NETWORK ECONOMICS

www.kit.edu

ECKHARD SZIMBA, MARKUS KRAFT, JAN IHRIG, JOCHEN SIEGELE

19 November 2010, Brussels

ETISplus Rail Data Workshop ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data

Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)Network Economics

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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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ETISplus rail network model – general methodology

TRANS-TOOLS v2

Rail freight network model

TRANS-TOOLS v2

Rail passenger network model

ETISplus

Integrated rail network model

OTHER PROJECTS

e. g. WORLDNET, TRACECA corridors NATIONAL DATA SOURCES

EU27+CH+NO+Accession countries+Candiate

countres+other neighbouring countries

INTERNATIONAL DATA SOURCES

e. g. UIC, UN/ ECE, TEN-Tec




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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

of travelled distance, under application of

country- and service segment-specific

peculiarities.

Service segments

HSR on high-speed infrastructure

HSR on conventional infrastructure

Qualified long-distance trains

Other long-distance trains

Regional trains




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Rail tariffs in different countrys, qualified long-distance trains

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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Distance[km]

Tariff

[€]

Austria

Italy

Poland

Finland




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Rail tariffs per service categorie, Spain, business journey

0

50

100

150

200

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

Distance [km]

Tariff

[€]

local & regional trains

other long-distance

qualified long-distance trains

high-speed trains on conventional infrastructure

high-speed trains on high-speed infrastructure





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Distances per train type and per

country

(for each O/D relation)

Rail network model

Regressionfunctions per

cross-segment

O/D relations

Modelled rail tariffs

Supply segments

Demand segmentsX

Sample relations for attaining the regression

functions

Tariffs Distances (timetables, Internet)

Internet websites of European railway companies

Querys

Distances per train type and per

country

(for each O/D relation)

Rail network model

Regressionfunctions per

cross-segment

O/D relations

Modelled rail tariffs

Supply segments

Demand segmentsX

Supply segments

Demand segments

Supply segments

Demand segmentsX


functions

Tariffs


functions

Tariffs Distances (timetables, Internet)

Internet websites of European railway companies

QuerysQuerys




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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 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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ETISplus rail link load data – examples of raw data formats: thematic maps




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ETISplus rail link load data – examples of raw data formats: tables




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NATIONAL SOURCES

INTERNATIONAL SOURCES+ CONSOLIDATION

PROCESS

RAIL NETWORK

MODEL

SOURCE DATA FORMATS

EU27 countries,+ Switzerland, Norway,+ Accession countries,+ Candidate countries, + Other neighb. countries

ETISplus rail link load data – Overview of methodology

EUROSTAT

TEN-T EA




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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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Eckhard Szimba, Ph.D.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute for Economic Policy Research (IWW)

Network Economics

[email protected]

Thank you for your attention.




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RAIL PASSENGER DATA

COUNTRY MAP data GIS data TABLE format NOTES

No. of Pass. No. of Trains No. of Pass. No. of Trains No. of Pass. No. of Trains

Bulgaria x x Year 2005 & 2008

Croatia x Year 2010

Denmark x x Year 2007

Finland 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

Montenegro x (a few) Year 2010

Norway x Only totals (pax & freight)

Poland x Year 2006 & 2007

Romania x Year 2010

Serbia x x Year 2006

Sweden x x Year 2009

Ukraine x No year given; bad quality

United Kingdom x (a few) x Year 2007 & 2008

ETISplus rail link load data – Collection of national data, state of the art: passenger transport




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ETISplus rail link load data – Collection of national data, state of the art: passenger transport

RAIL FREIGHT DATA

COUNTRY MAP data GIS data TABLE format NOTES

No. of Tons No. of Trains No. of Tons No. of Trains No. of Tons No. of Trains

Bulgaria x x Year 2008

Denmark x x Year 2007

Finland x 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 x Year 2006

Sweden x x Year 2009

Ukraine x No year given; bad quality

United Kingdom x Year 2007 & 2008




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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)

T

79587959

3779

3778

369369

312

311

• Node T seems to be a relevant source and destination of rail freight flows

• However, node T does not have a rail freight terminal

• The main transport axis (north-south direction) shows a significant point of discontinuity, although node T does not have a rail freight terminal

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ETISplus Rail Data Workshop ETISplus: Rail networks, impedances and link load data