Download - HIGH-SPEED DEVELOPMENT
Spain´s experience in HSRPresented to:
Transportation and Infrastructure SummitIrving - 2009
Susana MateAssistant Director of Industry & Technology
Trade Commission of Spain Chicago
HIGH-SPEED DEVELOPMENT
987 miles currently in service
1,379 miles under construction
1,386 miles in operation by 2010 – 1st in the world
6,200 miles by
2020 – 2nd in the world
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
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Heavy investment in railways
Infrastructure and Transportation Plan (PEIT) 2005-2020
• New investment on HSR: €78,100 million
$117.8 billion• 81,4% Public funds - 18,4% Private funds
Financing novelties: first PPP project - Figueras-Perpignan
• 40% of the population currently living within 30 miles of a hsr station;90% of the population by 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS• Lower greenhouse gas emissions:
Airplane: 70 kg./passenger
HSR: 13 kg./passenger• Energy savings• 1/3 land use compared to
highways
SOCIAL BENEFITS• Economic development• Geographic accessibility• Social cohesion• Increased mobility• Modernization
HOW IS IT ACCOMPLISHED?
HSR is a system, the sum of many parts
-Strong public works experience – world-class construction and engineering companies
-Robust rail manufacturing sector
-International hsr technology + national companies with proprietary technology for specific challenges
-Interoperability
-Infrastructure management
-Service operations redesigned and world-pioneer policies for custumer service
OPERATIONS
• Fleet in 2010: 231 trains• Punctuality: over 99% on time
– first in Europe
HIGH-SPEED SERVICE
FLEET
TRAINS / DAY* SEATS / DAY*IN OPERATION BEING BUILT
LONG DISTANCE 66 30 139 52,074
MEDIUM DISTANCE 20 42 96 22,752
DOUBLE GAUGE 32 41 51 14,630
Total: 118 113 286 89,456
RENFE Operadora
• Profitable operations: no subsidies• Punctuality commitment - fare return if late
MAIN SUCCESS FACTORS
- Competitive travel time – average reduction over 60%- Frequent daily service- Punctuality - over 99% on time – 2nd in the world- Competitive fares: fare structure for accessibility- Convenience: no congestion, no airport hassle, on-board
services, connected with public transportation
- Safety: 0 accidents
HSR: A COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO PLANES
Evolution of market share: Madrid-Barcelona
Thank You!
Contact [email protected] for more information on high-speed rail innovation from Spain-based companies or visit
www.spaintechnology.com.