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High Speed Railways in Italy.
A general perspective and some evidence from a competitive market
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – June 14th, 2013
Ennio CASCETTA – “Federico II” University of Naples
CONTENTS
• The Italian High Speed Railways (HSR) system • The methodology for planning and monitoring
HSR services
• Empirical evidences from a competitive market
• Conclusions
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE HSR ITALIAN NETWORK
December 2009: • Opening of the HSR link Bologna-Firenze
• Opening of the link Torino-Milano • Completion of the urban penetration in Naples
Milano
Napoli
Firenze
Bologna
Torino
High Speed Railways 1.355 km
Total National Railways Network
24.179 km
Intermediate steps December 2005: opening of the HSR link between Rome and Naples (205 Km) December 2008: Opening of the HSR link between Milano and Bologna (182 km)
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE HSR ITALIAN NETWORK impacts on travel times by Rail
OD distance (Km)Travel times
before HSR
Travel times
after HSR
% variation of
travel times
Torino-Milano 125 1h-33' 54' -42%
Torino-Roma 640 6h-30' 4h-30' -31%
Milano-Roma 515 4h-30' 3h -33%
Milano-Napoli 720 6h-30‘ 4h-55' -31%
Milano-Bologna 182 1h-40' 65' -35%
Bologna-Firenze 79 59' 37' -37%
Roma-Napoli 205 1h-45' 1h-10' -33%
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THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT The “Italian Metro” - Ennio Cascetta © Population currently being served by HSR sevices
Population City Province
AREZZO 98788 349651
BOLOGNA 374944 991924
BOLZANO 104.278 507657
BRESCIA 190844 1256025
CHIUSI 8869 272638 (siena)
CONEGLIANO 35514 prov. Treviso
FERRARA 134464 359994
FIRENZE 365659 998098
MILANO 1295705 3156694
MODENA 181807 700913
NAPOLI 963661 3080873
NOVARA 105024 373230
ORVIETO 21059 234665 (Terni)
PADOVA 211936 934216
PARMA 182389 442120
PIACENZA 101778 289875
PORDENONE 51461 315323
REGGIO EMILIA 170420 530343
ROMA 2724347 4194068
ROVERETO 37071 Prov. Trento
ROVIGO 51872 247884
SALERNO 140489 1109705
TORINO 900569 2251276
TRENTO 114236 529457
TREVISO 82206 888249
UDINE 99071 541522
VENEZIA 270098 863133
VERONA 265368 920158
9.283.927 25.832.388
High architectural standards for HSR stations
•New HSR station were designed by world-level architects chosen through international competitions •Existing HSR stations were refurbished (e.g. Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Napoli Centrale)
THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
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the new station “Roma Tiburtina” (opening in 2012)
Roma
Tiburtina Roma
Termini
HSR
Firenze
Design: Paolo Desideri (ABDR- roma)
THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
Napoli
The bypass of Bologna node (opening in 2012)
and The new station “Bologna Centrale” (expected opening in 2013)
RAILWAYS GALLERIES
Artificial Single track (x2) Double track
Design: Arata Isozaki + Ove Arup & partners
THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
Bologna HSR node
Verona Padua Venice
Milan
Firenze
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The new station “Torino Porta Susa” (opening in 2013)
THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
Design: AREP with S. d’Ascia e A. Magnaghi Architects
Undergoing projects the new station Napoli “Afragola” (expected opening in 2014)
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Roma
Salerno
THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
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THE ITALIAN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS (HSR) PROJECT
Undergoing project the bypass of Firenze node
The new station Firenze “Belfiore” (expected opening in 2015)
Design: Norman Foster + Ove Arup & partners
HSR Urban Galeries
• April 2012 Incoming of the new private HSR operator (“Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori”, NTV) competing with the national incumbent TRENITALIA
OPENING OF HSR MARKET TO COMPETITION
While plans for new high-speed rail (HSR) in the US are mired in controversy, in Europe, both private and public sectors are showing renewed interest in HSR. Italian company NTV has launched Europe’s first majority privately owned HSR service, …
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NTV shareholders
NTV partner Holdings Shareholders of NTV partner
Totale MDP Holding 33,5% Della Valle - Montezemolo - Punzo
(equal holding)
IMI Investimenti 20,0% Intesa SanPaolo
VFE-P SA 20,0% SNCF
Generali Financial Holdings FCP-FIS 15,0% Generali
Nuova Fourb 5,0% Bombassei
MaIS Spa 5,0% Seragnoli
Reset 2000 1,5% Sciarrone
Total 100,00%
ONE YEAR OF COMPETITION
• April 2013 “DA ZERO AD ITALO “ a book edited by NTV describing the first year of competition on the High Speed Rail network
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HSR supply growth (2009-2013)
CONTENTS
• The Italian High Speed Railways (HSR) system • The methodology for planning and monitoring
services
• Empirical evidences from a competitive market
• Conclusions
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THE METHODOLOGY FOR HSR DEMAND FORECASTING: Elastic demand multimodal scheduled-based assignment model
Demand growth model
Future supply
scenarios
Schedule-based
mode choice
model
(by purpose
and user class)
Current OD
matrices
(corrected by
traffic counts)
Trend
OD matrices
(all modes)
by time slice
Induced
demand model
Future OD
matrices
(HSR)
Desired Departure Time (DDT) demand
model
Multimodal
Supply Models
(diachronic
networks)
Flows on
individual
trains
LOS
attributes
Schedule-based
Network loading
model
Path Flows on
the HSR
network
SOME REFERENCES
• Cascetta E., and Coppola P. (2011) “High Speed Rail Demand: Empirical and Modeling Evidences from Italy” Proceedings of the European Transport Conference 2011 (ETC), Glasgow, UK.
• Cascetta E., and Coppola P. (2012) “An elastic demand schedule-based multimodal assignment model for the simulation of high speed rail (HSR) systems” EURO Journal of Transportation and Logistics, Springer pp- 3-28 - ISSN 21982 4376
• Cascetta E., Coppola P., and Velardi V. (2013) “High Speed Rail demand: before and after evidences from the Italian market” disP – The Planning review. ETH, Zurich. (forthcoming)
• Cascetta E., Coppola P. (2013) “Competition on fast track: an analysis of the first competitive market for HSR services” forthcoming at the next 16th Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Transportation, 3-4 September 2013, PORTO (Portugal)
• Cascetta E., Coppola P. (2013) “High Speed Rail (HSR) induced demand models” forthcoming at the next 16th Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Transportation, 3-4 September 2013, PORTO (Portugal)
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THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
Supply models
220 zones: -each Province in the catchment area split into two zones (i.e. the main city and the rest of the province)
- the regions Abruzzo, Molise, Trentino-Alto Adige and Valle d’Aosta one zone
- the main Italian cities (Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, Florence, Bologna) cities split into multiple zones
THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
Supply models Zoning example: the 13 zones of the city of Rome
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THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
Supply models the road graph the railways graph
1900 nodes 7000 links (representing 35000 Km)
2600 nodes 5500 links (representing 14500 Km)
THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
The services simulated using a diachronic network includes: - 800 daily domestic flights between major Italian airports - the following railway services:
• 111 High-Speed and Eurostar trains; • 232 intercity trains; • 4.466 interregional and regional train
The diachronic network consists of: - 126.526 nodes - 329.657 links
Supply models
LINE-BASED APPROACH
Terminal A Terminal B Terminal C
RUN-BASED APPROACH
Terminal A
Terminal B
Terminal C
IC634
IC640
IC640IC741
tim
e
space
spac
e
IC741
12.35
12.37
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(diachronic network) alternative paths generation model
Hp 1: choice set includes the run before and the run after the Desired Departure Time (DDT)
AIR HSR Trenitalia HSR NTV
Coverage ratio 77% 64% 59%
Hp 2: choice set includes all the runs departing in a time window of a given length
Hp 3: choice set includes all the non-dominated runs w.r.t. travel time, cost and early/late penalty • Coverage ratio = 98% • The same coverage ratio would require
300% more paths with the time-band path generation model
The mode-service-run choice model
Nested logit models with a nesting structure to capture higher degrees of substitutions among specific subsets of modal alternatives, particularly the HSR alternatives provided on the same route by different operators, NTV vs. High Speed Trenitalia (AVTR).
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SURVEY AND COUNTS BETWEEN 2009-2013
May 2009 : RP-SP survey + passengers counts October 2009 : passengers counts May 2010 : passengers counts October 2010: RP-SP survey + passengers counts May + October 2011: passengers counts May + October 2012: MO.VI. Panel + passengers counts May 2013: passengers counts (undergoing)
↘OD-estimation + Frequency-based model specification
↘OD-updating
↘OD-updating
↘OD-estimation + Schedule-based model specification
↘OD-updating
↘OD-updating + Trip-frequency model specification
BEFORE AFTER
December 2009
The schedule-based mode-service-run choice model: RP-SP survey
The RP data contacts recruited at home, stations and airports
# observations
Airports 385
Stations 1633
sampled at
home from the
population of
travelers
1332
cities with
HSR stations 954
Air 79
Train 166
Auto 709
other cities 369
Air 23
Train 44
Auto 302
Total 3341
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The mode-service-run choice model: RP-SP survey
The SP survey 445 contacts gathered via web with 6 games per respondent to test
• fare levels • L.o.S. attributes (travel time + access/egress) • Run departure time • New HSR operator (i.e. NTV)
# scenarios
completed
#
respondents %
#
observations %
1 82 18% 82 4%
2 20 4% 40 2%
3 11 2% 33 2%
4 6 1% 24 1%
5 3 1% 15 1%
6 323 73% 1938 91%
Total 445 100% 2132 100%
Source: Cascetta E., Coppola P. (2012) ‘An elastic demand schedule-based multimodal assignment model for the
simulation of high speed rail (HSR) systems’, European Journal of Transportation and logistics, DOI: 10.1007/s13676-012-0002-0
The mode-service-run choice model: estimation results All Business Other purposes
Value (t-test) Value (t-test) Value (t-test)
Access Egress time (min) -0,00805 (-5,25) -0,00555 (-2,13) -0,0103 (-5,09)
travel time (min) -0,00700 (-4,89) -0,0133 (-5,82) -0,0054 (-1,51)*
Early schedule delay (min) -0,00467 (-4,52) -0,00188 (-1,39) -0,00677 (-4,13)
Late schedule delay (min) -0,00917 (-19,27) -0,0130 (-16,2) -0,00617 (-10,90)
Cost by auto if travel in group (Euro) -0,0292 (-4,52) -0,0524 (-2,69) -0,0295 (-2,08)
Cost by auto if travel alone (Euro) -0,0386 (-5,56) -0,0527 (-3,76) -0,0405 (-4,14)
Cost by Intercity if reimbursed (Euro) -0,0247 (-1,88) -0,0158 (-2,73) **
Cost by Intercity if NOT reimbursed (Euro)
-0,022 (-5,13) -0,0377 (-3,50) -0,0172 (-3,45)
Cost by HSR if reimbursed (Euro) -0,00857 (-1,42)* -0,0120 (-4,11) **
Cost by HSR if NOT reimbursed (Euro) -0,0156 (-10,90) -0,0284 (-11,1) -0,00256 (-2,04)
Cost by Air if reimbursed (Euro) -0,0079 (-1,48)* -0,0109 (-1,91) **
Cost by Air if NOT reimbursed (Euro) -0,0150 (-7,15) -0,0201 (-5,65) -0,0194 (-5,21)
Dummy Male (1/0) +0,406 (1,91) +1,400 (2,41) +0,550 (2,28)
Dummy priority gate at the airport (1/0) +0,194 (0,97)** +0,242 (1,97) **
Rho-square 0,154 0,161 0,218
Adjusted rho-square 0,150 0,153 0,209
Final log-likelihood -5341,875 -3006,045 -2137,475
Initial log-likelihood -6317,116 -3583,503 -2733,613
Sample size 1884 1067 817
* significant at level of 85%; ** parameter not statistically significant
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Values of time
Business Other
access time/travel time 0,8 2,1
VOT (converted in Euro/h) 59,7 21,2
Values comparable with those found in the literature, e.g. a study on HSR in Japan (Yao et al. 2005)
The mode-service-run choice model: estimation results
All purposes Business Non-Business
Cost by auto if travel in party (Euro) 14,4 15,2 11,0
Cost by auto if travel alone (Euro) 10,9 15,1 8,0
Cost by Intercity if reimbursed (Euro) 17,0 50,5
Cost by Intercity if NOT reimbursed (Euro) 19,1 21,2 18,8
Cost by HSR if reimbursed (Euro) 49,0 66,5
Cost by HSR if NOT reimbursed (Euro) 26,9 28,1 12,7
Cost by Air if reimbursed (Euro) 53,2 73,2
Cost by Air if NOT reimbursed (Euro) 28,0 39,7 16,7
MODEL VALIDATION: Scatter diagram of assigned and counted flows HSR line sections Single train sections
counted flows counted flows
Ass
ign
ed
flo
ws
Ass
ign
ed
flo
ws
THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
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MODEL VALIDATION: Scatter diagram of counted flows in May and October 2010
October (counted flows)
May
(co
un
ted
flo
ws)
THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEMAND FORECASTING
THE INDUCED DEMAND
A significant induced demand effect of HSR services has been observed using retrospect before and after surveys and simulations (see later): - Rome-Naples link (2008) - NTV network (2012)
DIVERTED
DEMAND
from other modes e.g. shift from air/auto to
HSR
endogenous
factors from other rail services
e.g. shift from Intercity to
HSR
INDUCED
DEMAND
direct
e.g. increase of trip
frequency, change of trip
destination
indirect
e.g. increase of mobility due
to change in life-styles and
land use exogenous
factors
DEMAND
GROWTH
e.g. increase of mobility due
to economic growth
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Results from the national panel MO.VI. (Pragma, 2012)
• 8.067 interviews related to trips over 50 Km
• information gathered : Individual Socioeconomic characteristics (gender, education, professional
activity, etc. etc. )
Characteristics of the trips (O-D, mode, purpose, trip-frequency,…)
THE INDUCED DEMAND
The induced demand model
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Trip frequency model (“directly” induced demand)
Trip frequency model (“directly” induced demand) (1/2) Models estimates (using Max-likelihood method)
Parameters Unit Business Non-Business
a) b) c) a) b) c)
b_job1 100.000 -0,160* -0,134 -0,148 -0,203 -0,141 -0,140
(1,77) (-1,98) (-1,95) (-2,87) (-2,02) (-2,01)
b_job2+ 100.000 -1,34 -2,30 -1,96 -0,919 -1,49 -1,44
(-4,15) (-5,75) (-5,60) (-3,00) (-4,61) (-4,52)
b_degree1 1/0 0,49 0,498 0,580 0,480 0,509 0,508
(4,08) (4,14) (4,22) (5,69) (6,01) (6,00)
b_degree2+ 1/0 1,04 1,02 1,04 1,04 1,06 1,06
(5,17) (5,06) (5,17) (4,61) (4,68) (4,68)
b_Employee_high1 1/0 0,307* 0,338* 0,348* -0,201** -0,134** -0,136**
(1,74) (1,82) (1,84) (-0,53) (-0,35) (-0,36)
b_Employee_high2+ 1/0 0,985 1,10 1,10 0,950* 1,10* 1,09*
(1,93) (2,13) (2,15) (1,60) (1,86) (1,84)
b_male1 1/0 0,497 0,503 0,501 0,283 0,290 0,289
(4,83) (4,88) (4,86) (3,87) (3,95) (3,94)
b_male2+ 1/0 1,30 1,31 1,30 1,13 1,14 1,14
(6,47) (6,50) (6,47) (5,11) (5,13) (5,12)
b_logsum1 min 5,04 1,64 4,76 4,37
(21,82) (4,11) (37,29) (17,69)
b_logsum2+ min 7,29 2,90 6,33 4,64
(19,29) (4,87) (15,36) (6,04)
b_Threshold_min120_1 1/0 1,89 0,261
(13,11) (1,87)
b_Threshold_min120_2+ 1/0 2,97 1,12
(10,60) (2,59)
b_asc0 1/0 8,95 9,31 10,2 11,5 11 10,9
(-46,31) (-45,69) (-39,52) (30,36) (-38,01) (-36,89)
b_asc1 1/0 1,34 1,48 2,12 3,30 3,02 2,94
(-6,29) (-6,66) (-7,66) (8,49) (-10,08) (-9,64)
Init log-likelihood -611726,0 -611726,0 -611726,0 -612251,1 -612251,1 -612251,1
Final log-likelihood -4163,4 -3918,2 -3789,5 -6766,1 -6047,4 -6042,3
Number of observations 556817 556817 556817 557295 557295 557295
* statistically significant at level of 90%; ** parameter not statistically significant
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Trip frequency model (“directly” induced demand) (2/2) Models estimates (using Max-likelihood method)
Cascetta E., Coppola P. (2013) “High Speed Rail (HSR) induced demand models” forthcoming at the next 16th Meeting of the EURO Working
Group on Transportation, 3-4 September 2013, PORTO (Portugal)
Result consistent with travelers daily activities time-constraint s
Parameters Unit Business Non-Business
d) d)
b_job1 100.000 -0,184 -0,134
(-1,90) (-1,96)
b_job2+ 100.000 -1,87 -1,31
(-5,18) (-3,96)
b_degree1 1/0 0,528 0,520
(4,39) (6,16)
b_degree2+ 1/0 1,07 1,08
(5,31) (4,76)
b_Employee_high1 1/0 0,337 -0,165
(0,82) (-0,43)
b_Employee_high2+ 1/0 1,07 1,03
(2,08) (1,74)
b_male1 1/0 0,504 0,291
(4,89) (3,98)
b_male2+ 1/0 1,30 1,14
(6,48) (5,13)
b_time 1 (Tmin < 120) min -0,00248 -0,00192
(-1,98) (-2,09)
b_time 2+ (Tmin < 120) min -0,00974 -0,00324*
(-2,44) (-1,67)
b_time 1 (Tmin > 120) min -0,0173 -0,0185
(-16,29) (-23,77)
b_time 2+ (Tmin > 120) min -0,0345 -0,0319
(-8,38) (-8,01)
b_asc0 1/0 5,90 6,89
(16,86) (13,18)
b_asc1 1/0 0,108** 1,84
(0,81) (3,33)
Init log-likelihood -611725,9 -612251,1
Final log-likelihood -3722 -6824,7
Number of observations 556817 557295
* statistically significant at level of 90%; ** parameter not statistically significant
APPLICATIONS OF THE DSS
Monitoring of intercity Italian market (see later) Design of strategic policies Services and Rolling Stock Fares Design of operational policies Timetable
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APPLICATIONS
Example of strategic policies : fares
HSR Service supply (invariant)
Ref. Scenario Alternative scenario 1
TrainKm/day SeatKm/day
(mil.) 1st class 2nd class
paxKm (mil.)
% 1st class 2nd class paxKm (mil.)
delta% %
Trenitalia 78.162 43,9 Base Base 7.128 66,6% -20% -20% 8.066 13,2% 71,5%
NTV 35.238 15,9 base base-8% 3.569 33,4% = = 3.209 -10,1% 28,5%
10.697 100,0% 11.275 5,4% 100,0%
HSR Service supply (invariant)
Ref. Scenario Alternative scenario 2
TrainKm/day SeatKm/day
(mil.) 1st class 2nd class
paxKm (mil.)
% 1st class 2nd class paxKm (mil.)
delta% %
Trenitalia 78.162 43,9 Base base 7.128 66,6% -20% -20% 7.715 8,2% 67,2%
NTV 35.238 15,9 base base-8% 3.569 33,4% -20% -26,6% 3761 5,4% 32,8%
10.697 100,0% 11.476 7,3% 100,0%
APPLICATIONS
Strategic policies tested: fares
MODEL ELASTICITIES direct elasticity of total HSR demand with respect to HSR fares : -0,37
cross elasticity of individual HSR operator w.r.t. fares of competing HSR operator: +0,74
OBSERVED ELASTICITIES Direct elasticity of total travel demand w.r.t. fares (in 2012) included in a range between -0,30 and -0,40
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CONTENTS
• The Italian High Speed Railways (HSR) system • The methodology for planning and monitoring
services
• Empirical evidences from a competitive market
• Conclusions
Trends in National demand 1990-2009: before HSR
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Trends in National demand 2009-2012: after HSR
Trends in National demand 2009-2012: after HSR Focus on the HSR “core area”
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HSR demand growth between 2009-2012
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Avg. working day HSR load factors on the main OD pairs (Survey estimates Oct 2011 vs. Oct 2012)
pas
sen
gers
/day
)
Data not including Roma-Milano direct service (Fast)
2012
2011
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INDUCED DEMAND VS. DIVERTED DEMAND 1. Application of the national demand trends by mode to the core area
OD flows to obtain projected demand by mode in the core area
2. Difference between observed demand in the core area and the projected demand on mode “m”(as in step 1) diverted demand from mode “m” to HSR
3. Induced demand: total observed HSR demand – sum of diverted demand from other modes/services (as in step 2)
HSR demand growth between 2009 and 2012: induced vs. diverted components
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Modal shares between 2009-2012
Focus on a specific OD pair (i.e. Rome-Milan trips)
76,8%
1,9%
5,1%
16,3%
yes defintely yes partly not at all
HSR IMPACTS ON PEOPLE LIFESTYLES
Source: Mo.Vi. Panel (Pragma, 2012)
“Would you say HSR did influence your decision of moving
residence/workplace location ?”
«In the last two years (2011-12) did you move your residence/workplace location?»
76,8%
23,2%
no
yes
Estimates for HSR users
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HSR IMPACTS ON MOBILITY FOR TOURISM The percentage of “itinerant” tourists in Italy has grown in the last years, conversely to “non-itinerant” tourists (Pragma survey, 2013)
Non-itinerant
itinerant
Mill
ion
of
to
uri
sts
This phenomenon is stronger in regions served by HSR
The effects of competition on HSR (1/4)
• More flexible fare structure : different fare rules multiple ticket price-point for each rule
2009-2010 2011 2012
BASE BASE BASE
tariffs mini Economy
Super-Economy /Low-Cost
• More choice of on-board level of service:
2009-2010
1st class Executive /Club
classes 2nd class Business /Prima
Premium
Standard
2011-2012
/Smart
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The effects of competition on HSR (2/4)
• Reduction of the average HSR price
• New services on-board and at the station
The effects of competition on HSR (3/4)
new services
entertraiment (cinema, TV news ,…)
silent area
limousine service available at the station
local transport reservation of parking place at the station
Integrated local public transport and HSR ticket
tourism deals and discounts with hotels, museums, and other local providers
on board
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MI
TO
VE
FI
RM
NA
SA
FG
BA
RC
BZ
UD
AN
Trenitalia
NTV
Servizi futuri su rete tradizionale
BS
VR
PD
BO
Servizi AV su rete AV
Servizi AV su rete tradizionaleTrenitalia
NTV
NTV
• New HSR connections
The effects of competition on HSR (4/4)
HSR services on HSR lines
HSR services on traditional lines
New HSR services
CONTENTS
• The Italian High Speed Railways (HSR) system • The methodology for planning and monitoring
services
• Empirical evidences from a competitive market
• Conclusions
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Conclusions
HSR services impacted very significantly on the Italian passengers market
• Shifts from air and car to HSR • Significant generated demand
Competition in the HSR market has been positive so far • increase in trains frequency • reductions in average prices • increases in service quality
Surveys and models were essential in monitoring and designing HSR services
• schedule based elastic demand assignment models • trip frequency models with temporal thresholds