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The World Bank

China’s Railway Development Program and the Vision for the Future

INDIAN RAILWAYS STRATEGY WORKSHOP

New Delhi, March 2009

John Scales, Transport Coordinator, BeijingJit Sondhi, Railway Consultant

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Contents

History and Growth

Strategies Implemented

Vision for the Future

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History and Growth

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China’s railway: brief history

In 1949, China had only 22,000km of poorly maintained and war-damaged railway line, less than 1000km double-tracked and non electrified;

Since then, the government has transformed the railway sector into a vital element of China’s national transport system and a key contributor to China’s extraordinary record of economic growth;

Today, China Rail is the second biggest carrier of rail freight and biggest carrier of passenger transport in the world;

In aggregate, China Rail has biggest rail traffic task of any national railway system in the world.

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Chinese rail network is still only about 78,000 km (2008)

2007 statistics

27,000 km double-track

25,500 km electrified

63,000 km national

9,000 km joint-venture

5,000 km local

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On an area basis, the network is relatively sparse

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On a per capita basis it is even less dense...

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It is the busiest railway in the world ......

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Since 1992, traffic on the Chinese railway network has increased by more than 110 percent, with growth of around 8 percent annually for both passenger and freight since 2000

Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2007

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Much of the traffic is long-distance – average distance travelled in 2006 was about 530 km for passengers and 760 km for freightPassengers and pkm Freight tons and lead

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Bulk minerals typically average 400 – 600 km haul; all general freight is well over 1000 km –the major medium-term change will be the emergence of container services as a major traffic

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PASSENGER SERVICES

CR’s policy since 1990 of actively discouraging short-distance passengers in order to release capacity for longer-distance travel.

The average distance traveled by passengers on the national railway system has nearly doubled, from 275 km in 1990 to 532 km in 2007.

Strong growth in passenger-kilometers over the period since 1990.

Strategy of CR is to meet the competitive challenge offered by road and air services by continuing to upgrade the service quality of rail passenger services.

Shorter travel times; convenient arrival and departure times; a more comfortable travel environment; and more frequent services.

The proportion of the fleet that is air-conditioned has increased from under 10 percent (1990) to over 60 percent in 2007.

In 2007, EMU trains having a maximum speed of 200-250 km/h introduced.

In 2008, EMU trains having a maximum speed of 300-350 km/h introduced.

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FREIGHT SERVICES

Although CR built several new rail corridors over the past decade, and upgraded many others through double tracking and electrification, freight capacity has remained constrained and the request for freight loading continues to exceed the 140,000 cars loaded daily in 2007.

Almost all the growth in freight has come from coal and bulk commodities

Of late encouraging container traffic by rail

MOR’s priority has been to improve existing lines, and construct new ones. Current target 120 km/h speed for freight trains on mixed traffic corridors.

Since 2005 all new wagons have been designed for a 25 tonne axle-load and 120 km/h speed.

C80, aluminum wagon for 25t axle load with cc of 80t introduced

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Strategies Implemented

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BUSINESS STRATEGIES

Focus on Core Business: Separated non core activities, established independent entities that compete for CR business. Non-core businesses such as construction of lines, manufacturing of locomotives and rolling stock, telecoms, track design, technical institutes, education, medical and social facilities were separated from CR. Staff reductions from 3.4 million in 1992 to 2.2 million in 2004

Develop World Class Competitive Passenger Services: Included re-pricing to make these profitable, continuous improvement is service quality (shorter travel times, convenient departures/arrivals, non-stop services and air-conditioned cars) and meeting the challenge for market share from highways and air services by introducing 200 and 300 km/h speed services.

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MANAGEMENT STRATAGIES

Implemented Asset Operation Liability System: RAs as profit centers responsible for profitability. RAs pay a dividend to MOR on capital deployed and rent on wagons in use. RAs have freedom to pay incentives to managers for exceeding agreed targets of profitability. Emphasis on safety and in the event of a major accident incentive payment is cancelled.

Management restructuring: Adopted a flatter organizational structure. In 2004 MOR took out a whole layer of management represented by the 44 divisional administrations. Management was consolidated at the level of 18 regional administrations and some 60,000 staff positions were removed. Train dispatch centers were consolidated at RA level to improve management of train operation and safety and improve operational efficiency

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LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY

Strong support for research and development in railway technologies by local efforts as well as through transfer of technology from established international companies. Included support for key equipment manufacturing enterprises to accelerate technological transformation and build a world-class level of railway equipment manufacturing base in China.

Extensive use of IT for transport management information system (TMIS) that enables real time tracking and management of rolling stock and provides timely and accurate cargo tracking information for shippers and enterprises and creating the foundation for railway e-business. All wagons, passenger cars and locomotives are fitted with RFID Tags and train manifests are prepared automatically. A network wide staff e-training system also established.

Development of 9,600-12,000 kW locomotives, high capacity (80t cc) low tare freight cars, GSM-R railway mobile communications system etc.

Development of track, electrification and rolling stock technologies for 200 and 300 km/h speed railway systems.

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FINANANCIAL STRATEGIES

Rail Construction Fund to develop railways: Under the RCF scheme, a surcharge is levied on freight tariff. The proceeds are accumulated in a separate account and can be utilized for new construction of railways with the approval of the planning commission. No tax is levied on RCF.

New industry participants: From 2004 Ministry of Railways has supported the establishment of new joint-venture railways aggressively that have brought in provincial governments and/or other investors as partners

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Between 1995 and 2000, staffing reduced sharply as most central ancillary businesses were divested but many small businesses (DECOs) are still operated by regional Rail Authorities

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REASONS FOR HIGH ASSET UTILISATION

Larger proportion of double as well as electrified track.

CR has adopted automatic signaling more aggressively than in India.

High maintenance standards, low failure rates

As a result CR operates roughly 1.5 times the number of trains on electrified double tracks than Indian Railways

Low wagon turn round, low terminal detention

Efficient IT based traffic and wagon management systems

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Despite increasing traffic, the railways’ share of the national transport task has declined over the past 12 years, at least in part because of capacity constraints on key lines

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Declining modal share has social downside - railways in China have much lower external costs* than other modes of transport

Source: University of Leeds for MOR/WB

*Includes estimates of air pollution, noise, climate change and accidents

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Key Features of Success So Far (1)

Commitment to long term strategy and planning: These respond to long term needs and competitive challenges.

Embracing modern technologies: Recognition that triple challenge of capacity growth, operational efficiency and service quality best attained by application of value adding railway technologies in construction, maintenance, operations and management.

Research and development capacity: Impressive network of design and survey institutes, specialist universities, research institutes, laboratories and specialist agencies that enabled China to absorb international practices and develop Chinese technologies.

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Key Features of Success So Far (2)

Project implementation capacity: Adherence to development strategy facilitated the growth of impressive capacity for planning, detail design and construction and rolling stock design and production.

Organizational and management improvements: These have contributed in delivering improvements in labour productivity, higher asset utilisation and operational efficiency.

Extensive use of IT: Advanced international practices employed for example in traffic management information systems, computerized train dispatch systems, PC based staff training systems and safety systems.

Self financing: Use of freight surcharge to finance new infrastructure, premium pricing for improved passenger services and JV model for investment.

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VISION FOR THE FUTUREMEDIUM AND LONG TERM PLAN

2004-2020

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So China Rail and its policy-makers face two enormous challenges

How to deliver long-term infrastructure improvements – the biggest railway development program in the world since C19th

How the industry can adapt to become more responsive to the needs of customers in China’s socialist market economy.

Key challenges

for WB engagement

The World Bank pursues a twin-track approach to this engagement, separating project delivery from policy dialogue

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Growing demand imposed on a very busy network has caused conflicting pressures in the allocation of capacity

The Government often imposes operating priorities on China Rail, particularly allocating capacity to coal trains to keep power stations supplied at periods of high electricity needThere are long waiting times for freight wagons, that have some of the highest utilization rates in the world: but extra wagons would not solve the problem without extra infrastructure capacityCR has so far been unable to offer high quality container rail services to inland areas, partly because of use of train paths by the bulk freights and passenger servicesPeaks in passenger demand at holiday times require intensive operation of extra passenger services, causing temporary interruption of some freight flows

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Ministry of Railways has a significant industry management role

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80+ JVs and 3 listed railway companies

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Three Railway Transportation Enterprises are currently listed on stock exchanges

Daqin: listed in A-share market in August 2006 with proceeds of RMB15 billionTielong: listed in A-share market in 1998 with proceeds of RMB164 millionGuangshen: listed overseas in 1996 with proceeds of RMB4.2 billion; listed in A-share market in December 2006 with proceeds of RMB10.3 billion

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Impact of Projected Economic Growth on Rail Capacity 2000-2020

GDP will quadruple between 2000-2020 (@ 7% pa.)

Economic structure will shift more towards tertiary industries

Urbanization will grow and by 2020, 60 percent population will live in cities.

Coal production will increase to 2 billion tons by 2020 to feed coal based power stations

Petroleum demand will grow about 4% pa.

Steel and agriculture will grow at about 1.5 % pa.

Elasticity of passenger demand with respect to GDP (over all modes) of 0.9 to 2010, reducing to 0.8 thereafter

Rail freight demand will grow from 1600 (2003) to 3000 b tkm by 2020

Rail passenger demand will grow from 500 (2003) to 1550 b pkm by 2020

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Because of concerns that the rail system would become a bottleneck to development, the Government approved the Mid and Long-Term Development Plan (MLTDP) in 2004

Objectives• Increase capacity and overcome bottlenecks on existing high density lines• Improve service level to passengers, including speed increase• Connect more remote areas to the railway network• Improve international connections (e.g. to Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)• Use new technologies to lower operating costs and improve environmental impact

The plan was subsequently revised in 2007 and the targets increased - in particular the funding required has approximately doubled to about Rmb 250 billion ($ 36 b) p.a.

The plan includes the development of a number of specialist networks

2020 2010 (11 FYP)Total length of track 77,966 100,000 120,000 92,000Double track 27,031 50,000 60,000 41,400Electrified 25466 50,000 72,000 41,400Passenger dedicated lines 405 10,000 12,000 5,000

Current MoR planEnd 2007 MLTDP 2020

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The MLTDP planned network of high-speed dedicated passenger lines in 2020.

By 2020, around 12,000 km of PDL of “four vertical and four horizontal corridors” will be built, capable of 300km/hr operation.Supported by a 20,000 km network of mixed traffic lines – 200 km/hr for passenger and 120 km/hr for high-speed freight (e.g. containers) This will create a national high-speed passenger network reaching most provinces.

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Bohai Intercity System

Yangtze Delta Intercity System

Pearl Delta Intercity System

The three MLTDP regional intercity systems to be built

Three regional systems totalling200 km. Some isolated lines are also proposed fro other centres(e.g. Chengdu)These are all separate from the various urban metro schemes that are currently under consideration

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MLTDP improvements to the coal network

Heilongjiang and Mengdong

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In 2020, top ten coal transport corridors will have an outbound transport capacity of 2 billion tons.

Main coal flows are from northern mines to the coast and then by ship to eastern and southern China.

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By 2020,By 2020,16,000 km of new lines will be constructed A western railway network will be created of around 40,000 km.

MLTDP plans for network expansion in poorer western China

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Construct 18 container hubs and 40 satellite terminals.Upgrade existing corridors to allow 16,000 km of double-stack container transport.Total traffic is planned at 400 million tonnes (say 40 million TEU) by 2020, about 8 times the volume in 2003

MLTDP proposed railway Container Network, including some double-stack lines

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Investment in new infrastructure has increased by over 100% since 2004 but this effort needs to be sustained

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The existing institutional structure has encouraged joint ventures with provinces and other SOEs but is not likely to attract significant private risk capital.

With some exceptions, the MOR remains the dominant owner, operator and regulator of the railway infrastructure and transport industry

New private investment will not be encouraged by this set-up if the investors, who can only enter the industry via MOR, also may have to compete with MOR or may present projects that MOR may prefer to allocate to its own operator (China Rail)

Using a sporting analogy, it would be difficult to attract new teams into a football tournament if the biggest existing team also:– designs the playing field– makes the rules– and referees the game ! !

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The future success of the railway sector in China will depend onfive main challenges

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The World Bank in China continues to work with Ministry of Railways and NDRC on these many challenges...

The World Bank pursues a twin-track approach to this engagement, separating project delivery from policy dialogue

XXX new railway projects agreed or under preparation since 2000 with combined WB lending of USD YYYY

Y AAA projects including topics as diverse as:

Specification of new traffic management information systems

Advice on non-traditional financing sources

Advice on handling multiple operators

Social costs of railways and other modes

A new integrated transport promotion law

Railway infrastructure investment policies in other countries

Market-based railway pricing policies and structures

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Thank you for your attention

Questions and discussions

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Chinese Socialist Market Economy

“Socialism with Chinese characteristics" is an official term for the economy of the People's Republic of China which as of 2009 consists of the state having ownership of a large fraction of the Chinese economy, while at the same time having all entities participate within a market economy. This is a form of a socialist market economy that differs from market socialismand mixed economy in that while the state retained ownership of large enterprises, it does not use this ownership to intervene to change prices which are set by the market.