DINS MERIRANDSDEPUTY STATE SECRETARYMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT OF LATVIA

DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LATVIAN RAILWAY SECTOR

Railway PRO Investment Summit, 6-7 October, 2015 Bucharest, Romania

Latvia in the European Union

Benefits

1520

There is no need: to spend time at bordercrossings to change wheels to change the documentation to make customs clearance on the border

single infrastructure single rolling stock unified information exchange system single documentation

Latvian Railway infrastructure

Total length of 1520 mm gauge lines – 1850.8 km Length of electrified lines – 257.4 km

Scheme of railway sector monitoring and cooperationMinistry of transport

State Railway adminstration Regulatory body for rail Licencing body Enforces rail policy Keeps registers Other tasks

LatRailNet Independent body for

infrastructure charging and capacity allocation

AS «Pasažieru vilciens» State owned passenger railway

undertaking performing PSO contract

AS «Baltijas tranzīta serviss»

AS «Baltijas ekspresis» 2 freight railway undertakings having

30% of turnover

State railway technical inspectorate National safety authority

(NSA) Certifies train drivers Interacts with European

Railway Agency (ERA) Other tasks

LDZ group: Holding company is

infrastructure manager Freight railway undertaking

LDZ Cargo Performs also

international passenger services with third countries in collaboration with private service provider for passengers

Rolling stock service Other entities

SIA «Gulbenes – Alūksnes bānītis» Small passenger railway

undertaking running regional PSO services on 33 km long narrow gauge line

Privat undertakings

Latvian Railway freight and passenger flows

2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

10000200003000040000500006000070000

4916459385 60601

55831 57040

3905647738 49035 45240 47041

Railway freight flows (thousand tons)

Total railway freigt flow Through Latvian ports

2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000

10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,00018,000,00020,000,000 18,386,424 18,148,247 17,516,015 17,564,398 17,299,923

2,131,101 2,009,776 1,894,948 1,859,437 1,635,516

The number of passengers

Electric trains Diesel trains

Basic strategies of Latvian railway development

Infrastructure renewal;

Development of transit business to Latvian ports;

Development of Passenger transport and local freight transport;

Development of project Rail Baltica.

Main recent infrastructure development projects completed

Project name ~ M.EUR Time frame

Construction of second track in section Skrīveri – Krustpils 93, 412 2014

Reconstruction of existing rail track in Rail Baltica corridor 43,481 2015

Reconstruction of marshalling hump in station Šķirotava 38,850 2015

Construction of station Bolderāja II with access line to terminals in Krievu sala

45,639 2015

Reconstruction of signaling, telecommunication and power supply systems in section Zasulauks – Bolderāja I

15,455 2014

Total 236,837

Main upcoming Infrastructure Development Projects of Latvian railway (LDZ)

Project name ~ M.EUR Time frame

Electrification of East – West rail corridor, 25 kV AC 549 2016…2022

Implementation of ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) 21 2017…2021

Reconstruction of Riga and Daugavpils railway junctions 105 2016…2020

Modernization of passenger service infrastructure 24 2017…2019

Almaty

Moscow

Bishkek

Kabul(Bagram etc.)

Tallinn

Ilyichevsk Odessa

Baltica Transit

NDN(Northern Distribution Network)

Zubr

Riga Express "Baltic-Transit"29%

Kazakhstan - Riga30%

From Afghanistan

5%

"ZUBR"19%

"Riga Express"

18%

Container transportation by carriers,2014 %

Container trains from Latvia

Almaty

Established in 2003 Connects Baltics with Central Asia

(Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizstan and Afganistan

Operated by FESCO (LDz Cargo Logistika)

Riga - Alma-Ata 12 daysAshabad 18 daysBishkek 13 daysDushanbe 18 daysTashkent 17 daysHairaton 16 days

Advantages: regular service 2-3 times a week 10 years experience collects cargo from all Baltic ports short transit times tracking and tracing online electronic priarival declaration simplified customs transit procedures

Baltic transit

Almaty

Dostyk

Horgos

Urumqi

48 h26.4 mln

customers

Connections with China Main market – Urumqi city and Xinjiang

region Distribution in the Baltics and Scandinavia

Baltic transit – next steps

Tallinn

Ilychevsk Odessa

Launched in 2009

Railway companies from 5 countries: Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia and Moldova

operators: Latvia: LDz Cargo Loģistika SIA; Belarus: BELINTERTRANS (BTLC State Enterprise), Estonia: AS EVR Cargo, Ukraine: UGCTS „Liski”, Moldova: „ Union ekspedicya „)

Cargo delivery route Delivery time

Tallinn - Odessa/Ilyichivsk 83 hours or 3 days 11 hours

Riga - Odessa/Ilyichivsk 66 hours or 2 days 18 hours

Odessa/Ilyichivsk - Riga 63 hours or 3 days 15 hours

Odessa/Ilyichivsk - Tallinn 83 hours or 3 days 11 hours

Container Train - ZUBR

Moscow

Since 2010 private rail operator SRR started weekly container service on the route Riga – Moscow

Full package of services such as rail transportation, customs clearance, door to door deliveries, FCL, LCL and project cargo transportation included

Container train – Riga Express

Development of railway passenger transport in LatviaNew passenger train modernization:

Company «DMU vilcieni» modernises 19 new diesel train wagons for State owned passenger railway undertaking AS «Pasažieru vilciens»;

State owned passenger railway undertaking AS «Pasažieru vilciens» has launched a new electric train procurement. Last date to submit the tender – 30.10.2015.

Information on procurement can be found: http://www.pv.lv/lv/iepirkumi/11_piepilsetas_pasazieru_elektrovilcienu_un_to_uzturesanai_nepieciesama_aprikojuma_piegade_un_personala_apmaciba

Rail Baltica project in LatviaMain features:

Standard (1435 mm) track gauge, Interoperabilty and direct link with main EU rail

network Design speed 240 kph Maximum axle load 25 tonnes Double track for entire length Fully electrified 25 kV AC Latest veriosn of ERTMS

Rail Baltica project in LatviaMain features:

Interoperability on 1435 mm rail network Intermodality with 1520 mm rail network and

other transport modes Study on intermodal logistics centre ongoing

Rail Baltica project in LatviaCEF first stage activities:

Detailed technical design for a Central part of Rail Baltica railway connection;

Technical design and construction of Riga Central Railway junction and related Civil constructions;

Technical design and construction of Riga International Airport Rail Baltica passenger station building and junction;

Construction of railway connection central part: Riga Central Station to Riga International Airport (Phase I).

Time schedule for planned activities under CEF 1st call of proposals (2014 – 2022):

2015 – 2018 Studies and technical design 2015 – 2019 Land acquisition 2019 – 2022 Construction of Phase I .

THANK YOU

Dins MerirandsDeputy state secretaryMinistry of Transport of LatviaE-mail: dins.merirands@sam.gov.lvTel: +37167028303