Paolo CostaVenice Port Authority & ITF Advisory Board

ITF OECD 18th ISTEPThe Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Madrid 16-18 November 2009

Is the EU (European Union) TEN-T (Trans-European Network- Transport) HSR (High Speed Rail) policy sustainable (worthwhileSpeed Rail) policy sustainable (worthwhile, affordable)?

Policy versus project total sustainability (economic, social and environmental ( ,sustainability)

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l h f hTEN-T Policy is the core of the EU transport infrastructure policy of connecting national networks (moving from a bunch of nationalnetworks (moving from a bunch of national networks into one EU network)

C i i l k (b ildiConnecting national networks (buildingmissing links) is one tier of the EU commontransport policy aiming –since 1957 (Rometransport policy aiming since 1957 (RomeTreaty) -- at building the EU single market(integration plus cohesion)

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Towards the EU single market (integration plus cohesion):

M ki i l k1. Making national market open to non-resident operators (liberalization)

2 Assuring technical interoperability2. Assuring technical interoperability3. Connecting national networks (building

missing links)missing links)

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Reason 1Rail market “liberalization” is lagging behind

d i d i l d i l kroad, air and inland waterways single market construction(freight rail is moving only from 2007;(freight rail is moving only from 2007; international passenger rail --with cabotage–will hopefully move from 2010; p y ;passenger national rail markets: when?)

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Reason 2A jump in technology is needed for making

il i i ( i f ) lrail competitive (time performance) on long distance (400-1000 km) with road (freight) and air (passenger):and air (passenger):“flat plane rail under the mountains” (Alps and Pyrenees) and across the sea (Channel y ) (tunnel)

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Reason 3Competitive rail is a precondition for modal

li h i l f “d b i i ” hsplit: the main tool for “decarbonizing” the EU economy

HSR moves traffic from air to rail--HSR moves traffic from air to rail--HSR making traditional rail capacity available moves freight traffic from road toavailable moves freight traffic from road to rail (and local passenger traffic from road to rail)

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Competitive high speed rail is not made of li kseparate links

--a TEN-T network effect is neededimproved intermodality at nodes (stations--improved intermodality at nodes (stations,

ports, airports)--nodes connect EU to the worldnodes connect EU to the world

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