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Study on Physical and Non-physical

barriers along KTI corridor

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Map of KTI railway corridor and other connected corridors

KTI railway corridor; ECO Rail route 4; CAREC DRC 603

( + INSTC; ITTC) Source: ECO map adapted by the author

Defining KTI corridor

Kazakhstan:(Uzen - Bolashak/TRK border) (cca 140 km)

Turkmenistan: (KAZ border/Serkhetyaka -Godurolum/ IRN border (cca 700 km)

Islamic Republic of Iran: (TKM border / Incheh Borun -Gorgan) (cca 90 km)

Total: cca 930 km

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By key segments:

Uzen – Bolashak/TKM border (KAZ)

KAZ border/Serkhetyaka – Bereket (TKM)

Bereket – Godurolum/IRN border (TKM)

TKM border/Incheh Borun – Gorgan (IRN)

Railway freight traffic (2015-2018)

number of trains/wagons/containers handled

cross border (freight handed over at border)

weight/volume of cargo:

o (North –South) (South – North)

o IM,EX, and transit

international (domestic) transport

Main types of goods

containerized / general cargo/ bulk cargo

Current and projected freight flows along KTI corridor

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Railway infrastructure and rolling stock along the KTI railway corridor

Overview of national railways

(general info)

Railway infrastructure along KTI corridor:

Rail tracks

Supporting systems employed (signaling, telecommunication, traffic management)

Conditions of rail infrastructure

Capacity for infrastructure maintenance

Infrastructure capacity to carry out traffic volumes

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Rolling stock available along KTI corridor:

Locomotives available

Wagons available

Conditions of rolling stock available

Capacity for rolling stock maintenance and repair

Availability to carry out traffic volumes

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Railway stations and their capacities:

Border Crossing / Interchange stations

Distributing / marshaling stations

Locomotive depots

Freight stations

Passenger (only) stations

Passing wayside stations

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Key Stations along

KTI railway Corridor

KAZ: Uzen and Bolashak

TKM: Serkhetyaka; Bereket; Etrek; and Godurolum

IRN: Incheh Borun and Gorgan

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Interoperability along the KTI corridor

From individual national railways networks

to interoperable and well connected KTI railways corridor

The comprehensive approach to railways interoperability:

Legal, Technical and Operational Interoperability

Main focus on border crossing and non-physical barriers

Common parameters for interoperability

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Technical Interoperability

Legal Interoperability

Operational Interoperability

▪ TECHNICAL: Common technical parameters of railways infrastructure and rolling stock

▪ LEGAL: Railway regime

▪ OPERATIONAL: harmonized operation practice over an entire international route (Railways / Customs / OGA)

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Technical Interoperability

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The technical parameters allow wagons to

continue the route.

Locomotive of the entry railway will replace

the locomotive of the exit railway

Harmonized legal environment between the

two railways (OSJD, Multilateral, Bilateral)

The train stops consecutively at the border

stations of each country for border crossing

procedures (Railways, Customs, OGA)

BORDER STOPKAZBolashak

BORDER STOPTKMSerkhetyaka

Railway 1 Railway 2

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The track gauge of the two railways is

different and bogie change is necessary at

the border station.

The locomotive of the entry railway will

replace the locomotive of the exit railway.

Harmonized legal environment between the

two railways (OSJD, Multilateral, Bilateral)

The train stops consecutively at the border

stations of each country for border crossing

procedures (Railways, Customs, OGA)

Railway 1 Railway 2

Bogie Change

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BORDER STOPTKMGodurolum

BORDER STOPIRNIncheh Borun

RAILWAY OPERATIONAL PRACTICES

Commercial handover at border crossing/interchange stations

Technical handover at border crossing/interchange stations

Equipment available for support of commercial and technical inspections

Dealing with break of gauge

Marshaling / Re-marshaling

Automation and computerization of railway transport operations

Information exchange among railways and Customs/OGA

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Operational practices at key railway stations along the KTI railway corridor

CUSTOMS FORMALITIES

Formalities at border line/border gate

Pre-arrival declaration to Customs

Customs Risk Management

Arrival of train and entry of goods into

customs territory

Type of customs procedures at key stations

Customs Transit

Import/Export Clearance

Temporary admission of rolling stock /

containers

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Customs formalities along the KTI railway corridor

OTHER FORMALITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS

Other regulatory formalities

• Border security / Immigration control

• Veterinary inspection

• Phytosanitary inspection

• Technical standards / etc.

Coordination among the control agencies

(national level – behind the border)

Coordination among the control agencies

(international level – across the border)

Other stakeholders at key stations

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Other regulatory formalities along the KTI railway corridor

LINKAGES OF KTI RAILWAY CORRIDOR WITH

OTHER TRANSPORT CORRIDORS:

Uzen – Eralieavo – Aktau – Mangyshlak – Beineu

– Makat – Kandagach – (Aktobe – Zhaisan) or

(Nikltau – Kirilda) (connection with Russian

Federation)

Uzen – Eralieavo – Aktau – Mangyshlak – Beineu –

Makat – Atyrau – Ganushkino - Aksarayskaya)

(connection with Russian Federation)

Uzen – Eralieavo – Aktau – Mangyshlak – Beineu –

Shalkar – (Astana) or (Dostyk) (connection with

China) or (Almaty – Altynkol) (connection with

China)

Bereket – Turkmenbashi

Bereket – Ashgabat

Gorgan – Tehran – Qom – (Esfahan) – Yazd – Bafq

– Bandar Abbas

Gorgan – (missing link) Shahrud – Neyshabur –

Torbat e Heydariyeh – Bafq – Bandar e Abbas

Gorgan – Tehran – Bafq – Kerman – Zahedan –

(missing link) Chabahar

KTI RAILWAY CORRIDOR COMPETING ROUTES

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Key Stations along the

corridors linked with

KTI railway Corridor

KAZ: Aktau/Mangyshlak, Aktobe, other

TKM: Balkanabat, Ashgabat

IRN: Sari, Tehran (Aprin), Bandar Abbas

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Performance of KTI railway corridor

➢ Option I: Use Questionnaire data

➢ Option II: Organize limited exercise (e.g. for 2-3 actual trains) using:

ESCAP Time/Cost Distance Methodology

▪ Time to move across key segments

▪ Time spent at stations / border crossing

(detailed reasons for delay)

▪ Cost incurred at stations / border crossing

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Zamyn Uud

1000 km

Average speed

22.4 km/h

Tianjin, 0 km

75 hrs 31 min.

500 km 1000 km 2000 km1500 km

Day 4

1,691 km33.7 km/h

04.18 a.m.

Day 3

Day 2

Day 129 hrs 12 min.

Erenhot, 983 km

02.30 a.m.

05.59 a.m.20 hrs 31 min.

Ulaanbaatar1700 km

Shunting + train formation:

3 hrs. 35 min.

Transhipment:(3.5 min. per box)

3 hrs. 20 min.

4 hrs. 50 min.Mongolia,

China, 3 hrs. 00 min.Customs:

Example of TCD application: Tianjin-Ulaanbaatar Railway link

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KTI Railway Corridor competing routes

Ways to address physical and non-physical barriers along the KTI corridor

Addressing railway infrastructure and rolling stock gaps

Enhancing technical interoperability

Options for higher legal interoperability

Electronic information exchange among stakeholders

Harmonization of customs transit formalities

Standard operating procedure for break of gauge

Simplification and standardization of documents / procedures

Training of railway, customs and other officials

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Corridor Management Mechanism for KTI railway corridor

RAILWAY CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT MECHANISM PRACTICES

EU experience in railway corridor management

EU Regulation No 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight

Examples of EU rail freight corridor (RFC) (e.g. North Sea Baltic)

Eurasian railway corridor experience

Joint stock company United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance – JSC UTLC ERA

Other experiences

(e.g. East West Transport Association (EWTCA), Viking Train project)

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Possible Options to be

considered

New governmental trilateral arrangement on KTI railway corridor;

Extension of present governmental multilateral arrangement (Relation with other initiatives: e.g. INSTC, Ashgabat Agreement);

Trilateral (multilateral) railways (and logistics)(business) arrangement

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Key features of the KTI corridor management mechanism

KTI corridor management mechanism implementation plan

KPI to monitor:• implementation of KTI CMM

implementation plan

• KTI railway corridor productivity

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