estonian railways. container freight volumes 2000 - 2007

ESTONIAN RAILWAYS

Container freight volumes 2000 - 2007

25804195 4265 4402

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Container freight volumes 2007

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681

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20062007

Container freight volumes by destination countries

Russia42%

Kazakhstan25%

Uzbekistan6%

Kyrgystan7%

To Estonia16%

Other4%

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Tallinn - Moscow

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Tallinn - Moscow – Tallinncontainer train

• Since 18 May 2007 Estonian Railways has dispatched 15 fully loaded (90 TEUs in average in a train) container trains to Moscow.

• Loading in Tallinn takes maximum 36 hours, unloading in Moscow ~2 hours.

• Wagons are loaded on trains in both Muuga and Paldiski stations, trains are assembled either in Muuga or Ülemiste station.

• Trains are made up of flat cars, majority of which belong to Estonian Railways.

• Ca 40% of containers returning on a train are empty.• The train cycle from loading to loading is 10 days.• An additional train will be added to this line in December (i.e. in

total 2 trains a week).• 3 trains a week in 2008.• The trains can accommodate also private wagons.

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Baltic Transit

Baltic Transit II

• First direct train from Estonia to Kazakhstan was dispatched in October 2007.

• The scheduled time of travelling on Tallinn-Pechory-Iletsk-Almaty line or Tallinn-Pechory/Narva-Tobol-Almaty line is 7 days.

• The train will be initially operating once a week.• In 2008 the train will start making two trips a week.• Future prospect: loading train in Kazakhstan with

containers originating from China.• Baltic Transit container train will continue operating in

parallel.

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Baltic Transit II

Rail Baltica / North-South corridor

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• Train ferry project involving Estonia and Finland to be launched in cooperation with the Port of Tallinn, Finnish Railways and shipping companies.

• Freight from the Scandinavian countries carried by rail to Ukraine and further on to the countries of the Black Sea region and Central Europe.

• Possible to link it with the Rail Baltica project supported by the EU.

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North-South corridor

Container freight volumes 2000 - 2010

2580 4195 4265 4402 5433 702510531

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• Prioritise the development of different container train projects, including so-called single-train projects.

• Involve companies from abroad.

• Use the existing wagon pool as efficiently as possible and involve also private wagons.

• Maintain a stable and clear tariff policy and treat all our cooperation partners equally in setting the priorities.

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Main principles of the container freight policy of

Estonian Railways

Major goals

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