UNECE-Strategic Planning and Financing in Austria

1 TER Workshop High Speed Dr.
Spiegel, Infra 2
Strategic planning and Financing

of Railway Infrastructure in Austria
TER Workshop High Speed Lines

Thomas Spiegel, Head of Unit Infrastructure Planning
Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
2 TER Workshop High Speed Infra 1 & Infra 2
Railway Network – figures and numbers

Railway network
Since 2007 around 150 km new
in Austria lines went into operation.
Thereunder the new high performance
line Vienna – St. Pölten (60 km) and the
Lower Inn Valley line (40 km)
regional infrastructure
managers
Railway
network
completed
ÖBB (Austrian Federal planned/under
Railways - Infrastructure) construction
Until 2026 yet another 300 km new

lines are going to be completed.
Thereunder the 130 km long Koralm
Railway Line and the Semmering Base
Tunnel.
3 TER Workshop High Speed Infra 1 & Infra 2
Usage of the railway network

average usage passengers
EU, per person, year 2013 Austria, year 2013
Passengers were travelling by

train in 2013 in Austria.
Plus 12 million compared to the
previous year.
modal share modal share

railway railway
(passenger) (freight)
Development in Austria
modal share
public
transport
4 TER Workshop High Speed HGS DI Herbert KASSER, Mag. Roland SCHUSTER, II/Infra
Strategic Objectives: As fast as necessary

Competetitive + affordable rail system
- Competition with car +

short distance aviation (500 -700 km)
- Construction costs, operating costs = f(v,v²)
- Speed and Spatial Structure
- Topography
Austrian approach:
- Design speed 250 km/h; operating speed 230 km/h
- Combined passenger and freight tracks
- Integrated clock wise time table
A Node in ITF
 Integrated clock wise timetable Arrival an departure minutes

Amstetten
to Swiss model
 Goal optimal connections and REX St. Valentin 05 54 St. Pölten
minimal transfer times
Abfahrt
REX St. Valentin 55 06 St. Pölten
 Example : Node Amstetten
R Kleinreifling 57 03 Kleinreifling
since timetable 2013/14
Ankunft
IC Salzburg 00 58 Wien
 5 trains within 10 minutes
enable all connections IC Salzburg 00 02 Wien
 IC Salzburg
2 3
Wien IC 
 REX St. Valentin
4 5
 R Kleinreifling 11
St. Pölten REX 
Source: ÖBB-PVAG Nach einer Idee

der
As fast as neccessary:
Integrated Clock Wise Timetable
7 Infrastrukturentwicklung Infra 1 & Infra 2
Stable process of planning and financing

Transport MP/ Strategic principles by bmvit, contains general objectives (e.g.
ITF, capacity, implementation of European standards ...)
Indicative Rail Strategy
development strategies and measures in the ÖBB-Network in
accordance with the indicative strategy
target network
Individual lines are systematically analyzed and measures
railway line identified that are necessary to the reach the overall goals (e.g.
PRM acc. design of stations, adaptations at level crossings etc.)
development plan
From the parent planning steps individual projects are prepared in
the form of preliminary studies / feasibility studies
Individual projects
If an appropriate planning depth is reached, the project can be
Financing via included in an update of the investment program “Rahmenplan”
(= requirement that funds for construction are available)
„Rahmenplan“
Stability in Financing
1) „Rahmenplan“ investment program for 6 years, (annually) updated
2) Grant contract between Federal Government and railway infrastructure company
3) Loan financing in responsibility of infrastructure company
4) Refinancing: revenues + state subsidies (grant contract)

9 TER Workshop High Speed Dr. Spiegel, Infra 2
Investmentplan 2017-2022
Advantages of Austrian Financing Scheme

• No more “Maastricht” Advantage
• Stability due to financial contract
• Long Term continuity and plannability for infrastructure company

• Target oriented network development
• Continuous project development
• Optimise maintenance work
• Harmonise infrastructure and PSO – services development
• Flexibility for infrastructure company
• Steering and controlling system necessary for government

• Steering by KPI (e.g. Track quality, number of speed restriction sections,…)
• Project and program controlling
Project planning – route assignment

• Acceptance of resident population and stakeholder a key success factor
for project implementation
• Integration of population in decision making process
• Clear communication on benefit of project
• Transparency + structured process for look for acceptable routing
• E.g. Weighting of targets
Summing up:
Success factors for (High Speed) Railway
- Integrated network approach
- Stability in planning and financing
- Project planning in dialogue to achieve acceptance
- Experience in technical project management and implementation

Thank you for your attention!
thomas.spiegel@bmvit.gv.at

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1 TER Workshop High Speed Dr.

Strategic planning and Financing

TER Workshop High Speed Lines

Railway Network – figures and numbers

Until 2026 yet another 300 km new

Usage of the railway network

Passengers were travelling by

modal share modal share

Strategic Objectives: As fast as necessary

- Competition with car +

- Construction costs, operating costs = f(v,v²)

- Speed and Spatial Structure

 Integrated clock wise timetable Arrival an departure minutes

 REX St. Valentin

Source: ÖBB-PVAG Nach einer Idee

Stable process of planning and financing

2) Grant contract between Federal Government and railway infrastructure company

3) Loan financing in responsibility of infrastructure company

4) Refinancing: revenues + state subsidies (grant contract)

Advantages of Austrian Financing Scheme

• Stability due to financial contract

• Long Term continuity and plannability for infrastructure company

• Flexibility for infrastructure company

• Steering and controlling system necessary for government

Project planning – route assignment

- Integrated network approach

- Stability in planning and financing

- Project planning in dialogue to achieve acceptance

- Experience in technical project management and implementation

Thank you for your attention!

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