Annexes to COM(2021)5 - Seventh monitoring report on the development of the rail market under Article 15(4) of Directive 2012/34/EU - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)5 - Seventh monitoring report on the development of the rail market under Article 15(4) of Directive 2012/34/EU. |
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| document | COM(2021)5  |
| date | January 13, 2021 |
The rail freight corridors remain the key element of the Commission’s policy to boost rail freight. The evaluation of the legal framework for Regulation 913/2010 41 is preparing the ground for additional legislative measures.
The Commission fully supports initiatives to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the timetabling process, the process for dealing with contingency situations and the coordination of temporary capacity restrictions.
Promoting digitalisation is fundamental for making rail more attractive to businesses. The new Regulation on electronic freight transport information (eFTI 42 ) will enable digital business-to-authority exchanges of information. The Commission is also planning to put forward a proposal for a European Partnership on Rail Research and Innovation, building upon the current Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking. The future partnership will focus on accelerating research and development of innovative technologies and operational solutions, facilitated by digitalisation and automation.
The European Year of Rail 2021 will further support efforts to increase the share of passengers and freight moving by rail, sharing knowledge and best practices.
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Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32.
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In addition to the rail market report, the European Union Agency for Railways publishes annual reports on safety and interoperability of railways.
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Comprehensive monitoring of rail prices for customers is not possible due to the wide variety of services offered.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1100 of 7 July 2015 on the reporting obligations of the Member States in the framework of rail market monitoring, OJ L 181, 9.7.2015, p. 1.
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https://ec.europa.eu/transport/facts-fundings/statistics/pocketbook-2020_en
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https://www.era.europa.eu/library/corporate-publications_en
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http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/transport/data/database
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Norway participates in the RMMS, but data for Norway are not included in EU totals and averages.
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https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/rail/market/market_monitoring_en
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EU28: 0.5%, 0.5% and 2% respectively.
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EU28: 217 000 line kilometres, of which 54% were electrified, and over 9 200 kilometres of high-speed lines.
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Data on volumes reported in the yearly RMMS questionnaire may differ from those reported by Eurostat, due to the different scope, potential double counting of transit volumes and adjustments (estimates and integration of data from other sources).
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EU28: 2.4% for passengers and 3.8% for freight.
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EU28: 473 billion passenger kilometres, out of around 6 trillion passenger kilometres on land transport overall.
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EU28: 926 passenger kilometres and +2.2% respectively.
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Excluding pipelines. For EU28: 452 billion tonne kilometres out of 2.4 trillion tonne kilometres of land transport overall.
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EU28: 84% and 89% respectively.
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Track access charges excluding markups.
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Regulation (EU) 2020/1429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 October 2020 establishing measures for a sustainable rail market in view of the COVID-19 outbreak (OJ L 333, 12.10.2020, p. 1).
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/6 of 5 January 2017 on the European Rail Traffic Management System European deployment plan, OJ L 3, 6.1.2017, p. 6-28.
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EU28: from EUR 49.5 billion in 2015 to EUR 47.5 billion in 2018.
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EU28: 68.8%, 6.6% and 24.5% respectively.
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Source: European Union Agency for Railways’ Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability in the EU 2020.
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RMMS considers a passenger train to be punctual if it is delayed by 5 minutes or less.
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EU28: broadly the same figures.
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EU28: from 84% to 77%
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EU28: from 1.6% to 2.2%.
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EU28: increasing from 1.7% to 1.8%.
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RMMS considers a freight train to be punctual if it is delayed by 15 minutes or less.
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EU28: average punctuality was 63.0% for domestic and 53.2% for international services; 6.8% of domestic and 11.0% of international services were cancelled.
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EU28: 66%, up from 60% in 2015.
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EU28: from 35% to 43%.
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EU28: 12%, +2 percentage points compared to 2015.
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EU28: 32%, -2 percentage points compared to 2015.
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For EU28: just over 1 034 000 were employed, about 600 000 by railway undertakings and 434 000 by infrastructure managers.
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EU28: 8.4% and 10.6% respectively.
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Eurostat, EU27 except BE, which labelled data confidential.
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Eurostat, EU27 except BE, HU, NL and PL, which labelled data confidential.
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Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13-43.
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Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations, OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 14-41.
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Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight, OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22-32.
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Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 on electronic freight transport information, OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 33-48.