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LINK The European Forum on Intermodal Passenger Travel

EU FP6 Co-ordination action

Focus on creating seamless travel across Europe 18 partners, led by ILS-Forschung, Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung Dortmund, DE Financed by EC and Vinnova

www.linkforum.eu

www.linkforum.eu

LINK Forum major focus

Seamless long distance intermodal travel, also across bordersThe “last urban mile” – often a difficult barrierAir – Rail connections (EU priority)

Foster integration of Intermodal policiesFacilitate the implementation of intermodal solutionsOvercome market and policy fragmentation

Rupprecht

A.3 Network Activities

A.1 Stakeholder Identification ETT

A.2 Network Formation Rupprecht

BabtieC.2 Long-Term

StrategyBusiness Plan

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C.1 PoliticalMarketing

StakeholderInitiation

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B.2 Best Practiceand Guidance

VTIB.1 Structuring ResearchA.4

StakeholderConsultation

ETTA.4

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A. Passenger IM NetworkC. Strategy and Support B. Knowledge Centre

LINK Forum Working Groups

1 Door to door Information and ticketing2 Intermodal networks and interchanges3 Integration of long-distance tpt with “last urban mile”4 Planning and implementation5 Context conditions

Present set-upthe ”Trident”

1. Urban Public Transport is usually run by the cities, often by their own companies.

2. Railways (whether national or regional) are run by the state.3. Rural Public Transport is a mix of regimes, varying qualityX “Grey” operators expanding in some countries

LINK Working Group priority topics (examples)

» Set up Flagship long distance IM information project» Interchange standards, customer expectations» City Flex Pass, Innovative local taxi services» Create win-win situations, attract private capital» Institutional cooperation, financial conditions

LINK other items

Political Advisory Board for long term committmentsVirtual Library (VL) http://www.linkforum.eu/index.phtml?ID1=1385Case study database http://www.linkforum.eu/index.phtml?ID1=1277

LINK related projectsKITE www.kite-project.euEU-Spirit www.eu-spirit.comPROCEED www.proceedproject.net

Existing intermodal solutions (examples)

Denmark – www.rejseplanen.dk www.dsb.dkLocal PT (in a zone) is normally included in the rail ticket

Sweden www.resrobot.se www.bokatag.se www.sj.seLocal/regional PT can be “added” to long-distance tickets

Öresundståg – New concept from 11 Jan 2009

City-Ticket validities in northern Germany

United Kingdomwww.plusbus.info set up by rail and bus operators (through ATOC)

Covers 240 destinations through 377 rail stations“Add-on” to rail tickets, resembles German and Danish schemes

Progress through or despite deregulation?

France

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France

300 km/h normal speed on many rail services60 Different electronic/magnetic ticketing systems for local PT30 Minutes needed to buy a Metro ticket after arriving in Paris20 % cost recovery in urban PT

Extensive R&D but slow implementation

Possible Demo project

Denmark-Germany (leaders)Czech rep.-Slovakia-Hungary(followers)

Common branding, Create business incentivesOne info source, one ticket,one contact point.Seamless and problem-freejourneyComplementary services

The ideal interchange – a meeting point

Regulation of various modes

Air International rail Long distance bus

Step-wise dereg. 2010 free market Low profile/status1997 full cabotage also for cabotage (no EUframework yet)

Full fare freedom Full fare freedom (?) Free market in2006 modernised Free market for nat. SE FI ES IT UKframework services proposed

but stopped Almost nothing inDE DK CH FR

PSOs possible, also Possible PSO for internat services problems Limited cabotage

Öresund train servicea success story

Photo by Frederik Tellerup