Hungarian Rail Office 2007

Hungary: railway networks

Railway network density 2006, km/1000 km2

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

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Norway

Finlan

d

Greec

e

Estonia

Sweden

Lithu

ania

Irelan

d

Spain

Portu

gal

Latvi

a

Bulgar

ia

Roman

ia

Denm

ark

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ly

Poland

Sloven

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Austri

a

Slovak

ia

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Hunga

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Germ

any

Belgium

Czech

Rep

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Source: European Commission, UIC

Weighted average

Electrified lines 2006, % of total network

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

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20,00

40,00

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100,00

120,00

Irelan

d

Greec

e

Lithu

ania

Estonia

Latvi

a

Denm

ark

Czech

Rep

.UK

Hunga

ry

Roman

ia

Sloven

ia

Slovak

ia

Finlan

d

Franc

e

Portu

gal

Spain

Germ

any

Poland

Austri

a

Norway

Bulgar

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ly

Nethe

rland

s

Sweden

Belgium

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Switzer

land

Source: Eurostat, UIC

Weighted average

Double track lines 2006, % of total network

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

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10,00

20,00

30,00

40,00

50,00

60,00

70,00

80,00

90,00

Norway

Finlan

d

Latvi

a

Estonia

Hunga

ry

Sweden

Czech

Rep

.

Greec

e

Portu

gal

Lithu

ania

Bulgar

ia

Irelan

d

Sloven

ia

Roman

ia

Slovak

ia

Spain

Austri

a

Denm

ark

Italy

Poland

Luxe

mbo

urg

Germ

any

Franc

e

Switzer

land

Nethe

rland

sUK

Belgium

Source: Eurostat, UIC

Weighted average

Modal split in freight transport EU-27, 2005.

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

With longer transport distances and lower population densities, railways are more competitive in Central- and Eastern European countries. The downside is the lower cost-efficiency pressure.

The Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia has more favourable modal split than other EU countries.

Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden have even higher shares of the rail mode.

Hungary: relatively high rail market share in the intermodal competition, access to more rail-dependent economies such as Romania, the Ukraine.

Staff per network kilometre, 2005.

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

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Sweden

Norway

Finlan

dUK

Spain

Irelan

d

Portu

gal

Greec

e

Estonia

Denm

ark

Franc

e

Hunga

ryIta

ly

Latvi

a

Roman

ia

Lithu

ania

Poland

Germ

any

Sloven

ia

Czech

Rep

.

Bulgar

ia

Austri

a

Switzer

land

Nethe

rland

s

Slovak

Rep

.

Belgium

Luxe

mbo

urg

Source: UIC

Weighted average

Rail network access charges EU-27, 2005.

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

EU15, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia offers lower access charges.

Poland, Slovakia, Latvia offer higher access charges.

Hungary, Lithuania, Estonia offers similar access charges.

New members state generally do not give state aid for the maintenance of the rail infrastructure, but offer access to fast growing transport markets. The infrastructure managers in these countries also have low efficiency.

Hungary: competitive access prices to/from Ukraine, Romania and Southern Eastern Europe.

Rail network access charges EU-27, 2005.

Hungarian Rail Office 2007

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: wide gauge, higher access fees, higher traffic density.

Poland, Slovakia: higher access fees, higher traffic density.

Portugal, Denmark: lower access fees, lower traffic density.

Other EU: lower access charges, lower traffic density.

Hungary: competitive access prices to/from Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Southern Eastern Europe.

New initiatives to facilitate border crossing to/from Croatia, Serbia.