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The container terminal: an important link in port-rail traffic
Connectivity with maritime transport is a key factor in the development of rail transport and its potential to
attract traffic. The percentage of tonnes entering/leaving Spanish territory by sea which use rail for inland
transportation has increased in recent years, reaching 6% in 2011.
In terms of managing this traffic, container terminals play an essential role in optimizing sea-rail intermodal
operations. The Noatum Group stands out among the main container terminal operators, managing several terminals in major Spanish ports with rail infrastructure connected to the Spanish rail network.
In this issue of LineRail, Jorge Martín, Head of Operations of the Noatum Group, examines factors in the improvement of port-rail traffic from the point of view of the container terminals. He highlights the lack of integration
in efficient information exchange systems between the different agents of the intermodal chain.
1. What is Noatum’s commitment to rail-sea intermodal transportation?
The Noatum Group has successfully developed a model
of intermodal transportation management, based on
the creation and administration of a network of intermodal terminals. These terminals facilitate the
connectivity of its maritime terminals with their
respective hinterlands, as well as the connectivity
between marine terminals.
The Administrator of Railway Infrastructure, ADIF,
recently awarded the contract for the management
and marketing of the services of the Zaragoza Plaza
Railway Logistics Centre to the consortium comprised
of NOATUM, LOGITREN and SESÉ. The aim is to create
a point of connection for existing rail flows between
the ports on the North and East coasts of the Iberian
Peninsula. Furthermore, the centre is located in one of
Southern Europe’s principal trade nodes and hub of
industrial consumption and production.
The consortium led up by Noatum will be joined by the
Port Authorities of Valencia and Bilbao as it takes
charge of running the Zaragoza Plaza Railway Logistics
Centre. These Port Authorities, as shareholders in the
company operating the Logistics Centre, play an
essential role in driving this strategically important
intermodal node, the development of their respective
port hinterlands, as well as the advocacy of the use of
rail transport as a tool for efficient and sustainable
transport.
2. What role does the maritime terminal play in
port-rail traffic? What relationship does the terminal have with different railway operators?
The Noatum team’s efficiency and adaptability to the
needs of the different agents operating in the terminal
has been fundamental. Noatum has worked closely and
effectively with its clients – shipping lines, transport
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companies and railway companies – in order to optimise this modal shift and promote rail-sea intermodal
transportation, resulting in positive growth in hinterland expansion through the use of the railway.
3. What progress has been made in recent years
with regards to information exchange systems
between sea and rail operators?
We can emphasize the progress being made in the use
of information technology; facilitating InfoStructures
and thus minimising administrative processes. In particular, it is worth highlighting the ground-breaking
achievements of the Port Authority of Valencia via its
valenciaportpcs.net platform, through which it has
developed advanced tools for eliminating hard copy
paperwork in all rail transport transactions.
4. In terms of the costs associated with port-rail
traffic, what can the high costs at maritime terminals be attributed to?
The main factor that increases costs of port-rail traffic
at the maritime terminal is if loading and discharging
lists are not received sufficiently well in advance for
containers entering or leaving the terminal by rail.
(These lists contain information about the containers
to be loaded onto or off trains and in what positions).
For example, in import flows the mode of transport by
which the container will leave the terminal is unknown
for between 60-70% of containers unloaded from the
ship. When the containers are to be loaded on the
train, additional steps are sometimes required for
transfer to the train because the containers were
placed away from the tracks as they were unloaded
from the ship, thereby increasing operating costs of
the terminal.
5. What are the main factors that increase the
waiting times of the trains at the terminal?
In spite of those factors which reduce the competitiveness of rail transport, it is worth noting that the
loading and unloading times of trains at terminals have
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decreased, allowing rail companies make up to two
turnaround trips daily. As an example, in the Port of
Valencia-Coslada corridor, times of 2.5 hours have
been achieved for loading and unloading 700-metre
trains (49 platforms/100 TEUs).
This improvement allows a significant reduction in
train waiting times at terminals and also enables the
entry of additional trains.
Jorge Martín Díaz de Espada
Operations
Noatum
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Global indicators
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Global
indicators
indicators
Global
Rail freight
National Services
Rail freight
services
Rail freight
companies
Average weekly
frequency
43
4
3,1
9
1
3,2
International Services
Rail freight terminals
Spanish rail freight terminals
at origin
Rail freight terminals
at destination
32
32
5
8
National Services
International Services
Trains
National Services
International Services
Weekly
trains
Average maximum
length of trains (m)
Average distance
covered (km)
135
502
665
29
558
1.295
Details regarding how the indicators are calculated are provided in the section entitled “Methodological Notes” (pg. 13)
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Global indicators
RAIL CONNECTIONS BY TERMINAL OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
PUERTO BILBAO
BARCELONA-MORROT
PUERTO BARCELONA
ZARAGOZA-PLAZA
MADRID-COSLADA
TARRAGONA-CONSTANTÍ
VALENCIA-SILLA
BURGOS-VILLAFRÍA
PUERTO SEVILLA
PUERTO VALENCIA
ZARAGOZA-TMZ
LEÓN CLASIFICACIÓN
MURCIA MERCANCÍAS
SEVILLA-LA NEGRILLA
BARCELONA-CAN TUNIS
BARCELONA-GRANOLLERS
BILBAO MERCANCÍAS
CÓRDOBA-EL HIGUERÓN
GUADALAJARA-AZUQUECA
PUERTO ALGECIRAS
SEVILLA-LA RODA
VITORIA-JÚNDIZ
A CORUÑA-SAN DIEGO
ALGECIRAS-SAN ROQUE
HUESCA-TIM
MADRID-COMPLEJO VILLAVERDE
NAVARRA-NOÁIN
PUERTO A CORUÑA
PUERTO CASTELLÓN
TARRAGONA CLASIFICACIÓN
VALLADOLID-CAMPO GRANDE
VIGO-GUIXAR
0
1
2
3
4
5
NATIONAL
4
6
7
8
INTERNATIONAL
9
10
11
12
13
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WEEKLY DEPARTURES BY PROVINCE OF ORIGIN
Weekly trains by province of origin
>60
10 - 30
30 - 60
1 - 10
Main rail freight services
TOTAL WEEKLY INCOMING AND OUTGOING TRAINS BY RAIL TERMINAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
ZARAGOZA-PLAZA
PUERTO BARCELONA
MADRID-COSLADA
PUERTO BILBAO
PUERTO VALENCIA
BARCELONA-MORROT
TARRAGONA-CONSTANTÍ
VALENCIA-SILLA
ZARAGOZA-TMZ
BURGOS-VILLAFRÍA
CÓRDOBA-EL HIGUERÓN
PUERTO SEVILLA
LEÓN CLASIFICACIÓN
BARCELONA-GRANOLLERS
BARCELONA-CAN TUNIS
SEVILLA-LA NEGRILLA
ALGECIRAS-SAN ROQUE
BILBAO MERCANCÍAS
HUESCA-TIM
MADRID-COMPLEJO VILLAVERDE
MURCIA MERCANCÍAS
GUADALAJARA-AZUQUECA
PUERTO ALGECIRAS
SEVILLA-LA RODA
TARRAGONA CLASIFICACIÓN
VIGO-GUIXAR
VITORIA-JÚNDIZ
NAVARRA-NOÁIN
A CORUÑA-SAN DIEGO
PUERTO A CORUÑA
PUERTO CASTELLÓN
VALLADOLID-CAMPO GRANDE
0
10
20
NATIONAL
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
INTERNATIONAL
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International services
International
services services
International
Antwerp
Cologne
Ludwigshafen
París
Lyon
Milán
Toulouse
Lisboa
Madrid
Barcelona
Tarragona
MADRID ABROÑIGAL - ANTWERP
INTER FERRY BOATS*
RENFE MERCANCÍAS**
Frequency: 3 per week
TARRAGONA CONSTANTÍ - GRANOLLERS
- PARIS - ANTWERP
MADRID ABROÑIGAL - LISBON
INTER FERRY BOATS
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 3 per week
RENFE MERCANCÍAS - IBERIAN LINK
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 3 per week
TARRAGONA CONSTANTÍ - GRANOLLERS
- LUDWIGSHAFEN - COLOGNE
MADRID ABROÑIGAL - LUDWIGSHAFEN - COLOGNE
KOMBIVERKEHR
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 4 per week
KOMBIVERKEHR
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 5 per week
International gauge
PORT OF BARCELONA -TOULOUSE - LYON
BARCELONA MORROT - ANTWERP
RENFE MERCANCÍAS - BARCELYON
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 3 per week
HUPAC
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 4 per week
BARCELONA MORROT - MILAN
BARCELONA MORROT - LUDWIGSHAFEN
HUPAC
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 1 per week
KOMBIVERKEHR
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Frequency: 3 per week
*Markets the service
**Provides the transport
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ational services
NNational
WEEKLY TRAINS BY TERMINAL OF ORIGIN AND AREA OF DESTINATION
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
ZARAGOZA-PLAZA
PUERTO BILBAO
VALENCIA-SILLA
TARRAGONA-CONSTANTÍ
PUERTO BARCELONA
PUERTO VALENCIA
BARCELONA-MORROT
CÓRDOBA-EL HIGUERÓN
ZARAGOZA-TMZ
SEVILLA-LA NEGRILLA
MURCIA MERCANCÍAS
MADRID-COSLADA
ALGECIRAS-SAN ROQUE
BURGOS-VILLAFRÍA
PUERTO SEVILLA
LEÓN CLASIFICACIÓN
BARCELONA-CAN TUNIS
BILBAO MERCANCÍAS
GUADALAJARA-AZUQUECA
HUESCA-TIM
MADRID-COMPLEJO VILLAVERDE
PUERTO ALGECIRAS
SEVILLA-LA RODA
TARRAGONA CLASIFICACIÓN
VIGO-GUIXAR
VITORIA-JÚNDIZ
NAVARRA-NOÁIN
A CORUÑA-SAN DIEGO
PUERTO A CORUÑA
PUERTO CASTELLÓN
VALLADOLID-CAMPO GRANDE
0
5
10
C. MADRID
15
CENTER
20
EAST
25
30
NORTHEAST
35
NORTWEST
40
45
SOUTH
Destination zones are detailed in the section entiled 'Methodological notes' (page 17)
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NationalMercados
services
freight
ail freight
services services
to/from portsto/from ports
RRail
RAIL
COMPANY
REGULAR RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
BARCELONA-MORROT
PUERTO BILBAO
PUERTO BARCELONA
PUERTO VALENCIA
VALENCIA-SILLA
PUERTO ALGECIRAS
PUERTO A CORUÑA
PUERTO CASTELLÓN
CONTINENTAL RAIL
CLIENT
5
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
2
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
2
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
2
CONTINENTAL RAIL
CLIENT
2
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
2
CONTINENTAL RAIL
CLIENT
2
ZARAGOZA-PLAZA
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
4
VITORIA-JÚNDIZ
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
2
MURCIA MERCANCÍAS
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
1
SEVILLA-LA NEGRILLA
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
1
ZARAGOZA-PLAZA
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
10
ZARAGOZA-TMZ
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
8
HUESCA-TERMINAL INTERMODAL DE
MONZÓN
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
5
TARRAGONA CLASIFICACIÓN
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
3
BURGOS-VILLAFRÍA
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
3
NAVARRA-NOÁIN
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
2
MADRID-COSLADA/AZUQUECA
CONTINENTAL RAIL
MULTIPLE CLIENT
10
MADRID-COSLADA/ABROÑIGAL
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
8
MADRID-COSLADA
LOGITREN
MULTIPLE CLIENT
4
BILBAO MERCANCÍAS
LOGITREN
CLIENT
1
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
4
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
2
TARRAGONA-CONSTANTÍ
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
2
VALENCIA-SILLA
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
1
MADRID-COSLADA
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
MULTIPLE CLIENT
2
MADRID-COSLADA
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
2
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
CLIENT
1
PUERTO BILBAO
ACTIVA RAIL
CLIENT
1
MADRID-ABROÑIGAL
PUERTO SEVILLA
WEEKLY
TRAINS BY
DIRECTION
SERVICE
A Coruña
Bilbao
Barcelona
Castellón
Valencia
RENFE MERCANCÍAS
Sevilla
CONTINENTAL RAIL
ACTIVA RAIL
LOSITREN
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
January- June
2011
January- June
2011
July-December
2012
INTERNATIONAL
January- June
2012
January- June
2013
January- June
2013
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
January- June
2011
January- June
2011
NATIONAL
July-December
2011
July-December
2012
INTERNATIONAL
January- June
2012
July-December
2012
INTERNATIONAL
January- June
2012
RAIL COMPANIES
NATIONAL
July-December
2011
RAIL AND PORT SERVICES
January- June
2013
January- June
2013
Growth
NATIONAL
July-December
2011
July-December
2012
INTERNATIONAL
January- June
2012
WEEKLY TRAINS
NATIONAL
July-December
2011
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Recent
developments
in rail
freight
ecent developments
in rail freight servics
in Spain
R servics
(February-June
in 2013)
Spain (February-June 2013)
February
Inauguration of a new intermodal terminal in Tarragona for international freight.
April
Logitren establishes the multi-client service between the Port of Valencia and MadridCoslada terminals. Laumar Cargo is the company responsible for providing the service in
the Noatum and TCV terminals of the Port of Valencia.
March
March
April
Transitia Rail obtains the railway operating licence for the Spanish national network.
May
Renfe Freight starts up a new multi-client rail service between the Port of Algeciras
and Madrid.
June
June
Renfe Operadora is restructured into four separate state companies: Renfe Travellers,
Renfe Freight, Renfe Manufacturing and Maintenance, and Renfe Railway Equipment
Rental.
Logitren starts a new weekly service connecting the Port of Valencia to the Bilbao
freight terminal.
Renfe Freight operates a new intermodal service between the Port of A Coruña and the
Adif Madrid-Abroñigal terminal.
2013
10
May
Continental Rail launches a new regular service for refrigerated goods between the
Adif Nonduermas terminal in Murcia and the Port of Bilbao, marketed and managed by
the shipping company MacAndrews and the Fuentes logistics group.
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notes
ethodological notes
MMethodological
The following section details the methodology established to calculate the indicators published in this
Newsletter and is organised as follows:
Classification defined by the LineRail database
Calculation of indicators
Acronyms used
CLASSIFICATION DEFINED BY THE LINERAIL DATABASE
Rail freight terminals under study
1. Terminals managed by Adif
Public rail freight terminals run by the Administrator of Rail Infrastructure (Adif). The map below details
the freight terminals currently managed by Adif.
Source: Adif, own elaboration
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2. Rail Freight Terminals at Ports
These rail terminals are located at ports that are connected to the General Interest Rail Network (RFIG).
LineRail studies the rail port terminals at port located at the Spanish general interest ports listed below.
Ferrol
- S. Cebrao
Ferrol - S.
Cibrao
Avilés
A Coruña
A Coruña
Avilés
Santander
Santander
GijónGijón
Pasajes
Pasajes
BilbaoBilbao
Vilagarcía
Vilagarcía
Marín yMarín
Ría de
Pontevedra
y Ría
de Pontevedra
Vigo Vigo
Barcelona
Barcelona
Tarragona
Tarragona
Castellón
Castellón
Sagunto
Sagunto
Valencia
Valencia
Gandía
Gandía
Alicante
Alicante
Huelva
Huelva
Sevilla
Sevilla
Cartagena
Cartagena
Almería
Málaga
Bahía de Cádiz
Malaga
Bahía de Cádiz
Motril
La Línea
Bahía de Algeciras
Bahía de Algeciras
Tarifa
Ceuta
Melilla
Source: Own elaboration
3. Terminals at Logistics Centres
Privately or publicly and privately run rail terminals located at Intermodal Logistics Centres and Dry Ports
(they are directly linked to one or more maritime ports).
Venta de Baños
Villafría
Luceni
TMZ
Azuqueca de Henares
Coslada
La Roda
Antequera
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Classification of rail freight services
Rail services have been classified according to several criteria
1. By frequency:
Regular: a rail service that has fixed departure frequency, departure times and routes.
Optional: a rail service that has variable departure frequency and departure times. These services are
generally contracted directly by private companies who agree the terms of the service with the corresponding rail company. While these services account for a large share of the demand for rail freight services in
Spain, the LineRail database does not include them, as the primary goal of LineRail is to provide detailed
information about non private services to any shippers interested in using the railway to transport their
goods.
2. By geographical scope:
National: rail freight service entirely operated on Spanish soil, with origin and destination at any rail
terminal located in Spain (terminals run by Adif, rail terminals at ports and terminals at Logistics Centres).
International: rail freight service that connects Spain and Europe with origin at any rail terminal located
in Spain (terminals managed by Adif, rail terminals at ports and terminals at Logistics Centres).
3. By rail freight terminal
Interior: national rail freight service with origin and destination at any rail terminal managed by Adif or
located at Logistics Centres.
To/from port: national and international rail freight service with origin and destination at any rail terminal
at port connected to the General Interest Rail Network (RFIG).
4. By user:
Client (Single client): rail freight service used by a single client that has a large amount of freight and for
which an entire train is employed.
Multiple client: rail service shared by several clients for which an entire train is employed.
Private: rail freight service used by clients that have their own rail freight terminals.
The LineRail database does not include these services as they are considered to cover the needs of private
clients and also because they do not reflect the open and ongoing supply of rail transport due the fact that
they are exclusive.
5. By freight transported:
Container
Iron and steel
Dry bulk
Motor vehicles
General freight
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Rail freight service providers
Rail Company: a company that provides locomotion. Any company that wishes to provide a rail freight
transport service on the RFIG must have a rail license and a safety certificate in order to be able to request
rail slots on the RFIG from Adif to transport freight.
The table below includes the rail companies that are current holders of a rail license in Spain.
Obtaining
a License
Safety
Certificate
1. RENFE-OPERADORA
09/2005
06/2006
2. COMSA RAIL TRANSPORT S.A.
09/2005
06/2007
3. CONTINENTAL RAIL S.A.
10/2005
11/2006
4. ACCIONA RAIL SERVICES S.A.
03/2006
12/2006
5. ACTIVA RAIL S.A.
07/2006
06/2008
6. TRACCION RAIL S.A.
07/2006
02/2008
7. EUSKO TRENBIDEAK - FERROCARRILES VASCOS S.A.
08/2006
Pending
8. ARCELORMITTAL SIDERAIL S.A.
07/2007
Pending
9. LOGITREN FERROVIARIA S.A.U.
04/2008
06/2010
10. FESUR - FERROCARRILES DEL SUROESTE S.A.
05/2008
10/2009
11. FGC - FERROCARRILES DE LA GENERALITAT DE CATALUÑA
07/2009
02/2012
12. ALSA FERROCARRIL S.A.U.
03/2010
Pending
13. GUINOVART RAIL
12/2010
Pending
14. FERROVIAL RAILWAY S.A.
03/2011
04/2012
15. LOGIBÉRICA RAIL S.A.
11/2011
Pending
16. TAKARGO - Transporte de Mercaderías
10/2012
Pending
17. TRANSITIA RAIL S.A.
04/2013
Pending
ASTURMASA RAIL S.A.
Pending
Pending
Rail Company
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Entitled Candidate: a company that may directly request rail slots for new freight transport traffic from
Adif, although the company must contract the locomotion from rail companies, the only authorised companies where the safety conditions and professional skills required by the Rail Act are concerned.
Entitled candidate
Decision
1. CONTE RAIL S.A.
02/2007
2. PECOVASA
09/2008
3. TRAMESA
02/2010
Source: Own elaboration
Rail Freight Operator: a company that organises and sells rail freight transport and is responsible for it.
The company may have its own locomotive or need to contract one from a rail company.
Current rail model
Regulation
Supervision
and control
of security
Locomotive rail
freight services
Locomotive rail
freight services
Provision of
logistics services
in rail freight
terminals
Rail freight
operator
DGF + DGTT
(industry
regulation)
RAIL
REGULATORY
COMMITTEE
(CRF) (market
arbitration)
Administration
and management
of infrastructure
Adif
RENFEOperadora
Adif
RENFE
Operadora and
rail companies
State Agency
of Land
Transport Safety
Port Authorities
Private rail
freight
companies
Private operators
Entitled
candidate
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CALCULATION OF INDICATORS
The indicators are calculated on a half-yearly basis, coinciding with the issue of the Newsletter. For example, the first issue of the Newsletter covered the period of study dating from January to June, 2011. The
indicators are calculated on the basis of the services that are operative during the period under consideration. The section below discusses the methodology used to calculate the indicators included in the Newsletter.
Rail Services
Total rail freight services: sum of the rail freight services included in the LineRail database over the period
considered. A rail freight service is understood to be any connection between two rail freight terminals
under study by LineRail and which runs in both directions.
Rail companies: sum of Spanish rail companies that provide locomotion for the services that are operative
during the period considered.
Average frequency: average regularity of total rail freight services, calculated as the number of weekly
departures offered by the services during the period considered.
Rail freight connections by rail freight terminal of origin and geographical area: sum of the total number
of active one-way rail freight services in the period considered, disaggregated by rail freight loading
terminal and grouped by geographical area.
Rail freight Terminals
Spanish rail freight terminals at origin: total number of Spanish rail freight terminals that offer services
of interest to LineRail.
Destination Rail Freight Terminals: total number of Spanish and European rail freight terminals connected
to Spanish terminals.
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Trains
Weekly trains: total number of weekly trains run by the total number of rail freight services available.
Maximum length of train: expressed in metres, average maximum length of the trains that operate on
each rail freight service, weighted by service frequency.
Average distance covered by the train: expressed in kilometres, average distances covered by the trains
on each service between the rail freight terminal at origin and the freight terminal at destination,
weighted by service frequency.
Weekly trains by province of origin: sum of the number of weekly trains operating from each province of
origin.
Weekly incoming and outgoing trains by rail freight terminal and geographical area: sum of the total
number of weekly incoming and outgoing trains disaggregated by rail freight terminal and geographical
area (national and international).
Weekly trains by rail freight terminal of origin and destination area: sum of the number of weekly trains
operating for the full number of national rail freight services, disaggregated by rail freight loading
terminal and grouped by destination area (NUTS I classification shown in the map below. This figure
indicates that the highest ranked rail terminal will be connected to a larger number of different
destination areas.
NOROESTE
NORESTE
CENTRO
C. MADRID
ESTE
SUR
Source: Own elaboration
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NOTE REGARDING THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS SECTION
The section entitled “Recent Developments in Rail Services” includes the rail services that have been
incorporated into LineRail during the corresponding half-year period, together with the most relevant news
related to the rail services available. This section is not, therefore, about news relating to rail freight
transport.
ACRONYMS USED
RFIG: General Interest Rail Network
Adif: Administrator of Rail Infrastructure
TEU: Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
UTI: Intermodal Transport Unit
INFORMATION UPDATING AND VALIDATING
LineRail is constantly updated. The information contained in LineRail has been validated by representatives
of rail freight services. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any additional clarification
regarding the content of the Newsletter or the LineRail database. We would be grateful for any comments
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Acknowledgements and collaborators
Editing:
Lorena Sáez
Front page article:
Jorge Martín Díaz de Espada
Data processing and analysis:
Salvador Furió
Amparo Mestre
Eva Pérez
Lorena Sáez
Operations
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The authors would like to thank the Port Authority of Valencia for
the grant awarded to carry out the project entitled “Observatory of
Trade and Transport” in 2013.
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