Kouvola Rail-Road Terminal

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1 Kouvola Rail-Road Terminal Development of Open Access and Intermodality in Kouvola RRT, M.Sc.(Tech.) & M.Sc.(Econ. & B.A.)

2 TEN-T Core Network Corridor Core Network Corridors in Finland Scandinavian Mediterranean North Sea Baltic Kouvola RRT is located on Scandinavian Mediterranean Corridor of Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Kouvola RRT has been designated on the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council the only rail-road terminal on the TEN-T Core Network in Finland. Kouvola

3 Kouvola the most important railway cargo hub in Finland Kouvola has the largest railway logistics center in Finland. Significant railway interchange for both passenger and freight traffic The largest marshalling yard for cargo Versatile vocational education and R & D for railway and logistics industry Support services for railways Existing logistics area covers 170 ha Buildings approx m 2 Railway tracks approx. 10 km On the region 200 companies and total employment of 1700 persons operating in the field of logistics Development Director Petteri Portaankorva

4 Kouvola Rail-Road Terminal In Finland ScanMed Core Network Corridor connects Kouvola Rail-Road Terminal and all Core Network Corridor Harbours to each other. Kouvola is the most central place for railway cargo in Finland. Central location Railroad connections to all four cardinal points Main road connections to six directions Logistics area has expansion possibilities approx. 270 ha and m 2 Kouvola Rautatietilasto Development Director Petteri Portaankorva

5 Kouvola RRT transport network Main road 46 Heinola Mikkeli Main road 15 Mikkeli Main road 6 Lappeenranta Lahti, Helsinki Main road 12 Lahti Main road 6 Helsinki Kotka, Hamina Lappeenranta, Vainikkala Intermodal area Main road 15 Kotka Development Director Petteri Portaankorva

6 Objectives for Rail Road Terminal development Intermodal transport services by different cargo units Containers, swap bodies, semi-trailers Open Access Uniform ICT-systems Electrified access to and from the RRT Train length > 740 m

7 Kouvola RRT objectives Strengthening of logistics in Kouvola Centralizing of open access intermodal terminal operations Development of cost efficiency in intermodal transport Open access Remove bottlenecks of extra-long train utilization Optimize cargo handling Test area for new technologies Pitkien junien terminaalitoimintojen tehostaminen ja kilpailukyvyn parantaminen Enable efficient cargo handling for extra-long trains and improve the competitiveness of the terminal Increase the market share of freight transport on railways Development Director Petteri Portaankorva

8 Kouvola RRT development Development of open access and intermodality in Kouvola rail-road terminal 1 km

9 Kouvola RRT development areas A. Intermodal terminal for open access use 1. Open access intermodal terminal for extra-long freight trains (up to 1100 m) 2. Area for logistics operations 3. Industrial area A 4. Area for enlargement

10 Kouvola RRT development CEF 2015 financing CEF 2017 Blending Application Pavement and finishing Side tracks Street connctions for intermodal terminal Intermodal terminal Use of robotics Safety and security Cost-benefit analysis Degerulation and constrains Extra-long freight trains and cargo handling Governance models Company network operations and marketing Detailed plan Master plan Works Sarake1 Last mile connection and intermodality Open access and intermodality Works

11 Kouvola RRT development Centralizing of open access intermodal terminal operations for extra-long freight trains

12 Kouvola transport hub of the Northern Europe

13 Kouvola #1 in logistics 1. in Nordic Countries and Baltic Countries 32. in Europe Over 300 locations from over 30 European countries. The best logistics center in the Northern Europe Transport corridor hub between Northern Europe and Asia A part of the Northern Growth Corridor European Freight Village Ranking 2015 Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft (German Freight Village Association) Ranking includes 40 KPI s in 16 clusters.

14 Further information: Mr Petteri Portaankorva M.Sc (Tech.) & M.Sc (Econ. & B.A.) Development Director, City of Kouvola Mobile