Development of Open Access and Intermodality in Kouvola RRT

Kouvola Rail-Road Terminal

9.11.2017 Development Director Petteri Portaankorva, M.Sc.(Tech.) & M.Sc.(Econ. & B.A.)

• 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.

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Kouvola

TEN-T – Core Network Corridor

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. 266 000 m2

– Railway tracks approx. 10 km

– On the region 200 companies and total employment of 1700 persons operating in the field of logistics.

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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 500 000 m2

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Kouvola

Rautatietilasto 2015

Kouvola RRT – transport network

Development Director Petteri Portaankorva

Intermodal area

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Main road 6 Lappeenranta

Main road 6 Helsinki

Main road 12 Lahti

Main road 15 Kotka

Main road 15 MikkeliMain road 46 Heinola Mikkeli

Lahti, Helsinki

Kotka,Hamina

Lappeenranta,Vainikkala

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

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Kouvola RRT – objectives

Strengthening of logistics in Kouvola

Centralizing of open access intermodal terminal operations

Development of cost efficiency in intermodal transport

Remove bottlenecks of

extra-long train utilization

Optimize cargo handling

Test area for new technologies

Open access

Pitkien junienterminaalitoimintojen

tehostaminen ja kilpailukyvyn

parantaminen

Increase the market share of freight transport

on railways

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Enable efficient cargo handling for extra-long trains and improve the competitiveness of

the terminal

Kouvola RRT development 2016 – 2018

Development of open access and intermodality in Kouvola rail-road terminal

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1 km

Kouvola RRT – development areas

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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

4. Area for enlargement 1

2

3

4

A

Kouvola RRT development 2016-2023

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Master plan

Detailed plan

Company network operations and marketing

Governance models

Extra-long freight trains and cargo handling

Degerulation and constrains

Cost-benefit analysis

Safety and security

Use of robotics

Intermodal terminal

Street connctions for intermodal terminal

Side tracks

Pavement and finishing

Sarake1 Last mile connection and intermodality Open access and intermodality Works

Works 2019-2023

CEF 2015 financing CEF 2017 Blending Application

Kouvola RRT development 2019-2023

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Centralizing of open access intermodal terminal operations

for extra-long freight trains

Kouvola – transport hub of the Northern Europe

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Kouvola – #1 in logistics

European Freight Village Ranking 2015

Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft

(German Freight Village Association)

Ranking includes 40 KPI’s in 16 clusters.

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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

Further information:

Mr Petteri Portaankorva M.Sc (Tech.) & M.Sc (Econ. & B.A.)

Development Director, City of Kouvola

Mobile +358 20 615 1287

email petteri.portaankorva@kouvola.fi

9.11.2017 Development Director Petteri Portaankorva