Railway reform in Norwegian now we're up and running!

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1 Railway reform in Norwegian now we're up and running! Kirsti Slotsvik, Director General, Norwegian Railway Directorate Nordisk Lokaltrafik, Stockholm,

2 «The Railway Directorate shall ensure that the railway sector is operated as efficiently, safely and environment friendly as possible for the good of passengers, freight transport and society in general»

3 The purpose of «Railway reform» Government White Paper 2015 states: - Increased customer focus - Efficiency gains - Better coordination and management of the sector - Less political «interference» in details 4

4 Allocation letter Norwegian railway sector Fares Cooperation Agreement Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation Counties Infrastructure manager, traffic management, property Train leasing company Ticketing and travel planning Travel Planningand ticketing services Route data Real-time information Travel Planning services Electronic ticketing Freight company Train companies County Management Companies/ Public Transport Administrations Customer responsebility Customer responsebility Customer responsebility Freight customers Travelers

5 Customer focus A Directorate that sees the railway in context of the whole transport system A national travel planner and ticketing solution for all transport modes Competition in passenger service (franchising) Incentives to reduce operational disturbances (i.e. delays and cancellations) 6

6 Mobility networks provide increased frequency

7 Different solutions for different situations Rural areas: Low frequency train operations Parallell services bus/ train 10

8 Different solutions for different situations Commuter corridors Train is the main carrier Buses feeds train services 11

9 Different solutions for different situations Urban areas: Total integration of different modes seamless mobility 12

10 The objective of competitive tendering of passenger rail services in Norway Through competitive tendering, the government wants to achieve better and more cost efficient passenger rail services. This will lead to more satisfied customers and a better return on government investment in the rail sector. The train operator with the best overall offer in the tendering process is awarded the exclusive right to provide publicly funded passenger rail services on the specified lines for the duration of the contract. 13

11 Key success factors Fair competition - Equal access to rolling stock - Equal access to sales and distribution of tickets - Equal access to maintenance facilities - Equal access to key information about the existing market Appropriate and predictable sharing of responsibilities and risks Transfer of undertaking (protection of employment) rules Foto Øystein Grue 15

12 The first tender Package 1 Close cooperation with local PTA in the Stavanger-region, Kolombus Joint ticketing and lower prices Coordinated route planning Joint information and marketing Commuter trains with Kolombus branding 16

13 Direktekjøp Direktekjøpsavtaler med bortfall/opphør Avtaleperiode direktekjøp Fase 1 Direktekjøp Fase 2 Avtaleperiode Gjøvikbanen Pakke 1 Sør Trafikkstart desember 2019 Avtaleperiode Anbud Sør Fase 1 Pakke 2 Nord Trafikkstart juni 2020 Avtaleperiode Anbud Nord Kunngjøring TP3 Pakke 3 Vest Trafikkstart des Avtaleperiode Anbud Vest Kunngjøring TP4 Pakke 4 Oslo Trafikkstart xx Avtaleperiode Anbud Oslo Fase 2 Kunngjøring TP5 Pakke 5 Øst Trafikkstart xx Avtaleperiode Anbud Øst Kunngjøring TP6 Pakke 6 Oslokorridoren Trafikkstart xx Avtaleperiode Anbud Oslokorridoren Endelig pakkeinndeling Fase 2 besluttes i statsbudsjettet for 2020 Kunngjøring TP7 Pakke 7 Tilbringer OSL Trafikkstart xx Avtaleperiode VII Kontinuerlig evaluering og erfaringsoverføring

14 19 Thank you for your attention!