high-speed development

Spain´s experience in HSRPresented to:

Transportation and Infrastructure SummitIrving - 2009

Susana MateAssistant Director of Industry & Technology

Trade Commission of Spain Chicago

HIGH-SPEED DEVELOPMENT

987 miles currently in service

1,379 miles under construction

1,386 miles in operation by 2010 – 1st in the world

6,200 miles by

2020 – 2nd in the world

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE

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Heavy investment in railways

Infrastructure and Transportation Plan (PEIT) 2005-2020

• New investment on HSR: €78,100 million

$117.8 billion• 81,4% Public funds - 18,4% Private funds

Financing novelties: first PPP project - Figueras-Perpignan

• 40% of the population currently living within 30 miles of a hsr station;90% of the population by 2020

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS• Lower greenhouse gas emissions:

Airplane: 70 kg./passenger

HSR: 13 kg./passenger• Energy savings• 1/3 land use compared to

highways

SOCIAL BENEFITS• Economic development• Geographic accessibility• Social cohesion• Increased mobility• Modernization

HOW IS IT ACCOMPLISHED?

HSR is a system, the sum of many parts

-Strong public works experience – world-class construction and engineering companies

-Robust rail manufacturing sector

-International hsr technology + national companies with proprietary technology for specific challenges

-Interoperability

-Infrastructure management

-Service operations redesigned and world-pioneer policies for custumer service

OPERATIONS

• Fleet in 2010: 231 trains• Punctuality: over 99% on time

– first in Europe

HIGH-SPEED SERVICE

FLEET

TRAINS / DAY* SEATS / DAY*IN OPERATION BEING BUILT

LONG DISTANCE 66 30 139 52,074

MEDIUM DISTANCE 20 42 96 22,752

DOUBLE GAUGE 32 41 51 14,630

Total: 118 113 286 89,456

RENFE Operadora

• Profitable operations: no subsidies• Punctuality commitment - fare return if late

MAIN SUCCESS FACTORS

- Competitive travel time – average reduction over 60%- Frequent daily service- Punctuality - over 99% on time – 2nd in the world- Competitive fares: fare structure for accessibility- Convenience: no congestion, no airport hassle, on-board

services, connected with public transportation

- Safety: 0 accidents

HSR: A COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO PLANES

Evolution of market share: Madrid-Barcelona

Thank You!

Contact Chicago@mcx.es for more information on high-speed rail innovation from Spain-based companies or visit

www.spaintechnology.com.