Economic Cooperation Organization Introduction to the ECO Activities in the Field of Railway Transport Presented by Ms. Fereshteh Khorsandnia, Programme Officer Transport and Communications, ECO Secretariat, at OTIF/UIC/ECO Workshop on COTIF, Tehran, 11-12 November 2014
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Economic Cooperation Organization
Introduction to the ECO Activities in the Field of Railway Transport
Presented by Ms. Fereshteh Khorsandnia, Programme Officer Transport and Communications, ECO Secretariat, at OTIF/UIC/ECO Workshop on COTIF, Tehran, 11-12
November 2014
Content
1. ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA) Railway transport related provisions of the TTFA
2. Accession to Conventions
3. Capacity Building Programme
4. Regional Study
5. Development of the ECO Railway Corridor
ECO Container Trains ECO Construction Railway Projects
Intr
oduc
tion
ECO Region
Introduction of ECO activities in field of railway transport
ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA)
Objectives •Facilitation of movement of goods and passengers •Ensuring the safety of goods and passengers and avoiding unnecessary delays during the transit traffic •Cooperation and coordination of the efforts to avoid the incidence of customs frauds and tax evasion •Harmonizing necessary administrative affairs dealing with transit traffic
TTFA is in force since 2006 with the ratification of the Parliaments of eight Member States, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey
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Railway transport related provisions of the TTFA
1. The Contracting Parties adopt the prescribed railway transit routes (Annexure-I).
2. While constructing/reconstructing railways on the prescribed transit routes the minimum characteristics set out in Annex III will be observed
3. Safe and expeditious clearance of Transit Traffic and establishment of Offices
4. Transit services on railway lines shall be performed at interchange stations designated by Agreement. Border stations shall be those designated in Annex-I.
5. CPs shall formulate Rules of Use of Wagons keeping in view the framework of the Organization for cooperation between Railways, OSJD, RIV, RIC and PPW.
6. CPs shall formulate rules and procedures for international rail passenger and freight traffic keeping in view the provisions of the Agreement on International Carriage of Passenger (SMPO) as well as the Agreement on International Carriage of Goods (SMGS), COTIF/CIM, CIV and within the framework of OSJD and UIC.
Intr
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tion
ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA)
A special mechanism and a FUND has been established to coordinate, support and monitor
the implementation of the TTFA
TTCC Road Committee
Insurance Committee
Customs Transit Committee
Railway Committee
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tion
Accession to Conventions
The Pakistan’s accession to COTIF is successfully completed, in close coordination with ECO/OTIF The Republic of Azerbaijan’s accession to COTIF is in final stages. Membership of the Afghanistan Rail Authority to the International Union of Railway (UIC) as12th
December 2013
The ECO has an active role in promoting and facilitating the accession of its member states to important international conventions and agreements especially in the field of rail transport , in close cooperation with the
National Capacity Building Workshop with assistance of OTIF in Pakistan, December 2011
ECO-UNECE Joint Workshop on Unified Railway Law held in Ankara, 26 June 2012
Training Course for Afghan Railway Staff organized by the Islamic
Republic of Iran Railways from 30th May to 19th June 2014 in the city of Yazd,
OTIF/UIC/ECO Workshop on COTIF held in Tehran, 11-12 November
2014 Training Course for Afghan Railway Staff to be organized by Turkish
Railway
Some of ECO’s activities in this regard are:
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Regional Study
ECO Rail way Network Development Plan
Defines five ECO Rail Transport
Corridors Identifies regionally important
infrastructure projects along the ECO Transport Corridors.
Develops an Investment Plan for the priority projects.
This plan was approved by the member states at the 11th Meeting of the Heads of ECO
Railway Authorities which was held in Ankara on 27-28th
June, 2012.
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ECO Rail Network Development Investment Plan
ALL RAIL PROJECTS
Country Total Cost mn$
PRIORITY CATEGORY
I II III IV COMPLETED % Funding
Secured
Afghanistan 250 130 0 0 120 0 52%
Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Iran 7596 5250 2346 0 0 0 69%
Kazakhstan 2282 2042 0 0 240 0 89%
Kyrgyzstan 2000 0 2000 0 0 0 0%
Pakistan 12831 0 10034 2796 0 0 0%
Tajikistan 3120 0 3120 0 0 0 0%
Turkey 15319 9067 5836 416 0 0 59%
Total 43398 16489 23336 3212 360 0 38%
A total of 40 rail infrastructure projects along a total length of approximately 12,298 km of railway lines, were proposed in the study and should be included in the ECO Priority Railway Network Development Plan. The implementation of the proposed priority ECO network as a whole will require the approximate sum of $43,4 billion, out of which approximately 38% has been secured.
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Development of the ECO Railway Corridors
Railw
ay R
oute
s ECO Railway Routes
1. The ECO Container Train on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) Route
2. The ECO Container Train on Istanbul-Almaty Route
3. The ECO Container Train on Bandar Abbas-Almaty Route
4. Construction of Railway between Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran (Uzen- Barakat-Gorgan)
6. Railway connecting China and Europe via Kyrgyz-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran-Turkey
ITI Container Train
The ECO Container Train on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Route (6543 km) has begun its scheduled and regular operation on 2 August 2010. Its operation is being
coordinated by a High Level Working Group of the enroute member states..
ECO
Cor
ridor
ITI Container Train .
So far 29 operations have been executed along this route successfully.
ECO
Cor
ridor
Tarif
fs ra
tes
ITI unified tariff
Country Total distance(km)
Tariff for loaded container Tariff for empty container
For 20 ft For 40 ft For 20 ft For 40 ft
Per km Total Per km Total Per km Total Per km Total
Total journey time 192:00 hours Total journey time 182:00 hours *Train will run in three portions between Ahmedwal-Kishingi. ** Train will run in six portions between KLR-ABG and will worked with two locomotives. *** Train will run in three portions between ABG-SIB with two locomotives.
Tim
e sc
hedu
le IRAN
Razi-Mirjaveh Mirjaveh-Razi Station name Arrival Departure Station name Arrival Departure
Zahedan 23:00 Kapikoy 18:15 Total Journey Time 86:15:00 Total Journey Time 86:15:00
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le
TURKEY
Kapikoy-Kosekoy Kosekoy-Kapikoy
Station name Arrival Departure Station name Arrival Departure
Kapikoy 18:15 19:00 Kosekoy 13:08
Van (Wharf) 21:24 Ferry Eskishehir 17:43 18:33
Tatvan Gar Ferry 09:10 Marshandiz 22:50 23:30
Elazig 17:25 18:00 Ankara 23:41 23:43
Malatya 21:05 21:50 Kayseri 10:45 11:01
Bostankaya 05:04 05:10 Bostankaya 16:35 16:51
Kayseri 09:54 10:30 Malatya 23:43 00:14
Ankara 21:20 21:22 Elazig 03:10 03:39
Marshandiz 21:33 22:10 Tatvan Gar 12:21 Ferry
Eskishehir 02:18 02:48 Van (Wharf) Ferry 02:57
Kosekoy 07:08 Kapikoy 05:56 08:45
Total Journey Time from Kapikoy to Kosekoy
60:53:00 Total Journey Time from Kosekoy to
Kapikoy
67:37:00
The ECO Container Train on Istanbul-Almaty Route
This route is the most direct and feasible transport route which can facilitate East-Asian trade with Europe through Central and West Asia. Total distance of route is 5626 km.
ECO
Cor
ridor
The ECO Container Trains on Istanbul-Almaty Route Ta
riffs
Country Total
distance (km)
Tariff for loaded container Tariff for empty container
For 20 ft For 40 ft For 20 ft For 40 ft
Turkey (Kosekoy-Kapikoy) 1850 802 1205 573 716
Iran 1619 462 770 278 462
Turkmenistan* 469 882 1599.04
Uzbekistan 732 608 1048
Kazakhstan 956 397.14 660.85 213.7 355.62
Total 5626 3151.14 5282.9
Unit: US$
* This freight tariff includes all extra charges and return operation of empty containers for the 3rd quarter of 2013 .
The ECO Container Trains on Istanbul-Almaty Route Ti
me
tabl
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Almaty-Istanbul station Istanbul-Almaty Arrival Stopovers
82 hours & 36 min 92 hours & 40 min * Turkey and Iran have recently provided its revised time table for this train which was circulated among the enroute Member States accordingly.
ECO
Cor
ridor
The ECO Container Train on Bandar Abbas-Almaty Route
The first demonstration run of the ECO Container Train on Bandar Abbas-Almaty Route (3710 km) was organized on 17 October 2011 from Bandar Abbas.
Tarif
fs
The ECO Container Train on Bandar Abbas-Almaty Route
Country Total
distance (km)
Tariff for loaded container Tariff for empty container
The Qazvin-Rasht- Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) Railway Project has three parts. Two parts, namely Qazvinn-Rasht and Rasht-Astara with a total length of about 369 km are located in Iran, and one part (less than 10 km) is located in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
ECO
Cor
ridor
The Republic of Azerbaijan-Iran Railway Project (ECO Rail Corridor III)
About 80% progress has already been achieved so far in Qazvin-Rasht Segment (164 km) which means 60% progress in the whole Qazvin-Rasht-Astara route. As regards the Rasht-Astara segment with total length of 163 km (plus 41 km on Rasht-Anzali), the design of its railway line has been approved.
The KTAI Rail Corridor is coordinated by the Senior Officials Meeting of the enroute member states. The total length of the (Kashghar-Herat) route is around 2155 km out of which 215 km is in China,
194 KM is in Kyrgyzstan, 496 KM is in Tajikistan, and 1250 KM (from Sherkhan Bandar to Heart) is in Afghanistan. The total length of Sangan (Iran)-Harat Railway line is 191 km out of which 76
kilometers lying in Iranian territory has already been constructed.