Landside Accessibility - Report from Zurich Airport

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1 3rd Airport Planning Seminar Landside Accessibility - Report from Zurich Airport Tina Wagner, European Centre of Transport and Logistics, TU Hamburg-Harburg The presentation is based on a study about the potential accessibility of airports by rail transport using Zurich as a case study carried out for Institut für Städtebau und Landesplanung, Universität Karlsruhe, Prof. Bernd Scholl

2 Overview Landside access some general aspects Analysis: Landside accessibility of Zurich Airport current state Looking at the others Development: General tendencies Developments of rail network and local public transport (PT) Crucial points for Zurich Airport Possibilities for the future accessibility of Zurich Airport Conclusion

3 Accessibility Components of the access time to air traffic by rail: Access time to the next public transport stop / station Travel time (including transfer times) Time spent at the airport (minimum) min changing min Focus on travel time in this study One hour travel time is set as threshold for good accessibility Why is the improvement of accessibility by rail interesting? Substitution of feeding flights Availability of slots Extension of the service area Competitiveness Shift of modal share Less traffic on the surrounding road network Rail transport is more reliable in respect to access time

4 Integration Zurich - Integration into the ZVV Existing integration into the local Public Transport Net (ZVV) S 2, every 60 min S 16, every 30 min Source: ZVV

5 Integration into the rail network Existing integration into the rail network Travel time Airport Main Station about 10 min Waldshut T = 1:10 Schaffhausen T = 0:52 Konstanz T = 1:03 Romanshorn T = 0:57 Basel SBB T = 1:09 BS Bad Bhf. T = 1:36 Großraum Zürich Im ZVV unter 1:00 St. Gallen T = 0:54 Luzern T = 1:03 Source: SBB

6 Accessibility by road transport Travel time 1 hour Approximately 3 to 3.5 mio inhabitants But often congestion around the airport Source: Sachplan Strasse

7 Comparing airports Zurich Integrated into rail network and local PT (ZVV) about mio Frankfurt Integrated into rail network and local PT (RMV) about 6 8 mio Stuttgart Integrated into local PT (VVS) about mio Munich Integrated into local PT (MVV) about mio Frankfurt Travel time < 1 hour Zurich Stuttgart

8 Extended service area Accessibility of alternative airports in the greater service area of Zurich Airport Cities with equal airport choices Freiburg Tuttlingen / Rottweil Bern / Biel Regions that might be interesting concerning improved access Southern Upper Rhine Bern/Biel Lake Constance

9 Analysis - Conclusion Rail Zurich airport is integrated into the local public transport network and the rail network through the airport station Zurich Main Station as major Swiss rail interchange is accessible in 10 minutes travel time Access by rail from the north is insufficient The extension of the one hour service area is comparatively small Road The road network around the airport is at its limits Modal Split for landside access is 50% public transport (a modal split of 50% PT is a precondition of the airport operation concession)

10 Planned developments Stuttgart, Munich and EAP will be better integrated into the distance rail connections. Travel time < 1 hour All airports benefit from track improvements or new track developments, the German airports particularly benefit from High Speed transport. General extension of the service areas that leads to overlapping in some areas.

11 Swiss infrastructure planning documents Sachplan Infrastruktur der Luftfahrt (SIL) General statement: Air traffic is to be integrated into the transport system The integration of the main airports into the European High Speed Network, Swiss and regional rail network is to be optimised Special meaning: Integration into the European high speed rail transport aiming at flight substitution (Zurich is seen as well integrated) Rail connection EAP A high share of public transport for landside access Sachplan Schiene/ÖV General statement: Holistic approach to all transport modes / integration Priorities: Access to European High Speed Traffic, NEAT, Bahn nd stage Sachplan Strasse General statement: Holistic approach to all transport modes / integration Aim: Ensure connection of the important transport infrastructures to the road network

12 Development - Local PT Glatttalbahn Local public transport line that will be implemented , airport access 2008 Extension of Zurich's local PT system (ZVV) Zurich Main Station: New through station 2012 Source: Verkehrsbetriebe Glatttal

13 Development Rail transport Planned developments in rail transport And Crucial points for the accessibility to Zurich Airport Access from the North Zurich Main Station and the integrated Swiss schedule (Knotenprinzip) Improved connection with Bale

14 Potential accessibility by rail Cities from which the airport could be accessible within 1 hour travel time Increasing number of passengers 2005 about 200, about 200, about 400,000 total of about 3 mio in 2020

15 Vision 2030 Cooperation between Zurich Airport and Euro Airport Separate operation but cooperation Operation as single airport High speed connection between the airports 3rd terminal at Basel main station? Potential passengers: 4.2 mio

16 Conclusion Currently mio. people can access Zurich Airport in less than 1 hour travel time from the closest station. Actually planned is an improved integration into local PT (Glatttalbahn), that does not necessarily extend the service area. The population living in a one hour service area could be increased to 3 mio if the following three issues are solved: Improvement of the northern access Zurich Main Station: Reducing the time losses due to the Knotenprinzip Faster connection to Bale And it could even be increased up to about 4 mio if Zurich Airport and EAP are operated together connected by a high speed line.

17 Conclusion Such a development not only improves airport accessibility by rail but also offers promising possibilities for the greater Zurich region. Improvement of the border-crossing regional traffic with South Germany Development of a second traffic interchange in the north of Zurich Conclusion: Improving airport accessibility by rail is possible and can be integrated into a broader perspective of rail transport development between the Swiss regions and across the Swiss border. Intermodality is more than integrated/connected transport systems, it also includes the coordinated operation of a journey. Additional measures like combined travel information and combined tickets, early Check-In at train stations or coordination of trains and flights have to be considered, too.