Possibilities and benefits for Poznan as part of TEN-T core network corridor Tomasz J. Kayser Deputy Mayor of Poznań Berlin, 14 June 2013
Agenda: Poznań - basic data Poznań at the TEN-T network Rail freight transport Passenger transport Y-rail 2
Poznań basic information Distance from Warsaw: road 308 km (A2 motorway) rail 2:37 h Distance from Berlin. road 272 km (A2 motorway) rail 2:43 h 3
Biggest production field investments Poznań basic information Population: 550 700 inhabitants (12.2012), Agglomeration ca. 1 mln Unemployment rate 4,6% (04.2013) Number of students 133 000 GDP per capita: 72 700 PLN / 18 000 EUR 102 500 number of companies 3 100 number of companies with foreign capital Foreign investments between 1990-2011: 6.9 billion USD / 12,500 USD per capita Foreign direct investments VW factory in Poznań 4
Poznań at the TEN-T network GDAŃSK Paneuropean corridor II: Berlin Poznań Warszawa Mińsk Paneuropean corridor VIa: Grudziądz Poznań POZNAŃ WROCŁAW ŁÓDŹ WARSZAWA BIAŁYSTOK KATOWICE KRAKÓW 5
Poznań at the TEN-T network GDAŃSK E59 BIAŁYSTOK The railway line E20 - part of II Pan-European transport corridor (part of the TEN-T) E20 POZNAŃ WARSZAWA ŁÓDŹ The railway line E59 - part of the international transport WROCŁAW corridor of Malmö - Ystad to Vienna, Budapest and Prague (part of the TEN-T) KATOWICE KRAKÓW 6
Poznań at the TEN-T network Under the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No 913/2010 on a European rail network for competitive freight: GDAŃSK This will create "the first freight corridors", including two passings through Polish territory, one of them will likely go via Poznań: BIAŁYSTOK Corridor 8: Bremerhaven / Rotterdam / Antwerp Aachen / Berlin - Warsaw - Terespol (Polish- Belarusian border) / Kaunas (start date - up to 10 November 2015) POZNAŃ WROCŁAW ŁÓDŹ WARSZAWA The main route east-west corridor Alternative route east-west corridor The main route North-South corridor Alternative route North-South corridor KATOWICE KRAKÓW 7
LOGISTICS CENTERS IN POLAND Logistics and inwestment centre Poznań CLiP Sp. z o.o. Wielkopolskie Logistics Centre Konin Stare Miasto S.A. Silesia Logistics Centre S.A. Existing logistic centres Most advanced plans of logistic centre development Plans with no implementation structure International transportation corridors: International Logistics Centre Euroterminal Sławków. Source: Own study map: http:// www.pr.pkp.pl/ 8
CLIP CONTAINER TERMINAL IN SWARZĘDZ Source: www.clip-group.com 9
CONTAINER TERMINALS IN POZNAŃ AGLOMERATION EXISTING PLANNED 10
CONTAINER TERMINAL IN GĄDKI (CONTAINER HUB POLZUG INTERMODAL POLSKA SP. Z O.O.) Source: POLZUG Intermodal Polska Sp. z o.o. 2012-01-16. 11
POZNAŃ FRNAOWO LOGISTICS CENTRE Aera: 10,5 km2 Close to A2 motorway Warehouses and offices for sectors: logistics, innovative technologies, research centres Estimated 2 200 new jobs 12
Poznań at the TEN-T network BENEFITS Poznań is an excellent location for logistics business The existing infrastructure (road and rail) provides for intensive use of train freight transport Good frieght transport connection supports the development of other business in agglomeration: warehouses, factories. It also results in lower cost and less time required to transport goods which makes Poznan even better place to invest Increase use of intermodal transport has positive impact on environment Container terminal Gądki, Polzug VW factory in Poznań 13
Poznań passenger travel planner Travel planner developed thanks to RBGC project and cooperation with VBB Berlin- Brandenburg Possible integration of Poznań with EU-SPIRIT international travel planner Helps passengers to plan door-to-door travel Positive impact on passenger / tourist transport to Poznań Demo Version 14
EU High speed railways Categories I, II, III in 2010 POZNAŃ 15
Government plans Y high speed rail Previously till 2020 V = 350 km/h Poznań Łódź - Warszawa V > 250 km/h Kraków Warszawa Estimated cost: 20 billion PLN (5 billion EUR) POZNAŃ WROCŁAW ŁÓDŹ WARSZAWA KRAKÓW 16
Y high speed rail main benefits Reducing travel time Poznań Warsaw: 1:30 h instead of almost 3h Warsaw Łódź: 30min instead of 2h Warsaw Wrocław: 2h instead of 6h increasing journey comfort more comfortable trains increasing safety 17
Poznań at the TEN-T network BENEFITS for passengers Good connection with two capitals (Warsaw and Berlin) Benefits for bussines traffic Poznań as a congress centre Poznań International Fair Facilitation of passenger traffic (e.g. by travel planner aplication) may increase tourist traffic Need for more train connections between Poland and Germany New Poznań Main Rail Station 18
Thank you for your attention! Tomasz J. Kayser Deputy Mayor of Poznań prezydent@um.poznan.pl Poznań City Hall Kolegiacki Square 17 61-841 Poznań, Poland www.poznan.pl 19