ROLE OF RAILWAYS IN DEVELOPMENT OF INTER-MODAL HUBS NAIR SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2014 K SATHINANATHAN MD, DLI

Only for Containerised Cargo? Inter-modal Hub… Modes of Transport Air Sea Inland Water Transport Railways Road Types of Hub Air – Sea Sea – IWT Sea – Railways Air – Road – Rail IWT – Railways – Road Railways – Road Location – will depend on type of Hub Size Type of Hub Volume of Cargo Availability of Land Only for Containerised Cargo?

Role of Railways… Incubator Facilitator Service Provider Regulator Set up Intermodal Hubs Create Infrastructure – Terminals, Rolling Stock, Operating Systems, … Set up Special Purpose Company Facilitator Create Policy Regime for Investment by Private Sector Facilitate Creation of Infrastructure – Land Service Provider Rail Connectivity of Ports to Hinterland Locations Haulage of Trains Service Level Guarantees Regulator Type of Cargo Permitted to Move through Hub Level Playing Field Haulage Charges Do Inter-Modal Hubs Benefit Railways? Is there a conflict of interest?

The Indian Context… Incubator – (1983-2006) Set up seven ICDs in the country Created Infrastructure at existing Freight Terminals and Provided Rolling Stock … Set up Container Corporation of India in 1989 Created Policies that helped Concor grow rapidly till 2006 Facilitator – (2006-Present) Created Policy Regime for Investment by Private Sector in container transport in 2006 – Master Concession Agreement created after award of Concession Facilitated Creation of Infrastructure – Land for Siding Connectivity only Service Provider Rail Connectivity to Hinterland Locations is time consuming Haulage of Trains affected by capacity and technology constraints Service Level Guarantees NOT provided Regulator Type of Cargo Permitted to Move through Hub restricted Level Playing Field provided Haulage Charges raised frequently – lack of transparancy

EDFC-3 Phase II EDFC-1 EDFC-2 Phase I Railway Funded PPP Phase II

The DMIC Corridor…

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