1 Railway infrastructure charging schemes in Hungary Krisztián Urvald MÁV Co., Hungarian State Railways Customer Relations and Sales Brigitta Klempa VPE Ltd., Rail Capacity Allocation Office Charging Section

2 Traffic volume on MÁV Co’s network Total number of trains (pieces) 1st January – 30th June, 2014 Source: PASS2

September, Number of foreign partners: AWT RAIL HU Zrt. BOBO Kft. boxXpress.de GmbH BSS 2000 Kft. CER Hungary Zrt. CRW, a.s. DB Schenker Rail Hungária Kft. DRT Danubius Rail Transport Kft. Floyd Zrt. FOXrail Zrt G&G Kft. GYSEV Zrt. GYSEV Cargo Zrt. KÁRPÁT Vasút Kft. LTE GmbH MÁV FKG Kft. MÁV Nosztalgia Kft. MÁV-START Zrt. METRANS (Danubia), a.s. MMV Zrt. MTMG Zrt. Magyar Vasúti Áruszállító Kft. PKP Cargo S.A. Petrolsped, s.r.o. PSZ, a.s. Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt. Rail Cargo Carrier Kft. Railtrans International, a.s. RTS GmbH Swietelsky Vasúttechnika Kft. SZDS, a.s. Szentesi Vasútépítő Kft. Train Hungary Kft. Vasútvill Kft. Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo GmbH Záhony-Port Zrt. ZSSK Cargo, a.s MÁV-GÉPÉSZET Zrt. MÁV-TRAKCIÓ Zrt. MÁV-START Zrt. Expansion of MÁV Co’s customers having network access contract

4 Incumbent’s share in revenue from freight network access charges 2013 Tendency: decreasing

5 Legal background To enable independent railway undertakings to have access to the railway network on a non-discriminatory basis (e.g. telecommunication sector, energy sector) [Directive 2001/14/EC] Non-discriminatory access to service facilities (e.g. transhipment sidings, freight terminals) irrespective of the ownership Independence of essential functions of the infrastructure manager: key infrastructure activities (e.g. capacity allocation- timetabling; charging) are independent of any railway undertaking in legal form, organisation or decision-making functions [Directive 2012/34/EU (Recast)] Act CLXXXIII of 2005 on rail transport Charging statute 83/2007 (X.6.) and its modifications Capacity allocation statute 101/2007 (XII. 22.) The basic principles of capacity allocation and charging are laid down in laws on every level of the relevant legislation hierarchy

6 CM Methodological document of network access charges – five-year CD Detailed calculations and data providing the basic of them – yearly Charging Methodology (CM) Charging Document (CD) Cost-based allocated unit prices Direct and indirect costs of infrastructure services Data of actual year costs and state subsidy State subsidy is divided based on transport political principles

7 Process of calculation Data request Based on CM Table for data providing Data supply IM: costs and performances Ministry: state subsidy Calculation Charges and mark-ups What market can bear Constructing of CD

8 Change in the methodology The base of charge calculation is the total reasonable cost. Total reasonable cost-based charging Direct cost-based charging The base of calculation is the costs directly incurred as a result of operating train service. In case of the charges for the minimum access package and for access to infrastructure connecting service facilities

9 Cost structure Cost content of services Variable cost component Fixed cost component Direct costs Connected to one service C1C3 Connected to more services C2C4 Indirect costs Operational costs-C5

10 Calculation methodology CHARGE Variable cost component of direct cost MARK-UP Indirect cost Fixed cost component of direct cost AMOUNT TO BE PAID STATE CONTRIBUTION Transpor t policy

11 Charge of the use of catenary Direct costs Indirect costs : Performance indicator = / = + Mark-up 0, State contribution 0,16 0,18 EUR (57 HUF) /electric train km CM CD (Electric train km) Charge / = Thousand EUR 1 EUR=320 HUF (Hungarian National Bank average currency rate 6th-15th January, 2015) Total reasonable cost based approach Direct cost based approach 0,18 EUR Direct costs – variable part Direct costs – fixed part ,08 0,26 0,16 0,18 EUR

12 Basic services – Minimum access package Services ChargeMark-up State contribution Amount to be paid Charge for ensuring train path (EUR/train path) 0,292,090,591,79 Charge for running of trains Gross ton km based charges 0, , , , Train km based charges Passenger trains Category I 0,411,140,301,25 Category II 0,441,150,491,09 Category III 0,380,940,930,39 Freight trains Category I 0,491,370,641,22 Category II 0,611,420,871,16 Category III 0,751,561,680,63 Loco trains 0,401,090,381,12 CD 2014/2015 timetable year, in EUR ( 1 EUR=320 HUF)

13 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Brigitta Klempa Krisztián Urvald