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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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

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

6. The DMIC Corridor…

7. THANK YOU