Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
COST ANALYSIS FOR INTRODUCTION OF NEW INTERMODAL
TRANSPORT SERVICES IN ALPINE REGION
Mojca Tomšič, Prometni institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenija,
mag. Blaž Jemenšek, Prometni institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenija,
Summary :
At the beginning the article contains a short presentation of issues related to the area of the Alps, in
particularly, the environmental sensitivity of tight valleys, which are more and more burdened through
the increasing volume of transport. A short presentation of technologies of intermodal transport of
goods, suitable for the transport through the area of the Alps, follows.
Further the identification and analysis of cost elements of road and rail transport follow, together with
the identification of costs in case of introduction of new products of intermodal transport in the Alpine
region; in particular, accompanied and unaccompanied mode of intermodal transport. Costs are
analyzed according to categories and types of intermodal transport modes; in addition, the comparison
between individual modes of transport and the comparison between transport only by road and only by
rail, is also prepared. Mutual comparisons of costs show that accompanied intermodal transport
(RoLa) is not economically feasible without specific stimulation measures of the state, while
unaccompanied intermodal transport is cheaper than the alternative road transport.
Key words: Alps, intermodal transport, rail, road, costs
ANALIZA STROŠKOV UVEDBE NOVIH INTERMODALNIH PREVOZOV NA OBMOČJU ALP
Povzetek:
V članku je uvodoma kratko predstavljena problematika območja Alp, in sicer okoljska občutljivost
ozkih Alpskih dolin, ki so s povečanjem obsega prevozov blaga vedno bolj obremenjene. Sledi kratka
predstavitev tehnologij intermodalnega prevoza blaga, primernih za prevoz preko območja Alp.
V nadaljevanju so identificirani in analizirani elementi stroškov cestnega in železniškega prevoza nato
pa so identificirani stroški uvedbe novih produktov intermodalnega prevoza na območju Alp, in sicer
spremljenega in nespremljanega načina intermodalnega prevoza. Stroški so analizirani po kategorijah
in po vrstah intermodalnih načinov prevoza, poleg tega je pripravljena tudi primerjava med
posameznimi načini prevoza ter primerjava med prevozom samo po cesti in samo po železnici.
Medsebojne primerjave stroškov kažejo, da spremljani intermodalni prevoz (RoLa) brez posebnih
stimulativnih ukrepov države ni ekonomsko vzdržen, medtem ko je nespremljani intermodalni prevoz
cenejši od alternativnega cestnega prevoza.
Ključne besede: Alpe, intermodalni prevoz, cesta, železnica, stroški
1. INTRODUCTION - CHARACTERISTICS OF ALPINE SPACE
The Alps are one of the greatest natural and geographical spaces in Europe where approximately 14
million people live. In accordance with a delimitation which has been determined within the framework
of the Alpine convention, the Alps cover an area of 190.959 km² which measures 1,200 km in length
and 300 kilometres in width. The Alpine arc extends across eight European countries of which 3.6% of
the entire surface of the Alps stretches across the border of Slovenia. The greatest shares of the
Alpine area are located in Austria (28.7%), Italy (27.2%) and France (21.4%), followed by Switzerland
(13.2%), Germany (5.8%), etc.
The accelerated economic development within and outside the region of the Alps, in the past decades
has given rise to issues and questions in the fields of settlement and transport which cannot be solved
only by means of common endeavours of the Member States of the Alpine Convention. The problem
particularly refers to a high level of growth of passenger and freight transport, the orientation towards
Belgrade, 2012 186