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Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ
1 Current situation on the market and it´s potential for
further development
1.1 Introduction
In this Chapter the knowledge base has been developed on the characteristics of the market
and in particular the rail freight connections between The Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
In this Chapter an overview was made on the current situation and also the trends and
developments to make a picture of the situation we can expect in the future. This report
presents the current situation and the forecast for 2020. For this report data was collected from
various sources. Also interviews with market parties have been done to validate the information
and to get a good view on the actual situation.
For the year 2005 the freight volumes have been composed out of various sources (Dutch and
Czech statistical offices, market parties, etc.).
This report will address the following subjects:
• Specification of freight flows in 2005 and forecast of 2020
• Actual transport services and transports in the current situation and activie companies on
the market
• Information on costs and tariffs
• Analyses of segments and position of rail in the future
In this report each subject is addressed in a separate chapter.
12 Final report
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