Executive Rail Radar - The European rail industry - Roland Berger

d. Financing of railways and municipal transportRailway stations and primary infrastructure of individual lines areconsidered to be most suitable for PPP infrastructure investmentsINVESTMENT NEEDS SUITED FOR FINANCINGINFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PPP 1)Railway stations 63%Primary infrastructureof individual linesPrimary infrastructureof entire (sub)networksSecondary infrastructureOther1) % of answers; multiple answers possible8%15%28%55%> Almost 2/3 of rail executives consider railwaystations as suitable for PPP investments> More than half of rail executives believe thatprimary infrastructure of individual lines (e.g.airport connections, high-speed routes, cargoroutes) can be financed through PPPs> Only a limited number of rail executives canimagine financing primary infrastructure of anentire (sub)network or secondary infrastructure(embankments, bridges, tunnels) in this way> Other investments suitable for PPP include carparking and cargo terminals> Earlier, we have seen that profit expectations ofprivate investors are viewed as the most importantdisadvantage of PPPs – Hence, railway stationsappear to be a rather profitable investment onaverage. Additionally, revenues and cost arecomparably easy to attribute to railway stationsSource: Roland Berger Executive Rail Radar19