Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

appendix 28 Compensation scheme for timetable changes (§ 4.4.1.3.2)1 Regulations for passenger transport trainsIn order to apply the compensation scheme to passenger trains that are cancelled owing to capacityapplied for in the annual timetable for the performance of construction work, as described in Section4.4.1.3.2 of the Network Statement, the route sections are divided into 2 categories:Category 1 comprises the following route sections:• Den Helder – Alkmaar – Amsterdam Central – Eindhoven – Maastricht / Heerlen• Woerden – Leiden – Haarlem – Amsterdam Central• Rotterdam Central / The Hague Central – Utrecht – Zwolle – Groningen / Leeuwarden• Amsterdam Central – Amersfoort – Deventer – Enschede / Oldenzaal border• Amsterdam Central – Schiphol – The Hague HS – Rotterdam Central – Roosendaal – Vlissingen /Roosendaal border• Schiphol – Duivendrecht – Lelystad – Zwolle• Hilversum – Utrecht Central – Arnhem – Zevenaar border / Nijmegen• Zwolle – Arnhem – ‘s-Hertogenbosch• Roosendaal / Lage Zwaluwe – Breda – Tilburg – Boxtel / ’s-Hertogenbosch• Eindhoven – VenloCategory 2 comprises all other route sections, which are not allocated to Category 1.2 Regulations for freight transportThe definition and tariffs apply supplementary to the compensation scheme for freight trains asdescribed in Chapter 4.4.1.3.2.Determining the number of trains for compensation (definition ‘affected trains’)The compensation is calculated over the average number of trains that during the same period as thepossessions (in terms of duration, day type and time) have actually run on the cancelled route sectionduring one and two weeks before the possessions or one and two weeks after the cancellation. Thecalculation is based on trains registered as freight trains in the NVGB (New transport databank).Any freight trains that have run during the period of possession are deducted.TariffThe compensation tariff for freight trains depends on the route section on which the possession tookplace and is expressed as an amount per affected train (see definition above).The tariffs for the most popular freight routes are included in the table below. A specific compensationtariff is determined on a case-by-case basis in the event of possession measures that affect multipleroute sections, whereby the customary detour routes can be used.Route sectionCompensationtariffAmersfoort – Deventer € 500Amersfoort - Zwolle € 300Amersfoort – Duivendrecht connection € 700Amersfoort – Utrecht € 500Almelo – Mariënberg € 100Alphen a/d Rijn – Gouda € 300Amsterdam Centraal – Breukelen € 500Breda – Roosendaal € 500Breda – Tilburg € 500appendix 28 Compensation scheme for timetable changes (§ 4.4.1.3.2)Network Statement 2014 Combined Network - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 199