eurailSpeed milano 2005

Which market for high speed rail ?

- The experience of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport

Jean Marie Chevallier

Director of Airport Planning

The high speed train at Paris-CDG airport, a story of opportunity

HST « junction » (1990-1994)

Marseille

Lille

Lyon

HST North Europe (1993)

HST South East (1981-1983)HST Atlantic (1989-1990)

Tours

HST Méditerranée (2001)

Paris-CDG

- 1987 : decision by French government to build an HST interconnection passing close to CDG airport- 1989 : ADP/AF agreement for a mixed HST/RER station at CDG Terminal 2- 02/11/1994 : inauguration of the HST station at CDG Terminal 2, a joint SNCF/ADP undertaking

HST network in 2005

Current layout of Paris-CDG HST station

Non stop TGV tracks

RER B platform

TGV platform

TGV platform

NT2 CD

T2 EF

LilleLyon

Paris

Rail services at Paris-CDG

T1

RER1

T3

CDGCDGexpressexpress

TGVTGV

TGVTGV

RERRERCDGVAL

T2

The offer at CDG HST station

2005 : ~ 50 trains per day (incl. 10 Thalys)

49 cities connected daily with Paris-CDG by a direct TGV

25 cities at less than 3 hours by TGV from Paris-CDG

Journey time < 3h

Cities on the HST network only served by plane from Orly airport

Cities on the HST networkserved by plane from CDG airport

The traffic at CDG HST station

25% local pax= ~ 750 000 local pax

(local residents, visitors...)

75% intermodal pax = ~ 2 250 000 pax

(connecting between plane and train)

=> 4% of total traffic of Paris-CDG airport

BUT

=> 13% of connecting traffic at Paris-CDG airport !!!

Traffic figures of Paris-CDG HST station

Original forecast : 2 500 000 pax

1994/1995 : 500 000 pax

2005 : ~ 3 000 000 pax

Origin and destination of intermodal passengers

North America = 22%

South America = 8%

Europe = 30%

Africa = 16%

Asia = 21%

Source : DGAC - 2002 Average journey time of the intermodal travel = 12h40

Average journey time by plane = 7h20

36% 31%

33%

Average journey time by train = 2h

+Average connection

time = 3h20

=

Long haul flights

Pros an Cons of HST traffic at Paris-CDG

Pros

• Land planning Improve accessibility of Paris-CDG airport

• Economy Substitution for unprofitable air destinations (example : Brussels) + better offer on short haul services for passengers

• Quality of service Trains stop directly inside the airport terminal = no need to shift from train to another transport mode in Paris downtown.

• Mitigation of slot congestion More slots available for long haul flights

• Sustainable development / EnvironmentSubstitution to planes on short haul flights.

Cons

•Increased competition for short haul carriersFew such carriers at CDG •Lack of train frequenciesLong transit time at the airport (example : only 5 trains per day for BDX)

• No single ticket and baggage through check-in for intermodal journeyLack of coordination between train and air services schedule.

Future improvements in HST services

New or improved services with the extension of the HST train network : - Strasbourg at 2h20 by 2007- Amsterdam at 3h30 in 2007- London (by Eurostar) at 2h20 in 2010 ?- Rennes (Brittany) at 2h35 by 2011 - Bordeaux at 3h35 by 2015

More train stops :A 4 tracks station (with a possible 5th for Eurostar) = large capacity availableAt least twice more trains at Paris-CDG airport in 2020Long term station capacity = up to 150 trains / day

HST Traffic forecast : Conservative estimate : 4,5 M Pax by 2020 (20% of airport connecting traffic) Long term potential : up to 7.5 M pax

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