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BRIEF REVIEW

OF OSJD ACTIVITIES

UNESCAP Regional

Policy Dialogue Strengthening Transport Connectivity in Southern and Central Asia

Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand , 7-8 February 2018

ORGANIZATION FOR CO-OPERATION OF RAILWAYS

(OSJD)

28 OSJD member countries

7 Observers

49 Affiliated Enterprises

OSJD MAIN OBJECTIVE

Providing, developing and

improving international traffic

by rail between Europe and Asia

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Features of International Rail transport

The Specificity of organization of international rail services is as follows: railways

of more than one country are involved in international railway transport. This

requires coordinated actions of the railways of neighbouring countries, taking into

account unharmonized parameters of railways gauge of the countries of Western

and Eastern Europe, the development of the normative base regulating the mutual

relations of the railways of different countries. This is a joint service (product) of

different companies and the control bodies of states.

A large number of companies are involved in organization of passenger and

freight traffic: infrastructure companies, wagon owners, carriers etc.

Within the framework of organizational issues relating to the border crossing, first

of all, the railway lines shall be defined to be used in international traffic as well as

the issues connected with the border security procedures by authorized control

bodies, including the inspection of necessary documents. The terminal station shall

be clearly specified in order to avoid the misuse of cargo during the transportation.

In this regard, the control bodies have the ability to be in full control of the entire

transportation process.

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OSJD RAILWAY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS

The corridors are subdivided into three categories:

✓ Latitudinal direction (East-West)

✓ Meridional direction (North-South)

✓ Those, occupying intermediate position between the corridors of latitudinal and

meridional directions

Basic requirements to the corridors:

✓ Corridor is to pass through the main trunk railway, on which a large volume of

international freight and passengers is or will be in the future

✓ Corridors are to meet the international technical specifications or to be modernized

according to the requirements of the Agreement on the Main International Railway

Lines (AGC)

✓ Corridor is to pass through several states

✓ Corridor is to proceed along the shortest route between the points of cargo origin

and destination

✓ Joint legal base

OSJD RAILWAY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS

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This is a joint service (product) of different

companies and the control bodies of states.

➢ Corridor scheme

➢ Main technical characteristics of sections of Corridor

➢ Operational performance

➢ Traction and weight standards

➢ Bottlenecks

➢ Main stations

➢ Container terminals

➢ Border crossing points along the corridor

➢ Traffic volumes

➢ Administrative subordination

➢ Transit area served by railway

➢ Transport law and tariff

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TECHNICAL-OPERATIONAL PASSPORT FOR OSJD RAIL

TRANSPORT CORRIDOR

✓ Characteristics of the area, attracted to the international transport corridor № __

OSJD network

✓ Description of the infrastructure

✓ Follow the on butt Operations

✓ A comprehensive plan for the development of the OSJD corridor № __

✓ Activities for the development of railway infrastructure

✓ Comprehensive Development Plan butt sections

A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR IMPROVING TRAFFIC AND

TRANSPORT CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT OSJD № __ UNTIL 2020

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Goals of the Memorandum:

➢ Сo-operation on monitoring of passenger and freight flows and the implementation of

comprehensive measures to improve transport and development corridor;

➢ Exchange of information on the condition of infrastructure of the railway corridor and

strive to coordinate their actions on its development;

➢ Establishment of mutually beneficial and economically competitive tariff conditions

for the implementation of combined and multimodal freight along the corridor;

➢ Making sure that time is shortened for passengers and freight delivery, together with

border, customs and other control services of countries, to carry out, within competence,

concerted action on border crossing facilitation;

➢ Coordinate actions aimed at increasing freight and passenger traffic along the corridor;

➢ For implementation of the Memorandums, the Parties may establish a Coordinating

Board.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF MEMORANDUMS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF

TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE

RAILWAY CORRIDOR OF ORGANIZATION FOR CO-OPERATION OF RAILWAYS

o Deployment of Annex 9 to the International Convention on the

Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 »;

o Requirements for border stations;

o Documentation;

o Use of CIM/SMGS consignment note;

o Interagency conferences biannually;

o Implementation of recommendations and program of actions

to facilitate border crossing;

o Improving the legal framework;

o Development of international customs agreements on transit.

Facilitation of border crossing

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➢Work on pilot projects for demonstration container block

trains;

➢Reducing the time to generate block trains;

➢ Reducing empty runs;

➢ Establishment of logistics centers and dry ports;

➢ Development of multi modal and piggyback

transportations.

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Containerization and creation of block trains

▪ Implementation of single window principle;

▪ Improving transport planning and the use of rolling stock;

▪ Shuttle cargo to the border;

▪ Improve the customer information about the location of the goods;

▪ Enhance the safety and preservation of cargo;

▪ Introduction of scientific and technological achievements and

modern technologies;

▪ Introduction of CCTV and other control technologies;

▪ Improvement of locking devices;

▪ Speed increase up to 100 km for freight trains and 160 km - for

passenger trains;

▪ Reducing the time of delivery.

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Improving the services and safety of goods

ORGANISATION OF BLOCK CONTAINER TRAINS

Advantages in organization of block trains runs along OSJD Land Corridors in comparisonwith sea transportation between countries of South-East Asia and Europe:

• Commercial speed up to 1000 km/day

• Distance of transportation

• Delivery time

• Competitive tariff rate

• Level of transport services.

Underway time on sea 35-45 days

Underway time on land corridors - about 12-25 days (depending on route direction)

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ORGANIZATION OF CONTAINER TRAINS IN

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA

RouteDist.,

km

Speed,

km/day

Underway

time, days.

Number

of trains

2015

Number

of trains

2016

Number of

trains

10th month.

2017

Chongqing

- Duisburg10769 677 16 146 270 270

Duisburg -

Chongqing10769 677 16 122 131 159

Wuhan -

Hamburg10569 768 16 62 105 79

Chengdu -

Lodz9600 791 13,6 61 186 217

Zhengzhou

- Hamburg10214 670 17 49 47 96

Hamburg -

Zhengzhou10214 670 17 32 48 69

DuisburgLodz

Pardubice

Brest

Krasnoe

Iletsk

Altynkol

Dostyk

Chengdu

Zhengzhou

ChongqingWuhan

Designation Route

Chongqing-Duisburg (from19.03.2011 )Duisburg-Chongqing (from March 2013 )

Wuhan-Parduibice (from 05.06.2014 )

Chengdu-Dostyk-Lodz (from 19.12.2012)

Zhengzhou-Hamburg (from 17.07.2013 )Hamburg-Zhengzhou (new route, September 2014)

Chengdu-Altynkol-Lodz

Hamburg

Brest

Transport volume of container train

“Chongqing – Duisburg”

Year 2013 2014 2015 201610th

month. 2017

Transport volume(TEU)

1745 3875 12505 23220 23220

Number of trains 35 91 146 270 270

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ORGANIZATION OF GOODS TRANSPORTATION

UNDER CIM/SMGS CONSIGNMENT NOTE

Duisburg

Malaszewicze

Brest

Krasnoe

Iletsk

DostykAlashankou

Chongqing

China Kazakhstan Russia Belarus Poland/Germany Total

Distance, km 3777 3025 2058 609 1300 10769

Price for container, USD 3400 1060 1924 506 1480 8370

Rate per unit, cont./km, USD 0,90 0,35 0,93 0,83 1,12 0,78

Share in total distance,

%

China Kazakhstan Russia Belarus Poland/Germany

35% 28% 19% 6% 12%

Container train on the route Chongqing – Duisburg under CIM/SMGS consignment note

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Unified CIM/SMGS Consignment Note

Advantages of using the Unified Consignment Note

✓ Reduction of delays at border crossing points

(up to 10-12 hours)

✓ Reduction of freight costs for the sum of documents

re-issuing process

✓ Simplification of customs procedures due to

acceptance of CIM/SMGS consignment note as a transit

customs and bank document

✓ Provision of strong legal guarantees (the route is

clearly defined, the transport costs are divided,

compensation provided in case of freight loss or

damage)

✓ Absence of system errors in documents re-issuing

process

✓ Overall reduction in document flow due to the

possibility of using electronic version of theconsignment note

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ANNEX 9

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to carry out concerted actions to ensure the organization of

an accelerated inspection of locomotives, wagons, containers, transported goods, as well as shipping

and accompanying documents

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties on mutual recognition of all types of locomotive, rolling

stock, container inspection, transported goods, if the purposes of such inspections are the same

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to comply with the minimum requirements for border

(transfer) stations open to international rail freight

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to conduct customs control on the basis of risk analysis

(based on selectivity principles), if national rules do not establish more stringent criteria

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to conduct an analysis of the causes of non-compliance with

standards for technological operations, as well as violations of regulatory documents on the basis of

which all types of control

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to use in their relations with each other and with the

competent authorities the documents accompanying the goods drawn up in accordance with national

legislation

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties to use the electronic version of the consignment note and

electronic digital signature

✓ The obligation of the contracting parties not to monitor (veterinary, phytosanitary, etc.), to establish

compliance with national technical standards, if the goods are in the mode of international customs

transit, unless the transit country has good reason to suspect violations

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Declaration VIII International Inter-Agency Meeting under the

auspices of the OSJD “Practice in border crossing by

international railway transport”

The annually conducting joint meetings of officials from the railway

sector, border control and customs authorities aims at summarizing

activities on facilitation of border crossing, analyzing the reasons for

delays, considering the implementation of regulations and elaborating

joint actions on the improvement of procedures for border crossing by

railway transport.

The Declaration underlines the necessity to continue the work on

interaction of carriers and state control authorities with regard to

implementation and improvement of procedures for preliminary sharing

of information on the movement of goods, to optimize the transport

process between the countries and reduce of stoppage of railway rolling

stock due to customs and border control procedures, as well as to

increase the attractiveness of carriage of goods by railway transport.

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Convention on facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers,

luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail

Under the auspices of the ECONO and with active participation

of the OSJD, the work is being carried out on a new Сonvention

on facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers,

luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail.

This document is aimed at improving the process of passengers

transportation;

It should replace the initial Convention of 1952 that is out of date

and does not correspond to the new realities;

It also aims at improving the transportation process and reducing

the time for handling when crossing the border.

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UNESCAP/OSJD Regional Meeting on Harmonization of Rules and Regulations

for Facilitation of International Railway Transport

Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 20-21 December 2017

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