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Corridor Management

RFC KPIs

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Article 19 (2) of Regulation (EU) 913/2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight requires the Management Boards of the RFCs to monitor the performance of rail freight services on their respective freight corridors and publish the results once a year.

To facilitate the fulfillment of the above obligation, in 2015, a joint RNE-RFC project team developed a first set of KPIs commonly applicable to all RFCs. These KPIs were included into the Guidelines ʻKey Performance Indicators of Rail Freight Corridors’.

The further development of commonly applicable KPIs was triggered by the Rotterdam Sector Statement of 2016. One of its priority projects was to monitor the quality of freight services by means of implemented and shared KPIs. To meet this requirement, the sector developed certain proposals and those which were proved feasible have been added to the set of commonly applicable RFC KPIs.

The current set of commonly applicable KPIs is displayed below.

A structured diagram titled "Railway Capacity and Performance Metrics" organizes key performance indicators (KPIs) into three categories: 01 CAPACITY MANAGEMENT Volume of offered capacity (PaPs and RC) Volume of requested capacity (PaPs and RC) Number of requests and conflicts (PaPs) Pre-booked capacity metrics (volume, ratio) Average planned speed of Path Proposals (PaPs) 02 OPERATIONS Punctuality at origin/destination (delays ≤15/30 minutes) Train volume and kilometers per Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) Dwell times in border sections (planned vs. actual) 03 MARKET DEVELOPMENT Border-specific metrics: Number of trains and train kilometers Capacity allocation ratios (C-OSS vs. total) Cross-border traffic data for individual RFC reports The graphic provides a comprehensive overview of metrics used to evaluate rail network efficiency, operational performance, and market growth in European freight corridors. *(Word count: 100 - concise yet detailed)* Key Features Captured: Exact KPI phrasing (e.g., "PaPs," "RFC") Logical grouping by category Data types (volumes, ratios, counts) Implied focus on European rail freight

In addition, an RNE/RFC KPI Coordination Group has been established, aiming to coordinate the harmonised use of these KPIs and to evaluate their use on a yearly basis.

Joint Publication of RFC KPIs

The RFCs provide a harmonised overview of the figures of their commonly KPIs available below.

Per year of publication:

Per Rail Freight Corridor:

The KPIs reflect the performance of each individual RFC, therefore, when comparing the figures of various RFCs, the specificities of each one have to be considered. Each RFC may apply any additional KPIs, which are published in their annual reports on their websites and/or on the Customer Information Platform (CIP), where applicable.

Please refer to the annual reports of the individual RFCs for comprehensive information concerning the figures and their analysis. In addition, you can find the description of each commonly applicable KPI in the RNE ‘Guidelines for Key Performance Indicators of Rail Freight Corridors’.