Written byQuintus Vosman
昆塔斯·沃斯曼报道
THE Dutch rail network is set for a new train kilometre record, with the 2019 timetable showing an expansion of train services. However, infrastructure manager Prorail warns the increase is making it increasingly difficult to allocate track capacity among train operators on the Dutch network.
2019年荷兰列车时刻表显示列车服务范围将进一步扩大，荷兰铁路网创造了新的列车公里记录。但是荷兰铁路基础设施管理局（Prorail ）发出警告，称随着列车服务扩大，荷兰铁路网上火车运营商铁轨容量分配工作变得越来越难。
Prorail, which allocates track capacity, is urging the Dutch government to invest in the network and has warned that by 2030, the congestion will severely affect train performance.
荷兰铁路基础设施管理局负责分配铁轨容量，呼吁荷兰政府投资铁路网并发出警告，称到2030年铁路拥挤将严重影响火车运行。
Prorail is also asking train operators to innovate and make their operations smarter to save track capacity and says it is trying to optimise track capacity allocation. That move has been supported by the CEO of Netherlands Railways (NS), Mr Roger van Boxtel.
管理局呼吁火车运营商进行创新，使列车运行更加智能化，从而节省铁轨容量。此举得到了荷兰铁路公司(NS)首席执行官罗杰·范博克塞尔（Roger van Boxtel）的支持。
In the 2019 timetable, more than 2.2 million passenger trains will be operated on the Dutch rail network, running a record number of 165 million train-km, compared with 129 million train-km in 2004. In addition, 8% more freight trains are planned in 2019 compared with 2018, while train operation and punctuality should benefit from a reduction in the amount of track works which limit the capacity.
列车时刻表显示，2019年荷兰铁路网客运火车数量超过220万辆，列车公里数达1.65亿，而2004年列车公里数为1.29亿。此外，2019年计划运行的货车数量比2018年多8%。2019年减少了容量受限的铁路线路，为列车运行提供便利，行车更加准时。
An extra path has been created on the HSL-South high-speed line which has enabled NS to introduce an extra service, while freeing up space on the parallel lines of the conventional network. NS is operating IC Direct services with trains consisting of ICRm coaches with a Traxx locomotive at each end four times per hour per direction, and has announced the launch of a direct Amsterdam - Breda - Brussels intercity train using the same configuration, to provide a fifth service on the line.
荷兰高速铁路南线增开一条线路，缓解了原来铁路网上同一路段线路的压力，也使得荷兰铁路公司能够提供其他服务。荷兰铁路公司提供城际直达服务，列车包括两端由Traxx机车牵引的ICRm客运火车，每个方向每小时发车四次。公司宣布推行配置相同的由阿姆斯特丹到布雷达再到布鲁塞尔的城际列车服务。此服务为这条线路上的第五种服务。
ICE trains, operating the Amsterdam - Frankfurt high-speed service, will have a three-minute time saving between Amsterdam and Utrecht.
阿姆斯特丹到法兰克福的高速列车使得从阿姆斯特丹到乌得勒支所需的时间缩短了3分钟。
A new passenger operator is set to begin operation on the Dutch network in 2019. QBuzz, once owned by NS but now a subsidiary of Italy’s Trenitalia, will operate Merwedelingelijn regional train services between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen from mid-December after it was awarded the new concession from the province of South Holland. QBuzz will take over the GTW trains from the incumbent operator, Arriva Netherlands.
2019年，一家新的客运运营商公司QBuzz将在荷兰铁路网上运行。QBuzz原属于荷兰铁路公司，现为意大利国营铁路公司（Trenitalia）的子公司。QBuzz得到南荷兰省的新特许权之后，将从12月中旬提供多德雷赫特（Dordrecht）到海尔德马尔森（Geldermalsen）区域列车服务Merwedeling线。 QBuzz将从之前的荷兰运营商Arriva中接手GTW列车。
Parking as a service
把停车作为一项服务
With the expansion of the number of train-km and the increase in rolling stock, Prorail has pointed out that there are insufficient stabling facilities, with quick measures needed to create more capacity. As an incentive, Prorail will start to consider “parking as a service” offered to train operators. This change will enable Prorail to oversee and control the available capacity better and optimise capacity allocation.
荷兰铁路基础设施管理局指出，随着列车公里数的增长及车辆的增加，停车设施欠缺，需要找到快速解决的办法来扩大容量。管理局考虑把停车作为一种服务提供给火车运营商，作为激励措施。这一变化将使管理局能够更好地监督和控制可用容量，并优化容量分配。
Future
未来
Prorail says it is planning measures to keep the rail system operational despite the challenges. Simply expanding the infrastructure through new investment is not seen as the right solution and Prorail is looking at innovations to optimise the capacity of the existing infrastructure.
管理局表示，尽管面临种种挑战，仍计划采取措施，保持铁路系统的运营。通过增加投资扩张基础设施建设并非是最佳方法。管理局正寻找创新方式，优化现有基础设施。
This includes using a Time Table Redesign (TTR) tool, which enables better planning of train movements. With TTR, it expects to have more opportunities for ad hoc operation of trains without affecting the standard timetable structure. Freight operation will particularly benefit from the change, as 96% of the scheduled freight trains in the Netherlands change in time or place from their initial schedule.
其中包括使用时间表重设（TTR）工具来更好地规划铁路的运行。利用时间表重设工具，可在不影响标准时间表结构的情况下，让列车有更多临时运行的机会。由于荷兰96%已安排好的货运列车常改变原来的时间和地点，因此货物运输尤其能从此次变化中受益。
Source: http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/prorail-warns-of-capacity-crunch-on-dutch-network.html?channel=527
International Railway Journal
翻译：徐雯
