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Your Global Business Partner Rail Equipment: Rail Components and Services 06/05/2003 Courtesy of the U.S. Commercial Service in Spain A Pilot Partnership between the U.S. Commercial Service and the State of California Trade Partners Tel. (34) 91 5648976 Fax. (34) 91 5630859 www.buyusa.com madrid.office.box@mail.gov U.S. Commercial Service
Your Global Business Partner RAIL EQUIPMENT: RAIL COMPONENTS AND SERVICES Industry Sector Analysis [ISA] ID: 116496 Regions: Countries: Divisions: [Autonomous Community] Industry: Automotive & Ground Transportation
Sectors: Railroad Equipment; Transportation Services (Other Than Aviation) EUR Europe Western Europe European Union Spain Andalucia Aragon Asturias Baleares (Balearic Islands) Canarias (Canary Islands) Cantabria Castilla y Leon Castilla-La Mancha Cataluna Communidad Valencian Extremadura Galicia La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarra Pais Vasco (Basque Country) by: Carlos Perezminguez
approver: Nicholas Kuchova Report Date: 06/05/2003 Expires: 05/05/2006 INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
2004. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Spain has the third largest surface area in Europe (505,000 km2) and a population that exceeds 39 million. The
majority of the population lives either on the coastal region or in certain urban nucleuses in the interior industrial
areas. The key determining factor that influences the model and management of public transportation in Spain is this
large imbalance found in settlement distribution.
The establishment of an efficient railroad system for public transportation plays a vital role in Spain as well as in the
whole of Europe. In 2002 more that 5.8 billion people traveled across the European Union railroad network, 485
million of whom were in Spain. The future possibility of the railroad system as an alternative transportation system
requires the planning and construction of new, highly advanced infrastructures. Because of this objective, there is a need to improve the current system and develop it into the most efficient public transportation system in the European
Union.

The major advances made by the Spanish economy over the past few years has generated a strong growth in the demand for a well-organized transportation infrastructure. This has been the reason for an increase in the
investments of the Ministerio de Fomento, http://www.mfom.es (equivalent to US Dept. of Transport and Urban
Planning). In the European Union, Spain currently holds a dynamic position on railroad development policies. In 1999,
the investments on railroads equaled the investments allocated to new highways, constituting 2,100 million euros. In
the year 2000 the investments grew to 3.3 billion euros, and in 2002 it reached 4.8 billion euros. The railroads budget in the Ministry is qualitatively the highest among the urban development sector.

The railroad network is therefore the transportation of the future. SUMMARY Spain has the third largest surface area in Europe (505,000 km2) and a population that exceeds 39
million. The majority of the population lives either on the coastal region or in certain urban nucleuses in the
interior industrial areas. The key determining factor that influences the model and management of public
transportation in Spain is this large imbalance found in settlement distribution. The establishment of an efficient railroad system for public transportation plays a vital role in Spain as well
as in the whole of Europe. In 2002 more that 5.8 billion people traveled across the European Union railroad
network, 485 million of whom were in Spain. The future possibility of the railroad system as an alternative transportation system requires the planning and construction of new, highly advanced infrastructures.
Because of this objective, there is a need to improve the current system and develop it into the most
efficient public transportation system in the European Union. The major advances made by the Spanish economy over the past few years has generated a strong growth in the demand for a well-organized transportation infrastructure. This has been the reason for an
increase in the investments of the Ministerio de Fomento, http://www.mfom.es (equivalent to US Dept. of Transport and Urban Planning). In the European Union, Spain currently holds a dynamic position on
railroad development policies. In 1999, the investments on railroads equaled the investments allocated to
new highways, constituting 2,100 million euros. In the year 2000 the investments grew to 3.3 billion euros,
and in 2002 it reached 4.8 billion euros. The railroads budget in the Ministry is qualitatively t he highest among the urban development sector. The railroad network is therefore the transportation of the future. COMMERCE CHAMBER INFORMATION Classif. 86: Railroad components and equipment. Data based on 2002 economic results. Import 2002 As you can surmise, there is a huge margin of growth in the imports. The US only represents 2.07% of the
total; in front of the 25.4% of Germany. The railway market is experiencing a period of opportunity. Export 2002 (Source: http://www.camaras.org ). Based on Official Customs Web Page MARKET OVERVIEW RAILWAY MARKET COUNTRY RANKING AMOUNT % INCREASED (thousand euros) (in relation to 2001) GERMANY 1 32.831 4,77% FRANCE 2 21.293 2,63% SWISS 3 11.039 135,93% ITALY 4 9.729 12,28% U.K. 5 7.404 0,59% U.S.A 6 2.618 -62,75% TOTAL 129.241 17,48% COUNTRY RANKING AMOUNT % INCREASED (thousand euros) (in relation to 2001) CHINA 1 5.012

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