Rail

Transportation of people and goods has come a long way. And so has Roland Berger's expertise in this area. From our company's beginnings, we have been involved in shaping and advancing the rail industry.

Competition in the rail industry has been increasing steadily due to new entrants and the opening of the international markets. At the same time many railway companies are in the process of far reaching reform to foster competition and promote the development of international passenger and freight services.

Sustainable shareholder value and strong financial performance are the main measures of success for a corporation and its strategy. To achieve these goals, rail operators and infrastructure provider companies constantly have to identify opportunities for growth and corporate business portfolios need to be adapted to the new requirements.

The highly competitive environment forces rail companies to improve cost effectiveness and service quality at the same time. And: the more integrated transportation solutions become, the more important smooth, seamless operations are. Whether it is purchasing, scheduling, handling, fleet management, maintenance, or any other part of the operation: we can help you comprehensively redesign processes and structures and implement the changes without disrupting service delivery.

Over the past few years, we have provided railways with considerable support in many projects.

Selected railway projects

• Designing group structures
• Developing management strategies
• Managing programs and transformation processes
• Supporting vertical and horizontal functional assignment
• Cutting overhead
• Introducing group marketing
• Designing service center strategies

Our experience in rail freight

• Developing a collaboration strategy
• Introducing product management
• Designing a new pricing system
• Introducing network and capacity management
• Introducing business units
• Rolling out comprehensive cost management
• Restructuring maintenance functions

Our experience in passenger traffic

• Developing an internationalization strategy
• Fine-tuning product management
• Designing a new pricing system
• Developing new business models for Sales
• Introducing order marketing
• Rolling out comprehensive cost management
• Billboard and other advertising at passenger train stations
• Developing an internationalization strategy
• Fine-tuning product management
• Designing a new pricing system
• Developing new business models for Sales
• Introducing order marketing
• Rolling out comprehensive cost management
• Billboard and other advertising at passenger train stations

Our experience in the railway infrastructure sector

• Rolling out group-wide program management
• Managing investment programs
• Budgeting and managing maintenance
• Managing train stations and marshalling facilities
• Optimizing signal box organization
• Developing a turnaround strategy for regional networks
• Cutting overhead

Clients benefit from our superior understanding of market trends and requirements. We help you develop network and other innovative strategies, and successfully implement them together.