The aim of the research project is to determine which measures can be taken to make public charging points attractive for new transport. In particular, the customer or shipper view as well as the goods structure effect must be taken into account. Freight transport by rail can only be successful if the goods can be loaded as close as possible to the sender and recipient and if the time-consuming pre-carriage and onward carriage in the transport chain is as short as possible. Rail sidings as a loading option directly in the company can solve this task, but in some cases require enormous financial and organizational effort in the facility and are therefore rarely suitable for attracting new traffic to the railways. This can be remedied by public charging stations, of which at least 500 are currently distributed throughout Germany. The majority of these are operated by railway infrastructure companies (EIUs) and are available to the economy on a non-discriminatory basis and for general cargo traffic. They are usually equipped with a simple paved area as street-side access and in rare cases have additional equipment such as ramps, handling facilities, etc. Currently typical uses extend to the loading of simple goods such as wood and building materials. In the Master Plan for Rail Freight Transport, the federal government defines the goal of strengthening freight transport by promoting transshipment facilities and logistical infrastructure (Ms. 5.2 and 5.3). The Federal Government's Master Plan for Rail Transport states: "Rail freight transport can open up new markets as well as new groups of goods and goods if the specific requirements of industry and trade are met and the appropriate loading and handling infrastructure as well as sidings are available." And defines the vision: "Access points to the railways are available nationwide."

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