Railway transport fee. How is it calculated in Germany?

Determination of minimum access package charges. The relevant minimum access package charge should get calculated as the number of train kilometers in the appropriate market segment multiplied by the minimum access package charge in that market segment.

Train travel fee = ∑ Minimum access packagetrain travel kilometers

The minimum access package charges by the market division include the cost of operating trains per market segment and an additional tax that covers the entire costs based on the potential viability of the market segment, including any added elements.

The calculation of charges is in principle are based on contractually agreed train path kilometers. For market segments with the "R-flex" attribute, the shortest distance in kilometers for the agreed cooperation gets used as the basis of the train path kilometers.