Open access passenger rail services in Central Europe

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TOMEŠ Zdeněk JANDOVÁ Monika

Rok publikování 2018
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Research in Transportation Economics
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

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www https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0739885917303190?dgcid=author
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2018.10.002
Klíčová slova Open access competition; Open access operations; Central European railways; Railway regulation; Passenger rail
Popis Open access passenger rail services have been well established in Central Europe. They have been in operation in Austria on the Vienna–Salzburg line from 2011, in the Czech Republic on the Prague–Ostrava line from 2011, and in Slovakia on the Žilina–Košice line from 2014. These open access entries are all on principal domestic railway lines and have caused major increases in train frequencies. New entrants have introduced many service innovations and utilized aggressive price cuts. As a result, they have been able to win substantial market shares from incumbents. This article compares the impacts of open access entries on the development of railway markets in Central Europe. The comparison covers entry barriers, business models, market developments, and regulatory challenges. The main results are that open access competition has strongly stimulated ridership, but the impact on market revenues has been only moderate due to price reductions. The total costs on the market went up and both newcomers and incumbents are struggling with the profitability of their open access operations. We conclude that open access passenger rail services in Central Europe have led not only to significant benefits for customers but also cost increases and significant regulatory challenges.
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