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<p>Liberalisation of the rail transport market is the main aim of the European Union in the field of transport policy. Open access on the market allows railway undertakings to provide their services, but it also requires to compete with each other. In recent years, night train services have experienced a renaissance, especially in west-Europe countries. A development of this type of services is important to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in EU, especially in context of affordable air transport. The aim of this study is to analyse current night train services in middle Europe and find opportunities for their further development. In this article we have proposed new night train connections between Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany, provided by railway undertaking in open access mode, with a detailed cost calculation. This is necessary to assess the economic efficiency of introducing new connections. Results of the cost calculations form the basis of the price for transport on newly introduced routes.</p>
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Liberalisation of the rail transport market is the main aim of the European Union in the field of transport policy. Open access on the market allows railway undertakings to provide their services, but it also requires to compete with each other. In recent years, night train services have experienced a renaissance, especially in west-Europe countries. A development of this type of services is important to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in EU, especially in context of affordable air transport. The aim of this study is to analyse current night train services in middle Europe and find opportunities for their further development. In this article we have proposed new night train connections between Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany, provided by railway undertaking in open access mode, with a detailed cost calculation. This is necessary to assess the economic efficiency of introducing new connections. Results of the cost calculations form the basis of the price for transport on newly introduced routes.

Possibilities for Introducing a New Night Train Connection in Middle Europe

Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications

Transport technic and technology

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Liberalisation of the rail transport market is the main aim of the European Union in the field of transport policy. Open access on the market allows railway...

Possibilities for Introducing a New Night Train Connection in Middle Europe

Published Online: Jul 15, 2021

Page range: 6 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2021-0002

Keywords
Open Access, Railway transport market, Night train services, Middle Europe, Cost calculation, Economic efficiency

© 2021 Igor Dömény et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Possibilities for Introducing a New Night Train Connection in Middle Europe

Published Online: Jul 15, 2021

Page range: 6 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2021-0002

KeywordsOpen Access, Railway transport market, Night train services, Middle Europe, Cost calculation, Economic efficiency

© 2021 Igor Dömény et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Open Access, Railway transport market, Night train services, Middle Europe, Cost calculation, Economic efficiency