<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The liberalization of the rail freight market has been booming in recent years. On a pan-European scale, new freight carriers are increasing year after year. Support for the liberalization of the railway sector is mainly implemented through the so-called railway packages and one of the tools is the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the individual railway stations. The relevance of the article is mainly to propose measures for railway stations, where freight transport is declining despite the liberalized market. These are main railway stations located on regional lines and railway stations with a smaller scope of transport work. The aim of this paper will be to propose measures to support freight transport in the Slovak Republic by setting minimum requirements (standards) for railway stations depending on their performance, respecting their current technical level of railway operation.</p></abstract>

The liberalization of the rail freight market has been booming in recent years. On a pan-European scale, new freight carriers are increasing year after year. Support for the liberalization of the railway sector is mainly implemented through the so-called railway packages and one of the tools is the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the individual railway stations. The relevance of the article is mainly to propose measures for railway stations, where freight transport is declining despite the liberalized market. These are main railway stations located on regional lines and railway stations with a smaller scope of transport work. The aim of this paper will be to propose measures to support freight transport in the Slovak Republic by setting minimum requirements (standards) for railway stations depending on their performance, respecting their current technical level of railway operation.

Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators of Railway Stations

Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications

Transport technic and technology

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The liberalization of the rail freight market has been booming in recent years. On a pan-European scale, new freight carriers are increasing year after year....

Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators of Railway Stations

Publicado en línea: 24 jul 2020

Páginas: 17 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2020-0004

Palabras clave
railway station, freight carrier, railway transport

© 2020 Juraj Čamaj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators of Railway Stations

Publicado en línea: 24 jul 2020

Páginas: 17 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2020-0004

Palabras claverailway station, freight carrier, railway transport

© 2020 Juraj Čamaj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
railway station, freight carrier, railway transport