Regional Railway Transport in Czech, Austrian and German Decentralised and Regionalised Transport Markets¹

Abstract

The article analyses railway transport markets in three neighbouring Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany (specifically Bavaria and Saxony), with a focus on regional transportation. It examines the organisational form of public transport resulting from regionalisation and provides comparative case studies of regional train services in these countries. The article points out the organisational differences in public transportation between the studied regions and tries to connect these results with the supply of regional train services on various types of lines and in different geographical areas.

Development of passenger train transport in the Brno urban region between 1980 and 2010

“…For the purposes of this research, time distance of train travel from the selected point in the centre was selected as the most appropri-ate. Similarly, the region was delineated by Seidenglanz et al (2014), and Seidenglanz et al (2015). J. Dujka (2014) uses the same procedure in a modified form.…”

“…1 The significance of the Brno urban region is not negligible in the settlement structure of the Region and the entire Czech Republic. The Brno urban region is not defined in a uniform manner or administrative delimitation; however, a number of research works have attempted to define it, among others Atelier Era 2008, Hampl (1996Hampl ( , 2005, Mulíček et al (2006), Mulíček and Szczyrba (2004), Seidenglanz et al (2014), Seidenglanz et al (2015).…”

“…An agreement has not yet been reached. The current main station with its directional and spatial parame-ters does not correspond to the current requirements for the volume of traffic, and for the combination of commuter and long-distanced passenger transportation; however, due to the unresolved situation regarding the location of the main station, a great rebuilding or extension of the existing station is impossible (Dukát, 2005;Kučera, 2010;Seidenglanz et al, 2014;Seidenglanz et al, 2015).…”

The Introduction of the Most Powerful Railway of the Eu, and Its Support With Economic Analyses

“…The combustion of lignite causes the greatest greenhouse gas emission. In order to reduce emissions, the German government launched a process that will reduce carbon consumption in the country [17].…”

The Effectiveness of a Regional Railway Line - Case Study on the Track Hodonín - Holíč Nad Moravou

“…(Skrúcaný et al, 2016) who studied the environmental burden caused with road and railway regional transport on the basis of simulating the fuel consumption of a bus and a train on Žilina -Rajec line with a certain amount of passengers. Seidenglanz et al referred to a diversified organisation of regional public transport in three neighbouring Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany (Seidenglanz et al, 2015). Guihéry considered costs structure of operating regional railway passenger transport before and after competition and showed that the introduction of competition in Leipzig region had reduced the level of subsidy by 20 %, and improved productivity of the incumbent operator (Guihéry, 2014).…”