The development of international passenger rail services from 2007 to 2016: The case of Switzerland

Arx, Widar von; Thao, Vu Thi; Wegelin, Philipp; Maarfield, Simon; Frölicher, Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2018.07.020

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“…Individual countries first strive to ensure an appropriate network of domestic connections, and then of international ones (cf. von Arx et al, 2018). This study demonstrates that cross-border rail transport proved to be highly inflexible in the face of systemic changes (economic transformation), geopolitical developments (visa and customs regimes), and sectoral transitions (competition from other modes of transport; Komornicki and Kowalczyk, 2018).…”

Section: Border Traffic and Modal Splitmentioning

confidence: 83%

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Modal split of passenger traffic: The Polish section of EU external borders

Komornicki

Wiśniewski

Kowalczyk

2022

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Despite the ongoing processes of territorial integration, especially in Europe, there are still borders that fulfil their original function, namely that of a barrier. In some cases, this function has even been strengthened. Such is the case with Poland’s eastern border, which is also the external border of the EU and of the Schengen Area. This article presents the modal split of passenger traffic under conditions of frequent changes in the functions and permeability of borders, against the background of the key drivers behind the volumes of border traffic, i.e. the geopolitical, socio-economic, and infrastructural factors, both in relation to road, rail and border infrastructure. All sections of the border display some marginalisation of railway transport. The Polish eastern border is characterised by a sustained high share of bus transport, which pertains to all sections under analysis. The long waiting times for clearance when travelling in private cars was probably one of the factors behind the creation of the market for collective transport. Private transport is most dominant on the Polish-Russian border, while the largest share of crossings by bus is recorded on the Belarusian border.

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Section: Border Traffic and Modal Splitmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Roider et al, 2018), and the technical and organisational capacity to handle flows (e.g. border crossings under too much strain and options for improving border permeability in technical and organisational terms: Hilmola and Henttu, 2015;Miltiadou et al, 2017;von Arx et al, 2018). Many analyses concern the cross-border mobility of people.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modal split of passenger traffic: The Polish section of EU external borders

Komornicki

Wiśniewski

Kowalczyk

2022

Moravian Geographical Reports

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“…Von Arx et al [14] study the development of international passenger rail services from 2007 to 2016 for Switzerland. They examine the ways in which international passenger rail services are organised, how they perform and what factors influence their performance.…”

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Barriers to Transnational Passenger Rail Services in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina – A Qualitative Perspective

Brezina¹,

Abramović

Šipuš

et al. 2021

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Railway infrastructures and services in the countries of former Yugoslavia have been in a downward spiral since the early 1990s. There have been scattered investments to lift services up to appealing levels after the war, but a continuous downward trend persists in all important performance indicators. After war-attributed abandonment, numerous lines lost services permanently, numbers of services dwindled, especially across borders, and service speeds decreased. This research takes Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina specifically as survey objects. It aims to identify the barriers in these two countries that withheld passenger rail from a positive development as in other European countries during the same period. For this purpose we carried out 11 interviews with stakeholders in various railway-related institutions. The transcripts are analysed qualitatively with thematic analysis to gain an overview of organisational and institutional barriers for development of railways. This is followed by a cause-effect analysis with Causal Loop Diagramming. The result: ad-hoc decision-making is clearly connected to the insignificance of railways. As immediate measures to counter the downward spiral by means of strategic long term planning, we identify (1) service benchmarking, (2) a clear vision for improvement of service quality, and (3) empowerment of ministries in a long term.

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“…Granted that rail operators should be responsible for renewing their rolling stock, if their nancial situations impose constraints, the government could consider subsidies. In fact, the low pro tability of night train trips (Bird et al, 2017;von Arx et al, 2018) could be a barrier for this means of increasing the appeal of night trains. Government intervention is needed and could be seen as an environmental investment for governments.…”

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Understanding preferences for night trains and their potential to replace flights in Europe. The case of Sweden.

Curtale

Larsson

Nässén³

2023

Preprint

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Possible strategies to mitigate the climate impact of tourism transport include encouraging tourism to closer destinations and supporting more sustainable modes of transport, including trains. Today international trips by railways only have a small market share but night trains are considered an important part of a future green Europe. However, little is known about travelers’ preferences for night trains for long-distance travel in Europe. The results of an integrated choice and latent variable model (ICLV) applied to stated preference (SP) data collected from 1,691 residents of Sweden show that, depending on place of origin in Sweden, in response to a set of innovations, including reduced travel time emanating from ongoing infrastructure investments, and the introduction of new, more comfortable trains, the share of plane users willing to switch to night trains to Central Europe could reach 20-30% and to Southern Europe, 6-10%.

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The development of international passenger rail services from 2007 to 2016: The case of Switzerland

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Modal split of passenger traffic: The Polish section of EU external borders

Modal split of passenger traffic: The Polish section of EU external borders

Barriers to Transnational Passenger Rail Services in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina – A Qualitative Perspective

Understanding preferences for night trains and their potential to replace flights in Europe. The case of Sweden.

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