European railways have been reorganized to allow for market competition. Thus, train
services have been vertically separated from infrastructure management which allows …

Public Transport provides an accessible introductory text to the field of public transport
systems, covering bus, coach, rail, metro, domestic air and taxi modes. The market structure …

The analysis of operations of the passenger traffic operator in the Republic of Srpska (RS)
showed that the volume of passenger transport has, for the last fifteen years, been in …

This is the first study in the academic literature to examine, using econometric methods, the
cost impacts of three different approaches to structuring railway systems: vertical separation …

Abstract Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is well-known in urban railways and gets
increasing interest from mainline railways at present to improve capacity and punctuality. A …

For Europe's urban agglomerations to be economically competitive, it is vital that
international destinations be easily accessible. Although much has been invested in the …

The EU Commission launched its rail liberalization policy around 2002 and since then it has
been a policy extensively analyzed by the economic literature, but with unclear conclusions …

Purpose The mega railway infrastructure projects are faced with complex environments and
multi-level management challenges. Thus, the mega railway infrastructure project …

The transport policy of the European Union aims to increase modal shares of railways. Its
principal reform measures are vertical separation and competition entry. However, there are …

Whether vertical separation of the rail industry creates demonstrable performance and
efficiency gains is an issue of ongoing economic analysis and public policy debate. To assist …