Infrastructure access charges, service differentiation, and strategic competition in the EU railway passenger market

Carlos Gutiérrez-Hita, Omar de la Cruz and Rodolfo Ramos-Melero

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2022, vol. 164, issue C, 87-104

Abstract: •Introduction of competition in the EU railway passenger market.•The network infrastructure manager grants network capacity to railway operators.•Service differentiation arises by distinguishing between peak and off-peak services.•Operators compete by setting prices to capture demand.•Trains’ frequency, fares and consumers’ utility strongly depend on the regulatory scheme.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2022.08.004

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