A proposal for cost-related and market-oriented train running charges

Francisco J. Calvo, Juan de Oña, Rocío de Oña, Griselda López and Laura Garach

Transportation Planning and Technology, 2014, vol. 37, issue 4, 354-372

Abstract: This paper examines some key aspects of a charging system for promoting railway transport, including charges reflecting a clear relationship with costs (transparency) and charges reflecting the quality of the infrastructure manager's service. Train running charges recover track-related costs and can help to develop a charging system that meets these requirements. To orient train running charges to the market, a method for processing track maintenance and renewal costs is proposed whereby the quality of the service provided by an infrastructure is measured according to its utility to the railway undertaking. To achieve transparency, a single indicator is used for cost planning and the subsequent levying of costs on railway undertakings. The paper includes an example of how proposed train running charges would be calculated according to data from 14 European countries. The example shows that short-distance trains generate the lowest maintenance and renewal costs, followed by long-distance trains and freight trains.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2014.897127

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