Open Access, Vertical Separation and Infrastructure Charging Systems: Railroad and Railways

Dominique Bouf ()
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Dominique Bouf: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper addresses the question of open access for railways, comparing the new situation created by the current European reform and the present situation in the US, deriving from the deregulation. Open access in this paper is defined as the possibility to use some slots on rail infrastructure on a non discriminatory basis. Concerning railway, it is interesting to analyze why two market oriented areas (the US and the EU) exhibit so important differences. First, we address the question of open access, which is both desirable and problematic, given the specificity of railways economics. Then, we will consider the question of the link between open access and vertical separation, which lies behind the rationale of European reform. This had to be compared to the vertically integrated railways of the US. The third part will show how various infrastructure charging systems might favour or preclude open access. After a brief review of the theoretical principles, two systems will be analyzed the French one and the German one. We will conclude that different situations and different objectives might lead to different railways systems but this diversity might be problematic for EU.

Keywords: Charging systems; Railway infrastructure; Railroad infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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Published in Global Business & Economics Review - Anthology, 2002, pp. 310-321

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