Does the incumbent have an advantage in open access passenger
rail competition? A case study on the Prague–Brno line

J 2019

Does the incumbent have an advantage in open access passenger rail competition? A case study on the Prague–Brno line

TOMEŠ, Zdeněk and Hana FITZOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Does the incumbent have an advantage in open access passenger rail competition? A case study on the Prague–Brno line

Authors

TOMEŠ, Zdeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Hana FITZOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management, the Netherlands, Elsevier, 2019, 2210-9706

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/19:00110556

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2019.100140

UT WoS

000501596000006

Keywords in English

Brno–prague line; consumer survey; the Czech Republic; open access competition; railway transport

Abstract

V originále

Open access passenger rail competition in the Czech Republic has developed substantially. From 2011, it has been in operation on the key Prague–Ostrava route. In 2016, open access competition was introduced to another important main line: Prague–Brno. There is substantial evidence regarding the macro impacts on the development of prices, ridership, and market shares. There has been less investigation, however, of the micro impacts of open access entries on the perceptions and behaviour of rail users. In order to explore these effects, we utilized data from a consumer survey organized in November 2017 to analyse travel behaviour. The results show that the customers highly valued the newcomer's services, but they often used the incumbent's services due to its denser timetable. The vast majority of travellers agreed that open access competition has very significantly changed the level of services on this line. The main changes were price decreases and quality increases, especially for the incumbent's trains. The results indicated that the incumbent's services were used more often by older people, people holding loyalty cards, and people on business trips. The results surprisingly indicate that customers seem to have a preference for the newcomer and not for the incumbent.

Links

CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008430, interní kód MU
(CEP code: EF16_026/0008430)

Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace (Acronym: NOVÁ MOBILITA)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research

EF16_026/0008430, research and development project

Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace

Citovat

TOMEŠ, Zdeněk and Hana FITZOVÁ. Does the incumbent have an advantage in open access passenger rail competition? A case study on the Prague–Brno line. Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management. the Netherlands: Elsevier, 2019, vol. 12, December, p. nestránkováno, 11 pp. ISSN 2210-9706. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2019.100140.

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TOMEŠ, Zdeněk and Hana FITZOVÁ. Does the incumbent have an advantage in open access passenger rail competition? A case study on the Prague–Brno line. \textit{Journal of Rail Transport Planning \&{} Management}. the Netherlands: Elsevier, 2019, vol.~12, December, p.~nestránkováno, 11 pp. ISSN~2210-9706. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2019.100140.

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