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@article{1824519,
author = {Tomeš, Zdeněk and Fitzová, Hana and Pařil, Vilém and Rederer, Václav and Kordová, Zuzana and Kasa, Marek},
article_location = {Emsterdam},
article_number = {1},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.011},
keywords = {Fare discounts; free fares; public transport; railways; financial impacts},
language = {eng},
issn = {2213-624X},
journal = {Case Studies on Transport Policy},
title = {Fare Discounts and Free Fares in Long-distance Public Transport in Central Europe},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X22000116},
volume = {10},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1824519
AU - Tomeš, Zdeněk - Fitzová, Hana - Pařil, Vilém - Rederer, Václav - Kordová, Zuzana - Kasa, Marek
PY - 2022
TI - Fare Discounts and Free Fares in Long-distance Public Transport in Central Europe
JF - Case Studies on Transport Policy
VL - 10
IS - 1
SP - 507-517
EP - 507-517
PB - Elsevier
SN - 2213624X
KW - Fare discounts
KW - free fares
KW - public transport
KW - railways
KW - financial impacts
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X22000116
N2 - Free fare transport schemes have been increasingly used in different parts of the world. They are utilized not only to stimulate public transport market share, but also to promote transport equity and justice. The application of these policies has emerged recently in two countries in Central Europe. The authorities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic have introduced generous fare discount policies for long-distance transport. Slovakia has introduced 100% fare discounts for children, students, and pensioners for railways from November 2014. The Czech Republic has introduced 75% discounts for children, students, and pensioners for both trains and buses from September 2018. These schemes are unique in their wide coverage and their application to long-distance transport. These policies were motivated by the mix of social, transport, and political considerations, but the social goals dominated. The aim of this article is to review and analyse ridership and development of modal shares after these policies were introduced. The major results of the analysis are the following: The policies significantly increased ridership and the modal share of railways went up significantly. The mobility of the targeted groups was significantly affected and the share of young and elderly riders increased. However, the policies were costly and also had some undesirable side effects that could have been prevented by better policy design.
ER -
TOMEŠ, Zdeněk, Hana FITZOVÁ, Vilém PAŘIL, Václav REDERER, Zuzana KORDOVÁ and Marek KASA. Fare Discounts and Free Fares in Long-distance Public Transport in Central Europe. \textit{Case Studies on Transport Policy}. Emsterdam: Elsevier, 2022, vol.~10, No~1, p.~507-517. ISSN~2213-624X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.011.
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