Methodological approaches to defining railways infrastructure charges

Authors

  • T. N. Blyzniuk Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15802/pte.v0i6.23039

Keywords:

pricing, infrastructure, costs, natural monopoly, tariff

Abstract

Introduction: One of the priority directions of development of railway sector is the right choice of pricing policy of the company for the purpose of maximizing profits and the social welfare improving. The improvement of rail pricing is provided be «State program of reforming the railway transport for 2010-2019». Objective: Due to the organizational and the structural changes in rail transport it is essential to ensure transparency in pricing, non-discriminatory access to infrastructure, the creation of a level playing field for participants of the operational process. In accordance with the task we need to identify weaknesses in the existing tariff system and suggest ways to correct them. Results: There were characterized and analyzed the existing pricing methods, revealed their advantages and disadvantages, offered possible ways of their liquidation. Conclusions: The analysis revealed that the current pricing approach does not correspond to the points of the reform program and is subject to further improvement.

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No. 6 (2013)

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