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The Financial Performance of Non-Urban Passenger Rail Services

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dc.contributor.authorAmos, Paul
dc.contributor.authorBullock, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-26T21:11:26Z
dc.date.available2014-03-26T21:11:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.description.abstractThe paper has three parts. It first summarizes the main factors that influence the costs and fare box cost recovery of rail passenger services, with illustrations from a range of different countries in which the Bank is involved in rail passenger operations. Second, it provides a generalized passenger service costing model, including indicative sets of input unit costs representing different levels of efficiency: this model is used for illustrative purposes in this paper but the structure can be readily applied by transport planners and policy-makers, with use of local parameters, in developing and transition countries. Third, it illustrates the cost drivers of services and the sensitivity of costs to different market and operational drivers. This report also addresses the sensitivity of cost to changes in key scenario assumptions. This shows that operating costs are minimized (but revenue not necessarily maximized) when operating speed is around 80 km/h. Above that speed, above-rail unit costs gradually increase as continuing reductions in time-related costs, principally rolling stock capital cost, are progressively offset by increased fuel consumption and equipment maintenance. Infrastructure maintenance costs also increase significantly with speed because of the need for higher quality track.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/9117912/financial-performance-non-urban-passenger-rail-services
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17412
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17412
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTransport paper series;no. TP-14
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectACCOUNTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONING
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE MODES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE USE
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE SPEED
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectBUDGETARY SUPPORT
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARRIAGES
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCONCRETE
dc.subjectCOST ALLOCATION
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectCUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL FUEL
dc.subjectDIRECT COSTS
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectEARTHWORKS
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectEFFICIENT USE OF TRANSPORT RESOURCES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFARE EVASION
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT SERVICES
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAINS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectGRINDING
dc.subjectHAULAGE
dc.subjectHIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COST
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subjectLOAD FACTORS
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVES
dc.subjectLONG-DISTANCE
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMOTIVE POWER
dc.subjectMU
dc.subjectNATIONAL RAILWAY
dc.subjectNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectOVERHEAD
dc.subjectPASSENGER FARES
dc.subjectPASSENGER OCCUPANCY
dc.subjectPASSENGER RAIL
dc.subjectPASSENGER REVENUE
dc.subjectPASSENGER SERVICE
dc.subjectPASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAIN
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAINS
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPERIODIC MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT USE
dc.subjectPURCHASE PRICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectRAIL COSTS
dc.subjectRAIL FREIGHT
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAIL LINES
dc.subjectRAIL PASSENGER
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICES
dc.subjectRAIL TRACK
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY BUSINESS
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINE
dc.subjectRAILWAY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRAILWAY SERVICES
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRAILWAY TERMS
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL INTEREST RATE
dc.subjectRETURN ON CAPITAL
dc.subjectREVENUE PER PASSENGER
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectROUTINE MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSELLING
dc.subjectSLEEPERS
dc.subjectSPEEDS
dc.subjectSTATIONS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURES
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTERRAIN
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC UNITS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUME
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRAIN CONTROL
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PLANNERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRAVEL SPEED
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNDERPINNING
dc.subjectUNIT COSTS
dc.subjectURBAN PASSENGER
dc.subjectURBAN RAIL
dc.subjectVANS
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAGONS
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.titleThe Financial Performance of Non-Urban Passenger Rail Servicesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:29:32.019358Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/9117912/financial-performance-non-urban-passenger-rail-services
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid560091468134724210
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20080324074100
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9117912
okr.identifier.report43025
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okr.topicRailways Transport
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
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