Are railways really that bad? An evaluation of rail systems performance in Europe with a focus on passenger rail |
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| Institution: | 1. NewRail Newcastle Centre for Railway Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom;2. St Aidan’s Catholic Academy, Willowbank Road, Ashbrooke, Sunderland SR2 7HJ, United Kingdom;1. Mathematical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Žitná 25, 115 67 Praha 1, Czech Republic;2. Mathematics Institute, Zeeman Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom;3. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Praha 2, Czech Republic;1. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, 103-421 James Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 2V6, Canada;2. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Thunder Bay District Office, 435 James Street South, Suite B001, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6S7, Canada;3. Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada;1. Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 127, H-1364 Budapest, Hungary;2. Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Analysis, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary;1. Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy;2. Freelance Transport Engineer, Lugano, Switzerland;3. Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Italy;1. NEC Laboratories Europe, Kurfürsten-Anlage 36, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany;2. Delft University of Technology, Postbus 5, 2600 AA Delft, The Netherlands;1. State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China;2. School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China;3. Lanzhou Bureau of China Railways, Lanzhou 730000, China;4. Beijing E-Hualu Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100043, China |
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| Abstract: | With a large number of railway development projects in Europe and worldwide, which once completed will be serving rail passengers of the future, this paper aims to take a step back and evaluate current railway systems performance. The objectives are to compare statistical data on various passenger-related parameters of the railway system in a number of selected European countries and draw conclusions on the level of their performance when compared to the European average.Analyses of publically available statistical data, extracted from the Eurostat service at a European level will allow for a comparison of various indicators which influence the performance of the railway systems from an infrastructure and operational perspectives. The analyses will also allow identifying key performance indicators for the accurate assessment of the rail systems.The paper will highlight case studies for various parameters which are important to stakeholders of the railways, including infrastructure managers, rail operators, policy makers and the end users. This knowledge will be to the benefit of today’s railway industry as well as the rail systems of the future, as it will show trends drew upon existing data which might continue in the future. |
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| Keywords: | Rail and logistics Evaluation Statistical analysis European rail systems |
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