European passenger rail services in transition. The fourth EU railway package brings changes and new challenges to passenger rail authorities

In December 2016, the European Parliament adopted the Fourth railway package by amending Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 by Regulation (EU) 2016/2338. This package aims at harmonizing the EU railway policies for improving the competitiveness and attractiveness of railways and for a further development of the single European railway area. The Fourth railway package will open domestic passenger railway markets in the EU’s member states, starting from the change of timetables in December 2020. Furthermore it introduces the awarding of public service contracts (PSC) for public passenger rail transport on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure as a general rule. The article describes the amendments of Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 by Regulation (EU) 2016/2338 and gives guidance to competent passenger rail authorities on the decisions to take for governing passenger rail services, the related tasks and their implications when it comes to organizing and awarding a public service contract (PSC). The amendment leaves no doubt that the European legislator considers the opening of the market as a means to achieve better services for the user and is eager to enhance quality, transparency, efficiency and performance of passenger rail services. At the same time, the amount of work linked with the introduction of competitive tendering is a considerable challenge for those authorities that so far have not yet competitively tendered their services.

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• Authors:
  • Sippel, L
  • Nolte, J
• Publication Date: 2017-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 8-10
• Serial:
  • Internationales Verkehrswesen
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: Special edition 1
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group GmbH
  • ISSN: 0020-9511

Subject/Index Terms

• ITRD Terms: 287: Attractiveness (transp); 137: Bid; 235: Competition; 139: Concession (award); 146: Contract; 8303: EU; 1565: EU directive; 236: Market; 1146: Passenger transport; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 137: Tender; 274: Transport operator
• Subject Areas: I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01660833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 21 2018 9:21AM