Traffic behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential consequences for passenger rail transport in the example of selected European countries

• Autorzy: Barczak Agnieszka , Kauf Sabina

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DOI

10.17402/604

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused vast changes in the functioning of societies and economies, including restrictions on the use of rail transportation. As a result, the number of passengers has declined, and despite the lifting of restrictions, it is still difficult to estimate when and if passenger rail traffic will return to its pre-pandemic state. Therefore, it seems important to consider the following: how the pandemic has affected the transportation behavior patterns of residents and, above all, what should be done to encourage passengers to use rail transportation more often, which is more environmentally friendly and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, it seems important to consider what the “new normal” in rail transportation should look like. This article analyzes the number of passengers traveling by rail in eight European countries. This work considers quarterly data for 2013‒2019, combined passenger forecasts for 2020‒2021, and annual forecasts of rail passenger traffic until 2025 built using data for 2012‒2021.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

combined forecasts; communication behavior; COVID-19 pandemic; forecast; passenger rail transport; future of rail transport

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: nr 78 (150)
• Strony: 22--34
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Barczak Agnieszka

• West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Marketing 31 Janickiego St., 71-270 Szczecin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-7183

autor

Kauf Sabina

• University of Opole, Institute of Management and Quality, Department of Logistics and Marketing 45 a Ozimska St., 45-058 Opole, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-4490

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).