Polish Regional and Long-Distance Railway Transport During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autorzy: Pomykała Agata

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.36137/1925E

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this article is to present the changes that took place on the market of passenger transport by rail in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Particular attention has been paid to the railway passenger transport in Poland. Two segments of this transport sector are presented: regional (represented by the POLREGIO company) and long-distance (represented by the PKP Intercity company). An analysis of the available data shows that irrespective of the segment, the year 2020 was characterized by significant reductions in terms of transport, which reached the lowest volumes in April and May, and the financial results of PKP Intercity were worse than in previous years; however, the share of POLREGIO in the market of passenger transport by rail increased. For the purpose of the article, literature and other available sources have been researched and analytical and synthetic methods have been applied. In addition to text, drawings are included.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

railways; regional railway transport; long-distance railway transport; COVID-19

PL

kolej; przewozy regionalne; przewozy dalekobieżne; COVID-19

• Wydawca: Instytut Kolejnictwa
• Czasopismo: Problemy Kolejnictwa
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Z. 192
• Strony: 185--193
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Pomykała Agata

• Railway Research Institute, Project Coordination and International Cooperation Unit

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