Keleivių vežimo geležinkeliais tobulinimas: ekonominiai aspektai

Historically, passenger transportation by railway plays a significant role in national economics; therefore, the development of railway transport is always aimed at high-quality assurance of public transport operations. Passenger railway transportation, especially by local, suburban route$t is traditionally viewed not only as a business junction, but also as a social government-supported one. For this reason, improvement of the management of expenses and incomes received from passenger transportation by railway aimed at passenger transportation efficiency as welt as integration in international transport system is a matter of particular importance. The value of the run time and costs is considered as one of the most important indicators of the economic and social efficiency of passenger transport. To evaluate and optimize this value, the article proposes a mathematical model of costs incurred by a passenger and carrier fir one train run, which evaluates the train length, traction and other components depending on (he change in the number of passengers on the route. Studies show that in this way, it is possible to reduce passenger losses at separate Lithuanian railway routes by 4 times and to obtain a positive result at passenger-occupied routes. Having performed analysis and established trends of their changes and needs for transport vehicles, it is expedient to supplement the fleet of rolling stock with quickly and easily transformable passenger vehicles, e.g., with comfortable modular trains. It is especially appropriate when the number of passengers is low and transportation distances are not long