TPL P9- Uppkomm 2 – Mixed rail market dynamics

Researchers: Félix Vautard (PhD student), Oskar Fröidh (Project manager), Chengxi Liu (VTI), Jan-Eric Nilsson (VTI)

Source of Funding: Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration)

In Uppkomm stage 2, the aim is to analyse the market effects of competition on the tracks on mixed markets,
i.e. passenger rail services with procured and commercial supplies on the same route which is wholly or partly
interchangeable for travellers. Therefore, our research questions for the doctoral project are:

1. What are the underlying drivers of rail operators’ behaviours to design their supply in mixed rail markets?
2. How can Public Transport Authorities (PTA) design the procured rail services to maximize the welfare given that competition on the tracks is a prerequisite?
3. How can an infrastructure manager (e.g. Trafikverket) improve the capacity allocation (essentially its timetable planning) on a mixed market to maximize the welfare?

The project will result a doctoral thesis. Uppkomm 2 is further based on the model that were produced in
Uppkomm 1 and is expected to generate knowledge to increase the socio-economic benefits (welfare) of passenger traffic on the railways for several parties in the rail sector.