Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track?
The railways of South East Europe and Turkey experienced significant declines in traffic volumes in 2009. This reflected the impact of the international financial crisis unleashed in the last quarter of 2008 and its contractionary impact on the eco...
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ACCOUNTING AIRPORT BAC BLOCK TRAINS BUS BUS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PLANNING CARS CEMENT CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL CONCRETE CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY RATIO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROSSING CROSSINGS CTC DEBT DIESEL DIRECTIVE ON RAILWAY SAFETY DRIVER LICENSES DRIVERS ECONOMIC COOPERATION EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EIB ELECTRONIC DATA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTERNALITIES FARE DISCOUNTS FARE EVASION FARES FINANCE MINISTRIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL STABILITY FREIGHT FREIGHT CUSTOMERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT OPERATOR FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRAINS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GRADIENTS GRAVEL GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HIGH SPEED RAIL HOLDING COMPANIES INCOME INCOME STATEMENTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LICENSE LOCOMOTIVE LOCOMOTIVES LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODAL SHARE MODES OF TRANSPORT MONIES NATIONAL RAILWAY NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER RIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER STATIONS PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGERS PEER REVIEW PHOTO POLICE POLLUTION PORTS PPP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTIVITY PSO PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION PUBLIC WORKS RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION RAIL RAIL ASSETS RAIL COMPANIES RAIL COMPANY RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL DIRECTIVES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL FREIGHT NETWORK RAIL FREIGHT OPERATORS RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS RAIL MARKET RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL NETWORKS RAIL OPERATOR RAIL OPERATORS RAIL PACKAGE RAIL PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL SAFETY RAIL SECTOR RAIL SECTORS RAIL SERVICE RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRAFFIC DENSITY RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY ACTIVITIES RAILWAY AGENCY RAILWAY AREA RAILWAY AUTHORITY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY COMPANY RAILWAY INDUSTRY RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RAILWAY MANAGEMENT RAILWAY MARKET RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY OPERATIONS RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY REFORM RAILWAY REFORMS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAY TRACK RAILWAY TRANSPORT RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS RAILWAYS RAILWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL RAIL SERVICES REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RFID ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAND SERVICE CONTRACT SERVICE CONTRACTS SPEED SPEEDS STANDARD CONTRACT STEEL STRUCTURES SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES TAX TECHNICAL COOPERATION TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TIMBER TRACK TRACKS TRADE FLOWS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFIC UNITS TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAIN DRIVERS TRAIN LENGTH TRAIN OPERATORS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRUCKS VEHICLES WAGONS |
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ACCOUNTING AIRPORT BAC BLOCK TRAINS BUS BUS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PLANNING CARS CEMENT CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL CONCRETE CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY RATIO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROSSING CROSSINGS CTC DEBT DIESEL DIRECTIVE ON RAILWAY SAFETY DRIVER LICENSES DRIVERS ECONOMIC COOPERATION EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EIB ELECTRONIC DATA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTERNALITIES FARE DISCOUNTS FARE EVASION FARES FINANCE MINISTRIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL STABILITY FREIGHT FREIGHT CUSTOMERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT OPERATOR FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRAINS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GRADIENTS GRAVEL GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HIGH SPEED RAIL HOLDING COMPANIES INCOME INCOME STATEMENTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LICENSE LOCOMOTIVE LOCOMOTIVES LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODAL SHARE MODES OF TRANSPORT MONIES NATIONAL RAILWAY NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER RIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER STATIONS PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGERS PEER REVIEW PHOTO POLICE POLLUTION PORTS PPP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTIVITY PSO PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION PUBLIC WORKS RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION RAIL RAIL ASSETS RAIL COMPANIES RAIL COMPANY RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL DIRECTIVES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL FREIGHT NETWORK RAIL FREIGHT OPERATORS RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS RAIL MARKET RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL NETWORKS RAIL OPERATOR RAIL OPERATORS RAIL PACKAGE RAIL PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL SAFETY RAIL SECTOR RAIL SECTORS RAIL SERVICE RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRAFFIC DENSITY RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY ACTIVITIES RAILWAY AGENCY RAILWAY AREA RAILWAY AUTHORITY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY COMPANY RAILWAY INDUSTRY RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RAILWAY MANAGEMENT RAILWAY MARKET RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY OPERATIONS RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY REFORM RAILWAY REFORMS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAY TRACK RAILWAY TRANSPORT RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS RAILWAYS RAILWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL RAIL SERVICES REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RFID ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAND SERVICE CONTRACT SERVICE CONTRACTS SPEED SPEEDS STANDARD CONTRACT STEEL STRUCTURES SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES TAX TECHNICAL COOPERATION TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TIMBER TRACK TRACKS TRADE FLOWS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFIC UNITS TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAIN DRIVERS TRAIN LENGTH TRAIN OPERATORS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRUCKS VEHICLES WAGONS Monsalve, Carolina Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
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Europe and Central Asia Southeastern Europe Turkey |
| description |
The railways of South East Europe and
Turkey experienced significant declines in traffic volumes
in 2009. This reflected the impact of the international
financial crisis unleashed in the last quarter of 2008 and
its contractionary impact on the economies of the region and
elsewhere. Lower traffic volumes translated in most cases
into a serious deterioration of the financial performance of
the state-owned railways. This brought home the costs of
failing to implement essential reforms to improve the
operational and financial performance of the sector when the
economy was strong. In Romania in 2010, large-scale layoffs
were announced at short notice for the state rail companies.
The situation is similar for the Bulgarian state rail
incumbents; they face an acute liquidity crisis, and will
require additional state aid merely to keep running. The
lesson of these events is clear: it is unwise to delay
implementing state railway sector reforms during good
economic times, because the consequences can be too severe
if a financial downturn occurs before those reforms have
been taken and properly implemented. This report begins by
assessing implementation of the European Union (EU) legal
and institutional framework and the state of institutional
reform in South East Europe and Turkey. It then turns to a
comparative assessment of the operational and financial
performance of the rail sector in each of the 10 countries
over 2005-2009, comparing the report countries with the
EU-27 benchmark and three EU countries, Germany, Poland, and
Slovenia. The report then moves on to the issue of rail
corridor performance, with a specific focus on improving the
institutional and regulatory environment at border-crossing
points, before offering some conclusions. The first annex
focuses on the performance of the incumbent state-owned
railways of South East Europe and Turkey in much greater detail. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study |
| author |
Monsalve, Carolina |
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Monsalve, Carolina |
| author_sort |
Monsalve, Carolina |
| title |
Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
| title_short |
Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
| title_full |
Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
| title_fullStr |
Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? |
| title_sort |
railway reform in south east europe and turkey : on the right track? |
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World Bank |
| publishDate |
2012 |
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okr-10986-27532021-04-23T14:02:04Z Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey : On the Right Track? Monsalve, Carolina ACCOUNTING AIRPORT BAC BLOCK TRAINS BUS BUS SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL PLANNING CARS CEMENT CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL CONCRETE CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY RATIO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROSSING CROSSINGS CTC DEBT DIESEL DIRECTIVE ON RAILWAY SAFETY DRIVER LICENSES DRIVERS ECONOMIC COOPERATION EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EIB ELECTRONIC DATA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTERNALITIES FARE DISCOUNTS FARE EVASION FARES FINANCE MINISTRIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL STABILITY FREIGHT FREIGHT CUSTOMERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT OPERATOR FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRAINS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GRADIENTS GRAVEL GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HIGH SPEED RAIL HOLDING COMPANIES INCOME INCOME STATEMENTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LICENSE LOCOMOTIVE LOCOMOTIVES LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODAL SHARE MODES OF TRANSPORT MONIES NATIONAL RAILWAY NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER RIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER STATIONS PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGERS PEER REVIEW PHOTO POLICE POLLUTION PORTS PPP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTIVITY PSO PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION PUBLIC WORKS RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION RAIL RAIL ASSETS RAIL COMPANIES RAIL COMPANY RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL DIRECTIVES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT MARKET RAIL FREIGHT NETWORK RAIL FREIGHT OPERATORS RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS RAIL MARKET RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL NETWORKS RAIL OPERATOR RAIL OPERATORS RAIL PACKAGE RAIL PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL SAFETY RAIL SECTOR RAIL SECTORS RAIL SERVICE RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRAFFIC DENSITY RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY ACTIVITIES RAILWAY AGENCY RAILWAY AREA RAILWAY AUTHORITY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY COMPANY RAILWAY INDUSTRY RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RAILWAY MANAGEMENT RAILWAY MARKET RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY OPERATIONS RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY REFORM RAILWAY REFORMS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAY TRACK RAILWAY TRANSPORT RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS RAILWAYS RAILWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL RAIL SERVICES REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RFID ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAND SERVICE CONTRACT SERVICE CONTRACTS SPEED SPEEDS STANDARD CONTRACT STEEL STRUCTURES SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES TAX TECHNICAL COOPERATION TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TIMBER TRACK TRACKS TRADE FLOWS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFIC UNITS TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAIN DRIVERS TRAIN LENGTH TRAIN OPERATORS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRUCKS VEHICLES WAGONS The railways of South East Europe and Turkey experienced significant declines in traffic volumes in 2009. This reflected the impact of the international financial crisis unleashed in the last quarter of 2008 and its contractionary impact on the economies of the region and elsewhere. Lower traffic volumes translated in most cases into a serious deterioration of the financial performance of the state-owned railways. This brought home the costs of failing to implement essential reforms to improve the operational and financial performance of the sector when the economy was strong. In Romania in 2010, large-scale layoffs were announced at short notice for the state rail companies. The situation is similar for the Bulgarian state rail incumbents; they face an acute liquidity crisis, and will require additional state aid merely to keep running. The lesson of these events is clear: it is unwise to delay implementing state railway sector reforms during good economic times, because the consequences can be too severe if a financial downturn occurs before those reforms have been taken and properly implemented. This report begins by assessing implementation of the European Union (EU) legal and institutional framework and the state of institutional reform in South East Europe and Turkey. It then turns to a comparative assessment of the operational and financial performance of the rail sector in each of the 10 countries over 2005-2009, comparing the report countries with the EU-27 benchmark and three EU countries, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia. The report then moves on to the issue of rail corridor performance, with a specific focus on improving the institutional and regulatory environment at border-crossing points, before offering some conclusions. The first annex focuses on the performance of the incumbent state-owned railways of South East Europe and Turkey in much greater detail. 2012-03-19T10:12:42Z 2012-03-19T10:12:42Z 2011-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110519041442 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2753 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Europe and Central Asia Southeastern Europe Turkey |