AUTHOR:
Magdalena Białobłocka
ABSTRACT:
The article analyzes the features and state of development of freight and passenger transportation by rail in the countries of the Visegrad Group. It is based on the confirmation of the fact that the countries of the region traditionally have a modal split in freight and passenger traffic between rail and road transport. The author recorded that the share of rail transport in the transportation of goods and passengers in the countries of the Visegrad Group is declining or remains stable, and the share of road transport is growing. Thus, the peculiarity of railway transport in the region is that it is gradually losing its popularity and share at the background of road transport, and this tendency has been observed for several decades, i.e. from the collapse of the regimes of “real socialism” up to today. In this context, it was argued that even despite variable attempts, the railway sector of the Visegrad Group countries is characterized by a severe recession primarily as a result of the collapse of the planned economy, resulting in a sharp decline in rail traffic.
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