Impact of market liberalization to the passengers transformation by railway in Lithuania

Abstract

An extensive set of national and international rules regulating passengers transportation by rail transport are acting in Lithuania. The impacts of the wide array of regulations have on the passengers transportation industry fall into three main categories: access to the market, competition, general operating conditions. European rail transport operations and market liberalization are covering 2001/12EC, 2001/13EB, 2001/14 directives. JS Lithuanian Railways are enforcing government undertakings and from the cargo transportation profit are covering more the 30 millions euro losses for the passengers transportation. Presently JS Lithuanian Railways can't disclaim cross financing whereas government is not prepared to implement public transport service.