Changes in the Passenger Sector in the COVID-19 Era

Abstract

The article presents the changes that took place on the rail passenger transport market in 2020 – the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, with particular emphasis on rail passenger transport in Poland. The considerations concern passenger transport segments represented by: PKP Intercity – a long-distance operator, SKM Warszawa, working as a agglomeration operator. The analysis of the available data shows that: regardless of the market segment, the year 2020 for railway companies was characterized by significant declines in the volume of transports which reached the lowest level in March and April. Those changes were correlated with the level of restrictions on the people’s movement. While preparing the article, the data and available sources were used and the methods of analysis and synthesis in addition. The results are presented in tabular form and the text is enriched with graphs.