Cost-effectiveness is a key to railway success in competition with aviation

Thalys high-speed train, source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia

A lot of passengers travelling between Paris and Amsterdam notice that a train ticket is sometimes more expensive than a flight. Kimmo Oostermeyer, an expert in infrastructure and operations at RebelGroup, explained that the price difference between the modes of transportation lies in their costs. According to him, the situation could be changed in favour of the railway industry. Kimmo Oostermeyer will tell more at the RailTech Europe conference in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Author: Mykola Zasiadko

Mykola Zasiadko was editor of online trade magazines RailTech.com and RailFreight.com.

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Cost-effectiveness is a key to railway success in competition with aviation

Thalys high-speed train, source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia

A lot of passengers travelling between Paris and Amsterdam notice that a train ticket is sometimes more expensive than a flight. Kimmo Oostermeyer, an expert in infrastructure and operations at RebelGroup, explained that the price difference between the modes of transportation lies in their costs. According to him, the situation could be changed in favour of the railway industry. Kimmo Oostermeyer will tell more at the RailTech Europe conference in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Author: Mykola Zasiadko

Mykola Zasiadko was editor of online trade magazines RailTech.com and RailFreight.com.

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