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Designing a survey of Long Distance Transportation by Busses and Coaches: The Swedish approach

Designing a survey of Long Distance Transportation by Busses and Coaches: The Swedish approach. Dimitrios Tsatsas Anette Myhr Swedish Institute for Transport and Communication Analysis. When does a “bus” become a “coach”?. How long is “long distance”?.

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Designing a survey of Long Distance Transportation by Busses and Coaches: The Swedish approach

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  1. Designing a survey of Long Distance Transportation by Busses and Coaches: The Swedish approach Dimitrios TsatsasAnette Myhr Swedish Institute for Transport and Communication Analysis

  2. When does a “bus” become a “coach”?

  3. How long is “long distance”?

  4. Definition of long distance in our survey 1572 Km • Long distance bus transportation is defined as a privately or county traffic principal run route by bus that crosses at least one county border and its final destination is a major dwelling in the destination county.

  5. Traffic rights in Sweden Local and intraregional (within a county): County traffic principal monopoly Interregional and International: Liberalized market (anyone with a license could run traffic) Counties

  6. Strictly regulated until 1999 in order to protect the state owned monopoly railways The deregulation resulted in an expansion of the number of lines as well as in the total number of passengers. The industry has now stabilized at a high level. The Swedish market historically

  7. Approximately 60 companies 4 of the companies account for 90% of the market 400 buses Turnover 500-600 Million SEK annually 2 million journeys a year Currently there is no coherent statistical information The Swedish market today

  8. Aim In the short term to build up a basis upon which continuous annual follow up can take place In the long run the survey should be augmented in order to provide necessary statistical information for various purposes Driving forces: SIKA and the industry association The survey

  9. Areas that will be covered The industry Supply Consumption Finance The survey

  10. Actors Private County traffic principals Identification of routes Transport equipment Number of buses Capacity Age Availability for disabled The industry

  11. Number of seat kilometres Supply

  12. Number of journeys Passenger transport performance Passenger kilometres Consumption

  13. Operating revenue Operating cost Finance

  14. Sent out 10 November Deadline for replies 30 November Final report January 2007 Timetable for the survey

  15. Establishment of fora for cross-border cooperation? Elaboration of common definitions? European standards? Common European survey? What comes next at the European level?

  16. Thank you for your attention! Questions & answers

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