Ekonomická analýza rozvoje železniční dopravy v Libereckém kraji

The thesis focuses on the economic analysis of the development of rail transport in the Liberec region. The aim is to find out whether, in recent years, the Liberec region managed to streamline rail transport and in connection with this thus make it cheaper, to an amount which is smaller or at least equal to the contributions of the railway carriers dependent on inflation. A secondary aim is also to determine whether (and if so, to what extent) the share of the liberalization process (announcing tenders for the operation of passenger rail transport) occurring in this region contributed to this. The theoretical part describes the characteristics of the Liberec region, status and financial situation of the railway network LK (Liberecky Kraj), status and ownership of the rolling stock followed by a description of the companies in the LK operating of passenger rail transport. The practical part is focused on the analysis of public budgets in relation to rail transport, an analysis of data from companies operating rail services and also to analyze the impact of announcing tenders for various sections of the railway lines. The outcome of this work is to evaluate all these factors and the overall liberalization process in that region and its impact on the state of public budgets of the LK region. Also outlined is the future development of transport and also the view of the author of the work on the aforementioned issues. The analysis is based on data obtained from literature, internet resources and workers of the Liberec Regional Authority.