A Critique of the Initiative for Public–Private Partnership in Passenger Train Operations.

Raghuram, G.; Gangwar, Rachna; Rastogi, Charu

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN PASSENGER TRAIN OPERATIONS As part of a slew of ongoing reforms, the Ministry of Railways (MoR), Government of India, decided to open up passenger train operations to the private sector in the PPP mode in 2020. Keywords: Public-Private Partnership; Railways; Passenger Train Service; Regulation; Infrastructure EN Public-Private Partnership Railways Passenger Train Service Regulation Infrastructure 7 20 14 04/04/23 20230101 NES 230101 Public-private partnership (PPP) in the provisioning of passenger train operations has gained significance in the past two decades in many countries across the world. FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN PASSENGER TRAIN OPERATIONS While the competition in the rail freight market is prevalent in many countries across the globe, the passenger rail market is dominated by state-owned railway operators. The IR would provide washing lines in its existing coaching depots for washing the trains at nominated terminals as per the schedule and stabling lines for placing trains when idle.

PASSENGER trains; PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; USER charges; PROJECT finance; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics)

Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 2023, Vol 48, Issue 1, p7

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