ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET DEMAND FOR RAIL TRANSPORT PASSENGER SERVICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE OPTIMIZATION MEASURES
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATIONS (MTITC)
PERIOD:
09/2012 – 04/2013
INFRACARE AD TOGETHER WITH THE GERMAN PARTNER „TRANSCARE” GmbH CARRIED OUT DEPTH ANALYSIS AND OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET DEMAND FOR RAILWAY PASSENGER SERVICES OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA AND DEVELOP MEASURES FOR THEIR OPTIMIZATION.
THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT:
- PREPARING AN ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF PASSENGER RAILWAY SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.
- IDENTIFICATION OF COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PASSENGER SERVICES BY RAIL.
- DESIGN A DATABASE MODEL AND MONITORING PROCEDURES FOR THE PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES BY RAIL.
- DEVELOP PROPOSALS FOR OPTIMIZING THE COSTS OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES BY RAIL.
- MARKETING STRATEGY OF BDZ PASSENGER SERVICES EOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PASSENGER RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICES.
- ELABORATING MEASURES FOR OPTIMIZATION OF ACTIVITIES OF BDZ PASSENGER SERVICES EOOD, INCLUDING A PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF PUBLIC RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICES ON THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.
THE PROJECT IS CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE PRIORITY ASSIST “TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE” OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME “TRANSPORT” 2007-2013.