PUBLIC TRANSPORT in latvia: structure and financing

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT in latvia structure and
financing

• ANNIJA NOVIKOVA
• Deputy Director of
• Road Transport Department
• Ministry of Transport

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Intercity route network
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Competent authorities

• Ministry of Transport
• Public Transport Board
• confirms regional route network and its
  amendments, decides on the opening of
  experimental routes (voyages) and after the end
  of experiment decides on closure or incorporation
  of regional route (voyage) in regional route
  network etc.
• Road Transport Administration
• acts on behalf of the state in organizing routes
  of regional inter-city importance and regionally
  local importance
• Municipalities of 9 republic cities
• organize public transportation services
  along routes of urban importance

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Legal framework of regular public
passenger transport

• EU Regulation (EC) Nr.1370/2007 on public
  passenger transport services by rail and by road
  
• Road Transport Law
• The Law on Public Transport Services
• Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia

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Transport of passengers is provided in

• Regional inter-city network
• in all country, mainly, from one administrative
  territory to another between planning regions and
  between cities by rail and by busses
• Regional local network
• in one planning region territory and the closer
  area of surrounding territories
• from January 2015 we started planning inter-city
  and local routes in a single regional network
• City network
• within 9 republic cities and nearest surroundings

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Compensations are paid for

• Costs for providing public transportation
  services, which exceeds revenues profit
  (defined by state)
• Costs related to the tariffs set by the competent
  authorities
• Costs for transportation of some categories of
  passengers with fare discount (disables, children
  under school age, etc.)
• Compensation for the loss of PT operator for the
  part of routes that are more than 30 of its
  lengths outside the city area

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Compensations from the state budget in 2015
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Compensations from the state budget year
2013.-2015., mio EUR
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Compensations from the state budget by modes
of transport
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Passengers carried by regular public transport
in Latvia 2012.-2014., thsds
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Current situation

• Regional route network which consists of
• Carriage by rail of inter-city significance (10
  routes, 350 voyages, 19 420 th. passengers per
  year),
• Carriage by bus of inter-city significance (219
  routes, 1500 voyages, 12 000 th. passengers per
  year),
• Carriage by bus of local significance (876
  routes, 5800 voyages, 21 000 th. passengers per
  year) .
• Public transport of republic cities
• Separately exist
• Carriage of school children
• Carriage for own account performed by
  municipalities

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Tasks for establishing single route network

• Reviewing of parallel train routes
• Reviewing of regional bus routes by evaluating
  their necessity and effectivity
• Establishing uniform tariff system in country
  with transitional period of approximately 3
  years
• At this moment, there are 25 different tariffs
• At this moment, the minimum fare is from 0.20 EUR

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Carriage in regional routes
Type of carriage Routes Voyages Mln. km per year Contracts of carriage
Inter-city carriage by rail 11 354 5,615 (train-km) 2
Inter-city carriage by buses 219 1499 41,724 21
Carriage by buses of local significance 882 5958 36,875 48
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Projects implemented with financing from EU
funds

• In the programming period 2007-2013 five projects
  were implemented
• 1. Modernisation of Riga suburban passenger
  railway system and renovation of diesel train
  rolling stock
• Project foresees to procure 34 electric multiple
  units and 7 diesel multiple units to replace the
  current rolling stock which is coming to the end
  of its exploitation.
• One of the projects central aims is to
  significantly increase the demand for rail
  passenger services. It is expected to improve the
  quality, accessibility, cost effectiveness and
  environmental sustainability of the public
  transport system in Latvia, particularly in the
  Riga agglomeration area.
• Total eligible project costs 204 900 001 EUR,
  from which 142 3999 99 is financed by Cohesion
  Fund

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Projects implemented with financing from EU
funds

• 2. DR1A series diesel wagon modernization
• The aim of the project is to rise the level of
  comfort and traffic safety for passengers carried
  by diesel wagons, to reduce the negative impact
  on environment, as well as to improve the
  efficiency of expluatation and maintenace of
  rolling stock.
• Total eligible project costs 15 295 872 EUR,
  from which 13 001 491 is financed by Cohesion
  Fund
• 3. Modernisation of rail passenger infrastructure
• The aim of the project is to promote the quality
  and efficiency of passenger carriages by rail in
  and outside Riga.
• Total eligible project costs 17 590 143 EUR
  which is completely financed by Cohesion Fund

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Projects implemented with financing from EU
funds

• 4. Renovation of Daugavpils city tramway
  transport infrastructure
• The project includes renovation of 6,2 km tramway
  line, renovation of 3 transformation substations,
  purchase of 12 new wagons
• Total eligible project costs 14 171 130 EUR,
  from which 9 653 901 is financed by European
  Regional Development Fund
• 5. Construction of new tramway line and
  reconstruction of existing lines in
• Liepaja city
• The project includes construction of a new 1,7 km
  tramway line and reconstruction of 0,7 km of
  existing lines
• Total eligible project costs 14 785 997 EUR,
  from which 9 653 899 is financed by European
  Regional Development Fund

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