Route-level profitability zones in railway passenger transport

Eshboyev , Ulugbek

Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт · 2026-yil

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The study examines how aggregate network-level losses in railway passenger transport can conceal substantialheterogeneity in route-level profitability. The research aims to classify individual routes and train types into break-evenzones using two threshold coefficients: one based solely on the carrier’s managed costs and the other incorporating bothmanaged costs and contractual infrastructure charges. The analysis demonstrates that route-level classification, ratherthan network-wide averages, provides a more appropriate basis for tariff and investment decisions. Revenue and costindicators were calculated for seven long-distance routes and four train types using 2023 traffic data and 2025 cost andtariff conditions. The results indicate that four of the seven routes generate revenues exceeding full costs and thereforefall within the commercial zone. In contrast, three routes generate revenues several times higher than managed costs butremain below the full-cost threshold, placing them in the potential-commercial zone. This outcome is primarily associatedwith route length and the predominance of the lowest fare class rather than cost inefficiency. A comparison across traintypes reveals that revenue per passenger ranges from near zero for suburban electric services to 201 thousand UZS forconventional long-distance trains. These findings confirm that tariff structure, rather than unit cost, is the principal factorunderlying internal cross-subsidization within the railway passenger transport network

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MualliflarEshboyev , Ulugbek
JurnalМуҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт
NashriyotПлеханов номидаги Россия иқтисодиёти университетининг Тошкент шаҳридаги филиали
ISSN3060-463X, 3060-463X
Nashr sanasi2026-09-05
Jild4
Betlar16-19
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaTexnika
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-09-08

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railway passenger transport, break-even analysis, route-level profitability, tariff differentiation, infrastructure charges, cross-subsidization

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APAEshboyev , Ulugbek (2026). ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT. Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт, 4, 16-19. https://muhandislik-iqtisodiyot.uz/index.php/journal/article/view/4193
GOST (OAK)Eshboyev , Ulugbek ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT // Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт. – 2026. – T. 4. – P. 16-19.
MLAEshboyev , Ulugbek. “ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT.” Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт, 4, 16-19, 2026. https://muhandislik-iqtisodiyot.uz/index.php/journal/article/view/4193
ChicagoEshboyev , Ulugbek. “ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT.” Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт, 4, 16-19 (2026). https://muhandislik-iqtisodiyot.uz/index.php/journal/article/view/4193
HarvardEshboyev , Ulugbek (2026) ‘ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT’, Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт, 4, 16-19. https://muhandislik-iqtisodiyot.uz/index.php/journal/article/view/4193
BibTeX
@article{eshboyevulugbek2026,
  title = {ROUTE-LEVEL PROFITABILITY ZONES IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT},
  author = {Eshboyev , Ulugbek},
  journal = {Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {4},
  pages = {16-19},
  url = {https://muhandislik-iqtisodiyot.uz/index.php/journal/article/view/4193}
}

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