Criterion for a fares policy and fares index for bus transport in Sri Lanka

Kumarage, Amal S.

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“…In comparison, railway fares per kilometre for third-class tickets are very low compared with public bus transport, even though first-class ticket prices do not differ significantly across the two modes. According to [23], most problems in the public transport sector in Sri Lanka are attributable to the absence of a fare policy. The study [23] set out criteria for a fares policy based on costs, quality of service, and subsidy payment if warranted.…”

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“…Freight transport switched to lorries, and passenger transport by buses became more common; this was parallel to post-Independence developments in road transportation networks and facilities. According to Kumarage [2], "the lack of administrative flexibility provided to a government department has been cited as the reason for the inability to implement changes required for the railway to be translated to a commercially viable institution." As a result, railways no longer commanded a monopoly over freight transportation, freight revenue continuously decreased, and the gap between revenue and expenditure expanded.…”

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Impact of controlling railway fares on the financial shortfall of Sri Lanka railways (SLR)

Danthanarayana

Dunusinghe

2023

J. S. Asian Logistics Transport

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Although envisaged as the means of delivering an attractive and efficient mode of public transport, Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has incurred a financial shortfall since the mid-1900s. To overcome this financial shortfall SLR, a government department needs to adopt strategies that enhance its total revenue or reduce recurrent expenditure. Passenger revenue and freight revenue are major components of the total revenue of SLR. These are determined by fares and the volume of passenger and freight transport. This study examines the impact of government controls on railway fares on the financial shortfall of SLR. To do this, it analyses the effects of the railway passenger and freight revenue components of the financial statements from 1977 to 2018. An in-depth descriptive and graphical analysis is performed using secondary data to find the impact of these variables. The study ascertains that the long-term financial shortfall of SLR is attributable to two factors: SLR charges relatively low passenger fares charged by SLR compared with public bus transport, and it does not revise its fares in line with changes in the bus. This study recommends that decisionmakers and planners formulate a railway fare policy that is revised in line with bus fares and adopt measures to enhance the quality and level of service delivered by SLR.

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Impact of controlling railway fares on the financial shortfall of Sri Lanka railways (SLR)

Danthanarayana

Dunusinghe

2023

J. S. Asian Logistics Transport

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“…It was revealed that 74% of three wheeler operators are registered at a given three-wheeler park having an informal unionized operation, while the rest park their vehicles at different locations and are not among unionized three wheelers (Kumarage, Bandara, & Munasinghe, 2010). Kumarage (2002) stated that the lack of a fares policy has been a primary factor curbing the development of the bus industry in Sri Lanka. Paratransit and public bus service are competing to grab people in some suburban routes.…”

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A methodology for a pricing regime for three-wheeler taxi services

Bandara

Kevitiyagala

Alwis

2018

Sri Lanka Jnl Econ. Res.

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The alarming growth of the informal transport sector in Sri Lanka during the past decade has given rise to the need to develop a regulatory framework to ensure the protection of both consumers' and service providers' rights, alongside those of the society at large. This study focuses on existing socio-economic features and the operational characteristics of three-wheeler taxi services, takes note of regulatory requirements, and devises a methodology for developing a fare index for three-wheeler transport services with the objective of developing a regulatory framework. At present, there are over one million three-wheelers in operation; a number which increases daily due to the attractiveness of income generated and the minimum prevalence of barriers to enter the industry. These findings are based on a survey conducted with the participation of 342 three-wheeler drivers from Colombo District. The analysis results show that fare setting, fare meters, regulation, standardization, and inspections, service time and operating hours, registration, identification, certification from relevant authorities (Provincial/Municipal council, any governing bodies), age and minimum level of experience, police recommendation, regulations for allocation vehicles to parks and related barriers are the factors relevant to the development of a regulatory framework for informal transport operations. Further, the paper also presents a price index based on cost-plus pricing method that may be used in a future regulatory mechanism.

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“…The public transportation sector in Sri Lanka suffers from many deficiencies due to the lack of effective and consistent policy to guide the sector (Kumarage, 2002). According to Sevanatha Urban Resource Center in Sri Lanka (2002), a majority of the respondents in the city of Colombo spend more time for their travel than normally expected to reach their destinations and they are facing problem while travelling which result in delaying their journeys and then loss of time and money.…”

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Appraising the Strongly Associated Impacts to Choose the Mode of Public Transport: A Case Study of Colombo Metropolitan Area in Sri Lanka

Madhuwanthi¹,

Marasinghe²,

Nomura³

2016

IJTTE

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This study examines a model to evaluate the probability of choosing the mode of public transport with finding most significant aspects related to the characteristic of the journey, characteristic of the traveler and the personal behavior of the traveler. The study area was focused on eleven Divisional Secretariat Divisions of the Colombo Metropolitan Area in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. This area has the most economically advanced functions as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The current transportation sector in the focusing area has impact of increasing vehicle ownership and serious inadequacies in the road network such as traffic congestions, shortfall of road capacity and low speed level on road. Hence this study attempts to encourage people for the public transport by focusing about their perception related to the mode choice as a solution for the above issues. The results showed that "Number of Earning Members", "Vehicle Ownership", "Education", "Age", "Gender", "Occupation", "Trip Distance.", "Trip Time", "Total Cost" and "Safety" of the mode were the most significant factors for affecting to choose the public transport. The obtained logistic model with the significant variables had the 78.4% of accuracy for the prediction of probability in using public transport.

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Criterion for a fares policy and fares index for bus transport in Sri Lanka

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Impact of controlling railway fares on the financial shortfall of Sri Lanka railways (SLR)

Impact of controlling railway fares on the financial shortfall of Sri Lanka railways (SLR)

A methodology for a pricing regime for three-wheeler taxi services

Appraising the Strongly Associated Impacts to Choose the Mode of Public Transport: A Case Study of Colombo Metropolitan Area in Sri Lanka

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