High-Speed Rail: Public, Private or Both? Assessing the Prospects, Promise and Pitfalls of Public-Private Partnerships by Tony Dutzik and Jordan Schneider, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2011.
The railway line was built by the Chilean government under a peace treaty between Chile and Bolivia and inaugurated on 13 May 1913. It is the shortest line from the Pacific Coast to Bolivia. The Chilenean section of the railway line provides for an open access regime for cargo transport. In order to use the railway, line operators have to enter into a track access agreement with FCALP. The Basic Principles set out the key rights and obligations of the parties to such contracts.
This study examines the system of tariffs for the use of railway infrastructure that is needed to enable liberalization of the freight market in Mongolia. It analyzes international experience in rail sector reform and rail infrastructure tariffs.
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For more information on laws and regulations relating to cross-border railway traffic visit Cross-Border Traffic.
Trans-European Railway Interoperability Regulation (Transeuropäische-Eisenbahn-Interoperabilitätsverordnung - TEIV) (German).
For more information on laws and regulations relating to cross-border railway traffic visit Cross-Border Traffic.
Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the Interoperability of the Rail System within the Community (available in different European Union languages).
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Railways Act 1993 (as amended 2005) – This Act establishes the regulatory framework for licensing, access to railway infrastructure, access charges and capacity allocation.