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Geografický časopis - Geographical Journal

Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia The passenger railwa... more Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia The passenger railway transport system in Slovakia, during the last almost thirty years, has undergone many changes and it has faced many problems and new challenges. The change of the socioeconomic system, the splitting of Czechoslovakia, the process of accession to the EU and membership of Slovakia have influenced transport system in Slovakia. The main aim of this article is to identify main changes, problems and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia after 1989. Attention is paid to the changing position of railway transport in the transport of persons in Slovakia. Article is also focused on the changes of organisation of railway transport in Slovakia and its deregulation, liberalisation, and starting of competition in passenger railway transport with the example of comparison of the operation of the state and the private carriers. The specific governmental measure, a zero-fare public railway transport services for selected groups of passengers, has significantly influenced a passenger railway transport in Slovakia since 2014.

Przegląd Geograficzny

Increased daily mobility between Bratislava and its hinterland combines with mobility within the ... more Increased daily mobility between Bratislava and its hinterland combines with mobility within the city to put demands on the transport system. The massive increase in road transport, connected inter alia with the rapid development of suburbanisation based mainly on individual automobile transport, has caused many problems. This paper introduces some of those problems as manifested in Bratislava and its hinterland – from a geographical perspective – and outlines the way in which an unfavourable situation can be improved. The future of transport in Bratislava and its hinterland requires the creation of a multimodal transport system, which can effectively serve various transport requirements and ensure the mobility of inhabitants.

European Spatial Research and Policy

Transformation of the transport system in Slovakia after 1989 has influenced the pattern of publi... more Transformation of the transport system in Slovakia after 1989 has influenced the pattern of public transport. This article focuses on the analysis of public transport accessibility in district centres in Slovakia. The results show a decrease of connectivity in the network of direct bus and train connections and also a decrease in the number of direct connections between district centres in Slovakia in the period from 2003 to 2017. The main factors that have caused these changes include growing motorisation and individual automobile transport, zero-fare trains for selected categories of inhabitants since 2014, the construction of the motorway network, and the liberalisation of the public transport market.

Prace Komisji Geografii Komunikacji PTG

Narrow-gauge railways represent one of the most important chapters in history of railway transpor... more Narrow-gauge railways represent one of the most important chapters in history of railway transport in Slovakia. They had a significant position in the economic development of many regions in Slovakia mainly in the first part of the 20 th century. Forest or field railways successively lost their original function. Many of them were abandoned and disassembled, but in some cases they have found new function and they serve for the purposes of tourism. The aim of this article is to present existing narrow-gauge railways in Slovakia and analyse their use for purposes of tourism. Particular attention is devoted to the best examples of their functioning in Slovakia-the Čiernohronská Railway, the Kysuce-Orava Forest Railway and the Tatra Electric Railways.

Direct international transport connections are mostly established between main population centres... more Direct international transport connections are mostly established between main population centres and those of economic growth and indicate existence of various relationships (economic, political, and cultural). Numerous connections with many countries point to the strength of individual centres and to some extent, they refl ect their competitive position. This article is devoted to the analysis of the position of regional centres in Slovakia

The aim of this study is to point to the state of the railway network and the position of the rai... more The aim of this study is to point to the state of the railway network and the position of the railway transport in Slovakia; to assess the accessibility of the railway in terms of accessibility of the nearest railway station of passenger transport from the individual communes and to point to regional disparities in the matter. Regional disparities in railway accessibility were assessed based on the maximum distance from the commune to the nearest railway station and based on the mean weighted distance from the commune to the nearest railway station. The effect of closing the passenger transport on 15 regional tracks for the level of railway station accessibility was also assessed.

Europa XXI, 2010

This paper presents accessibility of selected boundary regions in Slovakia-Orava, and Humenné loc... more This paper presents accessibility of selected boundary regions in Slovakia-Orava, and Humenné located near the boundary with Poland, and region Humenné bordering also on Ukraine. The paper discusses effects of transport infrastructure and regional accessibility on the regional development and the role of different barriers in the development of transport infrastructure. Accessibility of selected regions has been studied from two different aspects: public transport accessibility and individual automobile transport accessibility and at three different spatial levels i.e. the accessibility of selected boundary regions from other countries, accessibility of regional centres (Dolný Kubín and Humenné) from other towns in Slovakia, and accessibility of individual municipalities in regions from regional centres.

Moravian Geographical Reports

The aim of this paper is to expose the possibilities of application of the district town accessib... more The aim of this paper is to expose the possibilities of application of the district town accessibility criterion to the assessment of the existing or preparation of a new territorial-administrative division on example of the Banská Bystrica region. Accessibility of district towns was assessed by using six simple indices of accessibility. Some existing district towns are characterised by pour accessibility level and therefore some changes were proposed with the purpose of its improving. These changes are classified into three groups: re-location of district town on the basis of the mean weighed distance, establishment of new districts in extensive poor accessibility zones (30 and more km from the district town) and changes of boundaries of the districts based in proximity of villages to the district towns, followed by the effect of the changes on the accessibility level. This study stresses the necessity to apply the accessibility criterion in any administrative-territorial reform.

Socio-economic and political transition of society since 1989 has brought many changes in its spa... more Socio-economic and political transition of society since 1989 has brought many changes in its spatial structure. One of the most important processes influencing the formation of spatial structure of society is commuting and we assume that the character of commuting to work has also changed. The aim of this paper is to identify main changes in commuting in Slovakia and their spatial aspects and also to explain some facts that caused these changes. Data about commuting to work were obtained from population censuses in 1991 (the beginning of the transition) and 2001. The most significant change is decrease of the number of commuters, which commuted to other commune, from 998 thousand in 1991 to 796 thousand in 2001. The main reasons of this decline were reduction of high employment in agriculture and transformation and in many cases also decays of large industrial companies, which led to the increased number of unemployed and decrease of the number of commuters. We can also see many ch...

Moravian Geographical Reports, 2015

Further tourism development in the Polish-Slovak borderland, as well as its overall economic deve... more Further tourism development in the Polish-Slovak borderland, as well as its overall economic development, depends on the construction of a motorway and expressway network. This paper analyses the impact of selected planned motorways and expressways (D1, A4, D3/S69, R1/R3/S7, and R4/S19) on the potential accessibility of the Polish-Slovak borderland with respect to the development of tourism. The most important investment project in Slovakia is the completion of the (started) D1 motorway. The R4/S19 and the R1/R3/S7 expressways and the D3 motorway/S69 expressway are expected to contribute to improved cross-border connections.

Geographia Polonica, 2015

The aim of this article is to examine the development of transport infrastructure (modernisation ... more The aim of this article is to examine the development of transport infrastructure (modernisation of railway tracks and development of the motorway and expressway network) and its possible effects on regional development in Slovakia. Accessible transport infrastructure (mainly the motorway network) has influenced many decisions concerning the location of industrial investments. The impact of transport infrastructure on the reduction of regional disparities in Slovakia is limited mainly due to the concentration of transport infrastructure investment in the more developed regions of Slovakia. Poorer regions in eastern Slovakia and the southern part of Central Slovakia are still affected by the unfavourable level of accessibility to the transport infrastructure that creates important conditions affecting their development.