Konkurence na trhu osobních železničních přepravců v ČR

The topic of this bachelor’s thesis is a description and analysis of competitive conditions on the Czech railway focusing on the comparison of two leading private traffic companies RegioJet and Leo Express. The aim of the thesis is to define and specify the process of liberalization on the railway by dint of analysis of available data and evaluating the benefits brought by the competitors for customers. The theoretical introduction explains fundamental aspects of rail transport, defines forms of competition, barriers of access to the market and regulation. Secondly, the thesis is focused on development and analysis of railway liberalization in the Czech Republic in the context of evolution of the European Union framework. In the final chapter, the impact of liberalization on the Czech railway is evaluated by means of comparison, especially on the fully competitive track between Prague and Ostrava. Finally, the performance pointers are examined and the customer’s view about benefits of competition is supported by evaluation of the questionnaire results.