Noise charges in railway infrastructure : a pricing schedule based on the marginal cost principle

• In order to mitigate the negative effects of transportation and to achieve a competitive transport sector, infrastructure charges in the European Union shall be based on short-run marginal costs. This paper shows that railway-noise charges can be estimated using already obtained knowledge of monetary and acoustical noise evaluation. Most European countries have standardised calculation methods for total noise level, which can be used to estimate the marginal acoustical effect. Based on a Swedish case study (with a relatively high number of exposed individuals), railway-noise charges are estimated at 0.026, 0.099 and 0.89 e/km for commuter, high-speed and freight trains, respectively.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Noise

Noise control

Cost

Tariff

Estimation

Value analysis

Social cost

Mathematical model

Rail bound transport

J13 Railway: Economics

J13 Railway: Economics

J11 Railway: Environment

J11 Railway: Environment

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

rap (subject category)