Working Papers, Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)
No 2006:4:
Noise Charges in Railway Infrastructure: A Pricing Schedule Based on the Marginal Cost Principle
Henrik Andersson ()
and Mikael Ögren ()
Abstract: 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 EUR/km for commuter, high-speed and freight trains,
respectively.
Keywords: Externalities; Marginal Cost; Noise; Railway; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: D62; Q51; R41; (follow links to similar papers)
22 pages, June 22, 2006
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Andersson, Henrik and Mikael Ögren, (2007), 'Noise Charges in Railway Infrastructure: A Pricing Schedule Based on the Marginal Cost Principle', Transport Policy, Vol. 14, No. 3, pages 204-213
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