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Searching for a path out of distance fares

A review of historical passenger railway pricing and an agent-based simulation study on possible fare amendments

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Authors:
  1. Norman Kellermann

    1. ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, Wien, Austria

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  • Gives an insight into the history of fare policy in the European passenger railway industry
  • Uses an interdisciplinary approach
  • The book is aimed at researchers as well as practitioners

Part of the book series: Edition KWV (EKWV)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 1-3

  3. Theoretical background and literature review

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 5-36

  4. Establishing the research framework

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 37-41

  5. The path of railway tariffing

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 43-88

  6. Searching for more efficient railway prices

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 89-162

  7. Discussion

    • Norman Kellermann
    Pages 163-168

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 169-261
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About this book



This work reconstructs the history of fare policy in the European passenger railway industry and integrates behavioural pricing theory into an agent-based simulation model for railway revenue management. 


The model is employed to conduct artificial experiments on fare innovations. It represents supply and demand on a transport market including car traffic and is calibrated with empirical data of an incumbent European railway. The model uses a combination of marketing concepts, dynamics in time and social interaction of consumers to analyse revenue effects of different pricing options.


This book provides insights for readers interested in the commercial aspects of transportation history. Furthermore, it is directed at researchers interested in pricing theory and the simulation method. It is also a rich source of information for practitioners in the revenue management branches of transport enterprises.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, Wien, Austria

    Norman Kellermann

About the author

The author studied business administration in Berlin and Budapest. After starting as a management trainee at Deutsche Bahn AG, he worked in corporate development in the area of passenger transportation strategy and earned his doctorate in the graduate school “Research on organisational paths” in Berlin. He then returned to Deutsche Bahn as a key account manager for sales in regional transport. Since 2016 he has been active in the long-distance transport sector of the Austrian Federal Railways.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Searching for a path out of distance fares

  • Book Subtitle: A review of historical passenger railway pricing and an agent-based simulation study on possible fare amendments

  • Authors: Norman Kellermann

  • Series Title: Edition KWV

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23112-5

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-23111-8Published: 05 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-23112-5Published: 29 August 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2946-0301

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-031X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 261

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, Köln, 2014

  • Topics: Sales/Distribution

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