DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM APPROACH TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT TARIFF FORMATION

Nowadays the key problem of suburban passenger railway transport functioning in Russia is unprofitability, that testifies necessity of system revision, organization, management and financing of this transport type. Perfection of tariff formation of passenger traffic is effective instrument of optimization for public passenger transport financing. The existent methods analysis of tariff formation for public transport services is conducted in this paper. Nowadays these methods do not reflect interests of all market participants and also do not take into account all influencing factors. The necessity perfection of tariff formation approach is underlined. The new tariff regulation approach that includes three interfacing models (optimal model, transport model and sociological model) and interests of three market participants (authority, passengers and operators) is presented. The aims of all participants are defined. Interaction between optimal, transport and sociological models is described, and the process of its building is also characterized. On the basis of approach to tariff formation the economic-mathematical model is constructed. Approbation of model for optimization of suburban passenger transport tariff system in Perm Region is carried out. The received conclusions demonstrate that more effective tariff system decrease budgetary subsidies for suburban transport financings and increase railway company profitability. (C) 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk