Substitute bus transport task and definition

Abstract

Abstract The definition of the term of substitute bus transport is anchored in the legislation of each EU Member State differently. This paper is focused on the analysis of the concept of alternative bus transport in terms of legal acts in the Slovak Republic. A substitute bus service is in practice a public bus service that is operated instead of a temporary interrupted rail service. On each bus, “substitute bus service” must be labelled along with the name of the operator. Buses are always waiting at a station building, but if it is not appropriate to approach a railway stop, the buses stop at a place predetermined on the carrier’s notice boards announcing the introduction of the substitute transport. The concept of alternative bus transport is governed by the different legislation of each EU Member State in different widths. The deficiencies in the precise definition of substitute bus transport make it possible for rail operators to provide bus services even in those cases where rail transport is not interrupted. Based on an analysis of the legal regulation of the substitution bus service, this term will be redefined.