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1.1. Is collective transport (in Estonia) Is collective transport (in Estonia) considered as a service of general considered as a service of general

interest? If yes, in which cases? interest? If yes, in which cases? • Year 2002 in all over Estonia people used public transport Year 2002 in all over Estonia people used public transport

procprocssimetlyimetly 247,8mln times and totally it was all together 247,8mln times and totally it was all together 2, 4 bil passengers – km. 2, 4 bil passengers – km. PassangerPassanger`̀ss u ussee mainly busses, mainly busses, trams and trolls (96%)trams and trolls (96%)

• 2004 people made 209, 4 millions trips. Outside town’s 2004 people made 209, 4 millions trips. Outside town’s and city’s people are using cars twice more than with and city’s people are using cars twice more than with public transport.public transport.

PublicPublic transport on Estonia transport on Estonia• 2/3 parts the public transport vehicles as 2/3 parts the public transport vehicles as

used transport equipment is bus, 30% are used transport equipment is bus, 30% are using electrical transport-trams and trolls, using electrical transport-trams and trolls, only 2% of passengers are using trains.only 2% of passengers are using trains.

• Public transport is used from full amount of Public transport is used from full amount of passenger’s transport 30%. It is double as passenger’s transport 30%. It is double as inin old Europe old Europe


Estonia is having several questions, what Estonia is having several questions, what must be solved in future: must be solved in future:

– Missing long-term public transports Missing long-term public transports visions on public republican and county visions on public republican and county leverlever

– In government lever Estonia is missing In government lever Estonia is missing structure, which should coordinate all structure, which should coordinate all system( lines, analysis, subsides)system( lines, analysis, subsides)


– Missing conditions lever, how to serve Missing conditions lever, how to serve publicitypublicity

– Commercial and supported lines are non Commercial and supported lines are non coordinatedcoordinated


2. What are the public authorities 2. What are the public authorities responsible for the organisation of responsible for the organisation of public transport at the different public transport at the different territorial levels (municipality, inter-territorial levels (municipality, inter-communal, district or county, region, communal, district or county, region, other ...)?other ...)?

The public authorities responsibility’s The public authorities responsibility’s are:are:

• coordinating public transport development and coordinating public transport development and working out development plansworking out development plans..


• Arrange research in public transport needs Arrange research in public transport needs amongst citizens amongst citizens

• Plans public transport line setPlans public transport line set

• Local authority arranges public transport Local authority arranges public transport infrastructures objects planning and infrastructures objects planning and building.building.

• Gives out activity licensesGives out activity licenses..

• Does deals with operators and arranges Does deals with operators and arranges competitions among operatorscompetitions among operators


County Government responsibilities are:County Government responsibilities are:• Transfers and co-ordinates public transport Transfers and co-ordinates public transport

development in the county; works out and development in the county; works out and imposes relevant developmental plans, which imposes relevant developmental plans, which are funded from state budget, from local are funded from state budget, from local government finances and enterprisers government finances and enterprisers finances.finances.

• Arranges researches to find out citizens needs Arranges researches to find out citizens needs for traffic lines in the county; according to for traffic lines in the county; according to researches rearranges local traffic line and researches rearranges local traffic line and traffic service.traffic service.


• Connects local traffic lines with state wide network, makes Connects local traffic lines with state wide network, makes the rules how to create and change traffic plans, taking the rules how to create and change traffic plans, taking account state wide traffic plans and local governments account state wide traffic plans and local governments suggestions.suggestions.

• Arranges infrastructure objects planning and building in the Arranges infrastructure objects planning and building in the county.county.

• Gives out activity licenses.Gives out activity licenses.

• Does deal public service agreements with haulers and Does deal public service agreements with haulers and arranges public contests to choose out public haulers on arranges public contests to choose out public haulers on local and public traffic lines.local and public traffic lines.

• TTo support public transport in the county, applies financial o support public transport in the county, applies financial assistance from state budget.assistance from state budget.


• Funds public haulage from state budget, Funds public haulage from state budget, from local government budget and from local government budget and enterprisers financesenterprisers finances..

• Works out recommendatory prices for Works out recommendatory prices for haulage.haulage.

• Guarantees tickets sales regulations and Guarantees tickets sales regulations and control.control.

• Arranges public transport supervision.Arranges public transport supervision.


Regional public transport centreRegional public transport centre::• Regional public transport centre is enterpriser Regional public transport centre is enterpriser

or nonprofits association established by local or nonprofits association established by local government or by state, where local government or by state, where local government and state have majority government and state have majority determination right.determination right.

• According to regional features, local According to regional features, local government and state can authorize regional government and state can authorize regional public transport centre to execute different public transport centre to execute different activitiesactivities


• Regional public transport centre's duty is Regional public transport centre's duty is to guarantee well organised traffic and to guarantee well organised traffic and deductions for county citizens. Regional deductions for county citizens. Regional public transport centre is not allowed to public transport centre is not allowed to act as hauler.act as hauler.


Ministry of economic affairs and Ministry of economic affairs and communication:communication:

• Works Works out and implementsout and implements state developmentstate development planplan and and its subprogramsits subprograms..

• Arranges state-wide public transport Arranges state-wide public transport researches.researches.

• Develops state-wide public transport network; Develops state-wide public transport network; establishes demands how to make, perform, establishes demands how to make, perform, change and approve traffic timetables.change and approve traffic timetables.


• Works out different norms for public Works out different norms for public transport: working methods, service norms transport: working methods, service norms etc.etc.

• Arranges supervisory on public service Arranges supervisory on public service contracts and administrative contracts, contracts and administrative contracts, which are contracted by the ministry itself.which are contracted by the ministry itself.


• 3. 3. What are the public transport What are the public transport operators at the different territorialoperators at the different territoriallevels?levels?

• Commercial enterprise Company, based on Commercial enterprise Company, based on private capital private capital

• In some places (Tallinn) – local authority In some places (Tallinn) – local authority owned company (tram, troll)owned company (tram, troll)


4. What kind of relation ties the 4. What kind of relation ties the operators to the public authorities? If operators to the public authorities? If there are contracts, are they contracts there are contracts, are they contracts for the whole network, or by line, or by for the whole network, or by line, or by groups of linesgroups of lines??

• Operators are having relations indentured on Operators are having relations indentured on contacts.contacts.

• Contracts are for network and also by line and also Contracts are for network and also by line and also by groups of line.by groups of line.


• 5.Does the public transport 5.Does the public transport service benefit from financing service benefit from financing from the public authorities? from the public authorities? What type of financement What type of financement (investment, exploitation, (investment, exploitation, both....)both....)


19961996 19971997 19981998 19991999 20002000 20012001 20022002 20032003

Financial Financial support for support for public public transportstransports

332,5332,5 385,1385,1 487,5487,5 660,6660,6 707,3707,3 746,746,44

740,740,99

729,729,55

from state from state budgetbudget

203,6203,6 188,9188,9 260,6260,6 391,7391,7 420420 407,407,44

429,429,22

433,433,33

Local Local authorities authorities budgetbudget

128,9128,9 196,2196,2 226,9226,9 268,9268,9 287,3287,3 339,339,00

311,311,77

296,296,22


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