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Transport Connectivity and Development of Russia’s Eastern Regions

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The article analyzes the internal and external connectivity of passenger transport systems in Russian regions with vast peripheral areas based on a case study of three key regions with average and low development levels—Krasnoyarsk krai, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), and Magadan oblast. These regions differ from each other by their position in the country’s transport system and are characterized by significant intraregional differences in the level and nature of transport connectivity. To solve this problem, the authors use an integrated methodology to analyze transport connectivity and isolation. This approach includes not only analysis of statistics on transport networks, frequency, time expenditures, and fares for all modes of passenger transport in regions, but also qualitative sociological methods: in-depth interviews with passengers and employees of transport terminals. Differences in the accessibility of the main regional settlements are determined, and transport areas differing from each other in terms of transport reliability are distinguished. The public transport systems of the studied regions are notable for the low regularity of connections, the absence of alternatives along many routes, occasional and insufficient reliability of transportation due to the pronounced seasonal nature, as well as the important role of implicit (shadow) transport services.

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  1. The set of indicators characterizing consumption of transport services by the end consumer (passenger).

  2. The reliability of a transport system entails its ability to provide transportation of passengers and goods with a certain average operating speed within a given territory [6].

  3. The authors considered berths in parlor and lounge cars, as well as third-class sleepers, the fare in which depends on season.

  4. A fixed fare for flight tickets independent of purchase date and season and is valid throughout the year. It was introduced in 2015 as a social campaign ensuring accessibility of Russian cities. It still exists on the following routes from Moscow and back: Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Khabarovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Magadan, Kaliningrad, and Simferopol.

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The study was carried out at the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, with the financial support of the Russian Geographic Society (24/2018/RGO-RFFI); the theoretical section was prepared as part of the state-ordered research theme of the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy Sciences (no. 0148-2019-0008).

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    A. S. Neretin, M. V. Zotova, A. I. Lomakina & S. A. Tarkhov

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Neretin, A.S., Zotova, M.V., Lomakina, A.I. et al. Transport Connectivity and Development of Russia’s Eastern Regions. Reg. Res. Russ. 10, 56–70 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079970520010086

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