Ways to increase the transport mobility of the population in a crisis
The article considers multimodal transportation as one of the possible options for reducing the cost of railway passenger carriers during the difficult epidemiological and economic situation associated with the spread of a new coronovirus infection. A sharp drop in traffic and passenger flow due to the introduction of a self-isolation regime put passenger carriers in a difficult situation due to the need to maintain socially significant routes, despite the fact that they became less profitable or even unprofitable. The replacement of lightly loaded sections of passenger train traffic by bus transportation seems to be an anti-crisis measure that allows overcoming difficulties with the least losses. This study identifies the objectives and benefits of implementing this approach to the organization of passenger traffic and provides examples of the successful application of multimodal transport technology in our country.