Comparative Analysis of Railway Market Liberalization and Interoperability as a Progress Towards a Single European Railway Area
By: Pavlína Linhová and Eva Nedeliaková
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2585-8084
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 42
Published on: Jun 26, 2026
Published by: Univesity of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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