Estudio técnico de oferta y demanda para el transporte ferroviario en el tramo Riobamba - Quito

Abstract

This research aims to conduct a technical study of the supply and demand for passenger rail transport in the Riobamba - Quito section to determine the market viability. First, a bibliographical investigation was necessary to delimit the theoretical framework and collect enough data regarding the country's passenger rail system. In addition to this procedure, the research methodology involved exploratory descriptive and field research. The survey directed to the economic active population (PEA) of Quito and Riobamba cities was also a helpful technique to determine the demand of 1,174,620 people for 2022. Another research technique was an interview focused on collecting the values of the highest number of passengers per wagon, trips per day and week. These collected data allowed setting the offer, which was 404,352 positions for 2022. Subsequently, the unsatisfied demand was identified, rounding 770,268 people. The projection of the data for the year 2027 reported that the demand would be 1,401,394 people, and the offer of 404,352 people with an unsatisfied demand of 997,042 people. Finally, the growing data projection of demand has demonstrated the viability of this project.