Evaluación socio económica del Sistema de Transporte Ferroviario en el tramo Riobamba – Urbina – La Moya

Abstract

The present study called "A socioeconomic evaluation of the rail transportation system across the route Riobamba - Urbina - La Moya" aims to evaluate the rail transportation system and its socioeconomic impact in the region. The research applied two surveys, an interview and a documentary verification to the inhabitants in those communities, the users of the route and the FEEP Subsidiary Sur company, which were fundamental to obtain an integral perception to contribute to the diagnosis and the subsequent proposal that improves the route. The proposed model to identify the conditions of the route consisted of a deductive and comprehensive evaluative type, which allowed the analysis of the parts involved in the transportation system, obtaining theoretical and methodological purposes that were established to suggest a plan and a local business insertion proposal. It was concluded that the evaluated route has not been established by any strategic plan, and it was also found out that 91% of the people in these communities do not develop any kind of economic activities. Moreover, it was found out that 39% of its users graded the service provided by the company as very good. It was also known that althouth the business objective of the company pretended to increase its users by 5% each year, the number of its users has decreased by 6% during the current year. It is recommended to establish studies to promote the development of the route to attract new users in order to reach the socioeconomic sustainability of the región.