High-Speed Rail : The Fast Track to Economic Development?

A high-speed rail service can deliver competitive advantage over airlines for journeys of up to about 3 hours or 750 km, particularly between city pairs where airports are located far from city centres. One suitable type of corridor is that which c...

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Main Authors:	Amos, Paul, Bullock, Dick, Sondhi, Jitendra
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Beijing 2017
Subjects:	ACCELERATION ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS AIR AIR SERVICES AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRAVEL AIRPORT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ALUMINUM AVERAGE SPEED BASIC BOTTLENECK BRAKING BRIDGES BUS CAR CAR OWNERS CARS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CHANNEL TUNNEL CITY TRANSPORT CIVIL ENGINEERING CLIMATE CHANGE COMPANY CAR COMPONENTS CONGESTION CONNECTIVITY CONSTRUCTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DERAILMENTS DIESEL DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DOOR-TO-DOOR TRAVEL DRIVING ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EQUIPMENT EXPRESS TRAINS EXPRESSWAYS EXTERNALITIES FACSIMILE FARE LEVELS FARE REDUCTIONS FARE STRUCTURE FAST TRAINS FATALITIES FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FREEWAYS FREIGHT FREIGHT CUSTOMERS FREIGHT OPERATIONS FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRAINS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GREENHOUSE GASES HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HEADWAYS HIGH SPEED TRAIN HIGH SPEEDS HIGH-SPEED HIGH-SPEED LINE HIGH-SPEED LINES HIGH-SPEED RAIL HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICES HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM HIGH-SPEED TRACK HIGH-SPEED TRAIN HIGH-SPEED TRAINS HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS INCOME INTERCITY RAIL INTERCONNECTIVITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM JOINT VENTURES JOURNEY JOURNEYS KNOW-HOW LENGTH OF ROUTE LOCOMOTIVE LOCOMOTIVES LONG-DISTANCE METRO RAIL MIXED TRAFFIC MOBILITY MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTIVE POWER MULTIPLE UNIT TRAINS NATIONAL RAILWAY NATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS PASSENGER CARS PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER RAIL OPERATIONS PASSENGER REVENUE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAIN PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGER TRANSPORT PASSENGER TRAVEL PASSENGERS PASSENGERS PER DAY PEAK HOURS POPULATION DENSITY PRICE SENSITIVE PRIVATE TRANSPORT PRIVATE VEHICLE PRIVATE VEHICLE TRAVEL RAIL ACCESS RAIL ADMINISTRATIONS RAIL CAPACITY RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL DEVELOPMENT RAIL FARES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL INVESTMENT RAIL JOURNEY RAIL LINE RAIL LINES RAIL LINK RAIL MARKET RAIL MARKET SHARE RAIL OPERATORS RAIL PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL PROJECTS RAIL SAFETY RAIL SERVICE RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRAVEL RAILROAD RAILROAD INDUSTRY RAILROADS RAILS RAILWAY RAILWAY CAPACITY RAILWAY COMPANY RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT RAILWAY INDUSTRY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY ROUTE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SERVICE RAILWAY STATIONS RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS REGIONAL TRAVEL RESETTLEMENT RIDERSHIP RIDERSHIP FORECASTS RIDING QUALITY ROAD ROAD CONGESTION ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAN SHARING SPEED SPEEDS STRUCTURES SURCHARGE ON FREIGHT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERRAIN TRACKS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAIN FARES TRAIN TRAVEL TRAINS TRAINS PER HOUR TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT USERS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRAVEL DEMAND TRAVEL TIME TRAVELERS TRIP TRIP TIME TRIPS TUNNEL TUNNELS VALUE OF TIME WEBSITE WIND
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High-Speed Rail : The Fast Track to Economic Development?

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