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Speed and socioeconomic development : influence of Indian railways
Ravi, Neelakantan - 2019
less time. Any direct correlation between high-speed train travel and the growth of the economy, the effect on the …. We will feature its growth over the past 7 decades. Indian Railways has always aimed to provide safety during travel. The … considerations balanced by another based on engineering competence. High-speed rail travel emerged in Indian Railways in 1969, when …
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Relationship between high-speed rail and regional development : lessons from Japanese benchmark cases
Hiraishi, Kazuaki - 2019
. Understanding how to use HSR for regional development is essential. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) has a 50-year history, and …
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Policies and measures to mitigate the potential environmental impacts of cross-border infrastructure projects in Asia
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2011
While bringing positive impacts and benefits, cross-border infrastructure projects face additional challenges relative to national projects. Moreover, such projects involve a variety of technical, regulatory, institutional, and legal factors, and their obstacles constrain the development of...
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Institutions for Asian connectivity
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2010
To make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be rebalanced toward regional demand- and trade-driven growth through increased regional connectivity. The effectiveness of connectivity depends on the quality of hard and soft...
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Energy prices and the economic feasibility of using hydrogen energy for road transport in the People's Republic of China
Li, Yanfei; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2020
This study develops quantitative models to conduct economic assessments of the feasibility of producing hydrogen energy from renewable energy and subsequently applying it in the road transport sector in the People's Republic of China. The study applies a well-to-wheel model to analyze the cost...
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High-speed rail as a new mode of intercity passenger transportation
Chao, Eugene; Vuchic, Vukan R.; Vashchukov, Aleksandr - 2019
the successful competition with cars and air travel between medium and long distances (150 and 1,200 km), HSR has an … increasing role in intercity travel worldwide. Decision makers, transportation planners, system designers, and operators as well … as political leaders need to understand HSR's operational boundaries for intercity travel to determine which HSR will …
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Industrial specialization or diversity? : how high-speed rail fosters Japan's regional agglomeration economy
Wetwitoo, Jetpan - 2019
In this paper, the relationship between high-speed rail (HSR) and agglomeration economy in the scope of specialization and diversity is investigated. The main objective is to answer two questions: first, to determine whether specialization or diversity promotes economic productivity, and second,...
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Safety culture in high-speed railways and the importance of top management decisions
Bugalia, Nikhil; Maemura, Yu; Ozawa, Kazumasa - 2019
Safety is a central issue that challenges decision-makers during the planning and implementation of high-speed railways (HSR) and appropriate systems should be in place to ensure safe performance during operations. To contribute toward the capacity-building efforts in countries importing HSR...
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Development of high-speed rail in the People's Republic of China
Haixiao, Pan; Ya, Gao - 2019
prolongate the travel time for HSR users. A reliable and high-quality public transit service, connecting an HSR station and the … of city centers will greatly reduce the access/egress time, thereby enhancing the travel efficiency. …
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Modeling the spatiotemporal urban spillover effect of high-speed rail infrastructure development
Miyazawa, Satoshi; Wetwitoo, Jetpan; Ram, KE Seetha - 2019
The study introduces and applies the concept of spillover effects to high-speed rail development to formulate the economic impact on increasing the regional tax revenue. The previous study covered JR-Kyushu's development of the Kyushu Shinkansen (Kagoshima Route) in Kyushu region, Japan. The...
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