High-speed rail : the fast track to economic development? (English)

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 connects two large cities 250-500 km apart. But another promising situation is a longer corridor that has very large urban centres located, say, every 150-300 km apart. On these longer corridors, typical...

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Bullock, Dick;

Amos, Paul Frederick;

Sondhi, Jitendra;
Document Date
2010/07/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
55856
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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High-speed rail : the fast track to economic development?
Keywords
high-speed line

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Bullock, Dick; Amos, Paul Frederick; Sondhi, Jitendra.

High-speed rail : the fast track to economic development? (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680601468217156004

High-speed rail : the fast track to economic development? (English)

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