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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amos, Paul, Bullock, Dick, Sondhi, Jitendra
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
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680601468217156004/High-speed-rail-the-fast-track-to-economic-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27812

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/680601468217156004/High-speed-rail-the-fast-track-to-economic-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27812

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