Competition and cooperation between high-speed rail and air transportation services in Europe

New high-speed rail (HSR) lines may have an enormous influence on the provision of air services. The attention has been devoted to competition between both transportation modes but in some cases HSR services may also have an intermodal complementary role with air transportation. By taking a supply oriented empirical analysis, the authors study the impact of HSR on air service frequencies and seats offered by airlines in large European countries. They emphasize the distinction between routes with and without a hub airport as an endpoint and they also examine the influence of the location of the HSR station. Thet generally find direct competition between HSR and airlines, but they also provide some evidence that HSR can provide feeding services to long haul air services in hub airports, particularly in hub airports with HRS stations.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.07.003
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692314001513
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Albalate, Daniel
  • Bel, Germà
  • Fageda, Xavier
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 166-174
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0966-6923
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Cooperation; Feeder services; High speed rail; Hubs; Rail transit stations; Routes
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01555519
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 2015 10:03AM