ECONOMIC ASPECT OF THE HIGH-SPEED RAILROADS

L'ASPECT ECONOMIQUE DES GRANDES VITESSES FERROVIAIRES

High-speed railway transport is a profitable operation wherever valid markets exist, which is already the case of the major national or European lines. The cost involved operation of a railway line with trains running at 250-300 km/h are such that they provide an income higher than the cost of outlays for the infrastructure, thereby yielding a profit for new lines. However, high train speeds are not economically feasible because there is every reason to think that the increase in costs cannot offset the small increase in a potential market which is already practically covered at 300 km/h. Beyond the intrinsic profitability of such projects and the benefit which users will derive from high-speed trains, it is neccessary also to stress the benefit to the collectivity, whose development will be contributed to by high-speed overland transport with minimum expenditure and ecological disturbances.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

  6 Avenue Pierre Premier de Serbie
  Paris 16e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Roumeguere, P
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8-11
• Serial:
  • Travaux
  • Issue Number: 470
  • Publisher: Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Costs; Economic analysis; High speed rail; Market development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072701
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1976 12:00AM