THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HIGH SPEED RAIL

This article advances two simple hypotheses: 1) that high-speed rail has the natural effect of increasing the concentration of economic activity in Europe's major conurbations, and 2) that the development of a positive benefit for regions affected by new high-speed rail developments requires careful planning and policy intervention to effect necessary ancillary investment. The first section of the article examines the ways in which high-speed rail has a centralizing effect. The second considers a brief history of the approaches to the Channel Tunnel and its associated infrastructure in the UK and France. The third considers some evidence on the impact so far, and the final section draws some conclusions as to the lessons learned about the impact of the development of such a large-scale infrastructure and policy responses to them.

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• Authors:
  • Vickerman, R
• Publication Date: 1996-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 63-70
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic impacts; High speed vehicles; Infrastructure; Metropolitan areas; Policy making; Railroad transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Centralization; High speed ground vehicles
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00745326
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1998 12:00AM