A Comparative Analysis of High-Speed Rail Station Development into Destination and Multi-Use Facilities: The Case of San Jose Diridon

As a burgeoning literature on high-speed rail development indicates, good station-area planning is a very important prerequisite for the eventual successful operation of a high-speed rail station; it can also trigger opportunities for economic development in the station area and the station-city. At the same time, “on the ground” experiences from international examples of high-speed rail stations can provide valuable lessons for the California high-speed rail system in general, and the San Jose Diridon station in particular. This study identifies and draws lessons from European HSR stations that share similarities across several criteria with the San Jose area context. From an initial consideration of twenty European HSR stations, the researchers chose five stations for in depth case studies: Euralille and Lyon Part Dieu in France, Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal in the Netherlands, and Torino Porta Susa in Italy. Additionally, the study drew information from relevant local actors and stakeholders to better tailor recommendations to the particular California context.Through the undertaking of different research tasks–literature review, case studies of European railway stations, survey of existing station plans and other planning documents for the Diridon station, station area analysis, and interviews with station area planners and designers–the study compiles timely recommendations for the successful planning of the Diridon station and other stations along the California high-speed rail corridor.

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  http://transweb.sjsu.edu/PDFs/research/1502-high-speed-rail-station-development-san-jose-diridon-bf.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32454
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mineta Transportation Institute

  San Jose State University Research Center
  210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
  San Jose, CA  United States  95112

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Research, Innovation and System Information
  1727 30th Street, MS 83
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95816

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
  • Peters, Deike
  • Colton, Paige
  • Eidlin, Eric
• Publication Date: 2017-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 169p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Connectivity; Economic development; High speed rail; Intermodal transportation; Railroad stations; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01627893
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CA-MTI-16-1502, MTI Report 12-75, CA-17-2969
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Files: CALTRANS, BTRIS, UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 14 2017 1:57PM