ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR LONG-DISTANCE HIGH-SPEED LINES

WIRTSCHAFTLICHE VORAUSSETZUNGEN FUER FERNSCHNELLBAHNEN

The purpose of the study is to show, by means of concrete examples, the economic conditions required for the construction and operation of long-distance high-speed lines. The concrete examples are the new Tokaido line, the Rome-Florence line, and the Paris-Lyon line. The author also examines the development of passenger traffic in the USA. The last chapter is an assessment of the prior economic conditions in Japan, Europe and the USA.

• Authors:
  • Duggelin, H
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 319-335
• Serial:
  • Swiss Annals on Transport Economy
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; High speed rail; Intercity travel; Passenger transportation
• Identifier Terms: Ferrovie dello Stato; Nihon kokuyu tetsudo; Shinkansen; Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131250
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM