Risk-averse restructuring of freight railways in China

Russell Pittman

Utilities Policy, 2011, vol. 19, issue 3, 152-160

Abstract: The Chinese freight railways system has been under capacity pressure and apparently acting as a constraint on continued economic growth for several years now. Earlier government consideration of serious structural reforms has given way to an emphasis on a dramatic expansion of the track network, most conspicuously by construction of high-speed passenger lines to free capacity for freight trains. A good deal of uncertainty remains as to both whether there will be sufficient track capacity to handle the increased volumes of coal and containers necessary for continued growth, and whether the desired private investment funds will be forthcoming so long as the system remains under tight government control.

Keywords: Railways; Restructuring; China; Coal; Containers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2011.01.002

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