The Impact of COVID-19 on High-Speed Rail and Aviation Operations

Shan Yang and Zhenhua Chen
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Shan Yang: City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Zhenhua Chen: City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Intercity transportation systems have experienced severe disruptions since the outbreak of COVID-19. However, it remains unclear how the operations of different systems were affected and whether the pandemic has influenced modal interaction. This paper provides an empirical assessment to address these questions using high-speed rail (HSR) and aviation in China as an example. The impact of COVID-19 on aviation and HSR operations was examined both temporally and spatially using a high-dimensional fixed-effect panel model. Using the big data with daily operational frequency for the period of January–June 2020, the study shows that the lockdown of Wuhan had varying effects on the operations of HSR and aviation. In addition, the correlation of operational services between HSR and aviation was found to vary both spatially and temporally during the pandemic. These research findings provide important implications for improving the adaptability of transportation systems and operational resilience.

Keywords: COVID-19; high-speed rail; aviation; substitution; resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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