Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany

Szobi Pavel (), Nigrin Tomáš () and Oravec Juraj ()
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Szobi Pavel: Department of North American Studies, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Pekařská 10, 158 00 Prague, Czechia
Nigrin Tomáš: Department of German and Austrian Studies, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Pekařská 10, 158 00 Prague, Czechia
Oravec Juraj: Marketing Section, Regional and Suburban Transport Department, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., Slovakiam Rožňavská 1, 832 72 Bratislava 3, Slovakia, +421911105780

Review of Economic Perspectives, 2023, vol. 23, issue 1, 19-34

Abstract: This article aims two EU member countries (i.e. Portugal and Germany) from different regions in Europe which have, for decades, been following common strategies regarding HSR development. The authors discuss the economic profitability vs. political aims, which were related to rail modernization. The text outlines the historic background of early railway construction, important milestones for a new level of rail planning in the 1980s and 1990s in both Portugal and Germany and delays in the realization of HSR projects, their rising costs, and the opposition of the public against the new lines. The experience of the countries under scope serves as an example for other EU members who have plans to take part in the Trans-European Transport Network.

Keywords: History of transportation; Development of railways; High-speed rail in Portugal; High-speed rail in East Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/revecp-2022-0017

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