Where high-speed rail is relevant. The French case study. Chapter 4

Yves Crozet ()
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Yves Crozet: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The chapter begins with an overview of the development of HSR in France, including its period of System growth and its recent decision to delay most additional expansions. It then turns to the relationship of mobility to economic growth and the standard of living and the apparent need for higher speed. The growing value of time is shown to be a key factor in determining the potential of HSR; however, access times, station times, and transfer times must be considered in weighing modal competitiveness. Both network design and urban and regional geography are then discussed as factors affecting the market for HSR. Finally, the chapter discusses the implications of these market factors on the demand for HSR, both in France and elsewhere.

Keywords: high-speed rail (HSR); French HSR network; High Speed Rail Performance in France; French experience; political economy of investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez; Elizabeth Deakin. High-Speed Rail and Sustainability. Decision-making and the political economy of investment, Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), pp.50-65, 2017, Coll Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies, 9781138891975

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