scholarly journals How to Choose the Most Efficient Transport Mode for Weekend Tourism Journeys: An HSR and Private Vehicle Comparison

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amparo Moyano ◽  
José M. Coronado ◽  
Maddi Garmendia
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Travel Times ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Travel Costs ◽  
Private Vehicle ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Efficient Transport ◽  
Interesting Alternative

The present paper focuses on an analysis of the efficiency of High-Speed Rail (HSR) connections in comparison to private vehicles, with the aim of identifying the most convenient mode of transportation for weekend tourism journeys. This efficiency is centred on a person based assessment and will depend on the time available at the destination, the convenience of the timetables and travel times, and the associated costs related to accommodations and travel expenses. Because travel costs may amount to a significant share of the total expenses for recreational travel, individuals and groups may consider using a car to reach their destination, especially for journeys of short distances. However, the development of the HSR system in Spain provides an important increase in accessibility that is generating changes in the way people travel. The accessibility of the HSR service has brought an interesting alternative whose attractiveness (in terms of comfort and speed) rises with the distance travelled. In addition, RENFE (Spanish rail operator) is now reorienting its services and fares to compete in the tourism market, improving the competitiveness of HSR for weekend tourism trips relative to other transport modes. In this framework, the paper demonstrates that HSR is a real alternative, in terms of connection efficiencies, for weekend journeys, as almost half of the Spanish cities served by HSR are more efficiently connected to Madrid through HSR than by private cars. In addition, the paper offers a person-based approach that should be taken into account in future research on transport mode choices.

Cost of Speed: Analysis of Capital Cost Estimates for High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

1997 ◽  
Vol 1584 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
John A. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Capital Cost ◽  
Travel Times ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Cost Estimates ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
Trip Time ◽  
Wide Range

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 required the U.S. Department of Transportation to evaluate the commercial feasibility of high-speed ground transportation—a family of technologies ranging from incremental rail improvements to high-speed rail and magnetic levitation (Maglev) systems—in selected urban corridors. The evaluation involved estimating travel times, capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, and ridership for proposed service frequencies and then computing the potential return on investment from fares and other potential revenues. The results are documented in a U.S. Department of Transportation report generally referred to as the commercial feasibility study (CFS). Two elements of the CFS are addressed here: travel times and capital costs in four illustrative corridors—Chicago to St. Louis; Los Angeles to San Francisco; Eugene, Oreg., to Vancouver, B.C.; and Miami to Tampa via Orlando. Analysis of the results reveals common cost trends: for average speeds up to about 200 km/hr (125 mph), the initial investment required is generally in the range $1.6 to $3 million per route-kilometer ($2.6 to 4.8 million per route-mile). Above this speed regime (which varies by corridor), the initial investment increases steadily with speed, generally reaching $10 to $12 million per route-km ($16 to $19 million per route-mi) for very-high-speed rail systems and from $14 to $19 million per route-km ($23 to $31 million per route-mi) for Maglev systems. Analysis of the capital cost estimates reveals that despite the wide range of initial costs for the high-speed options, the cost per minute of trip time saved is remarkably consistent in corridors of similar length and with similar terrains. Cost-effectiveness plots are provided, allowing the reader to compare the performance of each of the four corridors in terms of trip time savings and cost per route-kilometer.

scholarly journals The case for U.S. high speed rail

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Drew Stapleton ◽  
Melissa Cooley ◽  
Darlene Goehner ◽  
Daloud Jandal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Magnetic Levitation ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
The Road ◽  
Investment Cost ◽  
Mode Of Transportation

High-speed rail is a form of self-guided ground transportation, which utilizes steel-wheels or magnetic levitation (i.e., Maglev) and can travel in excess of 200 miles per hour. High-speed ground transportation (i.e., HSGT) has been widely used in Europe and Asia, but the debate continues over the usefulness of high-speed rail in the United States. Several metropolitan areas in the United States have been identified as corridors that would benefit from HSGT. High speed rail can offer an alternative or a compliment to over-the-road and air transportation. Initial investment cost for this mode of transportation are high, but other factors such as fewer emissions from trains help to balance these costs. This manuscript examines the feasibility of bringing high-speed rail to clusters of cities throughout the United States (i.e., corridors) for passenger and commercial freight transportation.

scholarly journals The Effects of Investments in New Transport Technologies such as HSR on the Tourism Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Francesca Pagliara ◽  
Filomena Mauriello
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Transport Mode

Background:The transportation industry and the tourism market are related to each other. Specifically a place with an efficient transportation system can be in general considered a good tourist destination.Objective:In this manuscript, the objective is to demonstrate whether the presence of High Speed Rail can affect tourists' choices of a given destination for their holidays. The case study of Italy has been taken into account.Methods and Results:An empirical analysis has been carried out with the help of a dataset containing information both on tourism and transport.The results, in the case of the number of overnights, spent both by Italians and foreigners, show that the main variables having an impact are the HSR and Attraction ones.Conclusion:This paper has found evidence of a relationship between High Speed Rail and tourism outcomes in terms of the choice of this transport mode by tourists as well as an effect is registered on the number of overnights spent by them.

Being a Chinese Passenger: Practicing Quality and Civilization on the Rail

2021 ◽  
pp. 147447402110120
Author(s):  
Dylan Brady
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
National Scale ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Rail Network ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Mutual Tolerance ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Rail Travel

This article examines how everyday practices materialize abstract discourses of social “quality” within the spaces of the Chinese rail system. Rail travel remains a primary mode of transportation in China, competitive on cost and comfort—though not at the same time. This article brings together geographies of skill and mobility to examine how the skilled practice of rail travel produces high and low “quality” bodies and spaces within the rail network. Drawing on Ingold’s “dwelling perspective” to shed light on how movement creates cultural landscape at the national scale, I argue that the growing socio-economic gap within China has led to the emergence of distinct and incompatible traveling practices within the rail ridership. The conflict between a “lacking” ridership relying on mutual tolerance and a “quality” ridership prioritizing self-containment been resolved by the construction of high-speed rail as a separate network, segregating “high” and “low” quality riderships while still serving both.

scholarly journals Mixed High-Speed, Conventional and Metro Central Rail Stations as Places to Work: The Case Study of Naples

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Francesca Pagliara ◽  
Marie Delaplace ◽  
Riccardo Cavuoto
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Service Relationship

According to the innovation in services theory any substitution or addition of characteristics to a service is considered as incremental innovation with the objective of improving the final client’s utility. Moreover by service relationship, it is meant the establishment of relationships between the client and the provider with the objective of producing the final product. In the light of this theory stations are here conceived as a set of services and the added characteristics as temporary offices designed inside and around High Speed Rail stations. Therefore, the traditional concept of a station as a node changes since stations can be also considered as workplaces. The objective of this contribution is to identify the characteristics of the clients renting temporary offices and the role of High Speed Rail and more generally transport in this respect. A survey was employed, interviewing clients renting flexible offices inside the Garibaldi station in Naples in Italy. Data were collected concerning the clients’ socioeconomic characteristics, the transport mode chosen to reach these offices and the services used.

Field Testing of Concrete Crossties and Fastening Systems for the Understanding of Mechanistic Behavior

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Grassé ◽  
D. Lange
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Load Path ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Field Experimentation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The University

To adequately satisfy the demands placed on North America’s railway infrastructure through ever increasing freight tonnages and development of its high speed rail program, the design and performance of concrete ties and elastic fastening systems must be improved. As a part of a study funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) aimed at improving concrete crossties and fastening systems, field experimentation was performed at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). This paper details the extensive instrumentation program which includes strain gages and linear potentiometers. Testing was conducted over seven adjacent concrete crossties in tangent and curve track utilizing TTC’s Track Loading Vehicle (TLV) as well as passenger and freight train consists. Measurements taken consisted of the wheel-rail input loads, component stresses (e.g. insulator post compression), concrete tie strains, and displacements of the rail and concrete tie. The data was collected synchronously to provide a means to capture the load path, target areas of uncertainty, and provide comprehensive data for the validation of a multi-tie, 3-D finite element model being developed by UIUC. Varying train speeds, track curvature, and loading types provided a means to assess the loading variability that can be expected within the fastening system and lead to more purposeful and efficient instrumentation strategies. Furthermore, this data can be used to guide future research in further quantifying the field loading demands on system components, ultimately leading to the mechanistic design of the concrete crosstie and fastening system.

Research on Prediction of High-Speed Rail Trains Delay Time

CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Shi ◽  
Qiyuan Peng ◽  
Ling Liu
Keyword(s):  
Delay Time ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Rail
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