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Towards an Integrated Railway Network along the Genoa–Rotterdam Corridor

In: Integrated Spatial and Transport Infrastructure Development

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  • Maurizio Arnone

    (SiTI, Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation)

  • Tiziana Delmastro

    (SiTI, Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation)

  • Peter Endemann

    (Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain)

  • Noriko Otsuka

    (Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development gGmbH)

  • Stefano Pensa

    (SiTI, Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation)

  • Andrea Rosa

    (SiTI, Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation)

Abstract

New scenarios arose with the development of high speed rail (HSR) services: their shorter travel times make them competitive against the car on short distances and the aeroplane on medium to long distances. HSR integration is best realised if a hierarchical system is conceived whereby cities not served by HSR lines are well connected by rail [Chen and Hall (J Transp Geogr 19:689–704, 2011)]. Such integration among the different railway services, e.g. HSR, long distance and regional trains, and freight, plays a crucial role in being able to take advantage of these new opportunities. Moreover, the integration with interregional and local services would help provide better regional accessibility to HSR, allowing people living in the hinterland along the corridor to travel easily between regions. Better use of existing tracks will also contribute to avoiding or alleviating the saturation of the lines, thus allowing railways to achieve a better level of service without large new infrastructural projects. This chapter focuses on the current provision of high speed and long distance services along the Rhine–Alpine Corridor and presents a new methodology developed to assess their integration.

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  • Maurizio Arnone & Tiziana Delmastro & Peter Endemann & Noriko Otsuka & Stefano Pensa & Andrea Rosa, 2016. "Towards an Integrated Railway Network along the Genoa–Rotterdam Corridor," Contributions to Economics, in: Hansjörg Drewello & Bernd Scholl (ed.), Integrated Spatial and Transport Infrastructure Development, pages 147-168, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-319-15708-5_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15708-5_9
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