Research on the Main Techno-Economic Issues of High-Speed Rail

Author: Liu Wanming
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book addresses the major technical and economic issues in the planning and decision-making of high-speed rail passenger dedicated lines in China. Based on a comprehensive analysis of domestic and international research materials, it integrates the author's experience in national high-tech development programs (863) and high-speed rail research projects under the Ministry of Railways. The book employs theories and methods from engineering science, macroeconomics, microeconomics, decision science, quantitative economics, and statistics to study issues such as passenger demand, speed target values, construction timing, technical system selection, and national economic evaluation methods for high-speed rail passenger lines. All research methods presented are newly adopted in China for the first time. This book serves as a supplementary reference for scientific and quantitative technical and economic decision-making in China's high-speed rail development. It is suitable for technical personnel in transportation planning and decision-making departments, railway technical and economic researchers, railway planning and design personnel, faculty and students of railway engineering and transportation majors in universities, as well as other readers interested in China's high-speed rail construction.