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developed by Todorovich and Hagler was validated using the current Spanish HSR network.
Twelve variables were used to create an index to assign scores to the city pairs, but tourism
was not included as a variable. The findings showed the consistency of the model for ranking
pairs mainly in the top O–D relations; however the tool failed to discriminate clearly
between secondary groups of corridors.
The aim of this paper is to assess empirically the positive effect of tourism on HSR and to
enhance the abovementioned ranking tool with a tourism database. The new methodology is
tested by application to 1176 city pairs in Spain, and the results clearly show that the
implementation of a tourism variable helps discriminate between secondary groups of
corridors and offers a more effective approach for determining the implications of tourism
on HSR.
Keywords: Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA); High-speed rail; Tourism; Transport planning
Roger Vickerman, High-speed rail and regional development: the case of
intermediate stations, Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 42, January
2015, Pages 157-165, ISSN 0966-6923,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.06.008.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692314001227)
Abstract: High-speed rail has developed both nationally and internationally in Europe as a
successful alternative to both air and road over distances of 400–600 km. Inter-city traffic,
especially between the major metropolitan areas in North-west Europe has benefitted
greatly from the investment in this network. This paper explores two issues: the impact on
the intermediate areas between these major metropolitan areas and the creation of
potential cross-border inter-regional services. The evidence shows how both levels of
service and potential economic impacts have been much less pronounced in these
intermediate areas. Such areas have been affected both by a failure to see greatly improved
direct access to major cities other than within their own countries and a lack of new cross-
border inter-regional services. The paper argues that the creation of the high-speed rail
TEN-T has not met the primary objectives of reducing regional disparities in accessibility or
reducing the effect of national borders on regional integration. To achieve this requires not
just infrastructure provision but an appropriate regulatory framework for service provision
and accompanying measures at the local level.
Keywords: High-speed rail; Regional development; Station location; Border regions
Albalate, D. Bel, G. Fageda, X. January 2015. Competition and cooperation
between high-speed rail and air transportation services in Europe, Journal of
Transport Geography, Volume 42, Pages 166-174, ISSN 0966-6923,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.07.003.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692314001513)
Abstract: New high-speed rail (HSR) lines may have an enormous influence on the provision
of air services. The attention has been devoted to competition between both transportation
modes but in some cases HSR services may also have an intermodal complementary role with
air transportation. By taking a supply oriented empirical analysis, we study the impact of
HSR on air service frequencies and seats offered by airlines in large European countries. We
emphasize the distinction between routes with and without a hub airport as an endpoint and
we also examine the influence of the location of the HSR station. We generally find direct
competition between HSR and airlines, but we also provide some evidence that HSR can
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