Air Transport versus High-Speed Rail: An Overview and Research Agenda

• Published in: Journal of advanced transportation Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 18
• Main Authors: Sun, Xiaoqian, Wandelt, Sebastian, Zhang, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Air transportation; Air transportation industry; Air travel; Aircraft; Airlines; Airports; Alliances; Analysis; Competition; Competition (Economics); Construction costs; Cooperation; Cooperation (Economics); Energy consumption; High speed rail; High speed trains; Infrastructure; Multimodal transportation systems; Passengers; Researchers; Services; Success; Travel; Beijing China; United Kingdom > UK; Asia; United States > US; Europe; China; Japan; Italy; France; North America; Germany; Spain

The development of high-speed rail (HSR) services throughout the last decades has gradually blurred the concept of competition and cooperation with air transportation. There is a wide range of studies on this subject, with a particular focus on single lines or smaller regions. This article synthesiz...