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Liu, Ziming

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Last updated: January 31, 2023
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Ms. Ziming Liu joined the World Bank in 2017 as a transport consultant at the Beijing Office. She has been involved in the Bank’s technical assistance and lending programs in China and Central Asia in the transport sector since then. She has contributed to multiple banks’ studies, including the upcoming flagship report , the study on Euroasia Land-based freight market, and other studies on China transport and logistics. Before joining the World Bank, Ms. Ziming Liu worked as a student research assistant when studing at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Hong Kong. She applied advanced GIS technique and big data analysis to urban economics and geography research in an innovative way. Ms. Ziming Liu’s current interests are railways, freight and logistics, transport economics, and mega infrastructure projects. Ms. Ziming Liu has a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and Master of City Planning from University of Pennsylvania.

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    China's High-Speed Rail Development
    (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2019-06-06) Lawrence, Martha; Bullock, Richard; Liu, Ziming
    Over the past decade, China has built 25,000 km of dedicated high-speed railway—more than the rest of the world combined. What can we learn from this remarkable experience? China’s High-Speed Rail Development examines the Chinese experience to draw lessons for countries considering investing in high-speed rail. The report scrutinizes the planning and delivery mechanisms that enabled the rapid construction of the high-speed rail system. It highlights the role of long-term planning, consistent plan execution, and a joint venture structure that ensures active participation of provincial and local governments in project planning and financing. Traffic on China’s high-speed trains has grown to 1.7 billion passengers a year. The study examines the characteristics of the markets for which high-speed rail is competitive in China. It discusses the pricing and service design considerations that go into making high-speed rail services competitive with other modes and factors such as good urban connectivity that make the service attractive to customers. One of the most remarkable aspects of the Chinese experience is the rapid pace of high-quality construction. The report looks at the role of strong capacity development within and cooperation among China Railway Corporation, rail manufacturers, universities, research institutions, laboratories, and engineering centers that allowed for rapid technological advancement and localization of technology. It describes the project delivery structures and incentives for delivering quality and timely results. Finally, the report analyzes the financial and economic sustainability of the investment in high-speed rail. It finds that a developing country can price high-speed rail services affordably and still achieve financial viability, but this requires very high passenger density. Economic viability similarly depends on high passenger density.