High-Speed Railways in China

Ollivier, Gerald; Sondhi, Jitendra; Zhou, Nanyan

collection.link.157	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9388
collection.name.157	Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes
dc.contributor.author	Ollivier, Gerald
dc.contributor.author	Sondhi, Jitendra
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, Nanyan
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-29T20:01:14Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-29T20:01:14Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:04:31Z
dc.description.abstract	By the end of 2013, China railway had built a network of about 10,000 route-km of high-speed railways (HSR). The network has been built rapidly and at a relatively low unit cost compared with similar projects in other countries. This note takes a look at this expansion, its construction unit costs and some of its key cost components. It also outlines reasons that may explain the comparatively low cost of HSR construction in China.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695111468024545450/High-speed-railways-in-China-a-look-at-construction-costs
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25483
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Beijing
dc.relation.ispartofseries	China Transport Topics;No. 9
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCELERATION
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR FARES
dc.subject	AIRPORT
dc.subject	AIRPORT TERMINALS
dc.subject	ARCHITECTURE
dc.subject	AXLES
dc.subject	BEAMS
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	BRIDGES
dc.subject	BUS FARES
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CARRIAGES
dc.subject	CIVIL WORKS
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	COVERS
dc.subject	DESIGN SPEED
dc.subject	EARTHWORKS
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	EMBANKMENT
dc.subject	EMBANKMENTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	EXPRESS TRAINS
dc.subject	FARES
dc.subject	FATALITIES
dc.subject	FATALITY
dc.subject	HIGH DENSITY CORRIDORS
dc.subject	HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subject	HIGH-SPEED RAIL
dc.subject	HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK
dc.subject	HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT
dc.subject	INTERCITY BUS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	LAND ACQUISITION
dc.subject	LAND TAKE
dc.subject	MIXED USE
dc.subject	MOMENTUM
dc.subject	MULTIPLE UNIT TRAINS
dc.subject	PASSENGER
dc.subject	PASSENGERS
dc.subject	PEAK HOURS
dc.subject	PEAK TRAVEL
dc.subject	PYLONS
dc.subject	RAIL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	RAIL LINES
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	RAILWAY CORPORATION
dc.subject	RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subject	RAILWAY PROJECT
dc.subject	RAILWAY PROJECTS
dc.subject	RAILWAY STATIONS
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	RESETTLEMENT
dc.subject	RIGHT OF WAY
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROLLING STOCK
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	ROUTES
dc.subject	SLAB
dc.subject	SPAN
dc.subject	SPEED
dc.subject	SPEEDS
dc.subject	SPREADING
dc.subject	STEEL
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	TOPOGRAPHY
dc.subject	TRACK
dc.subject	TRACKS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subject	TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
dc.subject	TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRAINS
dc.subject	TRAINS PER HOUR
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TUNNEL
dc.subject	TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	TUNNELS
dc.subject	VEHICLE
dc.subject	VIADUCTS
dc.title	High-Speed Railways in China	en
dc.title.subtitle	A Look at Construction Costs	en
dc.type	Brief	en
okr.date.disclosure	2014-07-09
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695111468024545450/High-speed-railways-in-China-a-look-at-construction-costs
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okr.identifier.report	89200
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695111468024545450/pdf/892000BRI0Box3000china0transport09.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	China
okr.topic	Transport :: Railways Transport
okr.topic	Transport :: Transport Economics Policy & Planning

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