Harral, ClelSondhi, JitGuang Zhe Chen2012-08-132012-08-132006-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11774This Note compares the development of highway and railway infrastructure in India and China during 1992 and 2002. It examines key strategies pursued by the countries including China's highway financing schemes; China's planning, design, tendering, and supervision of construction; potential lessons learned from India's highway sector development; the comparative financial and operational performance of the two countries; and lessons learned from China railways, particularly its ability to achieve to achieve higher output and productivity.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENT RATESACCIDENTSARTERIAL HIGHWAYARTERIAL HIGHWAY NETWORKARTERIAL HIGHWAYSARTERIAL NETWORKSASSETSAVERAGE PASSENGERAVIATION INDUSTRYAXLE LOADSBETTER ROADBIDBIDDINGBOTTLENECKSBRIDGESCARCAR OWNERSHIPCARGOCARRIAGEWAYCIVIL WORKSCOACHESCONGESTIONCOST OF CAPITALCROSS SUBSIDIESDIVIDENDSEXPRESSWAYEXPRESSWAY DEVELOPMENTEXPRESSWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPANIESEXPRESSWAYSFARE INCREASESFARE STRUCTUREFARESFEEDER NETWORKSFINANCIAL PERFORMANCEFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFRAMEWORKFREIGHTFREIGHT RATESFREIGHT SERVICESFREIGHT TARIFFFREIGHT TRAFFICFREIGHT TRANSPORTFREIGHT WAGONSFUELFUEL LEVIESFUEL TAXHIGHWAYHIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONHIGHWAY AUTHORITYHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTIONHIGHWAY DESIGNHIGHWAY DEVELOPMENTHIGHWAY FINANCEHIGHWAY NETWORKHIGHWAY NETWORKSHIGHWAY PLANNINGHIGHWAY SYSTEMHIGHWAY TRANSPORT MANAGEMENTHIGHWAYSINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORSINVESTMENT BUDGETSINVESTMENT FUNDINGINVESTMENT NEEDSINVESTMENT PRIORITIESJOINT VENTURESJOURNEYLANESLOCAL RAILLOCOMOTIVESMANAGEMENT CONTRACTSMIXED TRAFFICMODAL SHARENATIONAL RAILWAYPASSENGER FARESPASSENGER REVENUEPASSENGER SERVICEPASSENGER SERVICESPASSENGER TRAFFICPASSENGER TRAINSPASSENGERSPATHPAVEMENTPAVEMENT STRENGTHENINGPAVEMENTSPEDESTRIANSPPPPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CAPITAL MARKETSPRIVATE EQUITYPRIVATE INVESTORSPROFIT MARGINSPROFITABILITYPSOPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC PARTNERSHIPSRAILRAIL CONSTRUCTIONRAIL LINERAIL LINE CAPACITYRAIL NETWORKRAIL NETWORK EXTENSIONRAIL OPERATIONSRAIL PASSENGERRAIL SERVICESRAIL TRANSPORTRAILWAYRAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONSRAILWAY DEVELOPMENTRAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURERAILWAY MANAGEMENTRAILWAY OPERATIONSRAILWAY ROUTERAILWAY SECTORRAILWAY TRACKRAILWAYSRAILWAYS DEVELOPMENTRATES OF RETURNREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREVENUE PER PASSENGERRIGHT-OF-WAYROADROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD DEVELOPMENTROAD EXPENDITURESROAD FINANCEROAD FUNDROAD INVESTMENTSROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROAD NETWORKSROAD PROJECTSROAD SECTORROAD TRANSPORTROAD USERROAD USER CHARGESROAD USERSROADSROLLING STOCKROUTEROUTESRURAL AREASRURAL TRANSPORTSAFETYSERVICE RELIABILITYSPEEDSTANDARD ROADSSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISESSTATIONSSTONESTRUCTURESSURCHARGE ON FREIGHTSURFACE FREIGHTTENDERINGTOLLTOLL COLLECTIONTOLL FACILITIESTOLL NETWORKTOLLSTRACKTRACK COMPONENTSTRACK MODERNIZATIONTRAFFICTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRAFFIC UNITSTRAIN CONTROLTRAINSTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MANAGEMENTTRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMTRAVEL SPEEDSTRIPTRIP LENGTHTRIPSTRUCKINGVEHICLEWAGONSWATER TRANSPORTWorld Bank10.1596/11774