High-Speed Rail Performance in France: From Appraisal Methodologies to Ex-post Evaluation

France embarked on high-speed rail travel almost 40 years ago. Today it carries more passengers by far on its high-speed trains than any other European country. Regarded as something of a niche activity initially, high-speed rail has become a national priority in France as evidenced by its 1 900-km...

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Beteilige Person: Crozet, Yves (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
Schriftenreihe:International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/5jz40rpjlpg0-en
Zusammenfassung:France embarked on high-speed rail travel almost 40 years ago. Today it carries more passengers by far on its high-speed trains than any other European country. Regarded as something of a niche activity initially, high-speed rail has become a national priority in France as evidenced by its 1 900-km network of high-speed lines (LGV). The lines currently under construction will bring this total to 2 600 by 2017
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (37 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5jz40rpjlpg0-en