Microeconomic impacts of investments in high speed trains in Spain |
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Authors: | Juan Carlos Martín Gustavo Nombela |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Applied Economic Analysis, Economics and Business Faculty, University of Las Palmas GC, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we analyze the effects of new high-speed trains (HST) on passengers’ mobility in Spain. The construction of
several new HST lines is planned in the Transport Infrastructure Masterplan of the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Public
Works (MOTPW) for the period 2000–2010, and they are expected to cause a major change in the transport sector. Our objectives
are twofold: firstly, we estimate the modal split (market shares of air, rail, bus and private car) in the equilibria induced
by the new high speed lines; and secondly we calculate the number of passengers for these new HST services, in order to evaluate
the revitalization of railways in the horizon 2010. Data stem from a mobility survey carried out by the MOTPW. A gravity model
is estimated to forecast passenger flows between Spanish provinces in 2010, and we also estimate a multinomial logit model
to calibrate passengers’ choice of transport mode. Results indicate that the impacts of new HST services will vary across
routes, and they depend on the spatial location of the new routes. |
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Keywords: | L91 R41 R42 |
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