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Title:

Time Series Analysis of Shinkansen (High Speed Rail) Construction Impact on Rail and Air Demand: Analysis with Tohoku

Accession Number:

01595059

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This study analyses how the high speed rail (Shinkansen) construction in Northeast Japan, the Tohoku region, has affected total demand and interregional travel patterns. For this study the authors use annual interregional traffic volume data for public transport modes from 1989 to 2012. The authors find that the Shinkansen increases rail and total public transport trips soon and furthermore generates additional rail demand year by year. Further, the Shinkansen caused a transport mode change from air to rail at opening its operation and increases rail share year by year. In contrast the “Mini-Shinkansen”, that is the Shinkansen lines that branch from the main line and operate with limited speed, do not increase rail demand significantly when they start operation; however, to some degree, also motivate gradual changes in mode choice.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AR010 Standing Committee on Intercity Passenger Rail. Alternate title: Time-Series Analysis of Shinkansen Construction Impact on Rail and Air Demand: Analysis with Tohoku and Kyushu Data.

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-5324

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Demizu, Fumiaki
Li, Yeun-Touh
Schmöcker, Jan-Dirk
Nakamura, Toshiyuki
Uno, Nobuhiro

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Identifier Terms:

Shinkansen

Geographic Terms:

Japan

Subject Areas:

Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-5324

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 6:19PM