Forschungsaktivitäten von Dr.-Ing. Sven Hietzschold
High-Speed Rail Projects: Economic Evaluation, Decision-Making and Financing
Art der Abschlussarbeit
Master
Autoren
- Mir Boqué, Juan Ramón
Betreuer
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Fengler
- Dr.-Ing. Sven Hietzschold
Abstract
This paper will have a close look at the costs of HSR infrastructure and the reasons whyrnthey vary so much according to different countries. Not only infrastructural costs will be analysed but also operation, social and environmental costs. Comparison betweenrndifferent European countries will be shown in order to see what are the costs in each one.rnThe comparison will be done amongst the four European countries with more operativernHSR lines: Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The benefits derived from HSR will also bernshown and discussed.rnAlthough according to European legislation, separation in different institutions (whetherrnpublic or private) of infrastructure and operation is compulsory; the application of this Directive is being done differently, leading to different financial results. Also, decisionmaking methods in each of the chosen countries will be analysed and discussed, to see the criteria on which the countries rely on. When exposing the project appraisal methodsrnused, it will be discussed what method is best under each circumstance. Another interesting point is to see what are the most favourable conditions in which to construct HSR, in terms of demand, population density and distance between cities. A close look at how the HSR lines have been financed in each of the study countries will be done, paying special attention to where the funds come from. In addition, social profitability of therninfrastructures once they are operative will be analysed in an ex-post evaluation usingrncost-benefit analysis.
Zugeordnete Forschungsschwerpunkte
- Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
Schlagwörter
High-Speed Rail, Economic Evaluation, Decision-Making, Financing
Berichtsjahr
2012