HighlightsThis paper discusses key issue in the rail corridor development of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor, that is one of the nine TEN-T Core Network Corridors.The paper has been revised with particular reference to difficulties in dealing with the mixed-use railway services in the Rhine- Alpine Corridor (i.e. sharing same trucks by HST, conventional passenger trains and freight trains).The discussion has been based on a review of rail related EU policies, comparative analysis of the HST and freight rail development with U.S. and Japanese cases as well as results from workshops of EU funded CODE 24 project.

    AbstractThis paper discusses key issues in the railway corridor development in the context of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T). While recent European policies support an increase in the capacity of freight and high-speed train (HST) services, many parts of the European railway networks have been facing difficulties in coordinating the increasing number of passenger services (long-distance and regional) and freight services, especially those running through high-density urban areas. Overcoming the interoperability in the cross-border context and the shortage of financial resources are some of the other issues to be tackled. Previous research predominantly focused on examining HST operation and rail freight traffic within a national context. Further research is therefore required to identify the complexity of upgrading mixed-use railway networks to meet new standards of both quality and flexibility of integrated rail service development in a trans-national spatial context. This paper examines prospects and obstacles to developing mixed-use railway networks in the trans-European platform with reference to existing literature and an EU INTERREG project, CODE 24 which is the main north-south railway axis connecting the ports of Rotterdam and Genoa through six European countries.


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    Titel :

    Developing trans-European railway corridors: Lessons from the Rhine-Alpine Corridor


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-06-28


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch