CONCEPTION OF PAN-ASIAN TRUNK RAILWAY NETWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE RAILWAY

This paper focuses on the formation of Pan-Asian trunk railway network. Pan-Asian trunk railways will be composed of two railway systems; one is the railway system linking up railways of 19 countries in Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia; the other is the cooperative railways system between...

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Published in:Chinese geographical science 1997-06, Vol.7 (2), p.115-123
Main Author: 刘宁 叶宝明
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chinese
construction
Market economies
network
Pan-Asian
Railroads
railway
Railway networks
Transportation economics
Transportation planning
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Summary:This paper focuses on the formation of Pan-Asian trunk railway network. Pan-Asian trunk railways will be composed of two railway systems; one is the railway system linking up railways of 19 countries in Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia; the other is the cooperative railways system between countries. To realize Chinese railway network connecting with the railway networks of Eurasian countries is the prerequisite and guarantee for developing socialist market economy. The present transport capacity and the overall network level are too low to connect with Pan-Asian railway network, for example, the density of railway networks is low, the structure of railway networks is backward, the distribution of railway networks is unbalanced, etc. In order to match Pan-Asian trunk railway network, China must speed up railway construction, open some new ports, construct railway thoroughfare passing through China and neighboring countries[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1002-0063
1993-064X
DOI:10.1007/s11769-997-0058-1