Europa XXI (2018) vol. 34

Network development of the world’s high-speed railways

Sergey Anatolyevich Tarkhov

Europa XXI (2018) vol. 34, pp. 95-112 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6
citation: Tarkhov, S. A. (2018). Network development of the world’s high-speed railways. Europa XXI, 34, 95-112. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6

Abstract

The first high-speed railway appeared in 1964 in Japan, which was the leader in this business up to its economic crisis in the 1990s. Certain European countries developed these railways in 1980-90s, and some other Asian states also joined this club. China commenced with the construction of its high-speed railways in the 2000s, transforming itself into the world’s new leader in the field. This article is dedicated to a geographical analysis of the network development of high-speed railways in the years 1964-2017. Graph theory methods (network analysis) are applied to compare processes of development.

Keywords: railways, high-speed railways, topological strucure, network analysis

Sergey Anatolyevich Tarkhov [tram.tarkhov@gmail.com], Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences

Citation

APA: Tarkhov, S. (2018). Network development of the world’s high-speed railways. Europa XXI, 34, 95-112. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6

MLA: Tarkhov, Sergey Anatolyevich. "Network development of the world’s high-speed railways". Europa XXI, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 95-112. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6

Chicago: Tarkhov, Sergey Anatolyevich. "Network development of the world’s high-speed railways". Europa XXI 34 (2018): 95-112. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6

Harvard: Tarkhov, S. 2018. "Network development of the world’s high-speed railways". Europa XXI, vol. 34, pp. 95-112. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2018.34.6