Development and impact of the modern high-speed train: A review

Transport Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-611

  Givoni, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH-SPEED TRAIN; INVESTMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI]; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 33747059906     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640600589319     Document Type: Review

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