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Quantifying the substitutability and complementarity between high-speed rail and air transport
File(s)
Air_HSR_R1.pdf (1.37 MB)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Zhang, Fangni
Graham, DJ
Wong, M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper quantifies the substitution and complementary effects of high-speed rail (HSR) on air travel demand in terms of both route traffic and airport enplanement. Employing the difference-in-differences (DID) method, the first part of the analysis measures the effect of new HSR routes on parallel air route traffic with a focus on East Asian regions (Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). The second part examines the effect of air-HSR integration on passenger enplanement at East Asian airports and compares with that in the Central European market. We find that in general the airport’s access cost (reflected by the distance from central city) has a negative impact on the air traffic. The substitution effects of HSR are the most significant on short- and medium-haul (below 1000 km) air routes while introducing HSR services has encouraged long distance (over 1000 km) air travels in Mainland China. The complementary effect is investigated in the context of air-HSR integration, which has significantly positive impacts on airport enplanement at primary hub airports when fitted with on-site HSR links. The benefit is limited at secondary hubs and regional airports possibly by locations and HSR service frequencies.
Date Issued
2018-12-01
Date Acceptance
2018-08-08
Citation
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2018, 118, pp.191-215
URI
DOI
ISSN
0965-8564
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
191
End Page
215
Journal / Book Title
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Volume
118
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/M027988/1
Subjects
1205 Urban And Regional Planning
1507 Transportation And Freight Services
Logistics & Transportation
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-09-12