Highway and Railway Development in India and China, 1992-2002

This Note compares the development of highway and railway infrastructure in India and China during 1992 and 2002. It examines key strategies pursued by the countries including China's highway financing schemes; China's planning, design, t...

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Main Authors:	Harral, Clel, Sondhi, Jit, Guang Zhe Chen
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCIDENT RATES ACCIDENTS ARTERIAL HIGHWAY ARTERIAL HIGHWAY NETWORK ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS ARTERIAL NETWORKS ASSETS AVERAGE PASSENGER AVIATION INDUSTRY AXLE LOADS BETTER ROAD BID BIDDING BOTTLENECKS BRIDGES CAR CAR OWNERSHIP CARGO CARRIAGEWAY CIVIL WORKS COACHES CONGESTION COST OF CAPITAL CROSS SUBSIDIES DIVIDENDS EXPRESSWAY EXPRESSWAY DEVELOPMENT EXPRESSWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES EXPRESSWAYS FARE INCREASES FARE STRUCTURE FARES FEEDER NETWORKS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT RATES FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT TARIFF FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT WAGONS FUEL FUEL LEVIES FUEL TAX HIGHWAY HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY AUTHORITY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION HIGHWAY DESIGN HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY FINANCE HIGHWAY NETWORK HIGHWAY NETWORKS HIGHWAY PLANNING HIGHWAY SYSTEM HIGHWAY TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT HIGHWAYS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INVESTMENT BUDGETS INVESTMENT FUNDING INVESTMENT NEEDS INVESTMENT PRIORITIES JOINT VENTURES JOURNEY LANES LOCAL RAIL LOCOMOTIVES MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS MIXED TRAFFIC MODAL SHARE NATIONAL RAILWAY PASSENGER FARES PASSENGER REVENUE PASSENGER SERVICE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGERS PATH PAVEMENT PAVEMENT STRENGTHENING PAVEMENTS PEDESTRIANS PPP PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL MARKETS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE INVESTORS PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PSO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL CONSTRUCTION RAIL LINE RAIL LINE CAPACITY RAIL NETWORK RAIL NETWORK EXTENSION RAIL OPERATIONS RAIL PASSENGER RAIL SERVICES RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONS RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RAILWAY MANAGEMENT RAILWAY OPERATIONS RAILWAY ROUTE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY TRACK RAILWAYS RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT RATES OF RETURN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REVENUE PER PASSENGER RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD EXPENDITURES ROAD FINANCE ROAD FUND ROAD INVESTMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD PROJECTS ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USER ROAD USER CHARGES ROAD USERS ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SERVICE RELIABILITY SPEED STANDARD ROADS STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES STATIONS STONE STRUCTURES SURCHARGE ON FREIGHT SURFACE FREIGHT TENDERING TOLL TOLL COLLECTION TOLL FACILITIES TOLL NETWORK TOLLS TRACK TRACK COMPONENTS TRACK MODERNIZATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC UNITS TRAIN CONTROL TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRAVEL SPEEDS TRIP TRIP LENGTH TRIPS TRUCKING VEHICLE WAGONS WATER TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/7064505/highway-railway-development-india-china-1992-2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11774