Railways in Development : Global Round-Up 1996-2005

This Transport Note has been prepared as an adjunct to the 2006-07 updating of the World Bank's Railways Databases (www.worldbank.org/railways). It uses the databases for inferences on aggregate trends (and so subject to the caveats provided in the Explanatory Note cited) as well as other Bank documents and sources of policy information. It provides a high level view of traffic and policy developments. Particular emphasis is given to the Bank's six regions of operations at a time when the Bank's Transport Strategy is being updated with the intention of increasing the attention given to the role of railways in development. For completeness, important policy developments in the higher income countries are also summarized.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Amos, Paul, Thompson, Lou
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-09
Subjects:	AGGREGATES, AVERAGE PASSENGER, BAUXITE, BORDER OWNERSHIP, CAPITAL COSTS, CEMENT, COACHES, COMMON CARRIERS, COMMUTER RAIL, COMMUTER SERVICES, COMPETITION POLICY, CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, CONCESSION FEES, CONGLOMERATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DOMESTIC PASSENGER, DRIVERS, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, FARE COLLECTION, FARES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT CARRIER, FREIGHT CONCESSIONAIRE, FREIGHT CONCESSIONS, FREIGHT COSTS, FREIGHT ENTITIES, FREIGHT FLOWS, FREIGHT INDUSTRY, FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE, FREIGHT OPERATIONS, FREIGHT OPERATORS, FREIGHT RAIL, FREIGHT RAILWAYS, FREIGHT RATES, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT SYSTEMS, FREIGHT TARIFF, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT TRAINS, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FREIGHT WAGONS, GRAVEL, HEAVY RAIL, HIGH SPEED LINES, HOLDING COMPANY, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, INTERCITY PASSENGER, INTERCITY PASSENGER SERVICE, INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS, JOINT VENTURES, LATIN AMERICAN, LEASING, LITIGATION, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCOMOTIVE, LOCOMOTIVES, LONG-DISTANCE, LONG-DISTANCE PASSENGER, MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS, NATIONAL RAILWAY, NETWORK CONGESTION, PACIFIC REGION, PASSENGER FARES, PASSENGER NUMBERS, PASSENGER OPERATIONS, PASSENGER SERVICE, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER TRAIN, PASSENGER TRAINS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PASSENGERS, PERSONAL TRAVEL, POPULATION DENSITY, PORTS, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE OWNERSHIP, PRIVATE RAIL OPERATORS, PRIVATE RAILWAYS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PSO, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, PUBLIC RAILWAYS, PUBLIC SECTOR OPERATORS, PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION, RAIL, RAIL CONCESSIONS, RAIL CORRIDORS, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL FREIGHT OPERATORS, RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC, RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT, RAIL INDUSTRY, RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL LINE, RAIL LINES, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL OPERATIONS, RAIL PASSENGER, RAIL PASSENGER TRAFFIC, RAIL SERVICE, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL SYSTEM, RAIL TRACK, RAIL TRAFFIC, RAILROADS, RAILS, RAILTRACK, RAILWAY, RAILWAY ACTIVITY, RAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONS, RAILWAY ASSOCIATION, RAILWAY CAPACITY, RAILWAY COMPANIES, RAILWAY FREIGHT, RAILWAY INDUSTRIES, RAILWAY INDUSTRY, RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAY OPERATIONS, RAILWAY PERFORMANCE, RAILWAY POLICIES, RAILWAY POLICY, RAILWAY PRIVATIZATION, RAILWAY REFORM, RAILWAY SECTOR, RAILWAY STATISTICS, RAILWAY SYSTEM, RAILWAY SYSTEMS, RAILWAY TRAFFIC, RAILWAYS, RAILWAYS ADVISER, REGIONAL NETWORKS, REGULATORS, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY OVERSIGHT, REGULATORY PROCESS, RIGHTS OF ACCESS, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY, SAND, SHIPPING CONTAINERS, SPEED, SPEEDS, STEEL, STRUCTURES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBURBAN RAIL, TARIFF REGULATION, THREAT, TIMBER, TOLL, TRACKAGE, TRACKS, TRADING PATTERNS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC DENSITY, TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTS, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAFFIC UNITS, TRAIN OPERATING COMPANIES, TRAIN OPERATORS, TRAINS, TRANSIT, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRIP, TRUCKING, URBAN RAIL, URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE EMISSIONS, WAGONS, WESTERN EUROPE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8936410/railways-development-global-round-up-1996-2005 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11769
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