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, tendering, and supervision of construction; potential lessons learned from India's highway sector development; the comparative financial and operational performance of the two countries; and lessons learned from China railways, particularly its ability to achieve to achieve higher output and productivity.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Harral, Clel, Sondhi, Jit, Guang Zhe Chen
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-05
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11774
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