Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany
This article aims two EU member countries (i.e. Portugal and Germany) from different regions in Europe which have, for decades, been following common strategies regarding HSR development. The authors discuss the economic profitability vs. political aims, which were related to rail modernization. The...
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| description | This article aims two EU member countries (i.e. Portugal and Germany) from different regions in Europe which have, for decades, been following common strategies regarding HSR development. The authors discuss the economic profitability vs. political aims, which were related to rail modernization. The text outlines the historic background of early railway construction, important milestones for a new level of rail planning in the 1980s and 1990s in both Portugal and Germany and delays in the realization of HSR projects, their rising costs, and the opposition of the public against the new lines. The experience of the countries under scope serves as an example for other EU members who have plans to take part in the Trans-European Transport Network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31f7f36aea4e4baf8e5865264fe9fd652023-04-11T17:19:28ZengSciendoReview of Economic Perspectives1804-16632023-03-01231193410.2478/revecp-2022-0017Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East GermanySzobi Pavel0Nigrin Tomáš1Oravec Juraj2Department of North American Studies, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Pekařská 10, 158 00Prague, CzechiaDepartment of German and Austrian Studies, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Pekařská 10, 158 00Prague, CzechiaMarketing Section, Regional and Suburban Transport Department, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., Slovakiam Rožňavská 1, 832 72Bratislava 3, Slovakia, +421911105780This article aims two EU member countries (i.e. Portugal and Germany) from different regions in Europe which have, for decades, been following common strategies regarding HSR development. The authors discuss the economic profitability vs. political aims, which were related to rail modernization. The text outlines the historic background of early railway construction, important milestones for a new level of rail planning in the 1980s and 1990s in both Portugal and Germany and delays in the realization of HSR projects, their rising costs, and the opposition of the public against the new lines. The experience of the countries under scope serves as an example for other EU members who have plans to take part in the Trans-European Transport Network.https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2022-0017history of transportationdevelopment of railwayshigh-speed rail in portugalhigh-speed rail in east germany |
| spellingShingle | Szobi Pavel Nigrin Tomáš Oravec Juraj Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany Review of Economic Perspectives history of transportation development of railways high-speed rail in portugal high-speed rail in east germany |
| title | Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany |
| title_full | Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany |
| title_fullStr | Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany |
| title_short | Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany |
| title_sort | political will and economic necessity the construction of high speed rail networks in portugal and east germany |
| topic | history of transportation development of railways high-speed rail in portugal high-speed rail in east germany |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2022-0017 |
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