COMPETITIVENESS OF HSR IN TURKEY: CURRENT HSR CORRIDORS AND ESTIMATIONS FOR FUTURE ONES

2018-12-01
Dalkıç Melek, Gülçin
Tüydeş Yaman, Hediye
Turkey started the High-Speed Rail (HSR) services in 2009 and has four operating lines with three more lines expected to serve in the near future. This study aims to investigate the potential competitiveness of HSR against bus and airway alternatives in the future lines (Ankara-Bursa, Ankara-Izmir and Ankara-Sivas).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

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Citation Formats
G. Dalkıç Melek and H. Tüydeş Yaman, “COMPETITIVENESS OF HSR IN TURKEY: CURRENT HSR CORRIDORS AND ESTIMATIONS FOR FUTURE ONES,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS, pp. 659–693, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/30276.