Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Advantages of High-Speed Railways in India

Advantages of High-Speed Railways in India

The following details will give you an idea about the direct impact of High-Speed Railways. It is important to understand the advantages and convert it in prospective of economics of the whole plan.

Considerable advantages of high-speed trains

  • high capacity
  • environmental respect
  • high safety
  • Socio-development

The performance which supports high-speed for customers are:

  • Total time of travel - benefit a short travel time due to higher speed.
  • Frequency - profit of a high level of available transports, that what signifies short total travel time (in general, the half of the frequency is included in the total time of travel).
  • Reliability - profit of a reliable system of transport, which works independent in nearly each case of weather.
  • Accessibility - you can enter a train spontaneous without long check in times, which supports you high level of flexibility compared to Air transport.
  • Price - Economically more suitable than Air & Road transport.
  • Comfort - there is a higher level of comfort (in terms of space, accelerations, noise, light, etc.) than in the plane, bus, or an average car.
  • Safety - High speed trains are the safest transport medium.
  • "Freedom" - during your trip, you can go every where and every time you want, else in the restaurant, to the lavatory, or only for promenade, seat belts are not necessaries; there are no restriction on the part of electronic devices that can be used or not, everything can be used !!

HSR advantages for Society

  • Offers high capacity of transport - Up to 400,000 passengers per day - Reduce traffic congestion
  • Respects the environment - Efficient use of land (1/3 motorway - Energy efficiency (x 9 planes / x 4 cars) .
  • Helps economic development.
  • High Speed Rail promotes logical territory structure and helps contain urban sprawl.
  • It helps in reducing population growth in major cities.

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