Chinese Railways in the Era of High Speed

The Chinese railway system has experienced a rapid evolution since 2004. With a massive investment in railway infrastructure over the decade, the Chinese national railway system has evolved into an era of high-speed. While the completed system begins to benefit its society and economy, the fast pace of high speed rail technology deployment has outstripped the capacity of institutions and organizations to manage high speed rail development on a scale that is beyond anything the world has seen to date. What experiences and lessons can we learn in the process of China high speed rail development? What are the opportunities and challenges the system faces? In the era of high speed, what changes have been made in the Chinese economy and society? What are the best practices that can be learned from international high speed rail evolutions and how should the Chinese policy makers proceed to make the system efficient and effective? This monograph will discuss and analyze these critical issues that relate to the future success of the China high speed rail system with the most up to date data and evidences collected from various sources.