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54 C H A P T E R 4 Introduction and Structure In Chapter 2, the Research Team examined the use of rail services in Europe to serve in a feeder function to give access to longer distance aviation flights, which it labeled a "complementary" function for rail. Chapter 4 explores European experiences where rail operates in competition with air in the provision of corridor services dominated by center-city-to-center-city higher speed services.
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55 This contrasts with the prevailing view accepted in the United States: that competitive rail is the most important concern. The corridors reviewed include: 1.
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56 Diversions in Corridors: France Figure 4-3 shows the change in mode share for two major rail corridors and single observations for service between Paris and several major cities. When the best rail travel times between Paris and London went from 6 hours to 2.5 hours, the mode share rose from 14% to 60%; further improvements in travel time increased mode share to 75%.
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57 travelers today (SDG 2006a)
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58 stitution rate from planes to trains for the O-D market (Wardman et al.
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59 Madrid and Barcelona, most ridership change occurred with the adoption of the present travel time of 2 hours 40 minutes, resulting in a mode share of 46%. Again, mode share numbers reflect the use of air segment volumes, which include air passengers connecting with other flights.
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60 loss of 25% of this air volume would represent a diversion of 350,000 air travelers to rail. Corridor #5 Madrid–Barcelona The Setting In the important Madrid to Barcelona corridor, some 1.8 million air travelers have been diverted away from air to the new HSR services.
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61 revealed that three airlines were serving the market with a combination of Boeing 737 and Airbus 310 and 320 aircraft. There is no evidence of a shift to regional jets or propeller aircraft.
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62 that between 2006 and 2010, passenger journeys by air between Glasgow and London airports went down by 22.4%, while ATOC information confirms a remarkable 85.8% increase in rail passenger journeys between the cities. Rail's share of the rail/air market between Glasgow and London had been as low as 6% in the early years of the 21st century but has grown significantly since then, reaching 10% in 2006, 12% in 2008, 16% in 2009 and 20% in 2010" (Virgin Trains–The Media Room 2011)
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63 rail has gained market during the period of significant infrastructure (speed) improvement (Jorritsma 2009)
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