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High-Speed Rail as a New Mode of Intercity Passenger Transportation

15 November 2018
This presentation reviews the rapid progress of high-speed rail (HSR) construction and its successful competition with cars and air travel on distances between 100 and 1,200 km. More than 20 countries have built or are building HSR lines, but the United States is not among the leaders in HSR…

Interoperable Conventional Intercity and High-Speed Railway Station Location Identification Model

15 November 2018
Integrated interoperable rail systems facilitate the movement of high-speed rail (HSR) trains on conventional intercity lines or vice versa. Hence, for such rail systems, it is preferred that HSR stations are at existing intercity rail station locations.

Quality-of-Life Method for Appraisal of Transport Facilities: Theory, Case Studies, and Implications to Indian High-Speed Railway

15 November 2018
The Sustainable Development Goals aim for “inclusiveness”, which means leaving no one left behind. In the transport sector, the question to ask is whether the service covers people of all categories—whether young and old, men and women, rich and poor—living in various places— whether in the city…

Interoperable Conventional Intercity and HSR Station Location Identification Model

14 November 2018
Along with other factors, accessibility and environmental impacts are important in selecting a location for an high-speed rail (HSR) station. A utility-based quantification and identification process would be useful to planners in assessing an area and determining the most suitable station…

Institutional Challenges in the Governance of Rail Transit Megaprojects – Lessons from India

14 November 2018
Evidences show that proponents govern rail transit megaprojects in India by either imitating proven and institutionalized practices from elsewhere and/or developing innovative and indigenous practices.

High Speed Trains in India: A Journey Over Seven Decades

14 November 2018
Indian Railways is a little over a century and a half old and continues to be the “lifeline for the socioeconomic growth of India,” by connecting human settlements across the country and simultaneously transporting various resources to centers of production and markets.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Link: Challenges and Opportunities

14 November 2018
Fundamental parameters for design must incorporate local conditions. This presentation looks into the case of the high-speed rail link between the cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad, particularly the challenges and opportunities of the project.

East Coast Economic Corridor: ADB Support to India's First Coastal Corridor

7 November 2018
Learn how sound knowledge work, in consultation with the government, has given rise to a new partnership on the development of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC) in 2014 between ADB and the Government of India. ECEC’s vision is to unlock the potential of Indian manufacturing.

Workshop Report - Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities

18 October 2018
ADB’s South Asia Department, in collaboration with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE), Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI), and K-water, organized a four-day knowledge and networking workshop in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 15-18 October 2018 on “…

Technologies for the Integrated Solid Waste Treatment

16 October 2018
Korean engineering firm Kunhwa Consulting & Engineering Co., Ltd. shares some technologies that can be utilized in setting up an integrated solid waste treatment facility.