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The Interaction of Air and High Speed Rail in Japan

The Interaction of Air and High Speed Rail in Japan. A Case Study of Japanese Intercity Travel. Objective. How do air and High Speed Rail (HSR) compete under conditions of perfect competition? What effect do capacity limitations have on the competitive environment?

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The Interaction of Air and High Speed Rail in Japan

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  1. The Interaction of Air and High Speed Rail in Japan A Case Study of Japanese Intercity Travel

  2. Objective • How do air and High Speed Rail (HSR) competeunder conditions of perfect competition? • What effect do capacity limitations have on the competitive environment? • How does competition affect trade-offs each operator has to make?

  3. Geographic Focus • Largest HSR systems are in Europe and Japan • Air and HSR complement each other in Europe • Air and High Speed Rail compete in Japan • Tokaido and Sanyo Corridors are highly profitable

  4. Outline • The Japanese Passenger Transportation System • Data Collection and Model Estimation • Essential Mode Choice Determinants and Their Interactions • Operator Trade-offs

  5. The Japanese Passenger Transportation System

  6. Map of Japan

  7. Share of Domestic Pax Travel

  8. Japanese HSR Categories

  9. Tokaido vs North East Corridor

  10. Data Sources

  11. Japanese Intercity Travel Survey

  12. Model Estimation

  13. Basic Model Structure 1,482 Station Pairs 82 Airport Pairs

  14. Interactions

  15. Accessibility • HSR: very short and very long access/egress distance • Air: medium access/egress distances (suburb to suburb)

  16. Mode Choice Determinants

  17. Mode Choice Determinants

  18. Checklist

  19. Trade-offs

  20. HSR by Country

  21. Japanese HSR Operators • High Accessibility • High Frequency • High Speed • Extreme Schedule Reliability • Potential Safety Problem • Compromised Capacity

  22. Japanese Airlines • Frequent Point to Point Flights … • …in a Few Select Markets … • …with High Schedule Reliability

  23. Thank you !

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