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Interesting. According to the Wikipedia[1], the 1318 km Chinese Jinghu High Speed Railway (350 km/h) came in at about $27m/km. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
by cynwoody 14y ago
Interesting.
According to the Wikipedia[1], the 1318 km Chinese Jinghu High Speed Railway (350 km/h) came in at about $27m/km.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China
- masklinn 14y agoHSR is much cheaper than metro: you don't have to dig and you don't have to deal with all the shit which is already in the ground under the city, or with the structural risks of the dig. The french LGV Est, also rated for 350km/h, cost ~€4b (up from an original 3.125m estimate, excluding trains) for 300km[0], or ~€13m/km -> $~17m/km. Including all costs (trains &al) according to the 2007 SNCF report the line cost €5.5b, €18m/km, ~$24m/km. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGV_Est http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGV_Est