Socioeconomic Benefits of the Shinkansen Network

Abstract

High speed rail (HSR) networks have been an essential catalyst in stimulating and balancing regional economic growth that ultimately benefits the society as a whole. Previous studies have revealed that HSR services sustainably yield superior social values for people, especially for adults and those of working age. This has become an advantage of HSR networks over other forms of public transportation. The Shinkansen network in Japan is one of most successful HSR models. Its services bring significant social advantages to the communities it serves, such as shorter travel times and increased job opportunities. Nevertheless, the societal impact of HSR networks depends on many factors, and the benefits of HSR could also be overrated. The goal of this research is to measure the socioeconomic impacts of HSR on people of all genders and age groups. The outcomes could lead to more suitable development of HSR projects and policies. This study investigates data sets for Japanese social factors over 55 years in order to determine the impacts of HSR. The assessment model has been established using Python. It applies Pearson’s correlation (PCC) technique as its main methodology. This study broadly assesses social impacts on population dynamics, education, age dependency, job opportunities, and mortality rate using an unparalleled dataset spanning 55 years of social factors. The results exhibit that younger generations have the most benefits in terms of equal educational accessibility. However, the growth of the HSR network does not influence an increase in the employment rate or labour force numbers, resulting in little benefit to the workforce.

Benchmarking environmental and economic impacts from the HSR networks considering life cycle perspectives

“…The LCA reflects the amounts of energy consumption and CO2 emissions at each stage of the life cycle. Some researchers have pointed out that LCA analysis results can lead to reductions in the long-term effects on humans and wildlife, improvement in the quality of products, and decreased amounts of GHG emission (Patra, 2007;Banar and Ozdemir, 2015;Rungskunroch et al, 2021aRungskunroch et al, , 2021bRungskunroch et al, , 2021c. As shown in Figure 3, the life cycle of a HSR network contains four stages: (i) the manufacturing, pre-assembly and logistics stage of where LCE = life cycle of energy consumption; LCCO2 = life cycle of CO2 emissions; ECi = total energy consumption (GJ) in stage i; CEi = total CO2 emission (t) in stage i; i = {manufacturing and pre-assembly, operation, maintenance, demolition}.…”

An Analysis of the Socioeconomic Benefits Arising from Kubwa Rail Station in Abuja, Nigeria

“…Rail transportation is often introduced as an alternative to road transportation because of its socio-economic benefits. Numerous studies have identified innumerable socioeconomic benefits associated with rail transportation, including increased accessibility, connectivity, agglomeration, land use change, job creation, increased property value, increased retail activity, reduced commute time, reduced congestion, and security [11,12,7,13,14].…”

“…This research confirms previous research by Chen and Vickerman, [7], which found that rail stations had a favorable socioeconomic impact on residents living near them, as well as a positive net present value. Jack Rungskunruch and Kaeumruen [14] did a study on the socioeconomic benefits of Japan's Shinkansen network, utilizing Pearson's Correlation (PCC) to ascertain the railway impact on individuals of all genders and ages. The study examined the broad impact of social factors on population dynamics, education, age dependency, job chances, and death rate, utilizing a unique dataset covering 55 years of social factors.…”

Benchmarking Socio-Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Networks Using K-Nearest Neighbour and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient Techniques through Computational Model-Based Analysis

“…It is difficult to apply to other networks. Rungskunroc h et al[64] ✓ The research pointed out the benefit of the land price after the coming of HSR.…”