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Roles and Persistence Measures of Rail Freight Transportation between Hokkaido and Honshu

2000; Volume: 17; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2208/journalip.17.827

ISSN

1884-8303

Autores

Satoru Hino, Kunihiro Kishi, Keiichi Satoh, Hiromasa Chiba,

Tópico(s)

Urban and spatial planning

Resumo

Tohoku Shinkansen between Morioka and Shin-Aomori is being constructed at present. After the opening of Tohoku Shinkansen, the management of Tohoku Line between Morioka and Aomori is transferred to the Semi-public Corporation. Since it is a main route of railway freight train, which connects Hokkaido with Honshu, the persistence of the rail freight transportation is worried. In this study, necessities of railway freight transportation are shown. Alternative pathway and transportation are also examined. As the result, the rail freight transportation fulfilled large role, and the rail freight transportation of the via Tohoku Line persisted was less on the burden.

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