Synthetical Benefit Evaluation of High-Speed Rail, Take Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail for Example

Abstract

Through research and analysis on the status of domestic and international high-speed rail, this paper established the Theoretical Framework of the economic benefits, Social benefits and Synthetical benefits of high-speed railway. And this paper summarized and summed up the factors affecting the efficiency and evaluation methods, and finally got a more standardized evaluation criteria. Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, for instance, has a strong comprehensive benefits. The corresponding conclusions and policy recommendations in this article is below; firstly high-speed rail line that has been put into operation, planning or under construction, should be made the necessary adjustments and evaluation; Secondly, the Government should give different types of subsidies to high-speed rail for different comprehensive benefits; and last, for high-speed rail line, we should give full play to the advantage of high-speed rail such as obtain the largest passenger flow, and increase the transport density.