Higher-speed Rail: Boosting Urban-suburban Connectivity

This project explores how urban-suburban rail systems - like the high-speed Great Train eXpress (GTX in Seoul, Korea) and the Grand Train Express (GTE in Paris, France) - can be implemented to improve connectivity between urban cores and their surrounding areas. To benefit from the promise of better access to opportunities from these systems while improving sustainable mobility, this project explores the benefits of these transport solutions. In doing so, this project contributes to a broader understanding of the role of sustainable transport in future urban planning.

The Higher-speed Rail project investigates multiple criteria of existing systems to identify best practices and potential areas for enhancement. The project offers policy recommendations that support the planning, development, and optimisation of sustainable, higher-speed urban-suburban rail networks.