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Eurostar vs. Shinkansen: 

Eurostar vs. Shinkansen Patrick Hereford Wintana Debessay VS.

Brief Overview: 

Brief Overview Shinkansen Background Time Line Statistics Costs and Benefits Risks and Uncertainties Eurostar Background Time Line Statistics Costs and Benefits Risks and Uncertainties

Background - Shinkansen : 

Background - Shinkansen World’s first inter-city high-speed rail system Alternate to narrow gauge tracks that limit speed Considered source of national pride Cost overruns from original estimation

Time Line: 

Time Line 1940 – Idea of Shinkansen introduced and researched through Government 1959 – Construction begins 1964 – Inauguration of Tokyo – Shin-Osaka service Coincided with Olympics held in Japan 1972-1988 – New Shinkansen service lines sporadically opened throughout Japan 1987 – Japan National Railways privatized

Risks and Uncertainties: 

Risks and Uncertainties Post-war economy unstable Was train service the best way to go? What about highways? Topographic obstacles Ridership estimations

Statistics: 

Statistics Maximum speed of 300 km/hr, Average speed of 286.1 km/hr No fatalities on the service due to collision, derailment, etc. More than 280 Shinkansen trains operate between Tokyo and Osaka each day Daily ridership of over 360,000 passengers

Cost – Benefit Analysis: 

Cost – Benefit Analysis High construction costs to be compensated by expected high revenues Government project rather than profit-seeking firm Costs grew  added lines and employees HUGE Debt ¥37.1 trillion ($274.8 billion) Privatized to 6 companies to carry some debt and earn profit

Background - Eurostar: 

Background - Eurostar Longest Passenger Train in the World (20 cars long per train) Europe's First International Train to take advantage of the Channel Tunnel Plagued by unreliability during its first few years of operations Can reach speeds up to 186 miles per hour but can only travel 100 miles per hour in the Chunnel

Timeline: 

Timeline 1994: First Eurostar commercial services begin from London to Paris and Brussels 1995: Ashford station opens a direct service from London to Disneyland Paris 1996: Service expands to Moutiers and Bourg St Maurice from Ashford 1998: Opens facilities and renovations at Paris Gare du Nord

Risks and Uncertainties: 

Risks and Uncertainties Natural disasters ocurring near the Channel Tunnel Ridership during Eurostar’s opening Safety of the Eurostar

Statistics: 

Statistics Maximum speed reached is 186 mph 7.7 million riders during the 2002 fiscal year Will reach the profit zone at the end of 2003 if all goes well No severe injuries during the crash of 2000

Cost-Benefit Analysis: 

Cost-Benefit Analysis Eurostar cost approximately $31 million for the entire project Crash in 2000 cost approximately $850 million Will obtain a profit after the 2003 fiscal year

References: 

References Shinkansen http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/milestones_photos/shinkansen.html http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Hood.html http://www.jei.org/Archive/JEIR98/9840w3.html Eurostar http://www.eurostar.com/dctm/jsp/index.jsp http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/eurostar.htm http://www.b-rail.be/press/E/nieuws/result_eurostar.html