2023 Volume 79 Issue 3 Article ID: 22-00055
In Switzerland, a railway policy for main lines named Bahn 2000 was started in 1987. In this policy, a little construction of high-speed line and many route improvement projects were implemented with a minimum investment. As outcomes of the policy, the connection time at major stations was shortened, and the number of passengers has increased. In an old study leading up to this paper, an analysis comparing the traveling time just before and after policy implementation was conducted. However, the former research has the following assignments: shortage of checks for policy background, no analysis of trial measures taken before Bahn 2000, and remaining undeveloped sections in 2005 just after provisional completion of the policy. This recent research addresses these issues. As a result of this new paper, it was found that the number of trains was increased and regular interval operation were installed in 1982 before the implementation of Bahn 2000 on major routes, and therefore, waiting time or transfer time was greatly reduced. By changing the evaluation year after policy implementation to 2015, it was possible to consider the route development that had progressed during the period. Due to this alteration, the transfer improvement effect could be evaluated more accurately.
