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1 High Speed Super Rail Expressin Japan June 9, 2010 Tadashi KANEKO Japan International Transport Institute (JITI) 1

2 Current Shinkansen Network As of June 2010 In Operation 1,353 miles (2,176km) 2004 Hokuriku 73 miles (117km) Fukuoka Yatsu -shiro Kagoshima Under Construction 397 miles (634km) Planned Planned (MAGLEV) Okayama1972 Joetsu 168 miles (270km) Osaka Sanyo 334 miles (554km) Kyushu 79 miles (127km) 331 miles (533km) miles 1999 Niigata 1982 Fukushima Nagano Tokyo Nagoya 1964 Tokaido 320 miles (515km) Tokaido Bypass miles Aomori Hachinohe 2002 Morioka Akita Yamagata Tohoku 369 miles (593km) Omiya 1985 Ueno 1991 Tokyo 2

3 Main Features of the Shinkansen Safety No passenger fatalities in the 45 years since 1964 Reliability 400 Average Million passengers delay time less than 1 minute (including the influence of natural disasters) mil. passengers (FY2008) No grade crossing Dedicated Track Excess capacity Frequency 250 Capabile of up to 14 departures per hour High Capacity 100 Infrastructure More passengers per train set 50 Environmental Friendliness 0 Light Weight >> Less CO 2 emissions, less energy consumption Source: MLIT

4 Framework for Implementation of Shinkansen Projects Separation of construction/ownership and operation JR (Private Companies) (Operation) JRTT* (Governmental Agency) (Construction and ownership) * The Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency Lease of Facilities Lease Fee Payment Financing National (2/3) and local (1/3) governments bear financing burden for the Shinkansen infrastructure. (Public works) National Government Local Governments 67 % 33 % 2 1 4

5 Number of Passengers/day Tokyo-Nagoya Area 63,000 people/day p/day 63,000 Share of the Shinkansen and Fukuoka Tokyo-Nagoya Air Transportation Sanyo (344 miles) Hiroshima Okayama Washington DC New York 225 miles Osaka Tokaido Tokyo San Francisco Los Angeles 460 miles Tokyo JR Central Okayama JR West Hiroshima Fukukoka Tokyo Nagoya Osaka Okayama Hiroshima Hakata 0 mile 212 miles 320 miles 420 miles 510 miles 664 miles 342km 515km 676km 821km 1069km 100% Nagoya (320 miles) Tampa Nagoya Miami 337 miles Osaka Tokyo-Osaka Tokyo-Osaka Area 117,000 people/day 117,000 p/day 80% 20% Tokyo-Okayama Tokyo-Okayama Area 7,000 people/day p/day 7,000 Tokyo-Hiroshima Area 13,000 people/day p/day 13,000 Tokyo-Fukuoka Area 26,000 Tokyo-Fukuoka people/day p/day 26,000 59% 41% 51% 49% 9% 91% Source: Market share is the percentage of all railway and airline services based on the inter-prefectural data of the Inter-Regional Passenger Mobility Survey (FY ), published by the MLIT. Source: Market share is the percentage of all railway and airline services based on the inter-prefectural data of the Inter-Regional Passenger Mobility Survey (FY 2005), published by the MLIT. 5

6 Fukuoka Yatsushiro Example of Modal Shift in Japan Kagoshima - Opening of Kyushu Shinkansen - Phase-2 Phase-1 Phase-1 (2004) : 79 miles Phase-2 (2011) : 81 miles 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% CO2 emissions Traveling Time (Fukuoka >> Kagoshima) (Fukuoka - Kagoshima) Before Phase-1 Phase-2 13% 40% 47% 3h 40min 2h 11min 1h 20min 18% 14% 68% min 1h 29min (Source: ITPS Presentation at TRB2010) Bus Airline Railway Source: Post- Assessment of Kyushu Shinkansen by JRTT (2009) 6

7 Aomori Hachinohe Morioka Tokyo Example of Modal Shift in Japan - Extension of Tohoku Shinkansen - - Phase-3 Phase-2 Phase-1 Phase-1 (1982) : 309 miles Phase-2 (2002) : 60 miles Phase-3 (2010) : 60 miles 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Traveling Time after Phase-2 (Tokyo >> Aomori) Phase-1 Phase-2 Airline 4h27min 3h59min 3h39min 13% 4% 5% 4% 30% 43% 39% 61% (5,750/day) min Bus C ar Airline Ra ilway Source: Inter-Regional Travel Survey by MLIT 7

8 High Speed Rail and City Development - Case 1. Access: Study Inconvenient of Shin-Yokohama from the city center Station - 2. Service: No Super-express train stops Shin-Yokohama Tokyo Tokaido Yokohama - Fukuoka Odawara Sanyo Kyoto Okayama Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Osaka Hiroshima Tokaido 8

9 (1) Improvement of Access Shin-Yokohama Yokohama Line Tokaido 1985 Transfer! Municipal Subway Yokohama (2) Improvement of Service 1964 No Super-express train Super-express trains every hour % of Super-express trains 2008 All Super-express trains stop at Shin-Yokohama 9

10 (3) Shinkansen Passengers at Shin-Yokohama (Passengers / day) 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,

11 (4) Before and After Yokohama Line (a) 1974 Yokohama Line (b) 2004 Municipal Subway 11

12 Keys to the success of HSR Dedicated track - Grade crossings must be eliminated for safety reasons - Excess capacity is important: Do not underestimate the potential of HSR Inner-city access - Direct / easy access to the city center maximizes the benefits of HSR Cooperation with city developments - HSR can activate regional economy and vice versa 12

13 Japan High Speed Rail Seminar in Chicago on June 28, 2010 at Union League Club of Chicago Main Seminar 1:30-4:30 pm Exhibition 12:00 6:00 pm Reception following the Main Seminar INVITED GUEST SPEAKERS - National Level of USDOT - Members of U.S. Congress - Illinois State Leaders - State Legislative Leaders - Regional HSR Associations PRESENTATIONS - Leaders in the Japanese transportation field > Study on the benefits and finance scheme of HSR in the U.S. > Explanation of Japanese HSR This seminar is offered free of charge, but we request that you pre-register. Please register through our website. Space is limited. 13

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