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Economic, geographical and time-based exclusion as main factors
inhibiting Spanish users from choosing High Speed Rail

Pagliara, Francesca

Menicocci, Fabrizio

Vassallo, José Manuel

Gómez Sánchez, Juan

University of Naples Federico II 1
Transportation engineer at Mediterranean Shipping Company
Polytechnic University of Madrid

Abstract

Very few contributions in the literature have dealt with the issue of social
exclusion related to High Speed Rail systems. The objective of this manuscript
is to understand what are the factors excluding users from choosing High
Speed Rail services considering the case study of Spain. For this purpose, a
Revealed Preference survey was conducted between November-December
2015. A questionnaire was submitted to users of the Spanish transport system
travelling for long-distance trips. The research aimed at investigating their
perception of the High Speed Rail system and the factors inhibiting passengers
or excluding them from its use. Data about their socioeconomic characteristics
were collected as well. The analysis of the survey identified a relationship
between social exclusion and High Speed Rail in Spain, especially in terms of
geographical exclusion.

Keywords: social exclusion, High Speed Rail, geographical exclusion, accessibility.

1 Pagliara, Francesca. University of Naples Federico II. Email: fpagliar@unina.it. (corresponding author)
Menicocci, Fabrizio. Transportation engineer at Mediterranean Shipping Company. Email fabrizio.menicocci91@gmail.com
Vassallo, José Manuel. Polytechnic University of Madrid. Email: jvassallo@caminos.upm.esanchez
Juan Gómez. Polytechnic University of Madrid. Email: juan.gomez.sanchez@upm.es

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