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or other cities and metropolitan areas are Madrid (HSR 1992), Málaga (HSR 2008) and
Alacant/Elx (HSR 2013). Probably Madrid has benefited from radial network because of
all the connections go through Madrid.
- Guadalajara (HSR 1992), Toledo (HSR 2006), Ciudad Real (HSR 1992) and Cuenca (HSR
2011) show trends of IC that indicates an integration process in MA of Madrid. These
processes began before HSR services started. By contrast, this process has not been
carried out either in Segovia (HSR 2008) or Valladolid (HSR 2008) with similar location
on the north of Madrid.

- Lleida (HSR 2004), Tarragona (HSR 2007), Girona (HSR 2013) and Figueres (HSR 2013)
show trends of IC that indicate integration process in MA of Barcelona. These processes
began before HSR services started.

- The HSR services have not generated an economic development of metropolitan areas
of Sevilla (HSR 1992) and Zaragoza (HSR 2004).

- The case of IC trend of MA of València is more similar to MA of Barcelona than MA of
Madrid.

- The most important increases of IC were produced in period 1997-2007 for Ciudad Real
city, MA of Madrid, Guadalajara city, Toledo city, MA of Tarragona, MA of Málaga, Cuenca
city, Girona city, Figueres city, Albacete city and MA of Alacant/Elx with or without HSR
services. The tables show that, in general, the date on HSR started is independent of
the process of increasing IC. The IC increasing process of the MA of Barcelona in this
period is smaller.

- The HSR services is likely to help some cities in their integration process in nearby
metropolitan areas: Ciudad Real, Toledo, Guadalajara and Cuenca in the MA of Madrid;
Lleida, Tarragona, Girona and Figueres in the MA of Barcelona. In contrast Segovia and
Valladolid do not have this integration process.

6. References

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• BEL, G. (2010). España, capital Paris. Ediciones DESTINO: Madrid.

• de Rus, G. (2015). La política de infraestructuras en España Una reforma pendiente.
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• FERIA TORIBIO, J.M. & MARTÍNEZ BERNABEU, L. (2016). La definición y delimitación del
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• MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO (2015). Anuario Estadístico.
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