abstract: 'High speed rail (HSR) networks have been an essential catalyst in

  stimulating and balancing regional economic growth that ultimately

  benefits the society as a whole. Previous studies have revealed that HSR

  services sustainably yield superior social values for people, especially

  for adults and those of working age. This has become an advantage of HSR

  networks over other forms of public transportation. The Shinkansen

  network in Japan is one of most successful HSR models. Its services

  bring significant social advantages to the communities it serves, such

  as shorter travel times and increased job opportunities. Nevertheless,

  the societal impact of HSR networks depends on many factors, and the

  benefits of HSR could also be overrated. The goal of this research is to

  measure the socioeconomic impacts of HSR on people of all genders and

  age groups. The outcomes could lead to more suitable development of HSR

  projects and policies. This study investigates data sets for Japanese

  social factors over 55 years in order to determine the impacts of HSR.

  The assessment model has been established using Python. It applies

  Pearson''s correlation (PCC) technique as its main methodology. This

  study broadly assesses social impacts on population dynamics, education,

  age dependency, job opportunities, and mortality rate using an

  unparalleled dataset spanning 55 years of social factors. The results

  exhibit that younger generations have the most benefits in terms of

  equal educational accessibility. However, the growth of the HSR network

  does not influence an increase in the employment rate or labour force

  numbers, resulting in little benefit to the workforce.'
affiliation: 'Kaewunruen, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Birmingham, Sch Engn, Birmingham
  B15 2TT, W Midlands, England.

  Rungskunroch, Panrawee; Jack, Anson; Kaewunruen, Sakdirat, Univ Birmingham, Sch
  Engn, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England.'
article-number: '68'
author: Rungskunroch, Panrawee and Jack, Anson and Kaewunruen, Sakdirat
author-email: 'PXR615@student.bham.ac.uk

  C.R.Jack@bham.ac.uk

  s.kaewunruen@bham.ac.uk'
author_list:
- family: Rungskunroch
  given: Panrawee
- family: Jack
  given: Anson
- family: Kaewunruen
  given: Sakdirat
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/infrastructures6050068
eissn: 2412-3811
files: []
journal: INFRASTRUCTURES
keywords: 'socioeconomic impacts; population dynamic; high-speed rail (HSR);

  sustainability; transport and policy'
keywords-plus: HIGH-SPEED RAIL; IMPACT; STATIONS; DYNAMICS
language: English
month: MAY
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '44'
orcid-numbers: 'Jack, Anson/0000-0001-5735-2558

  Kaewunruen, Sakdirat/0000-0003-2153-3538'
papis_id: a16ff7ccefdd0f8ab236d4defbc0d4bf
ref: Rungskunroch2021socioeconomicbenefit
researcherid-numbers: Kaewunruen, Sakdirat/A-6793-2008
times-cited: '5'
title: Socioeconomic Benefits of the Shinkansen Network
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000656441500001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '11'
volume: '6'
web-of-science-categories: 'Construction \& Building Technology; Engineering, Civil;
  Transportation

  Science \& Technology'
year: '2021'