Public policy towards optimizing multimodal connectivity with high speed railway stations

Interest in high speed railways (HSRs) is increasing throughout the world and China is becoming a leader in this mode of transportation. The concern of this paper is the functionality of multimodal transportation connectivity services at HSR line stations in terms of passengers served and the development of the areas around the stations. In addition, it discusses possible ways to optimize multimodal transfer systems at HSR stations for the rapidly growing and extensive HSR lines in China. Data concerning stations is utilized from the well-established HSR systems in Japan and France.