High-Speed railways and the spread of Covid-19

Systematic literature review on impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding measures on mobility

“…Oztig and Askin ( 2020 ) employed a negative binomial regression analysis on data from 144 countries, including population density as a control variable, and found a positive association between high numbers of airports in a country and high numbers of infected patients. A strong and significant association was also found between travel volume by train and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases (Pang et al 2023 ; Zhao et al 2020b ) found that one more high-speed railway (HSR) train originating from Wuhan each day increases the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in a city by about 10%. Zhao et al ( 2020b ) estimated that a 10% increase in the number of train passengers from Wuhan to major cities in China resulted in an 8.27% increase in infections.…”

“… Oztig & Askin ( 2020 ) 144 countries Negative binomial regression Airline passengers & airports, population density, elderly people Air A positive relationship between volume of airline passenger traffic and numbers of COVID-19 patients. Pang et al, ( 2023 ) China (Wuhan & others) Gravity model HSR train operations, COVID-19 cases, population HSR One more HSR train originating from Wuhan each day before the Wuhan lockdown increases the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in a city by about 10% Shi & Fang ( 2020 ) China (31 provinces) ARIMA model COVID-19 cases, traffic volume (cellphone location), distance, GDP Overall mobility The volume of outbound traffic from Wuhan was positively associated with COVID-19 incidence in all provinces, with correlation coefficients between 0.22–0.78 (all P < 0.05). Sokadjo & Atchade ( 2020 ) World Various regression COVID-19 case & passenger air traffic data Air When passenger air traffic increases by one unit, the number of cases increases by one new infection.…”

Estimating long-term and short-term impact of COVID-19 activity restriction on regional highway traffic demand: A case study in Zhejiang Province, China

“…For international travel, the number of international flights has decreased significantly [ 11 , 12 ], and the performance of worldwide air transport network has decreased seriously (S [ 13 ]. For national travel, in the early stage of the spread of COVID-19, there is a positive correlation between the number of COVID-19 cases and traffic volume in various places in a country (H. [ [14] , [15] , [16] ]; He, & Shen, 2023). Therefore, some scholars suggest blocking and restricting the traffic volume between cities in the early stage of COVID-19 transmission; in a town, suspend public transportation, block all roads, restrict private cars, and close bridges and tunnels [ [17] , [18] , [19] ].…”

Impacts of water surge from mountain railroad tunnels on ecological environments based on the RSEI model

“…With the rapid development of global transportation and communication, there is an increasing demand for infrastructure projects such as railroads in many developing countries and regions (Ai et al, 2014;Hodgson, 2018;Pang et al, 2023). As a common large-scale accessory project during mountain railroad construction, tunnels can greatly improve railroad traffic efficiency (Xiao et al, 2019).…”

“…However, mountain tunnels are commonly constructed in areas with poor geological structures and hydrological conditions, where groundwater resources are particularly plentiful. The complexity of the construction environment and technical limitations of the tunneling operation will inevitably change the flow of groundwater resources during the boring process (Amaranthus et al, 1985;Said et al, 2019;Pang et al, 2023). Therefore, problems due to underground water surge during tunneling are common (Sharifzadeh et al, 2013;Li et al, 2018).…”