Rail Systems – Metro, Mono And High Speed
Delhi Metro
By S. Sivathasan -March 24, 2014
S. Sivathasan
Railway Systems-
In pushing the frontiers of development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to geographical extremities, Railways have had an impact like no other. The westward push in the US, Trans-Siberian railway of Russia, the network in China and linkages in all directions in India are remarkable. As significant for modern times are the Metro, Mono and High Speed systems for commuter transport. Strides made in engineering have reached wider humanity most effectively.
Beneficiaries
It is not surprising that the beneficiaries of high end technology making for Metro, are all in the forefront economically. There are 54 nations having the Metro. Over 90% of them are within the first 54 in GDP terms. They are also in EU, OECD and BRIC. The phenomenon signifies some truths. Where the people have composed their differences decades back, their economies are set on a vibrant course. There is a high degree of urbanisation in their principal cities which necessitate an appropriate transport mode. Those nations have the resources to deliver a Metro and the citizens do afford patronage and to sustain profitability. Around 40 more metros are under construction mostly in the same countries or in economies of comparable stature.
