QCI #132 - The World's High-Speed Rail

What is the best way to transport natural resources or manufactured goods to your coastal ports for export to trading partners to increase your GDP?

Courtesy of Visual Capitalist: The World's most export-dependent economies rely on railways, trains, and now high-speed rail networks to meet demand faster than their competitors. Although they are primarily built for passengers, the world's high-speed railways occasionally transport lightweight, time-sensitive exports and high-value cargo

Lightweight cargo such as mail, parcels, fresh food, and electronic components rather than heavy bulk commodities like coal or steel.

China uses its high-speed network, the largest in the world, for express parcel delivery and e-commerce goods. France and Italy have also tested or operated dedicated high-speed mail and pallet services.

Indirectly, domestic high-speed rail networks boost overall export volumes by connecting industrial hubs, reducing transit friction, and encouraging trade collaboration among exporting firms.

Although not the main avenue for exports, high-speed railways are a viable way to bolster economic activity.

Let's take a look at the countries with the world's largest high-speed railway networks:

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