Abstract
With the rapid development of China's high-speed railway (HSR), there are also many problems. For example, in the classification and calculation of HSR transportation costs, there is a lack of reasonable cost statistical methods. There are many types of high-speed train currently running on HSR (mainly G and D trains). There are differences in the speed, load and energy consumption of different types of trains. The resulting infrastructure usage costs also vary. However, all train costs are classified and calculated uniformly in practice. This paper proposes the expenditure rate method of the transport process allocating the infrastructure use costs among types of trains. Based on data from the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, the cost of infrastructure is calculated, and the calculation results can reasonably reflect the cost allocation among types of trains. It makes the cost calculation of high-speed railway more accurate and lays a foundation for environmental cost calculation.
Highlights
The management and operation of the railways have been under the responsibility of the CHINA RAILWAY (CR) for many years
It is not possible to refine the cost according to the train type; it is expanded on the basis of the operation costing method, and the railway cost is calculated via the transportation process expenditure rate method
According to the train-type fixed cost allocation formula, the fixed costs are: G-EMU FCG =3.644×(12.595/12.956) billion yuan =3.542 billion yuan D-EMU FCD =102 million yuan considering the fixed costs, the passenger transport costs of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway are calculated via the expenditure rate method as: Approximately 12.595 billion yuan and 16.137 billion yuan for G-EMU
Summary
The management and operation of the railways have been under the responsibility of the CHINA RAILWAY (CR) for many years. This situation has led to the drawbacks of a market monopoly and a lack of competitiveness in the railway transportation industry. The reason is mainly due to the lagging reform of the management system of China's railway industry and the inaccurate calculation of cost classification. A new method of expenditure rate calculation is proposed for overcoming the problem of inaccurate cost classification statistics. The expenditure rate method is used to solve the cost allocation problem of HSR with various types of trains. The research results can provide an exploration path for the cost allocation estimation of China's HSR
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