A NEW KIND OF LOCATION DECISION - WHERE TO BUILD HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY STATIONS - THE FRENCH CASE

The French high-speed train (T.G.V.) network now serves much of the na tional space and in the near future will include international connect ions. The system includes new purpose-built stations. This paper argue s that the siting of these stations involves a new set of location fac tors. By examining eleven sites the paper suggests that factors of ope rational requirement, environmental quality, market access and transpo rt-system integration explain the selection of locations for new stati ons.