Construction of an inter-city operation alliance for China Railway Express

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Transport Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104094

Zhaolin Cheng , Laijun Zhao , Qixuan Li , Huiyong Li , Fashuai Wen

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Abstract

The China Railway Express (CR Express), a key component of the Belt and Road Initiative, has experienced rapid growth in scale and influence since its inception. However, its development has been hampered by issues such as inter-city competition, a lack of information sharing, internal conflicts, and uneven development. This study developed alliances among subgroups of cities that operate CR Express and proposed a method for constructing such alliances and fairly distributing their benefits. This study used the convergent correlation (CONCOR) algorithm from social network analysis to construct the alliances, and then designed a benefit-distribution scheme based on a weighted asymmetric Nash bargaining solution to fairly weight each city and thereby helping to maintain the stability of the alliance. This study also performed complex network node evaluation based on structural hole theory and a comprehensive TOPSIS evaluation to determine reasonable benefit-distribution weights. To test the solutions, this study performed empirical research for the CR Express cities in China and established five alliances based on subgroups of these cities. The results provide guidance for the development of CR Express and references for future implementation.

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中铁快运城际运营联盟的构建

中铁班列是“一带一路”倡议的重要组成部分，自成立以来，其规模和影响力迅速增长。然而，城市间竞争、信息共享不足、内部矛盾、发展不平衡等问题阻碍了其发展。本研究发展了运营华铁快线的城市亚群间的联盟，并提出了建立联盟和公平分配联盟的方法。本研究利用社会网络分析中的收敛相关（CONCOR）算法构建联盟，并设计了基于加权非对称纳什议价方案的利益分配方案，使各城市公平加权，从而有助于联盟的稳定性。并基于结构孔理论和综合TOPSIS评价进行复杂网络节点评价，确定合理的效益分配权重。为了验证这些解决方案，本研究对中国快运城市进行了实证研究，并基于这些城市的亚群建立了五个联盟。研究结果为CR Express的开发提供了指导，并为后续的实施提供了参考。

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Transport Policy Multiple-

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12.10

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10.30%

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282

期刊介绍： Transport Policy is an international journal aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice in transport. Its subject areas reflect the concerns of policymakers in government, industry, voluntary organisations and the public at large, providing independent, original and rigorous analysis to understand how policy decisions have been taken, monitor their effects, and suggest how they may be improved. The journal treats the transport sector comprehensively, and in the context of other sectors including energy, housing, industry and planning. All modes are covered: land, sea and air; road and rail; public and private; motorised and non-motorised; passenger and freight.