= "Cyrpus Mail"
AN INTERCITY railway in Cyprus could reduce transport carbon emissions by up to 70 per cent and pay for itself in 15 years, according to a recent University of Cyprus studym published yesterday.
So what sort of a service could be introduced in Cyprus?
To answer this question, students began by examining three major types of railway –the TGV, ICE and maglev and assessing their costs and benefits.
The students based their project costing on the most modest of the three trains, the ICE, which has an average speed of 300 kilometres per hour and a 385 passenger capacity, and would cost around €1,858,130,000 to get up and running.
Most of this (€1,820,000,000) would be spent on tracks, with around €37,500,000 on trains and €216,000 on the stations.
Supposing the European Union subsides half of the costs, as they have done on similar initiatives, and the annual net income from the railway reaches their estimate of €61,400,020, the full cost could be recovered in 15 years.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/inter ... h/20110601
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="Famagusta Gazette"The Minister of Communications has revealed plans to develop a new rail network in Cyprus.
Erato Kozakou Marcoullis told local channel Sigma that Cyprus will boast a high speed intercity service within the next 15-years. She revealed that a feasibility study was currently underway and would be published before Christmas.
The minister said the network would link all major travel hubs, towns and cities and a journey from Nicosia to Paphos would take just half an hour.
http://famagusta-gazette.com/study-unde ... 204-69.htm
I have some doubts about the scheme...
