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This study aims to explore the effects of railway expansion on regional economic disparities using detailed accessibility data.

Railway expansion and regional disparities in economic development: a county-level MGTWR analysis

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Randomized trial examines regional economic disparities linked to railway expansion, suggesting significant accessibility changes.

This study aims to explore the effects of railway expansion on regional economic disparities using detailed accessibility data.
Applied a Multiscale Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (MGTWR) model.
Utilized actual train timetables to analyze changes in accessibility over four representative years in Fujian, China.
Investigated spatial-temporal heterogeneity effects on economic development disparities across counties.
Railway expansion significantly improved accessibility across counties in Fujian.
High-speed railways shifted economic activity from the western to eastern regions, altering the core-periphery pattern.
Regional disparities in economic development decreased over time, but the development process showed negative association in more developed eastern areas.

梅 et al. (2026) studied this question.

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