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High-Speed Rail (HSR) in Canada
Transportation Research at McGill (TRAM) is conducting research on the proposed Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail (HSR) project in Canada. . The study is supported by funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Canada Research Chair in Public Transport Planning and Operation.
This project is led by Billie(Yu) Zhang, Hisham Negm and Rim Anabtawi, researchers at the School of Urban Planning, McGill University, under the supervision of Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy. If you have any questions, you can contact us by email TRAM Group or by phone at 514-398-4058.
This page is dedicated to posting updates on the HSR research conducted by the TRAM team including policy briefs, reports, and peer reviewed publications. An asterisk (*) in front of an author's name denotes a graduate or undergraduate student.
Reports/Rapports
High-speed rail in Canada: Insights from a corridorwide survey
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (English)
Updated January 2026 (First published November 2025 with earlier data).
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (English)
Updated January 2026 (First published November 2025 with earlier data).
Le train à grande vitesse au Canada: Résultats d'un sondage à l’échelle du corridor et analyse financière.
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (Français)
Mis à jour en janvier 2026 (première version en novembre 2025 avec des données antérieures).
*Zhang., B., *Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2026). (Français)
Mis à jour en janvier 2026 (première version en novembre 2025 avec des données antérieures).
Policy Briefs/Notes de politique
Importance of land value capture regarding the Canada high-speed rail
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025). (English)
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025). (English)
L’importance de la captation de la valeur foncière dans le cadre du train à grande vitesse au Canada
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025). (Français)
El-Geneidy, A., *Anabtawi, R., *Zhang, B., *Carvalho, T., *Negm, H., *Alousi-Jones, M. & Page M. (2025). (Français)
Assessing the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on job accessibility in the Québec City – Toronto Corridor (QTC): A comparative analysis
*Dove-McFalls, A. & Negm, H. (2025).
*Dove-McFalls, A. & Negm, H. (2025).
Educational Videos/Vidéos éducatives
