Xiaoyan Lin is Professor of Applied Economics at Beijing Jiaotong University of China and Doctoral Tutor. She graduated from the Department of Industrial Economics, Renmin University of China, Bachelor of Science, Master's degree and Ph.D. in Economics and Business Economics from Beijing Jiaotong University. Professor Lin is Director of the current Beijing philosophy and social science research base and the traffic development research base. She is also Deputy Director of China Technical and Economic Research Center of Beijing Jiaotong University, President of China Technical and Economic Association, and Secretary General of Economic Committee of China Railway Institute. She was China 863 major special program "high-speed maglev traffic technology" expert group member.

Chapter1: Introduction.- Chapter2: The Mechanism of High Speed Railway's Influence on Regional Development.- Chapter3: The Characteristics of Technical economy in High Speed Railway.- Chapter4: Time efficiency and Space-time Competitiveness of High Speed Railway.- Chapter5: High Speed Railway and Regional Traffic Structure.- Chapter6: High Speed Railway and Regional Economy.- Chapter7: High Speed Railway and Regional Economic Structure.- Chapter8: The Economic Belt of High Speed Railway.- Railway and Regional Land Development.- Chapter10: High Speed Railway and Regional Service Quality.- Chapter 11: The Development Mode and Policy of High Speed Railway.- Chapter 12: High Speed Railway and National Strategy.