# Railway Lines across the Alps: Analysis of Their Usage through a New Railway Link Cost Function
## 5 Results
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{2}{c}{**O-D Pair**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Current Scenario**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Project Scenario**} \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Leghorn--Paris} & \multirow{2}{*}{Travel time} & \multirow{2}{*}{Giovi Pass, Frejus old tunnel} & Third Pass of Giovi, New Frejus base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Avignon junction} & Travel time & \multirow{2}{*}{Giovi Pass, Ventimiglia} & New Frejus base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Novara—Paris} & Travel time & \multirow{2}{*}{Luino, Gotthard base tunnel} & New Frejus base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Paris} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Giovi Pass, Ventimiglia} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Paris} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Gothard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Novara—Rotterdam} & Travel time & \multirow{2}{*}{Luino, Gotthard base tunnel} & Luino, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Duisburg} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Duisburg} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Hamburg} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Harmony} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Berlin} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Munich} & \multirow{2}{*}{Travel time} & \multirow{2}{*}{Grinase, Generi Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Berlin} & \multirow{2}{*}{Monetary cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Berlin} & \multirow{2}{*}{Grealized cost} & \multirow{2}{*}{Githasso, Ceneri Pass, Gotthard base tunnel} & Chinese, New Ceneri base tunnel, Gotthard base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Milan—Munich} & \multirow{2}{*}{Travel time} & \multirow{2}{*}{Brenner Pass} & Brenner base tunnel \\ \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{2-4}  & & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}  & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Alpine Passes crossed by minimum travel time and cost routes in the ‘current scenario’ and in the ‘project scenario’.