ABSTRACT

Numerous studies have analysed the relationships between the implementation of the railroad within a territory and the demographic, urban, or economic development in that territory. The aim of this study deviates somewhat to focus on the possible repercussions of the railroad line in terms of reducing illiteracy rates in Extremadura (Spain) between the second half of the nineteenth century and 1940. Using a predominantly quantitative research method based on generating a historical transportation model and its correlations with social, educational, and demographic progress, the main conclusion reached is that a town’s proximity to the railroad line is an important factor in the reduction of illiteracy rates compared with municipalities that are further away from the railroad, where the improvement is slower.

摘要

大量研究分析了一个地区内铁路的实施与该地区人口，城市或经济发展之间的关系。本研究的目的在19世纪下半叶与1940年下半年之间，在降低埃斯特雷马杜拉（西班牙）的文盲率方面，侧重于铁路可能产生的影响。使用主要的定量研究方法为基础交通模型及其与社会，教育和人口统计学进步的相关性，得出的主要结论是，与远离铁路的城市相比，城镇靠近铁路是降低文盲率的重要因素。改善较慢。