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

许多研究分析了一个地区内铁路的实施与该地区的人口、城市或经济发展之间的关系。本研究的目的有所偏离，侧重于 19 世纪下半叶至 1940 年间铁路线在降低埃斯特雷马杜拉（西班牙）文盲率方面可能产生的影响。使用基于生成历史数据的主要定量研究方法交通模型及其与社会、教育和人口进步的相关性，得出的主要结论是，与远离铁路的城市相比，城镇靠近铁路线是降低文盲率的一个重要因素，在那里改善较慢。