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RAIL TRANSPORT

PLANNING

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Factors to consider (1)

Factorsto

consider

Population

EIA

Location of theterminal& trac

line

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Factors to consider (2)

Transport ImpactAssessment (TIA)

 Tripgenerati

on

 Tripdistributi

on

Modecoice

Route

assign!ent

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Factors to consider (")

#cono!ic i!pactIn$est!ent

 T%pes o& rai'

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ierent t%pes o& train

• Rapid transit – an e'ectric rai'*a% caracteri+ed b% ig

speed and rapid acce'eration,

 – Operating sing'% or in !u'tip'e unit trainson -.ed rai's, It operates on separaterigts/o&/*a% &ro! *ic a'' oter$eicu'ar and &oot tra0c are e.c'uded (i,e,

is &u''% grade separated &ro! oter tra0c), – sopisticated signa'ing s%ste!s and

e'e$ated p'at&or!,

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• Rapid transit – A'so ca''ed as !etro sub*a% tube /

3an and S/3an,

 – Faster 4 iger capacit% tan tra! or'igt rai' but not &ar/reacing asco!!uter rai',

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•  Tra! – A'so ca''ed as tra!car streetcar tro''e%

car and tro''e%, – !ost &or!s o& co!!on carrier rai'

transit tat run entire'% or part'% onstreets pro$iding a 'oca' ser$ice and

pic5ing up and discarging passengersat an% street corner un'ess oter*ise!ar5ed,

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• Tra!

 –esigned to tpt pa. *itin c'ose

to or bet*een $i''ages to*n orcities,

 –#'ectric po*er 'o* 6oor

articu'ated –Ad$antages

• 7eic'es run !ore e0cient'% and

o$era'' operating costs are 'o*er,• pro$ide a iger capacit% ser$ice tan

buses,

• rigts/o&/*a% &or tra!s are narro*ertan &or buses, Tis sa$es $a'uab'e

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• 9o!!uter

 –a'so ca''ed suburban rai'

 – is a passenger rai' transport ser$icetat pri!ari'% operates bet*een a

cit% center and te !idd'e to outersuburbs be%ond 1: 5! (1; !i'es)and co!!uter to*ns or oter

'ocations – 'arge nu!bers o& co!!uters<

peop'e *o tra$e' on a dai'% basis,

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• 9o!!uter

 – Trains operate &o''o*ing a scedu'e at speeds$ar%ing &ro! :; to 2;; 5!8 ("; to 12: !p),

 – istance carges or +one pricing !a% be used,

 – 9aracteristics• pro$iding !ore seating and 'ess standing roo! &or

te 'onger distances in$o'$ed

• a 'o*er &re=uenc% o& ser$ice

• scedu'ed ser$ices

• ser$ing 'o*er/densit% suburban areas t%pica''%

connecting suburbs to te cit% center

• saring trac5 or rigt/o&/*a% *it intercit% or &reigttrains

• not &u''% grade separated (containing at/gradecrossings *it crossing gates)

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