LILLE--TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE

Lille Metro, the fully automated VAL urban transit system, has operated for 2 years and carried 40 million passengers. Operation of trains without personnel on board has caused no anxiety or reticience on the part of users. VAL got off to a troble-free start and has won the complete acceptance of Lille citizens. The second-stage, due for opening in 1989, will require a total fleet of 83 2-car trains. Rush-hour headway is now 1.5 min; off-peak the headway is 3 min and at night 5 min. The car fleet will be expanded in 1986 to permit 1-min headways during the peak. Full automation brings a radical change in the economics of rapid transit and achieves safety and availability equal or superior to the best conventional systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Press

  Quadrant House, The Quadrant
  Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS,   England 
• Authors:
  • Plagnol, M
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 29-31
• Serial:
  • Developing Metros 85
  • Publisher: Transport Press

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Crewless trains; Headways; Personal rapid transit; Public opinion; Reliability; Ridership; Safety; Technology
• Geographic Terms: France; Lille (France)
• Old TRIS Terms: Val system
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399802
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM