GERMANY'S RHINE-RUHR: WHERE SYSTEMS WORK AS ONE

The longest integrated public transit system is Germany's Rhine-Ruhr network encompassing 42 cities and townships covering 2000 sq mi. Involved are 605 bus routes, 61 streetcar lines, 64 light rail transit lines and 41 commuter railroad services of German Federal Railway (DB). Operations are handled by 19 local authorities and DB under the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR). A single fare system covers all modes; convenient interchanges and schedules have been developed. While the objective has been to encourage more use of public transit by increasing its convenience, transit improvements have come at a time of recession complicated by a drop in the area's population. LRT is getting attention by VRR. Another plan is for park-and-ride facilities. Two separate articles discuss application of an automation package for a segment of the rapid transit system in Hamburg (PUSH), and the success of Light Rail Transit in winning riders in Hamburg. Hamburg has been converting its traditional streetcar network to LRT since 1976; there will be 67 miles of LRT route in the 1990s. A standardized computer control for LRT systems, the so-called BON system is used on Hanover cars.

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  Carter (C Carroll)

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• Publication Date: 1985-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 9-10
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Bus transit; Coordination; Light rail transit; Public transit; Railroad commuter service; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399817
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM