THE COLOGNE PRE-METRO

After it was decided that buses would be inadequate for major cross-city service, the Cologne government made two major decisions: (1) It would not finance a full-scale rapid transit subway system; (2) That since a segregated right-of-way was required, this should not be at street level and should be operated with the same vehicles as the streetcar system that remained in the other areas of the urban region. As this subway light-rail system has been built, it has always been designed so various sections should be complete without leaving unfinished structures even when funds were short. An additional constraint was that historic buildings were not to be endangered. The article describes the construction of the cut-and-cover subway and the erection of elevated segments using prefabricated components.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Dubbel, R
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 284-288
• Serial:
  • Union Internationale des Transports Publics, Revue
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Cut and cover tunneling; Elevated guideways; Light rail transit; Subways; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083064
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1981 12:00AM