JAPANESE TRANSIT FORGES AHEAD

In several Japanese cities, construction of urban transit systems is underway. Projects currently range from relatively small upgrading schemes to major construction such as the new Tokyo Keiyo commuter line. A new 14.35 km metro system is due to open in Sendai in November. This will be Japan's 9th metro system and work is about to begin on a new 11.8 km rapid transit line in Hiroshima. High costs of construction work have forced metro operators to revise their plans and in some cases substantial modifications have resulted. Hiroshima for example has opted for an elevated rubber-tyred system instead of a conventional metro. Several metros, such as Kobe and Osaka, plan to supplement new track construction by through running over lines owned by private railways. The overall pattern of transit construction has changed. Many current and planned projects concentrate on extending services to the suburbs rather than improving city centre travel. Brief details are given of Tokyo's private Seiba Railway--a 2.8 km peoplemover. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1985-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 43-45
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Elevated guideways; People movers; Public transit; Rail line extensions; Rapid transit; Suburbs; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 8053: Japan; 621: Journey to work; 1128: Paratransit; 1140: Passenger conveyor; 9118: Private; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 304: Suburbs; 1191: Underground railway; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458722
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:44AM