OPERATING LIGHT RAIL ON THE RAILWAY EMBANKMENT AROUND AMSTERDAM. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM 1987, EIGHT MILLION CARS IN 2010, THE HAGUE, NOVEMBER 26-27, 1987

SNELTRAMEXPLOITATIE OP DE RINGBAAN IN AMSTERDAM

A study has recently been completed into possible ways of using the embankment of the ring railway around Amsterdam to improve public transport connections between the surrounding region and the city's peripheral areas, in particular the sub-centres in the periphery. Both trains and trams have been considered for this purpose. Providing as many direct connections as possible via the railway embankment was found to be very unprofitable. A direct line between Sloterdijk station and southeast Amsterdam was found to be a valuable link in the connection between the region and the sub-centres, and from one peripheral area to another. A condition for the success of such a link is a frequent service, which can be realized most effectively by light rail. A further result is that light rail on the railway embankment will constitute a structural factor in Amsterdam's public transport network. The paper will explain that only a fundamentally different concept of public transport will make it possible for the ring railway to function efficiently and for the share of public transport to retain its present level. This network concept is based on a hierarchy of lines, differentiated in time and space and resulting in a primary, secondary and tertiary network. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 811092. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

  P.O. Box 45
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • BUFFING, AHM
  • MOUWEN, A
• Publication Date: 1987

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 377-396
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
  • Publisher: Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Light rail transit; Public transit; Railroad trains; Railroads; Regional transportation; Right of way (Land); Suburbs; Transportation planning; Trolleybuses; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Old TRIS Terms: Railroad rights of way
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9108: Improvement; 653: Level of service; 9038: Lightweight; 8078: Netherlands; 1054: Network (traffic); 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 378: Region; 2729: Ring road; 9072: Selection; 304: Suburbs; 1268: Train; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00475781
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM