THE MASS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IN CALCUTTA - A CLEAN, EFFICIENT AND WELL MAINTAINED METRO

For a conurbation of 12 million people, metro represents the ideal solution for handling the daily journeys made by its non motorized population. In building a form of heavy transport, Calcutta offers the rare example of a large city in a developing country which is succeeding in keeping pace with rapid urban demographic growth. Opened in stages from 1984, the Calcutta metro uses tried and tested techniques supported by the latest technological aids, with a triple daily leitmotif of safety, efficiency and cleanliness.

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  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

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• Authors:
  • Dutt, A K
  • Mukhopadhyay, A
• Publication Date: 1992-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 70-81
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 1/92
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Economic efficiency; Safety; Urban sprawl; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00623123
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM