Light rail transit for Aarhus - uniting forces to realise the vision

For some years there has been a focus on giving high priority to public transport in the area of Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city, situated onthe peninsula of Jutland. The population in the area is 690,000, of which300,000 are living in the Aarhus municipality. Decisions were made to establish bus lanes on the big radial roads in Aarhus. In some stretches, thebus lanes are considered the first steps towards the introduction of light rail transit systems. In Aarhus, the planning work for an initial light rail stage, in which two pre-existing railways (Grenaabanen and Odderbanen) are to be connected to a new light rail track, is well under way. Work is currently under way on new stages of rail and light rail extensions to unite the large towns of Eastern Jutland in a high-frequency public transport system.

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• Authors:
  • SOERENSEN, O
  • BAK JENSEN, L
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 19-23
• Serial:
  • EUROTRANSPORT
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 1478-8217

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Buses; Planning; Public transit; Rapid transit; Traffic lanes; Trolley cars; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01137274
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 30 2009 11:38AM