URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE USSR

LES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS URBAINS EN URSS

In the Soviet Union, the development and operation of public transport is carried out on the basis of general plans. For towns of more than 250000 inhabitants, the official organisations prepare schemes which determine the urban transport modes, the use of which will permit them to accomplish effectively the transport of passengers, the layout of lines, the distribution of different services, the order of urgency and the importance of the work involved in restructuring and modernising the existing systems. The standards which are applied to the drawing up of schemes are designed for local conditions, but they respect the general principles such as: journey to work times should not exceed 40 minutes, the rate of loading at rush hour should be limited to five or six passengers per sq M of free surface. The creation of underground railways, trams, buses, trolley buses should be a function of the size of the towns. A brief description of automatic operation and of rolling stock is provided.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Publication Date: 1978-1-2

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 25-29
• Serial:
  • Union Internationale des Transports Publics, Revue
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Design; Public transit; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Transportation planning; Trolleybuses; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• ITRD Terms: 744: Public transport; 313: Urban area; 8123: USSR
• Subject Areas: Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1981 12:00AM