ENLARGED MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE IRCA. SECTION 3: OPERATION AND AUTOMATION. CAPACITY OF SURBURBAN LINES. THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED TO ADAPT IT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC
The development of urbanisation, the manifold movements within the congested areas, the increase in distances between the town centres and their zones of influence, are characteristic phenomena of our times which one finds in every country of the world. They have, consequently; a growing importance for the railways, insofar as suburban traffic is concerned. It is thus that in respect of the SNCF, in the outskirts of Paris, where this traffic covers 950 km of lines, one has in the course of the last ten years recorded an increase of 22% in passenger carryings and of 40% in passenger-kilometers, and the demographic and urbanisation prospects lead to the estimation that this trend will continue in the years to come. To meet the new needs effectively, the existing nets often prove insufficient and inapt and the difficulties experienced in their operation could result in an extension of these nets by the creation of new tracks. But in an urban area this solution would require works the cost of which is considerable and must be reserved for the zones where the railway is still absent or when no alternative more economical solution can be found.
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Corporate Authors:
International Railway Congress Association
17-21 rue de Louvrain
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Authors:
- CHARLES, J
- Meyer, M
- Publication Date: 1973-2
Media Info
- Pagination: 9 p.
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Serial:
- RAIL INTERNATIONAL
- Issue Number: 2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commuter service; Passenger service; Rapid transit
- Geographic Terms: Paris (France)
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00051951
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Rail International
- Report/Paper Numbers: ORE A 122/RP4 Report
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 26 1981 12:00AM