DUTCH RAILWAYS IN SUBURBAN TRANSPORT: PARTICIPATION OR INTEGRATION . TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM 1990. MEASURING, MODELLING, MONITORING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH METHODS. THE HAGUE, NOVEMBER 29-30, 1990. VOLUME I AND II

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Three models are being evolved in order to design the third train service of the "Rail 21" plan of the Dutch Railways for the densely populated western part of the Netherlands: (1) Model R: adaption and improvement of the present regional train service. (2) Model R/A: introduction of suburban train services in the urban regions. (3) Model R/I: integration of the suburban train network with the underground and light rail networks of the large cities. This paper is mainly about model R/A. Features of this model are shorter distances between stops and higher frequencies (6 trains per hour). This means a high quality offer for an important transport market concerning the volume of passengers and the role in problems of congestion and environment. Designs are being presented for the urban regions of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht. The speed and reach of an R/A train service are smaller than those of the present regional train service. Therefore zonal trains' are being put on for regional transport at longer distances. They run partially as a regional train, partially as an interregional train. Designing an R/A network the coherence and connection with the other suburban public transport is essential. As a next step it is logical to integrate with underground and light rail networks. That will be evolved in model R/I. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 835854. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

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• Authors:
  • VAN DEN HEUVEL, M G
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 461-480
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
  • Publisher: Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Light rail transit; Mathematical models; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Research; Suburbs; Subways; Transportation; Transportation planning; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation research
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 2455: Environment; 6997: Frequency; 9108: Improvement; 8078: Netherlands; 1054: Network (traffic); 9149: Prevention; 744: Public transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 304: Suburbs; 1268: Train; 1191: Underground railway
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00619808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1996 12:00AM