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    Metro Railways Introduction Metro railways are also known as rapid transit system. It is a high capacity carrier which transports large number of people across small distances seamlessly. It is run automatically by computer without human intervention. There is no driver who drives it; rather it is run on automatic system. It is used to transport a large of people over short distances in metropolitan or urban cities. The need for metro rails is due to the increase in population‚ increase in traffic

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    The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi‚ Gurgaon‚ Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of six lines with a total length of 189.63 kilometres (117.83 mi) with 142 stations of which 35 are underground. It has a combination of elevated‚ at-grade and underground lines and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge‚ Bombardier MOVIA‚ Mitsubishi-ROTEM Standard gauge

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    and the numerous advantages of furthering its implementation. Mass transportation consists of automobile carpooling‚ buses‚ trains‚ subways‚ trolleys‚ light rails‚ cable cars‚ ferries‚ water taxis‚ monorails‚ tramways‚ and high-speed rails. Mass transit in the U.S. has proven to have significant economic‚ environmental‚ and social advantages. Increasing mass transportation will provide greater mobility‚ help to generate jobs and increase economic growth; while reducing the harmful carbon footprint

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    Area Rapid Transit Weekend Extension Project California State University‚ Chico HCSV 579 December 9‚ 2013 Authored by: Executive Summary Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) requests $5‚541‚285 to extend train operating hours until 3 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. The Weekend Extension project will provide safe public transportation for the 7.15 million Bay Area Residents (bayareacensus.ca.gov) and decrease drunk driving arrests. Bay Area Rapid Transit

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    Rapid KL is the operator of Kuala Lumpur’s two Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines which are Kelana Jaya Line and Ampang Line‚ the largest stage bus (regular or trunk bus route) and feeder bus service in Kuala Lumpur‚ and the single line of the KL Monorail and parts of the KLIA Transit route. These all are connected and it allows and assists public access to many different places. Beside of that‚ Rapid KL Bus‚ LRT and Monorail system provides many types of monthly card or travel card that help to save

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    The evolution of electric trams around the world: American promoters brought the tramway to Europe‚ Paris in 1853 and Birkenhead in England in 1860‚ followed by London in 1861 and Copenhagen in 1863.  Steam trams were developed‚ but were not very suitable for urban use‚ although they ran on many suburban and rural light railways.  The 1960s: The decade of the 1960s was a bad time for public transport in many parts of the world‚ with the growing belief by industry and transport planners that the

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    Research Report on Urban Rail Transit Industry in China‚ 2014-2018 Summary The Total Investment in Rail Transit Industry is predicted to be CNY 2 trillion in China in 2013-2020. Many opportunities for enterprises of infrastructure‚ equipment and operation exist in the industry. In China‚ Urban Rail Transit mainly includes subway and light rail. The first urban rail in China was built in Nanjing in the 1930s and dismantled after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The first

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    Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) like Delhi Metro‚ affected the car buying behaviour of resident commuters? Report Summaries Evaluation of Public Transport Systems: Case Study of Delhi Metro: Tiwari G.‚ _Associate Professor for Transport Planning‚ Advani M.‚ Research Scholar‚ Transportation Research and Injury prevention Programme‚ Indian Institute of Technology‚ Delhi_ The case study analyses the methodology and arguments used to justify the investments made in Mass Rapid Transit Systems

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    Pre-Feasibility of Light Rail Transit in Dhaka City 1Ashish Kumer Saha ABSTRUCT: Dhaka‚ the capital‚ administrative and commercial hub of Bangladesh is subjected to acute traffic congestion‚ inadequate traffic management‚ high accident rates and increasing air pollution problems. The deteriorating traffic conditions are affecting the city’s efficiency performance and are being considered as a major impediment for her economic growth and development‚ causing frustration among the residents and prompting

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    Why did Milwaukee have a hard time trying to convince neighboring cities for a regional transit system such as light rail from 1992-1997? There are many reasons why such a plan might not have gone through. The first possibility is that the cost to build a regional transit system such as light rail might have been too high of a price. The second possibility is public feedback on the proposal for light rail. Government officials may have gotten a lot of public opinions of why a light rail system should

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