Unmanned Level Crossing Gate Warning System
Two researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have developed a new warning system for preventing accidents at unmanned level crossings in... Read More
Metro Rail System Need for Standardisation
An increasing number of cities in India have opted for metro rail as the choice of mass rapid transit system. The author... Read More
Reduction of crowding level in Public Transportation Service:
An important policy agenda
The authors consider the effect of crowding, while investigating the attractiveness of a public transportation service in developing countries like India. The... Read More
Risk Management:Elevated Metros
The importance of risk management in today?s complex elevated Metro projects, where cost overruns in design and construction are common place, cannot... Read More
Traffic Transit Management Centres in Bangalore
Transport Civil Infrastructure can be an additional source of income for sustainability writes Dr K.N.Ingalagi, Chief Systems Manager, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation.... Read More
Is Airport Express metro line in Delhi effective?
Ashok Datar of Mumbai Environmental Social Network & Mumbai Transport Forum writes about his experience of travelling by Delhi airport metro line... Read More
Public Transport Interchanges ? Experience from the UK
John Austin, Managing Consultant, Austin Analytics, the UK, discusses the importance of public transport interchanges in Public Transport, best practices that need to be followed in their design and the benefits.
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Transport Projects
Public transport projects are often delayed or put on hold for a variety of reasons ? reasons that are often not based on the real problems of the project. Ranjit Gadgil, Programme Director of Pune-based Parisar, takes a look at Cost Benefit Analysis, a tool for evaluating transportation projects.
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) – A new form of Urban Transport
Personal Rapid Transit is a new light urban transport system based on small, automated, electric, driverless vehicles travelling on segregated guide ways. PRT is now becoming an accepted form of public transport to complement other modes in cities across Asia ? providing stand-alone systems and first mile, last mile connectivity. The world?s first operational system, at London Heathrow has proved a major success. The system is in operation in USA, UAE and South Korea as well.
