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Title:

How to Expand Subway and Urban Railway Networks: Light Rail Extensions in Madrid, Spain

Accession Number:

01154768

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

Residential areas of detached houses were built in north and east Madrid, Spain, during the last decade of the 20th century. Because the population density in those areas is low, implementing an efficient transport system is complicated. In south Madrid in the 1960s, however, huge commuter towns developed. Some of them were linked to a suburban network at some point, whereas others were far away. The Madrid region promoted the construction of several light rail lines to resolve this issue. The lines function as extensions to the existing rail network (subway or suburban trains). The determining factors that enabled these lines to be implemented and operated successfully are analyzed. The recommendations for implementing a light rail transit system, on the basis of that analysis, are: (a) the lines should not be very long; (b) they should have a segregated right-of-way; (c) the quality of service should be good; and (d) they should be coordinated with other modes of transport. Apart from public funding, they could be funded by additional resources collected from property tax and the concessionaire company (private funding). A concessionaire consortium may comprise construction companies, transport operators, financial institutions, rolling stock manufacturers, and consultancies. Finally, the concession should be granted for a 30- to 40-year period so that private stakeholders can recover their investment.

Monograph Title:

Transit 2010, Volume 4

Monograph Accession #:

01225991

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-0602

Language:

English

Authors:

de Ona, Juan
Calvo, Francisco J
Garach, Laura
de Ona, Rocio
Lopez, Griselda

Pagination:

pp 10-17

Publication Date:

2010

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2146
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309142984

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Maps (4) ; Photos (1) ; References (13) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Rail transit expansion

Geographic Terms:

Madrid (Spain)

Subject Areas:

Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 10:18AM

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