Assessment of Operation and Station Facility of Light Rail Transit: - A Case Study AALRT
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2016-03
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Addis Ababa University
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Light rail transit is less costly to build and operate than other fixed-guide way modes. It represents a viable solution to a very large range of transportation problems and to provide room for incremental growth in capacity. For this reason Ethiopia select this type of transit system to response high demand of passenger transportation in Addis Ababa. Hence the investigation is made to study the facility, capacity and operation incorporated in light rail transit Based on this study, station facility and function of the Addis Ababa light rail transit meet basic objectives like minimizing the transportation shortage and facilities. But due to some problem of operations and planning the transportation demand are not fully responded; such that the comfortable and average operating speeds are limited. As a result passenger and vehicle crossing at grade on some station increase head on time that made service quality to class C; number of train planned cannot balance efficiently demand of passenger which affect comfort and result in level of service to class E, and unavailable separated power supply system has also it is own impact on operation.
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Station, Capacity, Operation, Time, Light rail transit, Service quality, Facility