over The past few years, and especially in the netherlands, more and more lightrail connections came to be. Think of the Tram between The Hague and Rotterdam, or the newly-opened Hoekselijn in the direction of Hoek van Holland and the Uithoflijn in Utrecht, the netherlands. This form of public transport in the future. NU.nl talk it over with the Player in the Place, the transport expert of the Smart Public Transport to Lab of the Delft university of technology.
Although not all of these projects smoothly, it is up to them, and elsewhere, and even go to the recycle bin, referred to, were in the South of Holland, was killed in action in the Rgl and, in Groningen, the netherlands a spanner in the works for the RegioTram project, continues to draw the attention to and interest in the light is undiminished.
“Light is actually given a prominent place on the agenda, and this is a form of public transport, it is certainly a good chance of success, provided that the projects are well-designed. Light rail should not be an end in itself, but as part of a wide-range of mobility solutions to be seen,” says transit expert Village. He has studied over the past few years, dozens of lightrailprojecten from all over the world.
the Light can be in Place to contribute to, inter alia, the effective mobility, economic development, and protect the environment. This is a form of public transport, not everyone will be out of the car in tow, but with a high-quality light rail link could there be, in any case, a movement in the direction of on your own.
in more recent years, the Uithoflijn in Utrecht, in the use of it.
‘Faster, the train does not automatically imply a shorter travel time, travel’ < / p> Light as a form of public transport, is halfway between the train, tram, and metro. Depending on the situation, light-rail, the benefits of at least two of the three of us. According to the Ic is Like the perfect example of light, since that is the area that includes the city’s bonds.
“the towns and cities, it is a high-speed connection, after which the line is located in the city, with the rest of the traffic mixes, and different links to connect. The hybrid nature of the light is the greatest power. It brings people into the city’s central railway station.
Some Of the Type is light, then also no better or worse than the train. It’s just a different kind of connection. “It’s very useful for long distances between stations, but it is a fact that the train speed does not necessarily mean a shorter overall travel time.”
A train is travelling faster, but that does not make up for the travel time, sometimes it didn’t work out. (Photo: Pro-Shots).
‘Communities have to be smart to build with an eye to the light’
the Light, however, is no guarantee of success. In fact, the recently completed projects that have had a piece with some serious teething problems. However, there is a lot Of Type are concerned, a number of terms to call that a high-quality light rail link should be.
the vervoerskundige this is, first of all, the high frequency of trips, so that you hardly have to wait. In addition, the line is fast and reliable. Great links and a new vehicle will help as well.
in Addition, it needs to have an eye for the connections between housing and employment. “A lightrailtraject has less stops, so the municipalities are smart to build things that people are good, and easy access to those links may come in,” says Van Oort.
as far as it is concerned, it will also be integrated into the public transport system be established. It’s not only about transportation but also about land-use planning, and transportation to and from the train stations.
It is necessary to think about the locations of the stations. (Photo: Uithoflijn.nl).
‘Quite a hole in the plan”
so far, there seems to be for light rail in the Netherlands, with a very bright future with us. Attention, there is no shortage.
in the Meantime, there are plans for a light rail link it is easy, and the extension of the North-south commuter rail link to the airport and as a network, in the region of Eindhoven, the netherlands. However, we will have the patience to bring about these new connections.
“There are a lot of ideas, but the projects are not quite there yet. There is a gap in the schedule. Since the light is technically still quite complicated, it takes a building for a relatively long time. For the next ten years or so, we don’t have to rely on.”
