Light Rail Hubs in a Multimodal Transport Environment

摘要

In an increasingly multimodal urban transportation environment, not only route design andrnsystem insertion of light rail systems alone, but also the design of multimodal hubs, are ofrncrucial importance. The integrated design of light rail infrastructure and other modes of transportrnalways need to be tackled on a networkwide scale to gain a maximum network effect.rnIn this paper the most important success factors are identified by evaluating classicalrnplanning strategies found in the literature. This shows that there are several very basic yet crucialrnsuccess factors. An integrated management and planning framework is essential for achieving anrnintegrated multimodal transportation network. Timetable-oriented network design together withrnattractive transfer conditions for passengers have also proved to be important. One factor is thernlocation of a hub that needs to align with urban subcenters, so local demand attractors formrnsynergies with passengers transferring at the hub. When designing the hub itself visibility,rnaccessibility, and safety as well as security and comfort aspects need to be considered. Thernmethodology contains a 3-stage framework to integrate light rail within a transit system via hubs.rnA multimodal, activity-based travel demand model; timetable design; and route network designrnaffecting track, platform, and station geometry are described. Only a tight integration of travelrndemand modelling, urban planning, operating, and design of public transport as well as roadrninfrastructure planning can lead to the successful establishment of multimodal hubs. Quantitativernand qualitative performance indicators are given for various hubs in central Europe to analyzerntheir performance.