Newton Fund Researcher Links - Brazil The Role of Metros and Light Rail in Addressing Congestion
Thursday 3 August 2017 14:00hrs – 15:00hrs
Dr. Emmanuel Matsika NewRail, UK
Theme: How the Railways contribute to improving quality of life?
NOW START!
Footnote London Underground • World's first underground railway, opened in Jan1863 • Paddington & Farringdon using gas-lit wooden carriages • Hauled by steam locomotives • 38,000 passengers on the first day vs 4.8 million today
Footnote From 2 stations to a network
Footnote London Underground
https://tfl.gov.uk/
Number of lines 11 Number of stations 270 served (260 owned) Daily ridership 4.8 million Annual ridership 1.34 billion (2015/16) Began operation 10 January 1863; 154 years ago System length 402 km Track gauge 1,435 mm
FootnoteAverage speed 33 km/h (21 mph) CrossRail
http://www.crossrail.co.uk/
Line length 118 km Number of tracks 2 Track gauge 1,435 mm Number of stations 40 Operating speed 140 km/h
Footnote Manchester Light Rail Number of 7 lines Number of 93 stations Annual 37.8 million ridership (2016/17) 10.2% increase Began 6 April 1992 operation Number of 120 M5000s vehicles Train length 28.4 metres System 92 km length Track gauge 1,435 mm Top speed 80 km/h
Footnote Manchester Light Rail
2012
Footnote Manchester Light Rail
2017
Footnote Gautrain Light Rail – South Africa
Line Length: 80 km
Gauge: 1435mm
Stations: 10
Cut the number of cars on the N1 Ben Schoeman Highway by 20%, with 100,000 daily passenger trips Footnote Addis Ababa Light Rail – Ethiopia
Line Length: 31.6 km
Gauge: 1435mm
Stations: 39
Throughput: 60,000 passengers/h
Footnote Ethiopia GDP = Brazil $846 GDP = $8,727 1,104,300 km2
8,515,767 km2
S. Africa GDP = $5,101
1,221,037 km2
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Addressing Congestion using Metro and LR Guided Transport
Railways
Trams Metro Urban HSR
MagLev ITS Tram
Mass BRT Transit (Road)
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Options Mass Transit – A solution to Transport Congestion?
Metro Tram BRT
Footnote Interior Characteristics
Metro Tram
BRT Footnote Special Cases? Special Mass Transit – A solution to Transport Congestion
MagLev ITS Railess Train Footnote MagLev Railess Train - by CRRC
Speed of 70 km/h and up to 500 passengers, range of 40km
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358jTjmyLns Comfort vs Standing Capacity
HSR
Urban Rail
BRT Passenger comfort Passenger Comfort vs LRail standing line Metro
Standing capacity Xiamen BRT, China
67.4km; 60km/h
Number of lines 3 Number of stations 47 System length 67.4 km (41.9 mi) Top speed 60 km/h (37 mph) Curitiba BRT, Brazil
Number of lines 6 Number of stations 21 Daily ridership 2,300,000 per day System length 81.4 km BRT Role of ITS in Addressing Congestion ITS provides an opportunity to end congestion while cutting the cost of motoring by around a third and reducing accidents by 90%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358jTj myLns BRT – Challenges
Xiamen Xiamen
Dehli Xiamen’s Shift from BRT to Metro
Xiamen city government plans to build an urban-suburban metro network comprising six lines, 246.2 kilometres (153.0 mi) in length, with 138 stations. Line 4 with 31 stations and 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi) length will be reconstructed from BRT line mainly. Human Factors in Modal Shift Perception Safety Vs Security Human Factors in Modal Shift Preferences We are humans! Human Factors in Modal Shift Needs
PRMs – Persons with Reduced Mobility Comparison – selected KPIs
KPI Metro Tram BRT Land use
Passenger Capacity
Emissions
System performance Initial cost
Running costs
Favourable Mid range Not Favourable Choice of Mass Transit Solution The Total/Bigger Picture E.g. • Easy movement for work, social event and leisure
E.g. • Land use E.g. • GHG emissions • Commuters (workers) • Pollution • Tourism Concluding Remark
If metros and trams have improved the quality of life of people in UK, wider EU, the rest of the world (Ethiopia included),
they can improve the quality of life in Brazil! NOW STOP! Obrigado! Thank you! Questions are welcome
Dr. Emmanuel Matsika NewRail, UK Email: [email protected] Questions for Discussion 1. How can metro/light rail be part of the solution to decongest Brazilian roads 2. What challenges need to be overcome to promote metro/light rail? 3. What are your views about: Metro vs Light rail vs BRT? 4. What should be the way forward?