How LRT affectKayseri
Feyzullah GUNDOGDUKayseri Light Rail SystemFixed Installation Manager
e-mail: [email protected]
INDEXKayseriKayseri Light Rail SystemActions TakenImpacts on City
Info about Kayseri 6000 years in history Populations: 1,300,000 Increase rate ~ 9 % (2007-
2012) Surface Area 17.000 km2 Over 1,000 produciton
center Over 100,000 Employment 4 University, 30,000 University student 8 industrial zone Biggest Free zone of Turkey 5 billion $ output 1,2 billion $ exports More than 5,000 production
TransportTransport one of
the major problem of cities,
Planning Transportation takes long time and never ends,
Affects characteristic of the city,
Milestones1999 Transportation planing and
LRT feasibility project tendered,2001 Transportation study
approved by ministry of transport,
2004 LRT project tendered,2006 Construction Started,2009 Kayseri LRT started
operations,2011 Phase II and III tendered,
Results of Study
LRT line
Characteristics of The Kayseray
Kayseray Characteristics•Rail Route Length : 17,39 km•Depot Track Length : 4,200 m•Number of Vehicles :38•Number of Stations : 28 •Distance btw. Stations : 400-800m•Min. Headway : 4 min.•Trip Time : 42,0 min•Station Length : 65 m•Construction Works : 1095 day•Vehicle Capacity : 276 p
Actions taken with LRTReplacing diesel
mini bus with 12 m CNG Bus.
There was 400 minibus, 200 CNC BUS put into service.
Actions taken with LRTBike sharing
system established.
%15 of bike users also uses mass transit,
5,500 users, 1.500 times bike used in a day.
Actions taken with LRTEntegration
with Bus lines.Parallel Bus
lines organized in a way that they feeds LRT.
Actions taken with LRTIntegrated Fare
collection system established.
Single ticket uses for all transport modes, bus, lrt, bike and for turism.
Actions taken with LRT
Extentios planned.
Actions taken with LRTGreen track system implemented.
In the line we have 116.000 m2 green grass10,000 tree, beside the track200,000 small plants
ImpactsIncreased
passengers in the public transport◦30 % of our
passengers have possibility to travel with their own car BUT they prefer Public Transport,
ImpactsLand usage
increased along the rail corridor,◦New residental
areas, 3 shopping centre opened,
ImpactsNew statidum
costructed along railway corridor,
Land of Former sold and finance used for projects.
ImpactsNew coach stations
constructed along rail corridor.
Land of old one sold and finance used for projects.
ImpactsProperty
value are increased by 30 percent along rail corridor,
ImpactsEnvironmentally
firiendly CNG bus help us to save 25 percent CO2 emissions.
ImpactsEconomical Effect:15 mio Euro
recorded and taxed. Formerly driver were collecting many.
ImpactsFare Collection
Ticketing operations tendered to private company
Saving 2 mio Euro per year.
Impacts
Anadolu Amusement Center: 40.000 visitor during weekend
Air PollutionIt is well known that 1,5m2 green grass produces oxigen needs for one human in one day.
This means that in total green grass of Kayseri Light Rail System produces oxigen of the 68,000 human in one day.
Impacts
Addition to this: 1 m2 green grass equal to 100 m2 leaf area. This means that depending on wind 0,2-2kg/m2 dust can be absorbed by green grass.
These two parameters shows the positive effect of green track on environment.
Impacts
Effect on PassengersNature plays two passive role in the comfort of the peoples.One: feeling and watching the nature,Others: knowing the exixstence of the nature even not seen by them.
Impacts
Extentions
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