5-Day Course on "Rail Transit and Other Guided Systems: Planning, Design, Operation and Evaluation"
26 June to 1 July 2008,
LTA Academy (A Division of Land Transport Authority, Singapore), Singapore
Presenters
The course will be led by Professor Vukan R.Vuchic, Ph.D.
Professor of Transportation Systems Engineering, City and Regional Planning
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Dr. Vuchic obtained his M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He has presented courses and lectures in urban transportation at the University of Pennsylvania (UP) and 75 other universities in many countries. His research is published in about 150 articles and reports. He also authored the internationally known Transit Trilogy, three books covering various aspects of urban transit systems engineering, planning, economics and policy. One of them is "Urban Transit Systems and Technology."
The course will include a special lecture by Mr Hans Rat, Secretary General of UITP, who will present his global insights in the increasing role of transit in the development of livable cities; and the sharing of Singapore's experience and site briefings by staff of Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore.
Course Objectives
This programme enables participants to obtain a comprehensive overview and knowledge about the characteristics of rail systems, their planning, design, operations and evaluation. It illustrates general planning procedure, design principles and covers specific examples of line, station and vehicle designs, the role of rail transit and its relationship to other modes. Trend of metros/rail rapid transit development, their uses and their roles as the backbone of intermodal transportation systems in different types of cities will also be covered.
Course Topics
a.. Types of urban rail systems including metro, light rail, automated guided systems: characteristics, technologies, performance, applications and selection
b.. Design of rail transit lines and network forms, their functions and basic construction methods
c.. Travel demand forecasting, feasibility studies, costing and budgeting
d.. Land-use interaction, alignment selection and safeguarding
e.. Rolling stock technology and station design
f.. Guided systems control and safety
g.. Intermodal transfer and scheduling
h.. Planning rail transit, contracting and project management
i.. Rail operations, measures of performance, efficiency and productivity
j.. Case Studies: San Francisco BART, Washington Metro, Tokyo, Singapore, Paris, Munich and other European systems
k.. Technical site visits of metro and light transit systems in Singapore: rapid transit systems and stations, operations control center, rolling stock maintenance
depot, integration of building developments with transport hub.
More details at: http://www.LTAacademy.gov.sg
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