«URBAN TRAIN»: IS IT TIME TO TALK?
Abstract
Specialists have not yet finally decided on reasonability to use railway spurs which pass through the major cities for local passenger transportation. The problem of this kind exists in Moscow and other Russian cities. In this article the author raises a problem of «urban train» in Minsk, capital of Belarus, where passenger lines and related infrastructure have been formed. And this is done in accordance with the strategy of urban transport network development in coordination of different types of transport routes and passenger flows, which meet the needs of the population. The author polemically sharpens the subject and raises questions, which are quite crucial for the present day.
About the Author
V. A. Orlov
State institution «Metropolitan transport and communication», Minsk
Belarus
senior engineer
Belarus
senior engineer
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For citations:
Orlov V.A. «URBAN TRAIN»: IS IT TIME TO TALK? World of Transport and Transportation. 2014;(4):132-140.
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