BART was one of the first systems using an automated guidance in a significant way. Part of the normal operations (such as speed control and runs among stations) can be done in a completely automated fashion. In 2004, BART became the first transport system in the USA to offer cellphone sig...
The red line and the blue line operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year, making the Chicago metro one of only six metro systems in the United States that provide 24 hour service. The oldest sections on Chicago’s metro began operating in 1892, making it America’s second oldest m...
The MetroEasy.com website provides guides featuring handy and useful information about the route lines, time table/ schedules, stations, ticket prices and discounted fare cards of major subway, tube and tram systems located in famous cities of the world. Apart from being able to access the subw...
TheLondonUnderground, the firstmetro systemin the world, was opened in the second part of the 19th century. Nowadays, there are approximately 160metro systemsin 55 countries in the world.Metrohas the highest investment cost per line length. This is the rail-based high-performance urban transit ...
Second, studies of cities and natural systems must recognize their inherent interdependencies. Finally, the local differences that make some cities healthier and ecologically supportive must be better understood. Each of these steps can generate broad research themes for new discovery. Recognizing our ...
Masabi has extensive experience delivering fare payment solutions to Metro systems enabling passengers to use what they have in their pocket to travel, be it a mobile phone, contactless bank card, or smartcard. “Our riders value convenience above all else when it comes to their transit experience...
(Fig.6c)20. Such elevation changes modified the railway’s slope to 6.4% (Fig.6d), well beyond the maximum allowable slope of 3.5% established to ensure the safe operation of the trains’ braking systems20. During the 2015 train collision at this location (Oceanía Station in Fig.2c), ...
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority has awarded the contract for construction of the metro network’s Blue Line to a Turkish-Chinese consortium comprising civil works contractors Mapa and Limak with railway systems supplier CRRC. Metro Report International ...
The 15th International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives This papers presents technology aspects and choices relative to worldwide MAGLEV projects such as the German Transrapid, the Japanese MLX, the USA Inductra... 林屋,均 - 電気学会論文誌. D, 産業応用部門誌 = The...
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University, New York, the USA in 2003. He has more than 13 years of experience in the design of mechanical services and tunnel ventilation systems for road and rail infrastructure and is currently a team leader for an upcoming metro line in...