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Ren Guangxu and Faraz Anjum. "TRAFFIC AND URBAN CULTURE." Asia-Pacific - Annual Research Journal of Far East & South East Asia 39 (February 20, 2022): 131–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.47781/asia-pacific.vol39.iss0.4398.
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The development of modern railways has had a profound impact on Chinese cities, especially, in the context of the aggression to modern China. Harbin, once a rural area nearby Songhua River, has been transformed into an international city of modern China, the most significant reason is the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway during 1898-1903. It became the external force that changed Harbin. With the railway's opened, Harbin became the center of commodity trade exchange, while more and more people settled in Harbin. Immigrants who came from different countries and places brought their own culture and customs into Harbin, which impacted Chinese people who lived in Harbin. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway on the cultural diversity of Harbin city from the perspective of railway-induced social change.
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Qiu, Hanxuan. "The Influence of Railways on Urban Development Based on a Resource-Based View." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 27, no. 1 (November 10, 2023): 57–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/27/20231212.
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As the product of the first Industrial Revolution, the railway has been in existence for a long time and has made an indelible contribution to the urban development of mankind. However, the railways status is declining in some countries, greatly affected by the development of aviation and road technology. In the academia, there is also a lack of analysis of the urban railway. In order to explore the railways status in urban sites and extend the literature of the resource-based view (RBV), this paper will discuss the railways impact especially on the urban sites based on RBV. We choose the city Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, as a case study. Then we compare the data before and after the building of the railway. The comparison is based on the triple bottom line (TBL) principle, which means using three different aspects to show the changes. In the end, we reveal the importance of railway resources and the concrete impact of building a railway on various sites. We also propose some suggestions for building a new railway.
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Santos y Ganges, Luis. "Historical Interrelationship of Railways and Cities from an Urban Viewpoint." TST. Transportes, Servicios y Telecomunicaciones, no. 50 (March 5, 2023): 16–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24197/tst.50.2023.16-41.
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This paper offers a conceptual overview of the state of the art relating to the historical interrelationships between railways and cities from the point of view of town planning, covering the good century and a half that there have been railways in the Iberian Peninsula. It addresses both urban and railway history, reconsidering major issues in this relationship. These are: 1) the tracks of lines as they cross cities and the role they play in urban life, 2) the passenger buildings of stations, seen as a focus of urban centrality, 3) the developing complexity of cities and railways, together with the installation of new road and port infrastructures, and 4) the problems emerging from urban expansion in the final third of the twentieth century, mostly after the restoration of democracy, specifically the question of the limited permeability of rail tracks and the interpretation as a social barrier of the physical barrier thus constituted by the railway. An idea that railways are a problem grew up within this historical interrelationship.
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Yi, Yuan, Fang He, and Yuxuan Si. "Spatial Effects of Railway Network Construction on Urban Sprawl and Its Mechanisms: Evidence from Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China." Land 13, no. 1 (December 22, 2023): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land13010025.
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Urban sprawl has become a notable feature in China. Previous studies have found that railway development has a significant effect on urban sprawl. However, the detailed mechanisms of how railways affect urban sprawl have not been studied in depth. Furthermore, China’s railway system has already formed a network. The network status of cities within the railway network may affect urban sprawl, but few studies have examined this factor. In this context, to explore the effects of railway networks on urban sprawl and the mechanisms of these effects, this study applied the social network analysis (SNA) method to measure the indicators of railway network characteristics and conducted panel model regression with the above indicators using the data from 26 cities from 2011 to 2019 in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Railway network construction has a significantly positive impact on urban sprawl through the network agglomeration and diffusion mechanisms. (2) The network agglomeration mechanism improves the location condition of the central cities on the railway network, which encourages urban sprawl as an agglomeration pattern. (3) The network diffusion mechanism enhances the integration of the peripheral cities with the central city on the railway network, which encourages urban sprawl as a diffusion pattern. The network diffusion mechanism is heterogeneous in metropolitan areas (MAs) for the different levels of central city agglomeration. The findings provide a reference for railway construction and urban planning.
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Varquez, Alvin Christopher G., Sifan Dong, Shinya Hanaoka, and Manabu Kanda. "Improvement of an Urban Growth Model for Railway-Induced Urban Expansion." Sustainability 12, no. 17 (August 21, 2020): 6801. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12176801.
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Increasing population in urban areas drives urban cover expansion and spatial growth. Developing urban growth models enables better understanding and planning of sustainable urban areas. The SLEUTH model is an urban growth simulation model which uses the concept of cellular automata to predict land cover change using six spatial inputs of historical data (slope, land use, exclusion, urban, transportation, and hill-shade). This study investigates the potential of SLEUTH to capture railway-induced urban growth by testing methods that can consider railways as input to the model, namely (1) combining the exclusion layer with a station map; (2) creating a new input layer representing stations in addition to the default six inputs. Districts in Tsukuba, Japan and Gurugram, India which historically showed evidence of urban growth by railway construction are investigated. Results reveal that both proposed methods can capture railway impact on urban growth, while the former algorithm under the right settings may perform better than the latter at finer resolutions. Coarser resolution representation (300-m grid-spacing) eventually reduces the differences in accuracy among the default SLEUTH model and the proposed algorithms.
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ZHANG, Xiling, and Yan ZHANG. "A Study on the Mechanism of High-Speed Railways’ Influences on Cities Along the Line." Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies 07, no. 03 (September 2019): 1950011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2345748119500118.
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High-speed railway as a rapid and convenient modern means of transportation has increasingly been chosen as an important travel tool or even a preferred one for the travel of a specific distance. Based on the knowledge of distance attenuation rules and urban gravitational model, a high-speed railway will shorten the temporal distance between the cities along the line, and further shorten the psychological, social, economic and probability distances, thus resulting in the weak attenuation of economic and social distances between the cities and strengthening the correlation of these cities. It is the weak distance attenuation between the cities along a high-speed railway that highlights the accessibility, openness and node-based features of these cities, and jointly drives the alternation of energy for the development of these cities through the catalytic effects, distribution effects, integration effects and gradient effects of high-speed railways. The influences of high-speed railways on urban development can be surveyed at several stages. The governments as the planners and builders of high-speed railway lines, stations and related cities should take macroeconomic measures in a scientific manner, so as to make best of high-speed railway effects and guide the path of urban development towards an era of high-speed railways.
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Jin, Cong-yi, and Wang Zhao. "Research on Landscape Protection of Urban Railway Industrial Heritage Based on Zhengzhou Railway Industrial Park Project." Advances in Social Science and Culture 4, no. 1 (January 17, 2022): p10. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/assc.v4n1p10.
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With the development of urbanization and urban industrial relocation, the remaining special railway lines are increasingly deserted and block the organic integration of urban space. As a material element of urban industrial culture, the abandoned railway line carries a profound industrial history and diverse cultural features. As a materialized industrial heritage, it also provides more feasible ways for the expansion of urban public space, ecological environment governance, and the renewal of industrial abandoned land. Through the analysis of domestic and foreign urban abandoned railway industrial landscape protection and redevelopment related cases, summarizes the landscape protection strategy: protect the original site form, reduce the later artificial intervention traces, reflect the beauty of existing industry, reshape the cultural landscape, reengineering industrial period historical scene, with dynamic railway line and its urban vitality, promote the industrial abandoned site function self innovation. Finally, according to the Zhengzhou Railway Industrial Park project as an example, through the analysis of its site transformation, style protection and functional renewal design strategies, to explore the reasonable application of the above key points, which is of guiding significance for the industrial cultural protection of the abandoned urban railways and the construction of landscape parks in China.
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Zhu, Hangyi. "TOD Development in Shenzhen Rail Transit Based on SWOT Model." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 95, no. 1 (June 27, 2024): 8–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/95/2024mur0103.
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In today's urban planning field, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become a crucial research topic. With the acceleration of urbanization and increasing population density, traffic problems have become key factors affecting urban development and living quality of residents. Therefore, discussing how to effectively plan urban traffic and realize the harmonious coexistence between traffic and city has become the focus of urban planning scholars and practitioners. However, there is still a lack of unified understanding regarding the role of railway TOD planning in urban development. Therefore, this paper takes Shenzhen as an example and adopts a SWOT analysis to examine the TOD development mode of Shenzhen's railways, based on the city's structure, railway layout, and development strategy. This paper finds that the polycentric urban development pattern of Shenzhen is closely connected to its railway planning. The foundation for Shenzhen's railway TOD construction is relatively solid, and the prospects for development are optimistic. However, many issues in the future development space and planning design still need to be addressed.
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Romanov, A. V., and A. A. Kiselev. "Technical and legal regulation of urban railways." BRIСS Transport 2, no. 3 (October 25, 2023): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.46684/2023.3.4.
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The article deals with the issues of legal and technical regulation of railway transport infrastructure facilities in cities and urban agglomerations. An attempt was made to determine the legal status of such objects.The features of such railways are considered, the need for highlighting regulation of urban railways is indicated. It is proposed to initiate work on establishing the priority of passenger transportation over freight in the territory of cities and urban agglomerations.Possible ways to solve the stated problem are proposed, consisting in several measures, including the definition of a list of regulatory documents that prevent the allocation of a separate regulation of railway transport in cities and urban agglomerations, conducting relevant scientific research and preparing proposals for amending regulatory documents.
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Ekimci, Betül, Feray Ergincan, and Mehmet İnceoğlu. "Railroad Buildings of Eskişehir: Challenges and Opportunities for Industrial Heritage." Heritage 2, no. 1 (January 30, 2019): 435–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage2010030.
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While railways are considered as a sign of development for countries, the railway structures are part of the industrial heritage of cities and comprise some of the most important urban public places. In Turkey, the Eskişehir railway buildings, constructed between 1886 and 1894, are at the west of the main railroad between the Enveriye and Eskişehir stations. They are also public places having strong resonance in the collective memory. Because of the fast development in technology, they face the threat of losing their function. Conservation of former industrial structures requires, first and foremost, identifying and documenting the distinctive features that makes them cultural heritage sites. It is a shared responsibility between public institutions and sectors to identify and protect the distinguishing features of industrial heritage sites. With this awareness, at the Anadolu University Architecture Department, integrated student work focused on the Railroad Roundhouse—built in 1896—and Staff Housing Quarters—built in the early 20th century—which are part of this district and embody a series of urban problems, was carried out over four academic semesters. This study focuses on historic railway buildings in the Eskişehir railway district that is known for its urban problems. An exhibition combining these student works was opened at the Railcar Repair Facility on 16 November 2017. This exhibition showcased the student involvement in history of Eskişehir and increased public awareness of cultural heritage.
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Guan, Hongzhi, Yuanfei Yin, Hai Yan, Yan Han, and Huanmei Qin. "Urban railway accessibility." Tsinghua Science and Technology 12, no. 2 (April 2007): 192–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tst.2007.6076199.
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Sahoo, Dipsikha. "Creating the Urban Corridors: The Role of Colonial Railways in India." Sociological Bulletin 69, no. 2 (July 1, 2020): 215–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038022920923207.
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This article argues that the pattern of urbanization in India has kept pace with the growth of railways during the British period. The colonial railways transformed India’s circulatory regime, which resulted in the emergence of social space. Towns and cities in the hinterlands of the port cities under the railways network became more urbanised. Railways, as a biggest British capitalist manoeuvre, helped in the process of industrialization and growth of trade and commerce. Some towns and cities grew up as major railway stations, terminals or junctions, divisional and zonal headquarters during the British period. The growth of railways is demonstrated in relation to the expansion in transportation of goods, passengers and employment opportunities generated. The article discerns the pattern of railway transportation and infrastructural development, which will help us to comprehend as one of the forces underlying the pattern of urbanisation in India during the British rule.
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Strale, Mathieu, Karolina Krysinska, Gaëtan Van Overmeiren, and Karl Andriessen. "Suicide on the Railways in Belgium: A Typology of Locations and Potential for Prevention." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 10 (September 21, 2018): 2074. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102074.
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Suicide on railway networks comprises a serious public health problem. However, the geographical distribution and the environmental risk factors remain unclear. This study analyzed the geographic distribution of railway suicides in Belgium from 2008–2013 at the level of a railway section (average length of 3.5 km). Principal component analysis (PCA) identified three groups of correlations that helped explain the variance of railway suicide. The three groups are related to characteristics of urban spaces, psychiatric facilities, and railway traffic density. Based on the PCA results, the study found four types of railway sections. The density of railway suicide was average and low in the urban and rural/industrial sections, respectively. However, it was high in the suburban sections and the sections close to psychiatric facilities. As the geographical proximity of a psychiatric facility comprises a specific risk factor for suicide on railways, preventative measures should target these sections and establish collaborations with psychiatric facilities. The typology of locations found in this study constitutes crucial information for national and local suicide prevention on the Belgian railway network.
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Sulistyani, Harmilyanti. "THE IMPACT OF THE JAVA MONARCHY INVOLVEMENT IN THE COLONIAL RAILWAY NETWORK ESTABLISHMENT ON CONTEMPORARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT." Architecture and Engineering 8, no. 2 (June 30, 2023): 14–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.23968/2500-0055-2023-8-2-14-24.
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Introduction: This paper discusses the role of the monarchy in Java in establishing railways in the colonial period. How did the rulers of the Principalities (Surakarta and Yogyakarta) become involved in and grant their land for the development of a new type of transportation infrastructure in the 19th century? Purpose of the study: We aimed to reveal the impact of the colonial-era railway network as an urban artifact and the monarchs’ participation in railway building on the contemporary urban morphology of Java. Methods: The conceptual framing is based on Aldo Rossi’s theory of the evolution of urban artifacts, which emphasizes the urban artifact as the main element of the city’s morphological and cultural evolution. Results: Java’s contemporary urban morphology demonstrates the power of the monarchy to shape its cityscapes and how some aspects of city layouts today are related to railway development in colonial times, which adds significance from the perspective of the engineering component.
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FAİZ BÜYÜKÇAM, SERAP. "THE LOSS HERITAGE: SAMSUN RAILWAY CAMPUS." TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DESIGN ART AND COMMUNICATION 12, no. 3 (July 1, 2022): 846–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.7456/11203100/019.
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In this study, which focuses on the railways, a sign of the Early Republic, the Samsun campus of the Samsun-Sivas Railway was the subject of the study. Samsun Railway Campus, which is one of the first examples of the railway policy in the province, which marked the first twenty years of the Republic, was opened to discussion within the scope of its location in the city and building stock. It is aimed to record the original existence of the campus, which has developed and changed with political, urban and technological discourses since 1926, when it was opened for business. The study is based on literature review, archive research and field studies. Considering the effects of the Samsun Railway Campus, the architectural heritage of the Early Republic, on the urban memory and railway history, it has been argued that a few remaining original structures and physical traces should be preserved.
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Cho, WooKeol, Kyoungtae Kim, Inmook Lee, and Soyoung (Iris) You. "Temporal Variation and Spatial Heterogeneity in Boarding/Alighting Patterns at Urban Railway Stations: Implications for Estimating Optimal Construction Scale—A Case Study in Seoul, South Korea." Advances in Civil Engineering 2024 (April 23, 2024): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9540718.
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Urban railways have become a prominent mode of public transportation within cities owing to their connectivity with other modes of transport and environmental friendliness. Various policies, such as the expansion of metropolitan areas and the development of megacities, have further emphasized the pivotal role of urban railways. Consequently, more railway stations are expected to be constructed in developed cities. However, the temporal variation in boarding and alighting patterns at each railway station is often overlooked. Failing to account for this variation, specifically the differences in peak-hour concentration rates, in railway station design may cause increased conflicts among users owing to concentrated demands during specific time periods, exacerbating congestion and diminishing the appeal of the urban railway systems. Therefore, this study investigated the correlation between the temporal variation in boarding and alighting patterns and the attributes (location) of railway stations in Seoul, South Korea, and analyzed the spatial heterogeneity of this correlation. Initially, the factors influencing the peak-hour concentration rates in railway stations were identified using a linear regression model. Peak hours were defined as morning and afternoon peaks and boarding and alighting were differentiated to account for the directional aspects of temporal variations in boarding and alighting patterns. The correlation between boarding and alighting patterns and the attributes of railway station influence zones was determined, and a geographically weighted regression model was estimated to analyze the spatial heterogeneity of this correlation based on railway station location. The analysis results revealed that railway stations in the southeastern and downtown areas of Seoul exhibited varying impacts of station attributes on boarding and alighting patterns even when the station attribute influence zones were identical. The contribution of this study is to evaluate the priorities of railway projects and its corresponding transportation policies. Regarding the policy goal recently announced by the Korean government, “Achieving Commute Times in 30-min range,” our finding will provide a good measure of accessibility whether it succeeds or not.
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Vibhakar, Dhaval, Suraj Jha, Aditya Kamble, and Saurabh Suman. "Integrated CCTV Surveillance System for Public Transportation." International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 10, no. 3 (February 28, 2021): 30–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijeat.c2157.0210321.
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The urban center residential district Railway is one in every of the busiest railway stations in Bharat and carries over seven.5 million commuters daily. The railways spreads over 123.78 km (76.91 mi).The Railways encompass thirty-nine stations. Trains typically begin from and terminate at necessary stations. in line with a survey ,the total stats given by the RPF(Railway Police Force) & GRP(GOVERNMENT RAILWAY POLICE), 2,700 railway commuters killed, over 1,400 whereas crossing tracks up until last and this variety has been increasing daily. This is creating railways a dangerous possibility for travel and transportation. The video closed-circuit television used is irving to be not useful and not updated. To overcome this drawback we tend to area unit creating associate integrated video closed-circuit television for detection of crimes and missed objects and explains during this paper.We area unit exploitation high resolution cameras which might focus and might be simply accustomed establish someone and can also be helpful in dark.
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Su, Hao. "Comparison and Integration of BRT and Railway Development." Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology 83 (February 27, 2024): 217–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/m41bwy05.
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This paper investigates the comparative analysis of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Railway Development as urban transportation solutions. Integrating Bus Rapid Transit and railways within urban planning is also explored, highlighting the role of feeder systems, accessibility enhancement, and land-use considerations. The paper also examines the effects of economics on both transportation modes. While BRT positively impacts local economies through reduced congestion and improved accessibility, railways, especially high-capacity systems, yield more substantial economic benefits. It can help some developing and building cities choose their priority public transportation. Both modes offer unique advantages, with BRT catering to immediate transit needs and railways contributing to enduring urban development. Integrating these modes in urban planning demands careful consideration of accessibility, sustainability, and land use, leading to efficient and sustainable transportation networks. Considering growing urbanization and transportation challenges, this study examines the background, advantages, challenges, and integration potential of these systems. The research emphasizes the need for further investigation to guide urban planners, policymakers, and transportation authorities in making informed decisions and creating well-connected and environmentally friendly urban transportation systems.
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Braschler, Brigitte, Claudine Dolt, and Bruno Baur. "The Function of A Set-Aside Railway Bridge in Connecting Urban Habitats for Animals: A Case Study." Sustainability 12, no. 3 (February 7, 2020): 1194. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031194.
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As elements of green infrastructure, railway embankments are important corridors in urban environments connecting otherwise isolated habitat fragments. They are interrupted when railways cross major roads. It is not known whether dispersing animals use railway bridges to cross roads. We examined the function of a set-aside iron-steel railway bridge crossing a 12 m wide road with high traffic density in Basel (Switzerland) for dispersing animals. We installed drift fences with traps on a single-track, 32 m long and 6 m wide railway bridge with a simple gravel bed, and collected animals daily for 9 months. We captured more than 1200 animals crossing the bridge: small mammals, reptiles and amphibians as well as numerous invertebrates including snails, woodlice, spiders, harvestmen, millipedes, carabids, rove beetles and ants. For some animals it is likely that the gravel bed, at least temporarily, serves as a habitat. Many animals, however, were apparently dispersing, using the bridge to cross the busy road. We found season- and daytime-dependent differences in the frequency the bridge was used. Our findings indicate an important function of a set-aside railway bridges for connecting urban habitats. As most animal dispersal was recorded during the night, railway bridges with no (or little) traffic during the night may also contribute to animal dispersal. As important elements of green infrastructure, set-aside railway bridges should be considered in future urban planning.
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Rudy, Jarrett, Magda Fahrni, and Nicolas Kenny. "Railways and the Urban Soundscape: Montreal, 1850s–1950s." Urban History Review 49, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 217–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/uhr-2020-0006.
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Recent work on the history of railways has focused on the ways in which they changed the experience of space. Studies of urban settings have examined the role of railway tracks in delineating and reaffirming identities of class and ethnicity; they have also looked at the housing and neighborhoods that grew up around railway yards. This article contributes to the literature on railways and urban space by exploring the meanings of train sounds, in particular those produced by bells and steam whistles, in Montreal. The sounds made by trains were among the loudest to arrive in the 19th-century world, and had a particularly dramatic impact upon urban areas. Train whistles and bells had diverse meanings, depending on the precise moment and place at which they were sounded, the duration of the sound, and who was listening. These meanings were integrated into various forms of urban knowledge, and constituted one element of what historian David Garrioch calls “a semiotic system,” part of a larger “urban information system.” This article explores the confrontation between two interpretations of the sounds made by train bells and steam whistles in the region of Montreal between 1850 and 1950, namely, the conflicts between those who saw bells and whistles as elements of a language of safety for railway workers and city dwellers, on the one hand, and, on the other, those who increasingly viewed them as an unwelcome source of urban noise.
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Okan, Muhammet R., Mustafa S. Durmuş, Kübra özmal, Lütfü Akçil, İlker üstoğlu, and özgür T. Kaymakçi. "Signaling System Solution for Urban Railways: Esenler Railway Depot." IFAC Proceedings Volumes 46, no. 25 (2013): 83–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20130916-2-tr-4042.00020.
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Sang, Kun, and Silvia E. Piovan. "The application of GIS in railway heritage management: the case of Yunnan-Vietnam Railway." Proceedings of the ICA 2 (July 10, 2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-2-110-2019.
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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Railways were a key mode of transporting goods and people for industrial and urban development in the late modern age. Their special part in economic growth comes with their role in the development of cultural heritage along their pathways. However, because of competing urban construction, many railway heritages are in danger, such as the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway (YVR) in China, an important international narrow-gauge railway built in 1901, acknowledged as a railway heritage in 2018. As a typical linear heritage, the railway integrates both the natural and cultural landscapes, related to the large spatial extent and complex composition of single heritage elements. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offer a great support in the investigation, assessment, and management of railway heritage. In this research, the huge cultural heritage related to the YVR was studied using a combined geo-historical and GIS approach. This paper aims to 1) give a brief review of the current status of the application of GIS on linear railway heritages studies, including heritage resources surveys, spatial analysis, thematic mapping and public service, 2) introduce the case study of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, and 3) present a geodatabase design for the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway heritage management.</p>
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Reilly, M. D. "Urban electric railway management and operation in Britain and America 1900–14." Urban History 16 (May 1989): 22–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963926800009159.
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The debate about the comparative performance of the British and American economies around the turn of the century has involved most industrial sectors. In the case of the railways, the argument goes back at least to 1887, when a critical analysis of English railway operations compared to those of the United States was published. For British railway companies, the years after 1900 were a particularly difficult time especially in the capital market, and many new investment projects were abandoned, although not solely because of adverse conditions in the capital market. A substantial number of these projects were probably of a marginal nature but the eighteen-year period between 1890 and 1908 also saw the development of a new type of railway – the urban rapid transit system. This was in response to two very different factors – the continuing growth of cities and the application of electric power in a form suitable for railway use. The spread of these systems in Britain paralleled their expansion in the United States.
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Elkhoury, Najwa, Lalith Hitihamillage, Sara Moridpour, and Dilan Robert. "Degradation Prediction of Rail Tracks: A Review of the Existing Literature." Open Transportation Journal 12, no. 1 (February 28, 2018): 88–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874447801812010088.
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In the past few decades, the railway infrastructure has been widely expanded in urban and rural areas, making it the most complex matrix of rail transport networks. Safe and comfortable travel on railways has always been a common goal for transportation engineers and researchers, and requires railways in excellent condition and well-organized maintenance practices. Degradation of rail tracks is a main concern for railway organizations as it affects the railway’s behaviour and its parameters, such as track geometry, speed, traffic and loads. Therefore, the prediction of the degradation of rail tracks is very important in order to optimise maintenance needs, reduce maintenance and operational costs of railways, and improve rail track conditions.This paper provides a comprehensive review of rail degradation prediction models, their parameters, and the strengths and weaknesses of each model. A comprehensive discussion of existing research and a comparison of different models of degradation of rail tracks is also provided. Finally, this review presents concluding remarks on the limitations of existing studies and provides recommendations for further research and appraisal practices.
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Vichiensan, Varameth, Vasinee Wasuntarasook, Titipakorn Prakayaphun, Masanobu Kii, and Yoshitsugu Hayashi. "Influence of Urban Railway Network Centrality on Residential Property Values in Bangkok." Sustainability 15, no. 22 (November 16, 2023): 16013. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su152216013.
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In recent decades, Bangkok has experienced substantial investments in its urban railway network, resulting in a profound transformation of the city’s landscape. This study examines the relationship between railway development and property value uplift, particularly focusing on network centrality, which is closely linked to urban structure. Our findings are based on two primary analyses: network centrality and spatial hedonic models. The network centrality analysis reveals that closeness centrality underscores the city’s prevailing monocentric structure, while the betweenness centrality measure envisions the potential emergence of urban subcenters. In our hedonic analysis of condominiums near railway stations, we formulated various regression models with different specifications, incorporating spatial effects and network centrality. With Bangkok’s predominant monocentric structure in mind, we found that the spatial regression model, including a spatial error specification and closeness centrality, outperforms the others. This suggests that the impact of railways on property values extends beyond station proximity and encompasses network centrality, intricately linked with the city’s urban structure. We applied our developed model to estimate the expected increase in property values at major interchange stations with high network centralities. These numerical values indicate a considerable potential for their evolution into urban subcenters. These insights offer valuable policy recommendations for effectively harnessing transit-related premiums and shaping the future development of both the railway system and the city.
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Liang, Ying, Wei Song, and Xiaofeng Dong. "Evaluating the Space Use of Large Railway Hub Station Areas in Beijing toward Integrated Station-City Development." Land 10, no. 11 (November 19, 2021): 1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10111267.
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With the large-scale construction of high-speed railways and the continuous increase in population flows, railway hubs are becoming the most dynamic places in cities. As a key node of intercity traffic and an important part of urban development, railway hub stations are the main carriers for the implementation of the Integrated Station-City Development (ISCD) strategy. A comprehensive evaluation of the space use of railway hub station areas can provide a basic understanding of the intensive utilization and optimization of urban space. However, existing relevant studies lack a comprehensive assessment of the compound structures and functions within large railway hub station areas at the microscopic level. Therefore, this paper was guided by integrated station-city development, relying on Geographic Information Science (GIS)technology, and big data such as Points of Interest (POI) and real-time traffic, focusing on walking accessibility, facility convenience, function compound, and land development intensity used around railway hub station areas. The uses of the station areas in four large railway hubs in Beijing were analyzed. Based on this, we built an ISCD index, combined with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, and assessed the degree of ISCD in the four railway hubs. The study showed that among the four large railway hubs in Beijing, the Beijing North railway station offers the best walking accessibility. The Beijing railway station features the largest facility convenience, function compound, and land development intensity. In general, the levels of ISCD of the Beijing and Beijing North Railway Stations were significantly higher than those of the Beijing West and Beijing South Railway Stations.
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Binduhewa, Prabath J. "Sizing Algorithm for a Photovoltaic System along an Urban Railway Network towards Net Zero Emission." International Journal of Photoenergy 2021 (December 2, 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5523448.
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A reliable transportation system is essential for the development of a community. Especially in urban transportation, rail transportation is a faster, more comfortable way to travel for the commuters. These benefits can be valued further when the rail transportation system is with zero emissions. Electric trains can be considered a zero-emission transportation method. However, a rail transportation system operates with net-zero emissions when electricity is generated from zero-emission-based sources. Photovoltaic systems have already been integrated into railway stations and spare land owned by railways to achieve net-zero emissions. Furthermore, medium-voltage DC network and microgrid concepts have been proposed to incorporate more renewable energy sources into railway electrification systems. However, the energy generated from those systems is not enough to realise net-zero emissions, as the power requirements of an urban railway electrification system are high. Accordingly, this article investigates the possibility of implementing a photovoltaic system along the railway tracks to meet the energy demands of an urban railway electrification system so that net-zero emissions can be achieved. Other significant advantages of the proposed photovoltaic system are lower feeder losses due to distributed photovoltaic systems integrated into the railway electrification system, lower conversion losses due to the direct integration of the photovoltaic system into the railway electrification system, and the nonrequirement of additional space to install the photovoltaic system. In this paper, a photovoltaic system capacity sizing algorithm is proposed and presented by considering a railway electrification system, the daily schedule of trains, and historical photovoltaic weather data. This proposed photovoltaic system capacity sizing algorithm was evaluated considering a section of the urban railway network of Sri Lanka and a three-year, 2017-2020, photovoltaic weather data. The results indicated that the potential for photovoltaic generation by installing photovoltaic systems along a railway track is much higher than the requirement, and it is possible to meet the required train scheduling options with proper sizing. Furthermore, in the three-year analysis, it is possible to achieve 90% of the energy required for the railway electrification system with effective train scheduling methods.
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Zhang, Bochao, Wanhao Dong, and Jin Yao. "The Opening of High-Speed Railways, the Improvement of Factor Allocation Efficiency between Regions, and the City’s Environmental Quality Improvement." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5 (March 6, 2023): 4648. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054648.
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Based on the panel data of prefecture-level cities in China from 2006 to 2019, this paper uses the PSM-DID method to empirically test the internal impact mechanism among high-speed railway opening, inter-regional factor allocation efficiency, and urban environmental governance. The research results show that: (1) There is a serious factor-misallocation problem among prefecture-level cities in China. From 2006 to 2019, the factor misallocation between prefecture-level cities led to an average annual loss of total factor productivity in China’s economy of 52.5%, an average labor misallocation of 23.16%, and an average capital misallocation of 18.69%. Since 2013, capital misallocation has exceeded labor misallocation as the main reason for factor misallocation among prefecture-level cities in China. (2) The opening of high-speed railways can promote the efficiency of urban factor allocation through the technological innovation effect, the foreign investment attraction effect, and the population agglomeration effect. The improvement of urban factor allocation efficiency can promote the improvement of urban environmental quality through the effects of industrial structure optimization, income enhancement, and human capital agglomeration. Therefore, the opening of a high-speed railway can improve urban environmental quality through the intermediary effect of improving the efficiency of urban factor allocation; that is, the opening of a high-speed railway has a dual positive effect of economic efficiency and environmental quality improvement. (3) The optimization effect of factor allocation and the environmental governance effect of the opening of high-speed railways have strong urban scale heterogeneity, urban characteristic heterogeneity, and regional heterogeneity. The research content of this paper has important guiding significance for the construction of China’s new development paradigm, accelerating the construction of “a unified national market,” and green and low-carbon development.
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Adisson, Félix. "From state restructuring to urban restructuring: The intermediation of public landownership in urban development projects in France." European Urban and Regional Studies 25, no. 4 (June 30, 2017): 373–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776417717308.
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Many urban development projects (UDPs) in Europe take place on lands belonging to public bodies and administrations, and publicly owned firms. Yet, the literature has failed to explain why a substantial proportion of the remaking of European cities is shaped on public properties, and with what outcomes. My underlying hypothesis is that the redevelopment of such properties depends primarily on the restructuring of the state. Firstly, this paper provides evidence of the relationships between three dynamics of state restructuring and the disposal of public land and real estate properties owned by one sector of the French state, that is, the railways. Secondly, the paper focuses on two UDPs of railway sites, respectively located in Paris and Nantes, in order to disclose the specificity of the redevelopment process associated with public railway properties, due to the socio-legal infrastructure of railway land disposal stemming from these dynamics. The paper demonstrates that (i) state restructuring impels various levels and organisations of the state to redevelop public land and real estate properties; and (ii) the effects of state restructuring can be explained only by analysing the mediating role of the socio-legal infrastructure of these properties, which frames the processes and outcomes of the redevelopment projects. In so doing, the paper offers a specific account of the explanatory factors, processes and outcomes of the relationship between state restructuring and a significant proportion of the restructuring of urban areas in Europe.
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Yokoshima, Shigenori, Takashi Morihara, and Yasunao Matsumoto. "Effects of Railway-induced Noise and Vibration on Sleep Disturbance in Detached Houses." INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 268, no. 6 (November 30, 2023): 2383–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/in_2023_0351.
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Railway-induced noise and vibrations cause adverse effects on the daily life of people living in detached houses, especially in Japanese urban districts. Our previous studies revealed that annoyance due to each of noise and vibrations differed according to railway category: high-speed Shinkansen railway and conventional railway. In addition, we quantified the respective impact of noise and vibration exposures on individual annoyances by the above railway categories. Following these studies, we tried to clarify the effects of noise and vibrations on subjective sleep disturbance of people living in detached houses. Datasets used for the analysis were common with the previous studies. Applying the multiple-logistic regression analysis to the individual data, we estimated respective effects of noise and vibration exposures on sleep disturbance. Night sound pressure level and maximum vibration level in the vertical direction were used as noise and vibration exposures, respectively. In either railway category, sleep disturbance was affected not only by noise exposure but also by vibration exposure. In addition, we clarified that noise exposure has a larger effect on sleep disturbance than vibration exposure for conventional railways; in contrast, for Shinkansen railways, vibration exposure more affected sleep disturbance than noise exposure.
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Mun, Bo Gyeong, and Jae Eun Lee. "Analyzing the Risk Management of Urban Railway Crowd Accident." Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis 20, no. 2 (February 29, 2024): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.14251/crisisonomy.2024.20.2.35.
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This study aims to apply the Swiss Cheese Model to reduce the likelihood of crowd accidents on urban railways and to design measures that minimize damage when accidents occur. It examines various aspects from the initial concept of urban railways through to their design and operation, including laws and regulations, operational methods of responsible organizations, public awareness, and structural capabilities. The investigation includes analyzing variable relationships via confirmatory factor analysis and evaluating how five key areas influence crowd accident risks using multiple regression analysis. Findings suggest that the architectural design of stations and trains, the operational policies of railway entities, governmental traffic management strategies, the promotion of safety consciousness among citizens, and the preparedness for emergency situations collectively play a crucial role in managing these risks. Factors like the planning of train and platform capacities, effective risk communication by organizations, enhancing public risk awareness, and encouraging acts of kindness significantly contribute to mitigating crowd accident risks.
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Stolbova, I. D. "MOSCOW CIRCULAR RAILWAY HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD." World of Transport and Transportation 15, no. 6 (December 28, 2017): 234–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2017-15-6-22.
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[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The Moscow railway junction, rapidly developing, by the end of 19th century no longer coped with cargo transportation. The reason for this was the dead-end organization of the stations, both in Russia and Europe, which played the role of terminal stations in large cities. After many but unsuccessful attempts to unload the railway terminal in Moscow, a decision was made to create a circular railway (Moscow Circular Railway (MCR)) in order to connect the dead-end radial branches and make the system more flexible and maneuverable. Well-known architects and engineers were invited to design and build the new railway, budgetary funds were allocated, emphasizing the special importance of the facility for the state: the European countries and Russia stood on the verge of the First World War, and the predictable collapse of rolling stock threatened the railways with inevitable calamities. Under these conditions, MCR became a universal complex of engineering structures and civil buildings, not only serving transshipment of goods and transporting passengers, but also containing pedestrian overpass bridges and soldiers’ barracks for mobile transfer of troops, as well as telegraph and telephone points of communication. This railway has been operating for 110 years and after reconstruction has received a new appointment as part of urban passenger transport. Keywords: Moscow Circular Railway, history projects, architecture, stations, bridges, stations, topography, reconstruction, urban transport functions.
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Pels, Eric, and Piet Rietveld. "Railway Station and Urban Dynamics." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 39, no. 9 (September 2007): 2043–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a4093.
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Aycı, Hilal, Derya Güleç Özer, and Abdulkadir Güleç. "A Spatial Analysis of Gaziantep Railway and Its Station Throughout History." Periodica Polytechnica Architecture 51, no. 2 (November 27, 2020): 196–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.3311/ppar.15799.
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The invention and proliferation of railways around the world emerged from the need for transport networks that would facilitate the movement of industrial goods produced during the Industrial Revolution. They were introduced to the Anatolian region in the late–Ottoman period and gained importance as an indispensable part of the internal market in a new nation-state, the Republic of Turkey. Thanks to its location on the Silk Road, Gaziantep city in the southeastern part of Turkey, has always been a particularly important node on commercial routes. The present study describes the introduction of railways to Gaziantep province and the effects of Gaziantep Railway Station on the city at an urban and structural scale. Although the first city plan was the Barsumyan–Nazaryan Plan (1920s), the railway system was introduced as a design object to Gaziantep City in the Jansen Plan (1938) and followed by the Aru–Söylemezoğlu Plan (1950), Gaziantep Plan (1973), and Oğuz Aldan Plan (1990). It can be concluded that its late introduction to Gaziantep delayed its integration with the transportation network covering other Anatolian cities at an urban and spatial level from an urban design perspective.
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Petuhova, N. "FEATURES OF PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-COMPONENT ENSEMBLES OF HISTORICAL RAILWAY STATIONS." Bulletin of Belgorod State Technological University named after. V. G. Shukhov 8, no. 1 (January 16, 2023): 61–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.34031/2071-7318-2022-8-1-61-73.
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The article considers and analyzes the main features of the formation of architectural ensembles of railways, which determine the principles of their preservation and development. The method of system analysis was applied on the materials of archival and bibliographic sources, field studies, legal acts and project documentation in the field of state protection of cultural heritage objects.
The main historical stages of the construction of railways and their types - mainline, suburban, urban were studied. The connection of historical stages and types of railways with the principles of station placement is revealed. The main types of station placement are identified - in existing settlements or in previously uninhabited areas, which determine their object composition and protection features - as mono-complexes or polycentric complexes at various urban planning levels - a separate object, a station complex, a set of railway stations. It has been established that the main basic characteristic of railway stations, which determine their historical and cultural value, especially in small towns, is the complexity of their development. At the same time, the most common type of development is based on standard projects, in connection with which each building separately does not have an independent historical and cultural value, and it does not seem appropriate to protect individual buildings.
On the example of the historical station Nyandoma of the Northern Railway, such a tool for the integrated protection and development of historical territories as a place of interest is considered. The principles of the formation of historical railway stations and scientific and methodological issues in the field of their integrated protection and development on the basis of the type of cultural heritage object - a place of interest are established.
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Taczanowski, Jakub. "A comparative study of local railway networks in Poland and the Czech Republic." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 18, no. 18 (November 1, 2012): 125–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10089-012-0025-1.
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AbstractDespite similar economic and legal conditions in Poland and the Czech Republic, the situation of local railway lines in each of these neighbouring countries is completely different. In Poland more than 90% of third-category and over 44% of second-category lines were closed down between 1989 and 2011, whereas the Czech Republic did away with only 14% of its regional lines during the same period. This means that two decades of transformation processes in Poland have resulted in a massive decline in the importance of the regional railway network, which is one of the most important symptoms of a rapid decline in the role of the railway transport system as a whole. By contrast, the Czech Republic still has one of the densest railway networks in Europe, thanks to the vital role of its local lines. The main reasons for this big difference between the two countries - and for the very minor importance of the regional railway service in Poland - are the lack of a realistic transport policy at the state level and the badly conducted restructuring of the national PKP railway company (PKP - Polskie Koleje Państwowe, Polish State Railways). Other reasons are the poor state of the railway infrastructure and also factors connected with the structure of settlement, as well as the historical development of the railways in certain parts of the country. These factors have merely reinforced an already vast bureaucracy and aggravated the wastage for which the PKP was known during the communist period. The main question that arises concerning the future is whether decision-makers in Poland at both national and regional levels - as well as those in the railway companies themselves - will be able to follow the Czech example, as this would appear to be the best solution for the greatest crisis the Polish railway system has seen in decades.
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Paone, Sonia. "The Renovation of Italian Railway Stations: From the Journey to the Consumption of the Journey." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 12, no. 1 (January 5, 2023): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2023-0003.
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The article analyses the transformations that have affected Italian railway stations in recent decades. The first part deals with the history of the railway station and is devoted to understanding its functions as well as its social and symbolic meanings. The construction of railways had a significant impact on the urban form: it created new centralities and fractures and conditioned the development of the city. The railway station represented a novelty from an architectural point of view, being a space in which architectural and engineering knowledge merged. Because of their importance and monumentality, railway stations have been likened to cathedrals of modernity and movement and have been among the most important public spaces in the twentieth century. The second part of the article focuses on railway station renovation projects, in particular the «Grandi Stazioni» project, viewing it in the broader context of the profound changes in urban policies, which are increasingly oriented towards enhancing competitiveness and attractiveness. The renovation of stations has been aimed at revitalising rail mobility to address the mounting crisis in both the freight and passenger sectors, due to competition from road transport first and air transport later. The loss of centrality of rail transport had also affected railway station spaces, multiplying material and social voids as well as forms of decay. The renovation of railway stations has taken the form of a privatisation and commodification of spaces and an increase in surveillance and control. The transformations of railway stations can thus be read an example of contraction/domestication of public space.
Received: 21 October 2022 / Accepted: 26 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023
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Wang, Chenyang. "A Study on the Effect of High-Speed Railway on Economic Growth of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration." E3S Web of Conferences 251 (2021): 03034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125103034.
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In order to measure the value of high-speed railway in the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration and provide empirical support for the rationality of “eight horizontal and eight vertical” planning, based on the impact mechanism of high-speed railway on economic growth, this paper uses the data of 13 prefecture level cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration from 2009 to 2017 to quantitatively study the economy of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration triggered by high-speed railway Growth effect. The empirical results show that the overall effect of high-speed railway on economic growth of Beijing- Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration is 0.545 in the past two years, which is a large positive effect. The highspeed railway can not only directly stimulate the economic growth of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration by expanding the scale of capital investment, but also indirectly promote the economic growth of Beijing Tianjin Hebei urban agglomeration by promoting the development of system, technology, labor force and industrial structure, which proves the value of high-speed railway. Finally, according to the empirical results, it provides reasonable feasible suggestions to the relevant government departments.
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Pokusaev, O. N., A. E. Chekmarev, and V. S. Evseev. "On the Issue of Assigning Additional Stops for Long-Distance Passenger Trains within the Boundaries of the City of Moscow." World of Transport and Transportation 18, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 172–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2020-18-172-197.
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In many world’s most populous cities, railways are an integral part of urban transport systems. Commuter and intraurban passenger railway traffic is often and widely considered in this context. On the other hand, the constant growth in passenger traffic of longdistance trains, traditionally gravitating towards railway stations and adjacent urban transport hubs, including metro stations through which arriving passengers pass towards their final destinations in the city, requires search for new solutions to improve comfort of the trip for passengers, and to remove the excess load from the urban transit system. Considering the experience and features of organization of long-distance passenger railway traffic in various countries, the authors based on previous research suggests certain solutions regarding Moscow railway hub. To organize comfortable environment for passengers of all categories of trains, it is advisable to develop a balanced technology of train traffic within the Moscow junction, excluding overloading of individual elements of the transport system (in particular, of rail stations in the city center). The objective of the article is to analyze global experience in organizing traffic of long-distance passenger trains within the boundaries of large agglomerations and to develop proposals to organize additional stopping points for long-distance trains in various districts of Moscow, which will help reduce the load on central transport and interchange hubs, improve quality of transportation services for passengers, and develop the districts of Moscow and Moscow region adjacent to the new TIHs.
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Li, Jiaqi, Ehsan Elahi, Peng Cheng, Aimin Wu, Fengtong Cao, Wang Jian, Mohammad Ilyas Abro, and Zainab Khalid. "The Opening of High-Speed Railway and Coordinated Development of the Core–Periphery Urban Economy in China." Sustainability 15, no. 5 (March 6, 2023): 4677. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15054677.
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The current study investigates the impact of the high-speed railway’s operation on the coordinated economic development of “core–periphery” cities using the multi-period difference-in-difference (DID) model. Data on 270 prefecture-level cities in China were collected for empirical analysis of collected data. The findings demonstrate that the high-speed railway’s operation has widened the economic development gap between core and peripheral cities and restrained the coordinated growth of the urban economy. The heterogeneity analysis found that the “siphon effect” of the high-speed railway’s operation in core cities is only effective within the distance of “one-hour metropolitan area”. Moreover, it is found that the high-speed railway has a threshold effect based on the size of cities. It depicts that the core cities in the high-speed railway network play a “siphon effect” and “diffusion effect” on large size cities and small (or medium) size cities, respectively, which is manifested as a suppression and promotion effect on the coordinated development of the urban economy. Furthermore, it is found that that technological innovation and economic agglomeration are two significant intermediary paths of high-speed railway opening that affect the level of “core–periphery” city economics coordination; however, technological innovation’s role as an intermediary has a stronger masking effect than economic agglomeration.
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Huwaida, Nurma Mediasri, Agung Nugroho, and Reivandy Christal Joenso. "Towards Tawang Station Area as Smart Urban Railway Space." Journal of Architectural Design and Urbanism 2, no. 2 (May 4, 2020): 24–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jadu.v2i2.7593.
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The purpose of this research is to analyze the possibility of implementing Smart Urban Railway Space concept in the development of Semarang Tawang Station area which is one of the entrance gates of Semarang tourists and has a high historical value. The area of Tawang station becomes an integral part of Semarang Old Town because of its adjacent location. This attachment is one potential that can be considered to grow the activity of the area into a tourism area and a business center. Increasing number of visitors can cause overcrowding. The crowded situation of visitors caused the lack of circulation so that the need for redesigning Tawang station area. A station area (public transportation) must be able to adapt to the environment and function needs for the visitor. Smart city design is about rethinking infrastructure, buildings and facilities as well as other infrastructure integrated to form smart cities and smart urban space. Smart Urban railway space is a concept that integrates an architectural building with the surrounding open space. It is hoped that this concept can parse overcrowding and make the area of Tawang station a tourism area. Methods used are qualitative methods with a rationalistic approach. The result of this research is a recommendation of the Smart Urban Railway Space concept at Tawang station area which is expected to parse the overcrowding problem that occurred.
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Revill, George. "Reflections on Rails and the City." Transfers 4, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 124–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/trans.2014.040209.
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As the articles in this special section show, railways mark out urban experience in very distinctive ways. In the introduction, Steven D. Spalding makes plain there is no clear relationship between railway development and the shape and size of cities. For many cities, suburban rail travel has been either substantially insignificant or a relative latecomer as a factor in urban growth and suburbanization. Walking, tramways and the omnibus may indeed have had a much greater impact on built form, yet the cultural impact of railways on the city life should not be minimized. Iconic city stations are both objects of civic pride and socially heterogeneous gateways to the promise of a better urban life. The physical presence of substantial tracts of infrastructure, viaducts, freight yards and warehousing, divide and segregate residential districts encouraging and reinforcing status differentials between communities. Subways, metros, and suburban railways open on to the often grubby quotidian underbelly of city life whilst marking out a psychic divide between work and domesticity, city and suburb. Railways not only produced new forms of personal mobility but by defining the contours, parameters, and possibilities of this experience, they have come to help shape how we think about ourselves as urbanized individuals and societies. The chapters in this special section mark out some of this territory in terms of, for example: suburbanization, landscape, and nationhood (Joyce); the abstractions of urban form implicit in the metro map (Schwetman); the underground as a metaphor for the topologically enfolded interconnections of urban process (Masterson-Algar); and the competing lay and professional interests freighting urban railway development (Soppelsa). In the introduction Spalding is right to stress both the multiple ways that railways shape urban experience and the complex processes that continuously shape and re-shape urban cultures as sites of contest and sometimes conflict. As Richter suggests, in the nineteenth century only rail travel demanded the constant and simultaneous negotiation of both urban social disorder and the systematic ordering associated with large technological systems and corporate business. Thus “the railroad stood squarely at the crossroad of the major social, business, cultural and technological changes remaking national life during the second half of the nineteenth century.”
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Editorial, Article. "News from the Archives. On Improving the Conditions for Passenger Traffic on Suburban and Urban Railways of Petersburg Junction." World of Transport and Transportation 18, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 245–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2020-18-245-258.
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The journal Zheleznodorozhnoe Delo [Railway Business] in 1910 reviewed in detail the discussion in City Duma [Council] of St. Petersburg on the report of the Commission of the Ministry of Railways, that suggested the project of comprehensive development of rail transport in the city. Using more modern terminology the discussion touched upon the aspects that are still of interest nowadays, comprising impact on urban planning and traffic jams in the downtown, private public partnership, mobility of population, system development of urban and suburban transit, possibility to use railways for intracity travels and relevant fares, prospect for construction of metro.
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Tran Van, Khoi, and Anh An Thi Hoai Thu. "Optimal supercapacitor placement in an urban railway line." Transport and Communications Science Journal 73, no. 1 (January 15, 2022): 75–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.47869/tcsj.73.1.7.
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Supercapacitors (SCs) are important devices used in renewable energy storage applications on urban railways due to their high power density, good performance, and long maintenance-free lifetime. The position and capacity of supercapacitors play an essential role in increasing energy efficiency and improving the operating condition of the power supply system. This paper proposes an optimal methodology to place a supercapacitor energy storage system (SESS) for urban railway lines. The proposed method uses simulation tools to determine the level of renewable energy as well as the cycle of renewable energy occurrence at substations. Next, based on the working characteristics of the supercapacitor to calculate the accumulated energy that can be reused. Finally, the problem of the optimal siting and sizing of the SESSs is solved to maximize the economic benefits. A case study is applied to evaluate the algorithm. The simulation results demonstrate that installing the optimal SESS can increase energy efficiency, lower transient power, and the solution found is the best choice for economic goals
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Yuan, Tian-Chen, Fei Chen, Jian Yang, Rui-Gang Song, and Yong Kong. "A Novel Circular Plate Acoustic Energy Harvester for Urban Railway Noise." Shock and Vibration 2021 (September 20, 2021): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6647162.
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To harvest acoustic energy from urban railways, a novel and practical acoustic energy harvester is developed. The harvester consists of a piezoelectric circular plate and a Helmholtz resonator. Based on the field test data of urban railways, the resonance frequencies of the piezoelectric circular plate and the Helmholtz resonator are near 800 Hz. The Helmholtz resonator is designed to amplify the sound pressure. Thus, a lumped parameter model is established. The piezoelectric circular plate is used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The simulation results show that the output power of the harvester is approximately 25 μW and the maximum voltage is 0.149 V under the excitation of urban railway noise. The experiment device is also developed. The maximum output power of the harvester is 8.452 μW, and the maximum voltage is 0.082 V. The experimental and the numerical results are in good agreement and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed acoustic energy harvester.
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Shen, Jia, Xiaohong Ren, and Zhitao Feng. "Study on the Railway Effect of the Coordinated Development of the Economy and Environment in the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle." Sustainability 16, no. 8 (April 16, 2024): 3333. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16083333.
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Transportation infrastructure plays a crucial role in economic development and significantly influences climate change, providing direct and indirect benefits towards the attainment of Goals 8 and 13 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study investigates the impact of railway infrastructure on the level of economic and environmental coordination development in the Chengdu–Chongqing economic circle, using panel data from 16 cities spanning from 2010 to 2020. The analysis employs a coupled coordination degree model and a panel fixed effects model. The findings reveal a gradual increase in the level of economic and environmental coordination development in each city during the study period. Notably, Chongqing and Chengdu exhibit significantly higher levels compared to other cities. Railway infrastructure construction can significantly promote the coordinated development of the urban economy and environment. In areas with a high level of coordinated development of the economy and environment, the promoting effect is relatively small, while in areas with a low level of coordinated development of the economy and environment, the promoting effect is relatively large. Over the long term, railways continue to significantly promote the coordinated development of the urban economy and environment. The construction of railways can stimulate the development of the urban private economy and marketization, thereby facilitating the coordinated development of the urban economy and environment.
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Darma*, Yusria, Sofyan M. Saleh, Diana Devi, Muhajir Muhajir, Rizal Rinaldi, Salsabila Ashfa, and Muhammad Ahlan. "Study of Public Perceptions on the Urban Railway Planning of the City of Banda Aceh and the Surrounding Areas." Aceh International Journal of Science and Technology 11, no. 3 (February 3, 2023): 266–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.13170/aijst.11.3.29082.
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The urban railway in the City of Banda Aceh and the surrounding areas is currently being proposed by the Aceh Provincial Government through the Department of Transportation of Indonesia. The presence of this rail transport mode is expected to change the travel behavior of the commuter. As such, people who use private vehicles may shift to public transport mode, thereby reducing congestion, noise, and pollution. The objective of this study is to determine factors and indicators—related to rail transport—that are important to the community. This study was conducted to provide information on the urban railway planning of the City of Banda Aceh. The principal component analysis (PCA) was utilized in this study. The results analysis of the study shows that the most significant variable influencing the public on the urban railway for Banda Aceh City is land use (19.09%). The indicator that is important to the community under the land use factor includes the property used as railway (0.911), land use used as railway (0.907), adjacent land used as railway infrastructure (0.876), and adjacent property used as railway infrastructure (0.861). Overall, the respondents positively perceived the urban railway planning of Banda Aceh City and accepted the city's rail transport plan.
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Faramehr, Samane, Hassan Hemida, and Taku Fujiyama. "Evaluation of the impact of urban water systems on railways: The scenario of track flooding caused by a water main burst." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 234, no. 3 (February 18, 2019): 351–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954409719830184.
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Failures and disruption scenarios can reveal inherent but little known dependencies that exist between technical infrastructure systems. Whereas the dependencies between infrastructures in their normal state of operation are usually obvious and mutually correlated, interdependencies, when systems are disrupted, show a great deal of variety, depending on the specific scenario. The literature reveals the lack of a proper tool that can evaluate and quantify the scenario of track flooding caused by a water main burst, a cross-sectoral failure that can impact the operation of two urban infrastructure systems: the railways and the water supply. This work presents an approach to investigate the impact of urban water systems on railways and applies it to the case study of the Thameslink railway and Thames Water assets in London. The developed tool can be integrated into city level water supply GIS systems to facilitate the understanding of external risks (transport disruption) caused by an internal failure (water main bursts). Also, the results can help railway system operators facilitate the decision-making process in terms of drainage policy and maintenance activities.
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Tikhonova, T. Yu. "RACK RAILWAY - A WAY TO THE TOP." World of Transport and Transportation 15, no. 5 (October 28, 2017): 228–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2017-15-5-21.
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[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT Today there are more than 160 rack railways around the world. Constantly (in winter and summer) about 60 of them operate. Half of all permanent roads are in Switzerland, where, as is known, more than 61 % of the territory is occupied by mountains. A rack railway is a special type of railway with a steep incline, which has toothed wheel gearings, usually located between track rails. The author tells in some detail about the history of their creation, construction and operation. Currently, they are used as a means of moving along tourist routes in mountainous terrain or as urban passenger transport (for example, in Budapest, Zurich or Stuttgart). At the same time, the Swiss rack railways are profitable. In the territory of Russia, there are no rack railways. This despite the fact that in Russia there are also many mountain territories (≈ 33 %). And, as the author rightly points out, rack railways could promote their development and organization of activities that contribute to the development of the local community and the country as a whole. Keywords: mountain relief, tourism, rack railway, history, gear wheel, toothed wheel gearing, turn mechanism, spring shock absorber, Blenkinsop system, Abt system, Marsh system, Riggenbach system, Strub system, Morgan system, Loсher system, Lamell system.
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Li, Weidong, Xuefang Wang, and Olli-Pekka Hilmola. "Does High-Speed Railway Influence Convergence of Urban-Rural Income Gap in China?" Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 21, 2020): 4236. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104236.
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Transportation is an important factor affecting the balance of regional economic pattern. The construction of high-speed railway enhances the mobility of population, capital, technology and information resources between urban and rural areas. Will it further affect the income gap between urban and rural areas? Based on the nonlinear time-varying factor model, this paper analyzes the convergence of urban-rural income gap with the angle of high-speed railway. After rejecting the assumption of overall convergence in the traditional four economic regions, three convergence clubs of urban-rural income gap were found. For these ordered logit regression model is used to explore the initial factors that may affect the formation of “convergence club”. Empirical results show that the construction of High-speed railway has effectively narrows the urban-rural income gap in China, but it is not the cause of the formation of the three convergence clubs. The convergence effect of High-speed railway on the urban-rural income gap in China is still relatively weak.