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The first challenge in the world!
Full of know-how for implementing urban railways successfully
KISS-Rail
Keys to Implement Successfully Sustainable urban Railways
Heads of the authors’ group:
Shigeru Morichi (Professor. Dr., National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and President, Institute for transport Policy Studies)
Hitoshi Ieda (Professor. Dr., University of Tokyo, graduate school of engineering)
Publisher:
JARTS(Japan Railway Technical Service)
This book is directly distributed by JARTS.
Price:2250 JPY(including postage, about 21.8US$)
Specifications:Written in English 290pages 23cm X 15cm soft covered.
KISS-Rail covers the problems and their solutions for the urban railways improvement and maintenance referring to the various cases in Japan. This must be the first book published in the world that will tell you how to implement and manage urban railways successfully.
This book was created through the collaborative survey where experiences were exchanged and integrated among the railway people from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.
We will be more than happy if this book would be of substantial use for solving the environmental problems caused by any traffic system widely not only in the Asian cities but also in the big cities of the world and consequently contribute greatly to the development of the entire country.
Contents of this book
| Prologue: Why KISS-Rail? |
| I. Basic Requirements for Successful Urban Railways< |
1. City Structure |
2. City Scale |
3. Growth of Personal Means of Transportation |
4. Urbanization and Long-Term Planning Strategies |
5. Urban Security |
6. Social, Economic and Political Stability |
7. Railway Management Mind |
| II.Planning & Design |
1. System Concept Planning |
2. Design of Facilities and Equipment |
3. Business Organization and Management System |
4. Organization for Railway Operation |
| III. Procurement of Funds & Financial Arrangement |
1. Procurement of Funds |
2. Securing Funds and Repayment Methods |
3. Setting Fare |
4. Preferable Treatment by Taxation System |
5.Policies for Facility Investment |
| IV. Project Evaluation |
1. Demand Forecasting |
2. Environmental Assessment |
3. Economic Evaluation |
| V. Coordination with Regional Development |
1. Coordination with Local Roads and Road Space Plans |
2. Coordination with Development and Land Use Plans along railway Lines |
| VI. Measures to Secure Seamless and Integrated Transportation |
1. Securing of Seamless Railway Services |
2. Coordination with Road Transportation |
3. Dealing with Level Crossings |
| VII. Construction |
1. Forming Consensus by Concerned Parties |
2. Site Acquisition and Management |
3. Schedule Control and Construction Management |
4. Budget Control |
5. Safety Control |
| VIII. Sustainable Operation |
1. Security Maintenance |
2. Safety of Transportation |
3.Punctual and Reliable Operation |
4. Securing Fare Collection |
5. Sustainable Maintenance |
6. Measures to Improve Work Efficiency |
| IX. Measures to Increase Earnings |
1. Measures to Increase Earnings from the Railway Business |
2. Measures to Increase Earnings from Related Businesses |
| Epilogue :In Pursuit of an Urban Railway Appropriate to the 21st Century |
| Appendix |
How to get this book
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