Technical Issues of Urban Transit System

도시철도시스템기술의 주요 현안과 개선 방향

  • 한석윤 (한국철도기술연구원 도시교통기술개발센타) ;
  • 이호용 (한국철도기술연구원 도시교통기술개발센타) ;
  • 홍재성 (한국철도기술연구원 도시교통기술개발센타) ;
  • 정종덕 (한국철도기술연구원 도시교통기술개발센타)
  • Published : 2007.05.17

Abstract

Urban transit is defined as "Transportation facilities and carriage by track like railway where is constructed and operated in urban area" in Korean urban railway law. Several hundreds of urban transits are operated in the world, and Korea also has 19 lines 590km in several cities like Seoul, Busan etc. In this paper, we classify urban transits and describe the general characteristics of urban transit. And then review major technical issues and present the direction to technical progress.

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