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JAPAN’S URBAN TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMS AND THE ROLE OF LRT
JTPA Japan Transportation Planning Association
= for Bishkek City Government Study Mission =
Tuesday, 3 Sep. 2013
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What’s JTPA
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What’s JTPA’s Work Fields
Transport Hub (Station plaza), Crossing removal
Automated Guideway Transit (AGT), Guideway Bus, Light-rail Transit (LRT), Bus-rapid Transit (BRT)
Bicycle,Paratransit,
Personal mobility
Integrated Transport Policy, Urban Renewal
Heritage-restored / Environmentally Sustainable Dev.
OverseasActivities
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Mass Transit Urban Railway/Subway
Medium Capacity Transit Monorail
Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) *
Light Rail Transit (LRT) **
(grade separated)
Guideway Bus System
Short Distance Transport Systems
Small - Medium Capacity TransitLight Rail Transit (LRT) ***
(at grade, within road right-of way)
Small Capacity Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ****
Bus System (Ordinal; Demand-typed)
Others (inclu. Mini-bus, Para-Transit)
Urban Public Transport
** such as LRTs in Metro Manila, Philippines
**** BRT is regionally called as Key Route Bus in Japan.
*** LRT is locally called such as Streetcar, Tram, Tramway, Light Rail or Light Railway.
* AGT is regionally called as: New Transport System (NTS) in Japan, Automated
...People Mover (APM) in North America.
Source: MLIT, 2012
5Source: MLIT, 2012
(at grade)
, LRT (grade separated)
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◆ Beijing◆Shanghai
Colombo MC ◆
◆Colombo District
HCMC ◆
Hanoi ◆
Bishkek◆
Metro Cebu ◆
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LRT provides passengers quicker and moreregular moving, and realize modal changefrom private cars and other transport modes.
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“PORTRAM” in ToyamaOpening : April 2006
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2006
The Toyama PORTRAM, currently reconstructed LRT whichhad transformed from JR Toyama-port line, has realized toincrease the number of daily users by 2.2 times inweekdays and 5.3 times in weekend; especially the numberof aged users of more than 60-year-old increased by 3.5and 7.4 times in each period.
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LRT of the next generation, is more environment-friendly public transport system and more accessibleto aged and physically or socially handicappedpassengers.
HiroshimaGreenmover
Kagoshima YOUTRAMⅡ
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YOUTRAMOperated by
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Inner Urban area Outer Urban area
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Green MoverOperated by
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MOMOOperated by
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LRTOperated by
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HEARTRAMOperated by
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LRTOperated by
Scope by Japan’s maker:
System Integration,Train, E&M System, Civil,Maintenance
© 2012 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. All Rights Reserved.
System Overview
Speed Max 65km/h
Number of
Cars73 cars
Passenger
Capacity
28,500 pphpd *
(600 thousand/day)
* Passengers per hour per direction 18
© 2012 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. All Rights Reserved.
•Completed Successfully a Full Turnkey Project•taken a role as System Integrator•Provided continuously Higher Service
Availability since opening in 1999•Provided more than 10 years of Maintenance
by promoting Technical Transfer & Localization
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Japan’s Maker has:
20Source: Nagasaki City LRT Navigation Promotion Association
Finding Current Location of LRVs
Getting Information on Tourism, Barriers around the Stop, etc.Ride-reservation servicesfor aged/handicapped passengers
A 102-year-oldwooden LRV is also
used for those services!
Example in
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Navigation Pictureson the Smart-phone
電波マーカ
赤外線マーカ
Radio Transmitter
on road
Information Services for Handicapped persons
Source: MLIT, http://www.tokyo-ubinavi.jp/index_en.html 22
Ginza Area forDemonstration experiment
Ideas for Shifting Transport Modesto More Advanced Systems
following increasing in passenger needs
OrdinaryPublic
Transportson road Light-rail
Transit (LRT)
New Transport
System (NTS)
Guideway Bus (GB)
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
More Advanced Transport Systems
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