How LRT affect Kayseri

1. How LRT affect Kayseri Feyzullah GUNDOGDU Kayseri LightRailSystem FixedInstallationManager e-mail: feygun@kayseriulasim.com

2. INDEX • Kayseri • Kayseri LightRailSystem • ActionsTaken • Impacts on City

3. Infoabout Kayseri • 6000 years in history • Populations: 1,300,000 • Increase rate ~ 9% (2007-2012) • SurfaceArea 17.000 km2 • Over 1,000 producitoncenter • Over 100,000 Employment • 4 University, • 30,000 Universitystudent • 8 industrialzone • BiggestFreezone of Turkey • 5 billion $ output • 1,2 billion $ exports • Morethan 5,000 production

4. Transport • Transport one of the major problem of cities, • Planning Transportation takes long time and never ends, • Affects characteristic of the city,

5. Milestones • 1999 Transportationplaningand LRT feasibilityprojecttendered, • 2001 Transportationstudyapprovedbyministry of transport, • 2004 LRT projecttendered, • 2006 ConstructionStarted, • 2009 Kayseri LRT startedoperations, • 2011 Phase II and III tendered,

6. Results of Study

7. LRT line

8. Characteristics of The Kayseray • KayserayCharacteristics • Rail Route Length : 17,39 km • Depot Track Length: 4,200 m • Number of Vehicles :38 • Number of Stations : 28 • Distance btw. Stations : 400-800m • Min. Headway : 4 min. • Trip Time : 42,0 min • Station Length : 65 m • Construction Works : 1095 day • Vehicle Capacity : 276 p

9. Actionstakenwith LRT • Replacingdiesel mini buswith 12 m CNG Bus. • Therewas 400 minibus, 200 CNC BUS put into service.

10. Actionstakenwith LRT • Bikesharingsystemestablished. • %15 of bikeusersalsousesmass transit, • 5,500 users, 1.500 timesbikeused in a day.

12. Actionstakenwith LRT • EntegrationwithBuslines. • ParallelBuslinesorganized in a waythattheyfeeds LRT.

13. Actionstakenwith LRT • Integrated Fare collectionsystemestablished. • Singleticketusesforall transport modes, bus, lrt, bikeandforturism.

14. Actionstakenwith LRT • Extentiosplanned.

15. Actionstakenwith LRT Greentracksystemimplemented. In the line we have • 116.000 m2 green grass • 10,000 tree, beside thetrack • 200,000 small plants

16. Impacts • Increased passengers in the public transport • 30 % of our passengers have possibility to travel with their own car BUT they prefer Public Transport,

17. Impacts • Land usage increased along the rail corridor, • New residental areas, 3 shopping centreopened,

18. Impacts • New statidumcostructedalongrailwaycorridor, • Land of Formersoldandfinanceusedforprojects.

19. Impacts • New coachstationsconstructedalongrailcorridor. • Land of oldonesoldandfinanceusedforprojects.

20. Impacts • Property value are increased by 30 percent along rail corridor,

21. Impacts • Environmentallyfiriendly CNG bushelp us tosave 25 percent CO2 emissions.

22. Impacts EconomicalEffect: • 15 mio Euro recordedandtaxed. Formerlydriverwerecollectingmany.

23. Impacts Fare Collection • Ticketingoperationstenderedtoprivatecompany • Saving 2 mio Euro peryear.

24. Impacts • Anadolu AmusementCenter: 40.000 visitorduringweekend

25. Impacts • AirPollution It is wellknownthat 1,5m2 greengrassproducesoxigenneedsforonehuman in oneday. Thismeansthat in total greengrass of Kayseri LightRailSystemproducesoxigen of the 68,000 human in oneday.

26. Impacts Additiontothis: 1 m2 greengrassequalto 100 m2 leafarea. Thismeansthatdepending on wind 0,2-2kg/m2 dust can be absorbedbygreengrass. Thesetwoparametersshowsthepositiveeffect of greentrack on environment.

27. Impacts Effect on Passengers Natureplaystwopassive role in thecomfort of thepeoples. One: feelingandwatchingthenature, Others: knowingtheexixstence of thenatureeven not seenbythem.

28. Extentions

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