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Hong Kong Mass Transport Study Contents

Chapter 1 — Introduction

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CONTENTS

• Chapter 1 – Introduction
  • Background and Scope of Study
  • Study Area
  • The problem
  • General Plan of Study
  • Bi-monthly Reports
• Chapter 2 – Existing Public Transport
  • Public Transport Service Areas
  • Public Transport Trends
  • Fares
  • Characteristics of Public Transport Travel
  • Operating Characteristics
  • Plant and Equipment
  • Financial Results
  • Non-scheduled Public Transport
• Chapter 3 – Forms of Public Transport
  • Key Considerations in System Choice
  • Existing Systems
  • Systems Proposed or Under Development
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 4 – Planning Characteristics and Projections
  • Source of Planning Data
  • Presentation of Planning Data
  • Population Distribution
  • Households
  • Employment
  • Labour Force
  • Household Income
  • Household Income, Car Ownership and House Type
  • Students and School Enrolment
  • Summary of Planning Characteristics
• Chapter 5 – Travel Characteristics and Projections
  • Home-Interview Survey
  • Trip Generation (Home-Based)
  • Trip Attraction (Home-Based)
  • Non-Home-Based Trips
  • School Trips
  • Trip-End Projections
  • Transport Systems Assumed for Testing
  • Modal Distribution
  • Base and Design-Year Trip Comparisons
  • Trip Distribution
  • Travel Assignments
• Chapter 6 – Recommended System
  • Analysis of Traffic Requirements
  • Volumes on Recommended System
  • Lines and Stations—Recommended System
  • Staging and Implementation
  • Route Location
  • Design and Construction
  • Operation
  • Revenue, Financing and Economics
• Chapter 7 – Stage Development and the Effects of Implementation
  • Development of the Stage Plan
  • Traffic by Stages
  • Implementation and Surface Transport
  • Implementation and Urban Renewal
  • Implementation and New Development
  • Parking at Stations
• Chapter 8 – Route Location and Right of Way
  • Alignment Standards
  • Right of Way
  • Routes Investigated
  • Plans and Profiles
• Chapter 9 – Design and Construction
  • Functional Design
  • Construction Methods
  • Design and Costing
  • Estimates
  • CONSTRUCTION
• Chapter 10 – Operation and Operating Equipment
  • Capacity
  • Design of Cars
  • Peak and Off-peak Services
  • Station Stop Time
  • Terminal Time
  • Early Morning and Evening Services
  • Method of Electrification
  • Power Supply
  • Design and Performance of Trains
  • Track
  • Signalling
  • Telecommunications and Central Control
  • Ancillary Equipment
  • Maintenance and Inspection Organisation
  • Capital Costs for Equipment and Furnishings
  • Operating Costs
• Chapter 11 – Revenue and Financing
  • Capital Cost Estimates
  • Operating Expenses
  • Fares
  • Revenue
  • Evaluation of Financial Return
  • Methods of Financing
  • Unified Public Transport Organisation
  • Benefits
  • The Alternatives
• Chapter 12 – Further Planning and Development
  • Extensions to the Rapid-transit System
  • New Town Internal Circulation Plans
  • In Retrospect
• Appendix A
  • Existing Transport
  • Operating Characteristics
• Appendix B
  • Planning Characteristics and Projections
• Appendix C
  • Travel Characteristics and Projections
• Appendix D
  • Line and Station Volumes by Stages
• Appendix E
  • Construction Methods
  • At Grade
  • Overhead
  • Underground — Cut and Cover
  • Underground — Tunneling
  • Underground — Caisson
  • Underground — Immersed Tube
  • Underground — Freezing and Grouting
  • Typical Costs for Running Track
  • Typical Costs for Stations
• Glossary of Technical Terms
• Tabulations
  1. Table 1 – Vehicles Per Mile of Improved Road