DocumentCode
1465670
Title
Tropical trains-the Calcutta Metro
Author
Chaki, Sudeb Ranjan
Volume
37
Issue
1
fYear
1991
fDate
1/17/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
22
Abstract
In Calcutta, India, the traffic problems were so bad that there was no alternative but to build an underground rapid mass-transport system; construction of the Calcutta Metro began in the mid 1980s. The author discusses the construction, ventilation, traction, signalling, human factors, safety and routing of the new metro
Keywords
rapid transit systems; safety; signalling; traction; ventilation; Calcutta Metro; India; construction; human factors; routing; safety; signalling; traction; underground rapid mass-transport system; ventilation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
Filename
91651
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