Proceedings of the KSR Conference (한국철도학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2008.06a
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- Pages.1683-1688
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- 2008
Study for Planning and Guideline for Select the Reasonable Mountainous Light Rail Transit System
산악용 경전철의 계획 및 시스템 선정에 관한 고찰
- Published : 2008.06.12
Abstract
These days, in Korea, according to improving the standard living, people generally work 5 days a week and it results more leisure hours. On weekends or in specific season, travel to mountain region around the major city is much in demand, and, in case of public transportation, the demand exceeds the supply. So, people tend to go other places, even overseas, for their holidays. The situation in Korea reflects the needs for mountainous light rail transit system with the object of convenient and rapid transport of passengers. In this paper, the guideline for mountainous light rail transit planing is proposed, and the representative mountainous light rail transit system is analyzed to choose the proper mountainous light rail transit system which adapts the demand for transportation and the terrain in Korea.
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