The Feasibility Study of a Light Rail Transit Development

Light rail is an electric railway system, characterized by its ability to operate single or multiple car consists (trains) along exclusive rights-of-way at ground level, on aerial structures, in subways or in streets, able to board and discharge passengers at station platforms or at street, track, or car-floor level and normally powered by overhead electrical wires. Depending upon specific system, light rail lends some major advantages to urban settings. The evaluation of light rail technology as a potential component of regional transit systems has been subject of extensive studies throughout country in past decade. For study, feasibility was defined as the ability of an LRT system to achieve certain level of transportation market in comparison with other transportation alternatives. This paper describes feasibility study to evaluate a proposed light rail development project. The minimum are those LRT systems that would met to make a project feasible for further evaluation.