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URBAN TRANSPORT IN HELSINKI

Mikko Laamanen

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THE CREATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HELSINKI GOES BACK TO 1891. BECOMING PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN 1913, THE NETWORK EXTENDS FROM THE OLD TOWN TO THE NEW QUARTERS SERVED BY BUSES, TRAMWAYS, TROLLEY BUSES, AND FERRIES. IN 1969 THE TOWN VOTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY (THE COMPLETION IS DUE IN 1982) AND PROPOSED AN IMPROVEMENT IN SUBURBAN RAILWAYS. THE SETTING UP OF A COMMON TARIFF SYSTEM AND OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES (RESERVED LANES FOR EX). THE PLANNING OF THIS SYSTEM, COUNTS OF PASSENGERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL BY RADIO-TELEPHONE, RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, TRAINING OF PERSONNEL, TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND FINANCING ARE DESCRIBED.

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THE CREATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HELSINKI GOES BACK TO 1891. BECOMING PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN 1913, THE NETWORK EXTENDS FROM THE OLD TOWN TO THE NEW QUARTERS SERVED BY BUSES, TRAMWAYS, TROLLEY BUSES, AND FERRIES. IN 1969 THE TOWN VOTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY (THE COMPLETION IS DUE IN 1982) AND PROPOSED AN IMPROVEMENT IN SUBURBAN RAILWAYS. THE SETTING UP OF A COMMON TARIFF SYSTEM AND OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES (RESERVED LANES FOR EX). THE PLANNING OF THIS SYSTEM, COUNTS OF PASSENGERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL BY RADIO-TELEPHONE, RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, TRAINING OF PERSONNEL, TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND FINANCING ARE DESCRIBED.

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THE CREATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HELSINKI GOES BACK TO 1891. BECOMING PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN 1913, THE NETWORK EXTENDS FROM THE OLD TOWN TO THE NEW QUARTERS SERVED BY BUSES, TRAMWAYS, TROLLEY BUSES, AND FERRIES. IN 1969 THE TOWN VOTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY (THE COMPLETION IS DUE IN 1982) AND PROPOSED AN IMPROVEMENT IN SUBURBAN RAILWAYS. THE SETTING UP OF A COMMON TARIFF SYSTEM AND OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES (RESERVED LANES FOR EX). THE PLANNING OF THIS SYSTEM, COUNTS OF PASSENGERS, TRAFFIC CONTROL BY RADIO-TELEPHONE, RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, TRAINING OF PERSONNEL, TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND FINANCING ARE DESCRIBED.

Key concepts: Public transport, Tariff, Transport engineering, Business, Transportation planning, Private transport, Control (management), Telecommunications

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