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Light Rail Transist – Group - 02

ORIGIN OF THE LRT
1. plate ways used in mines and quarries to ease the passage of
horse-drawn
wagons,
2. first street tramway in a city was the New York and Harlem
line of 1832.
3. Light Rail Transit was introduced only around Colombo town
By British
nationalities.
ADVANTAGES
•Low transit cost
•flexibility in implementation
•high passenger capacities
•considerably high speed
•lower whole-life costs
•reduce pollution
•successful in attracting motorists to public transport
•generate less noise
•enjoy better security
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DISADVANTAGES

•limited extent
•more expensive to construct
•may lay flush with a street surface

PRESENT CASES

• Trams are being used increasingly to put the fun back into
inner city life
• worldwide confirms that this is the most successful
intermediate mode
• Only on the European continent did investment in
tramways continue
• West Germany became the centre of world tramway
development
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• Trams and light rail can cover the whole spectrum of public
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY IN SRI LANKA
1. For land availability has to be considered in planning,
2. There is no experts here, there for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
helps to design and construct
3. Technicians should be training form out side of the country.
4. Thermal effect should be considered carefully.
5. Constructing with crossing existing roads will also increase the
traffic jam.
6. It consumes electrical energy, supplying of that much energy is a
SOCIAL FEASIBILITY IN SRI LANKA
barrier.
1. The total passenger flow consists of 120,000 railway passengers
and 1,074,756 road passengers. There for people will gather it
quickly.
2. Resettlement areas is considerably low with normal road
construction.
3. New job opportunities will create
4. At the peak times also can have comfortable journey with adding
more boxes.
5. Traffic jamming of busses
Light will be reduced.
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ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY IN SRI LANKA

1. The ministry of western region estimated that, it will cost $900

million.
2. Our country is a developing one. There for spending this much of
money is not practicable.
3. The ticket price will be fits with pocket of the people.
4. Costing $ 900 is comparably other major development projects in
sri lanka like hambantota port. Because cost of it is only $ 300
million.
5. Maintains is also will be costly because trained technicians are
limited.
6. Buying new tram is very expensive than buying bus.
7. Expanding is very rarely done.

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 POLITICAL FEASIBILITY IN SRI LANKA

1. The initial cost will be a major topic between the political parties.
2. To get a this kind of is very difficult with the international
communities, because they will introduce lots of policies that badly
effect to the country.
3. If the government changes during project, it may be stopped as
previously happened.
4. This is a kind of public service department. As others, political issues is
very high. Then the quality of the project will be reduced.
5. There is a much possibility to commence this project because,
international communities are ready to invest in our country, because
of its present movement of economy and political background.

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BEST PLACESS ADOPTED IN SRI LANKA
Proposed Tram
1.
Ways to Colombo
Panadura
2.Battaramulla to
Colombo
3. Moratuwa to Kiribathgoda

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References
www.maps.google.com
www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=7305

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