Taking shortcut through Ulaanbaatar’s traffic

The episode of “Metropolis” program, which broach the occasions, coverage selections, improvement, urgent issues and the options within the capital Ulaanbaatar, was ready from the Hohhot of the Inside Mongolia Autonomous Area of the Individuals’s Republic of China. This time, the problem of high-capacity public transport to unravel the issue of visitors congestion and entry to public transport in Ulaanbaatar was emphasised.

DEMAND

For the reason that first subway was inbuilt London within the nineteenth century, it has been performing a significant function within the infrastructure of main cities, the lives of their residents, and the economic system. So far, main cities in most international locations all over the world have launched subways into their public transportation companies. In Ulaanbaatar, the place greater than half of Mongolia’s inhabitants lives, many going through issues will be solved by the subway. The town’s inhabitants will proceed to develop, and the accompanying issues of visitors congestion and entry to public transportation will proceed to be a going through downside. Subsequently, it’s extra vital than ever to introduce high-capacity automobiles in public transport.

The try to get a subway is just not new for the residents of the capital. The town authorities began the challenge to construct a subway, and so they have been additionally conducting analysis and feasibility research. Particularly, with the assist of the JICA challenge group, the analysis of the “Ulaanbaatar Metro” challenge began. Preliminary plans have been made to construct a 17-kilometer lengthy subway line alongside Peace Avenue, connecting the town from east to west, within the type of underground and elevated bridges. As well as, South Korea’s “Soosung Engineering” firm developed the feasibility research and performed the analysis for Ulaanbaatar’s subway, and chosen a lightweight two-part subway with a capability of 5,000-30,000 folks. Nonetheless, on account of many causes equivalent to lack of funds, the need of the folks of Ulaanbaatar to have a subway continues to be not fulfilled, however their calls for are nonetheless urgent.

MODEL

The subway of the Hohhot of the Inside Mongolia Autonomous Area was put into operation for the primary time in 2019. The subway with two traces connecting the principle spots of the metropolis and the airport has a complete size of fifty km and 44 stations. The administration of the town identified that visitors congestion has decreased on account of using public transport, which saves time for residents. This challenge, which was carried out to enhance entry to public transportation and cut back visitors congestion, is at the moment bringing main adjustments to the town’s infrastructure, economic system, and social life.

SOLUTION

Visitors congestion is an issue that immediately impacts the time, alternatives, and high quality of life of everybody residing in Ulaanbaatar. There’s an alternative to unravel the growing inhabitants and the focus of vehicles yearly with high-capacity public transport.

The Governor of the capital metropolis and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar stated throughout his official appointment in Chongqing, China, “Subway performs an important function in public transportation in a creating metropolis. This isn’t solely a method of transport, however an element that immediately impacts the residing atmosphere and high quality of lifetime of residents. Alternatively, will probably be a significant gate for the economic system and improvement of the town. Subsequently, it’s time to discover some answer and transfer it ahead. Capital and financing points are crucial when constructing a subway or introducing high-capacity public transport. The going through downside is simply that. Such a big development can’t be carried out with price range funds. Subsequently, we’re searching for an answer primarily based on our capabilities and options. In Ulaanbaatar, the place greater than half of Mongolia’s inhabitants lives, it’s time to diversify public transportation and introduce high-capacity subways and lightweight rail transits /LRT/ that save folks’s time. Prior to now two years, analysis on the introduction of worldwide expertise and superior applied sciences has been carried out inside the framework of the town’s decentralization and visitors congestion discount. When it comes to prices, importing LRT from Japan and Germany is 2 to a few instances dearer than China’s. Subsequently, we now have traveled by its model that works within the excessive weather conditions of Mongolia, and is cheaper when it comes to worth, and seen the manufacturing facility, which has launched the Euro commonplace. The opportunity of supplying LRT and monorail from Chongqing manufacturing facility at manufacturing facility worth was additionally mentioned.”