Nur-Sultan light rail
The Metro only Sultan is currently in planning and partly under construction light rail the Kazakh capital only Sultan (ehem. Astana). After closure of the trolley bus -Betriebes end of 2009 they will bear the brunt of future public transport carry. In its final state, the 3- line tram system should take into account the population growth (over 1 million inhabitants are expected by around 2030) and the growing economic importance.
The total line network has a length of approx. 60 km. The estimated costs for this amount to around 1.5 billion euros .
The Nur-Sultans light rail will be the third urban high-speed transport system in Central Asia after Kazakhstan's first metro in Almaty and the metro in Tashkent .
Transport system selection
In the selection of variants, the tram - it should be run at street level and elevated - has opposed alternative transport systems, such as B. the classic subway or an elevated monorail , prevailed.
Construction stages
The first two construction phases of tram line 1 should be realized between 2011 and 2014:
Construction phase 1 (August 2011 - December 2013): Coming from the airport via Prospect Kabanbei Batyra, Syganjak Street to the planned multi-functional high-rise on Abu-Dhabi-Square:
- Length: 16.39 km
- Number of stops: 8
Construction phase 2 (2012-2014): Abu-Dhab-Square - Ischim - Prospekt Turan - Saryarka Straße - Potanin Straße - Sataewitsch Straße - Goethestraße - Central Station:
- Length: 7.85 km
- Number of stops: 6
- Bridges: 1
- partially elevated lines
Construction phase 3: Central Station - Goethestrasse - Prospekt Respublika - Prospect Bogenbei - Walichanowa Street - Kenesary Street - Abylri Chana - B. Momyschyly Street - Tauelsysdik Street - Street No. 39A - Ischim - Syganjak Street - Abu-Dhab-Square:
- Length: 17.57 km
- Number of stops: 13
- Bridges: 1
- partially elevated lines
Light rail line 2: Connection between Syganjak Street in the southern part of the government district to Prospekt Abylei Khan with extension to Sorokovaya station (railway district)
- Length: 12.6 km
Tram line 3: Extension from the Prospect Kabanbai Batyra / Beibischilik intersection via Prospect Kabanbai Batyra - Tlengiewa Street to the Koktal residential area in the west of the city
- Length: 7 km
Operational implementation
The light rail network, which is partly laid out in an elevated position, is intended to become an additional attraction in the city. The capacity of the light rail is designed for 10,000 passengers per hour. The forecast average speed is no less than 25 km / h. Overall, operational management is planned every 7/8 minutes or at shorter time intervals. According to the changed plans, the light rail will be implemented in the wide-gauge width (1520 mm) common in Kazakhstan. The distance between two stops is between 550 and 770 m and is therefore much shorter than with urban rapid transit or metro systems.
Vehicles and technical equipment
The vehicles , the technical equipment of the light rail, the passenger information system and the ticket sales system are supplied by the French railway manufacturer Alstom . Alstom will initially deliver 12 multi-part articulated vehicles of the " Citadis " type. A total of 49 trains are to be used on tram line 1. The railcars will be adapted to the climatic conditions.
- Width: 2.50 m
- Length: 31.5 m
- Capacity: 250 passengers (including 39 seats)
The depot is being built south of the Khan Shatyr retail center at 23 street.
construction
The Kazakh company Almaty Invest Stroie Project was commissioned to build the route. The company is responsible for civil engineering , including roads , buildings , stops , bridges and viaducts .
financing
The light rail project is financed in a PPP cooperation model by both private and public shareholders. The city of Astana provided EUR 24.3 million and the federal government EUR 64.7 million for the first construction phase of light rail line 1. The second phase of construction will be financed with funds from the federal government and the Asian Development Bank.
Web links
- Vision Transportation Group: New Transportation System of Astana (English)
- Announcement about the construction of the new light rail with pictures and video
- Youtube: animation of the new light rail
- Google Maps: Overview of the newly planned route network
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.skyscrapercity.com (Russian)
- ↑ newzzz.kz: Астанинский скоростной трамвай ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)
- ↑ www.idrive.kz (Russian)
