Abstract
Abstract
This paper will briefly discuss vertical transportation in modern metro stations. The selected stations for review are London Underground Limited's Jubilee Line Extension, United Kingdom, and the Land Transport Authority's North East Line, Singapore. The discussion will include modes of vertical transportation, planning and provision of vertical transportation, design life and technical specifications, capital and whole life cycle cost. The paper concludes that modern metro stations use a large number of escalators to transport passengers through the stations which are complimented by a lift service for physically impaired passengers and those with heavy luggage or pushchairs.
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References
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Jubilee Line Extension—Escalator Type Selection, Document GEN/SEM/ESC/RP002, London Underground Limited, September 1991 .
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Jubilee Line Extension—Particular Specification, Working Document, GEN/SEM/ESC/SP/004, London Underground Limited, November 1993 .
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North East Line—Design Criteria and Performance Specification, Land Transport Authority, January 1997 .