CRS‐Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (DOT)

One of the latest trends in the transport field is the increasing interest for the rejuvenation of the railway. It is considered to be a logical consequence of the gradual switch towards a more sustainable future in transports. Terminals and stations are considered to be the junction points between the various lines that constitute the railway network and can simply be described as points of arrival, departure and interchange of passengers or commodities. The most commonly used indicators that measure the level of their performance are time and cost. This study aims at exploring possible improvements that could be implemented to the infrastructure and the operation of terminals and stations in order to increase the efficiency level. Firstly, drawing upon grounded theory about rail infrastructure and terminals, a description is conducted, followed by a comparative analysis of the different types of existing terminals and stations. Secondly, the suggested improvements are presented in accordance with their time frame completion. The main contribution of this study is to illustrate the high significance of terminals, stations and yards, acknowledging them as crucial parts of the railway network, because as characterized and demonstrated in this study, their performance are key factors to the whole network performance, making the identification of their critical points and respective possible solutions, the final objective of this paper. In addition to this, emphasis is given to the need of improving and developing the existing terminal infrastructure and operations.

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The arching mechanism in piled embankments under road and rail infrastructure

Advances in Transportation Geotechnics ◽

10.1201/9780203885949-57 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 391-396

Keyword(s):

Rail Infrastructure ◽

Piled Embankments

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Safety and Health Cost Allocation for Urban Rail Infrastructure Project: Identifying issues and importance

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.172 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (13) ◽

pp. 160-167

Author(s):

Izatul Farrita Mohd Kamar ◽

Asmalia Che Ahmad ◽

Mohmad Mohd Derus ◽

Nik Nur Khairunnisa Nik Mohd Ainul Azman

Keyword(s):

Cost Allocation ◽

Publishing House ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Health Cost ◽

Safety And Health ◽

Urban Rail ◽

Rail Infrastructure ◽

Infrastructure Project ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

This paper presents the findings of a preliminary survey, which is consist of the identification of issues and importance of safety and health cost allocation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven (7) construction stakeholders who are involved in urban rail infrastructure project. The transcription and interpretation from the interview findings were carried out using Atlas.ti© qualitative software. The respondent views are needed to obtain safety items and related issues in developing this framework mainly for estimating the safety cost allocation.Keywords: Safety and Health Cost; Cost Framework; Urban Rail; Infrastructure Project.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.172

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