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Robustness and concurring position of public transport in IJburg and Zeeburgereiland
Dijkman, Y.N. (2025) Robustness and concurring position of public transport in IJburg and Zeeburgereiland.
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| Abstract: | The public transport system in IJburg and Zeeburgereiland becomes more and more critical. With the scheduled expansions, the pressure on the network increased, while the network becomes more vulnerable. With the IJtram, the backbone of transit in the region, climbing to the critical, maximum frequency of 15 veh/h, the question raises whether the system will be future-proof and robust. In this study, an alternative approach has been used, by investigating the effect of the addition of a higher-quality bus service on the concurring position and robustness of the total transit network of the region. According to survey results, inhabitants raise the most concerns about the crowding in, and reliability of the existing transit system, while also mentioning the number of options in the region. A passenger spread analysis shows that in future years, the demand towards the city centre, Amsterdam Zuid and Amsterdam Noord increases the most in the upcoming years of development. Considering the most important criteria of a higher-quality bus service, frequency, speed and comfort are mentioned as the most important criteria. To make a transit network more appealing, literature proves that the addition of a service will attract more passengers due to the increase of direct and indirect destinations that become accessible. Frequency increase shows to have an effect on the behaviour of passengers up to a certain value, after which the timetable becomes less important. In this research, the effects of two conceptual designs have been tested in the Verkeersmodel Amsterdam. Both designs connect IJburg (first phase) with Amsterdam Zuid, with the first design including an extra stop at Zeeburgereiland. Results show that the second conceptual design shows higher transport values and better accessibility results. The addition of this line results in a travel time reduction to Amsterdam Zuid, Amstelveen and Schiphol for the IJburg 1 region. No significant differences in modal split have been noticed. To analyse the robustness of the study, a simulation without the operation of the IJtram has been performed. The results show that the addition of the second conceptual design has an impact on the accessibility of and reduction of travel times to large parts in the centre, west and north of the city from IJburg 1. No effects for IJburg 2 (second phase) and Zeeburgereiland are remarked. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Programme: | Civil Engineering BSc (56952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107761 |
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