Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Yusuf Kağan DEMİR, Çoşkun MURAT

Konular:İnşaat Mühendisliği

DOI:10.28948/ngumuh.907098

Anahtar Kelimeler:High speed train,Route,GIS,Cost

Özet: High-Speed Rail (HSR) systems are being operated in the European region as an important complement part of air transportation systems though it competes with air transportation in certain distances. The integration of railway systems to air transportation not only gives cities mobility but also access to the airport for cities having a lack of an airport. The study aims to research development of the existing railway line between Niğde and Kayseri into an HSR system that may alternate to local airport construction and evaluate the approximate cost of HSR construction. As a result, the length, the average travelling time, and the total construction costs of the proposed HSR line between Niğde-Kayseri are 127 km, 60 minutes and 2.629.206.080,6 TL, respectively. The approximate construction cost of the proposed HSR line is about four times higher than new local airport construction. Considering that airports located in low-density population regions are far away from generating enough demand, the proposed HSR line may contribute to Niğde socially and economically more than a local airport in the middle and long terms.

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