Amsterdam Rail Systemypart of the accesible and liveable city

Mr Remco SukMr Remco Suk

Policy Advisor Traffic & Transportation

Municipality of Amsterdam

Kocaeli, 8 april 2011

Content of the presentationp

An introduction to the city of Amsterdamy Amsterdam transportation policy Amsterdam transportation system Amsterdam rail systemAmsterdam rail system

Short introduction to the Netherlands

• A small country in western Europe

• Inhabitants: approx. 16 million

Short introduction to Amsterdam

• Capital of the Netherlands

• Citycharter in 1306Citycharter in 1306

• City: 750.000 inhabitants

450 000 employ450.000 employ

• Region: 2 million inhabitants

1.2 million employ

Amsterdam Transportation Policyp y

Accessible and liveable cityy Sustainable city and clean air Optimising the capacity on the highways Improving the regional rail networkImproving the regional rail network Improving the regional rapid busnetwork

F 35 th T t ti P li fFor 35 years the Transportation Policy focusses on: - Reducing car use- Stimulate bicycle- Stimulate public transport

Amsterdam Transportation Systemp y

Car network Bicylce network Public transport network

Amsterdam Transportation System: C N t kCar Network

Amsterdam Transportation System: Bi l N t kBicycle Network

Amsterdam Transportation System: P bli T t ti N t kPublic Transportation Network

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Increase of distances

Total traveller kilometre, last 20 yearsper working day and transport type

within Amsterdam (car)

within Amsterdam (public transport)

within Amsterdam (bicycle)

Amsterdam

within Amsterdam (bicycle)

Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (car)

Amster Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (publictransport)

Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (bicycle)

Amsterdam -

Region

Amsterdam ↔ total NL (car)

Amsterdam ↔ total NL (publictransport)

Amsterdam -

0 2.000.000 4.000.000 6.000.000 8.000.000 10.000.000 12.000.000 14.000.000 16.000.000

Amsterdam ↔ total NL (bicycle)

1985-1988 2004-2007

dam Country

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Amsterdam Rail Systemy

National and Regional heavy railnetworkg yOwned by the Government of the Netherlands

Amsterdam metro network City tram networkC ty t a et o

Amsterdam Rail System (national rail)y ( )

Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)y ( )

Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)y ( )

Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)y ( )

Amsterdam metronetwork4 metrolines1 new metroline opens in 2017 (North/Southline)Nowadays 300.000 travelers per day, over 90 million a yearFuture network: over 400.000 travelers per day in 2020Sustainable network, high capacity, high average speed

I 2013 t t i ill iIn 2013 new metro trains will arrive

Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)

Short history of the tram network:

y ( )

yAnno. 1900 “Horsetram”network

Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)

Short history of the

y ( )

ytram network:

Anno. 1931 Electrified and fueltram network

Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)

Tramnetwork:

y ( )

350.000 travelers a day, over 100 million a year2,7 kilometers per travelerShort distance – efficient systemAttractive system: travelers value the tramsystem ‘best’

N ti tNegative aspect:High cost per travelerSlow movement in the city centre

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Lessons from the pastp

Urban planning is important for developments in mobility Results of the ‘planned suburbanization’ spatial policy:Results of the planned suburbanization spatial policy:

– Negative: congestion for and by commuters on the main roads– Positive: better accessibility in the inner cities and towns

Bicycle dominates short distance trips in the cityBicycle dominates short distance trips in the city Parking policy effectively reduces car nuisance

Problems should mainly be handled on a regional scale

Amsterdam: accessable and liveable

Public transport and bicycle compete with carp y p 60% of the Amsterdam mobility is non-car Clean and accessible city Public transport network via rail is high standard:Public transport network via rail is high standard:

especially metronetwork

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Future plans (2040)

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Thank You

Mr Remco SukMr Remco Suk

r.suk@ıvv.amsterdam.nl

Policy Advisor Traffic & Transportation

M i i lit f A t d

Kocaeli, 8 april 2011

Municipality of Amsterdam