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Study mission experience also helps to better evalu- ate current and proposed transit improvements and can serve to identify potential public transportation research topics. Study missions are normally conducted in the spring and fall of each year. Study teams consist of up to 15 individuals, including a senior official des- ignated as the group’s spokesperson. Transit prop- erties are contacted directly and requested to nom- inate candidates for participation. Nominees are screened by a committee of transit officials, and the TCRP Project J-3 Oversight Panel endorses the selection. Study mission participants are transit manage- ment personnel with substantial knowledge and ex- perience in transit activities. Participants must demonstrate potential for advancement to higher levels of public transportation responsibilities. Other selection criteria include current responsibilities, ca- reer objectives, and the probable professional devel- opment value of the mission for the participant and sponsoring employer. Travel expenses for partici- pants are paid through TCRP Project J-3 funding. For further information about the study mis- sions, contact Gwen Chisholm-Smith at TCRP (202-334-3246; gsmith@nas.edu) or Kathryn Harrington-Hughes at the Eno Transportation Foundation (202-879-4718; khh@enotrans.com). About this Digest The following digest is an overview of the mis- sion that investigated transit design, construction, and operation in the Mediterranean region. It is based on individual reports provided by the team members (for a roster of the team members, see Appendix A), and it reflects the views of the team members, who are responsible for the facts and ac- curacy of the data presented. The digest does not necessarily reflect the views of TCRP, TRB, the National Academies, APTA, FTA, or the Eno Transportation Foundation. TRANSIT DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION The theme of this study mission was “Transit Design, Construction, and Operations in the Mediterranean Region.” Over a 2-week period, the study team met with senior management transit staffs in Athens, Greece, and Naples, Rome, and Milan, Italy (for a list of host agencies, see Appendix B). The group learned how these transit agencies have been successful in constructing rail transit systems when faced with geotechnical issues and archaeological challenges, observed how the stations serve as intermodal connectors and cultural centers, and studied the measures provided for the safe and secure transport of riders. In addition, the team received presentations on the planning strate- gies and approaches of the agencies and the opera- tions of each system. PROJECT PROFILES Athens, Greece Athens, the capital of Greece, is located on the southernmost part of Mainland Greece, known as the Attica plain. With its metropolitan population of approxi- mately 4 million people, Athens has built a state-of- the-art transport system. It is the largest and most complex transportation project in modern day Greece, as well as one of the largest built in Europe during the years of its construction. The public transport agency, Attiko Metro (AM), was established in 1991 to design, construct, and operate a new metro system in the Attica region. Currently, the system, known as the base project, consists of two metro lines, Line 2 (Red) and Line 3 (Blue); runs 19 km; and encompasses 20 stations. (Line 1 has been in operation since 1904.) The sys- tem transports approximately 500,000 passengers daily and 140 million passengers annually. The agency is currently working on an additional 14 km of extensions to Lines 2 and 3 as part of a two-phase expansion plan that was envisioned when the base project was originally designed. The first phase, which is currently under con- struction, entails extending Lines 2 and 3 a total of 8.4 km and adding four new metro stations and one depot. As part of this effort, Line 3 will be extended to the airport by sharing the right-of-way (ROW) with a suburban rail line; a station will also be con- structed at the Athens international airport. Line 2 will be extended 1.2 km south from the Dafni station to Ilioupoli, with one new station added, and 1.5 km west from Sepolia to Agios Antonios, also with one new station. Line 3 will be extended about 6 km from Ethniki Amyna to Stavros; the extension fea- tures two new stations and one new train depot. This 2

phase is expected to be completed in time for the Olympics in August 2004. The second phase entails 11 km of line exten- sions, nine new stations, and one depot; it is sched- uled for completion in 2007. Naples, Italy Naples is situated along the Tyrrenia coast at the innermost point of the Bay of Naples, between Mt. Vesuvius and the Phlegrean Fields volcanic region. It is the third most populated city in Italy (after Rome and Milan), having more than 1 million in- habitants. Together with its suburbs, the population of the metropolitan area totals 3 million. Metropolitana di Napoli, SpA (MN), is a private company composed of 10 Italian and international construction companies. MN is responsible for com- pleting the city’s circumferential ring of Line 1, which began operation in 1993 with 4 km of under- ground track. The line, when completed, will total 21.2 km in length, have 26 stations, and connect the suburban residential areas to the city’s primary business centers, seaport, central train station, and airport, as well as traverse the historic center. Currently, 13.2 km of Line 1 have opened with 14 stations. The Dante-Centro Direzionale segment, roughly 5 km in length, is now under construction. The Centro Direzionale-Capodichino (Airport) tract, covering a distance of approximately 3 km, is in the final stages of planning. Line 1 intersects many of the rail lines within the Campania region. The Line 1 ring will be closely in- tegrated with Line 6—a new underground light rail line, which will operate along the central waterfront corridor—and with Line 2. Line 2 will share two major passenger interchanges with Line 1 at Museo, a major central city destination, and at Garibaldi, the intercity rail station. By 2011, the public transport network in Naples will encompass 90 km of rail, 98 stations, 18 rail interchange nodes, and 16 park-and-ride nodes. The third phase of the construction project was begun in 1998 and is expected to be completed by 2011. Rome, Italy Rome, the capital of Italy, is located on the Tiber River, in the central part of the country, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. Vatican City, the seat of the central administration for the Roman Catholic Church, is an independent state located within the city of Rome. Rome has 3 million inhabitants. Metropolitana di Roma (Met.Ro) manages the public transportation services of Lines A and B and the new Line C. Lines A and B form an X-shaped network of 37.5 km of rail over a 1,286-sq-km area, with the lines meeting at the Central Railway Station, Termini. Line A crosses in a southeast to northwest di- rection from Anagnina to Ottaviano, near Vatican City. The first 14.5-km segment of Line A was opened in 1980 and is almost all underground. In May 1999, the first stretch of a 4.5-km extension to the northwest was put into service from Cipro–Musei Vaticani to Valle Aurelia, the final three stations opening in January 2000. Line B crosses in a south to northeast direction from Rebibbia to Termini to Laurentina. The first segment was constructed as an 11-km line, 6 km of which were underground, for the World Exhibition in 1955. Many years later, in 1990, the 8-km north- ern branch to Rebibbia was opened, with 7 km of the extension underground. Met.Ro anticipates that the overall number of passengers per hour served by Lines A and B will in- crease from 36,000 to 42,000 in the next 20 years. To accommodate this increase in ridership, Met.Ro is constructing a new line, Line C, that will encom- pass 25 km, 30 stations, 36 vehicles, and a mainte- nance yard. Line C has three distinct construction segments: • At-Grade Segment (8 km): a 9-station seg- ment within the eastern suburban area; it pri- marily follows a previous rail corridor. • Middle Segment (10 km—Giardinetti to S. Giovanni): a 12-station underground segment. • Core Segment (7 km—S. Giovanni to Ottaviano): a 9-station underground segment; this particular segment crosses the Tiber River and sensitive historical areas, including an alignment adjacent to the ancient Coliseum. Milan, Italy Milan is a modern city with a population of 1.5 million people. The urban area encompasses about 4 million people. The Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), a joint- stock company, is the main transport provider in the city and the surrounding metropolitan area. The 3

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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 66: Transit Design, Construction, and Operations in the Mediterranean Region provides an overview of an international transit studies mission that investigated transit design, construction, and operation in Athens, Greece, and in Naples, Rome, and Milan, Italy.

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