TRANSPORT

1. PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT
SYSTEM
Emerging Transport Systems

2. • Personal Rapid Transit is a fully automated rail-based public
transportation system.
• It uses small automated electric driven 'pod cars' with
capacity of 4 to 6 people, on a network of narrow
segregated guide ways.
• Stations are located on sidings, with merge/ diverge
points. This approach allows for nonstop, point-to point
travel, bypassing all intermediate stations.
• It is cost-effective, provides highly "on-demand" congestion
free and 24X7 operation.
• Any destination can be reached directly, in a private
atmosphere and without intermediate stops or transfers
with very short waiting times.

3. NEED OF PRTS !
 INCREASING TARNSPORT DEMAND
As the population is increasing so the transport
demand, especially in urban cities where problem
of traffic have become a great concern.
 LIMITED LAND AND FUEL RESOURCES
• Most of the metropolitan cities are already
facing problem of land shortage to manage the
growing population so, its very difficult to
extend and expand roads inside the city.
• Depleting natural gas and petroleum reserve is
a major concern, vehicle running on electricity
can be helpful in decreasing load on fossil fuel.

4. DEVELOPMENT OF PRTS !
• First PRT came into service at West Virginia
University, Morgantown in 1972. It has 8.7 miles
guide-way with 5 stations and 70 pod cars with about
15,000 riders per day.
• In Suncheon, South Korea, PRT System will connect
Suncheon to the future site of the International
Gardening Festival with 9.8 km guideway 2 stations
and 40 pod cars.
• In India, Amritsar will have the first and largest urban
PRT System with route length of total 22km with 35
stations. The initial phase connects 3.3km route with
7 stations being 500m apart with cost of 60crore per
km with 30 pod cars. It opened for public in 2014.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE
PODCARS:
• Fabricated Aluminium 'Ladder Frame’.
• Dimensions - 3.7 x 1.47 x 1.8 m
• Weighs 850kg with maximum payload of 500kg.
• 13" Wheels with automotive tubeless radial tyres.
• Average speed is 40km/h. It is of two types on
basis of usage:
a) short distance
b) high speed,high capacity

6. GUIDEWAYS
• The guideways are usually designed as elevated
systems with concrete and steel beams and columns.
• They are interconnected at " junctions " which allows
pod car to select various paths.
• Guideway density and extent is determined by
maximum walking distance to nearest station and
number of origin and destination point to be served.
• Typical Elevated Guideway Headroom for main road
crossings is 5.7m whereas 2.5m over pedestal crossing.
• Typical column weighs 10 tonnes with dead load
requirement of minimum 2.2kN/m².
• Guideways can be integrated into existing building
without significant strengthening or modifications.

7. STATIONS
• Off-line stations are designed with a "siding"
track or so that vehicles not stopping at a
particular station can bypass that station.
• Using a 30 second dwell time, one typical
station bay can serve about 120 Pods per
hour.
• These stations have all basic facilities ex
passenger interface which allows destination
selection console, communications, and
segregation doorset.

8. SAFTEY AND SECURITY
• No human error so much safer than
vehicles on road.
• Running gear mechanism to prevent
derailment and grade-separated guideways
prevent conflict with pedestrians or
manually controlled vehicles.
• Public transit safety engineering
approaches, such as redundancy and self-
diagnosis of critical systems, are also
included in designs.
• Less crowded so less prone to terrorist
attacks.
APPLICATIONS
• Airport shuttles : connecting parking to
terminals etc.
• Private property developments: ex
educational institutes, private firms and
industry etc.
• Short distance urban connections:
connecting tourists spots etc.
• Faster outer suburban connections:
connecting industrial areas to city center
etc.

9. CHARACTERISTICS
• PRT is sustainable.
• PRT is safe.
• PRT produces zero local emission.
• Infrastructure fit within most urban
fabric.
• PRT offers a 24h, on- demand, direct
origin to destination service.
• PRT has relatively low capital costs.
• PRT is accessible for al
IMPEDIMENTS DEVELOPMENT
• There is very less tested.
• There is a lack of awareness of the concept.
• Would not produce much employment.
• Financial risk as implementing test program
requires substantial finance support.
• PRT may attract vandalism and pods may
be target of crime.
• Not feasible for rural areas.

10. CASE STUDY PRT
• Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport is
connected to its business passenger car
park, by a 3.8 km PRT system.
• Since September 2011 it is fully operational.
• The system cost £30 million to develop.
• The pods use 50% less energy than a bus.
• It uses 18 pod cars that runs 22 hours a day
with maximum speed of 40km/h.
• Operational statistics in May 2012
demonstrate more than 99% reliability.
• Average passenger wait time over the one
year period of 10 seconds.
SYSTEM IN HEATHROW AIRPORT

11. PRT SYSTEM IN AMRITSAR
• World's largest urban PRT system will start in 2014.
• 3.3km elevated guideway with 7 stations and 30 pod
cars running in phase one.
• It is a high-capacity system, projecting to carry
approx. 35 million passengers a year.
• At peak capacity the Amritsar system can carry up to
100,000 passengers a day.
• The route will focus on railway and bus stations to
the Golden Temple.
• The land area required for transportation will reduce
by 30%.
• The project costs nearly Rs 250 crore and is to be
taken up on a public-private partnership.
• Second phase: 22 km of total length with 35 stations
with cost of Rs 880 crore

12. CONCLUSION
• Personal Rapid Transit System is an emerging approach to sustainable
transportation. It fulfils almost all the requirements of modern transportation.
• It provides a good solution to the increasing transportation demand.
• It provides solution to limited land resource and helps in decreasing burden on
fossil fuel resource.
• Its cost effectiveness make it accessible to every individual.
• Thus helps in economic development of the society