[sustran] Re: Ridership predictions, urban rail transit

[Jain Alok]

Tung Chung Line and Airport Express (both opened in 1998) by Mass Transit
Railway Corp. also  could not meet the predictions but probably it was just
a timing issue. Asian financial crisis was unforeseen when the forecasts
were made.

Alok Jain
Hong Kong
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan P Howes [mailto:howes at emirates.net.ae]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:38 PM
> To: sustran-discuss at jca.apc.org; transit-prof at yahoogroups.com;
> UTSG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [sustran] Ridership predictions, urban rail transit
> 
> 
> Hi everyone - 
> 
> Can anyone point me to a reference on predicted vs. actual ridership
> for new urban rail transit systems? (or better still qute some
> examples). I saw something in a mag. recently saying that quite a few
> in the US recently have failed to meet expectations - and I know
> Bangkok has been accused of the same.
> 
> Cheers, Alan
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> Alan & Jacqui Howes, Dubai, UAE (Otherwise Perthshire, Scotland)
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