TOKYO MASS TRANSIT
AJAY.D(18), YASH.D(20), PRATIK.F(24),
PRADYUMNA.G(26), VEDANT.H(28)
Mass transit system refers to public shared transportation PURPOSE OF MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM
such as trains, buses and ferries that can commute a Purpose of mass transit is to move people from
larger number of passengers from origin to destination on one place to another—between home and work
a no-reserved basis and in lesser time. and shopping and recreation, and back again—
quickly, conveniently and affordably.
It can also be termed as PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
Mass transit system is the movement of people within
urban areas using group travel technologies such as buses
and trains.
Mass transit systems may be owned by private, profit-
making companies or by governments or quasi-
government agencies that may not operate for profit.
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• The Urban Mobility Technical Committee of the World Road Association
(PIARC, secretariat in Paris) worked on an international comparison of
populations, employment, urban transport, transport facilities in major
cities in Japan, the United States, and Europe for four years from2008 to
2011.
• This committee also conducted multiple studies on how to achieve
multi-modal mobility using multiple means of transport in major cities in
the future in order to rectify the excessive dependence on road
transport.
• Particular attention was focused on how Tokyo has created an urban
structure that depends on railways and does not excessively depend on
automobile transport, and a thorough analysis was carried out on the
databases for Tokyo.
• The results of the analysis are introduced below; it looks to emphasize
the wonder of the transit metropolis of Tokyo.
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The key to “bleisure,” the ideal combination of business and
leisure, is efficiency. Getting to meetings on time or squeezing in
quick visits to public transportation system, and that’s one are a
famous landmarks in between work obligations requires a
finely-tuned where Tokyo shines. From the Tokyo Metro with its
amazing natural disaster countermeasures to the Tokyo MK
high-end taxis, you can travel all over Japan’s capital in style
and comfort.
PRIVATE TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERMEDIATE
TRANSPORT
• 6 modes of Public
• Road Network of around • Major modes include
Transport in Tokyo: Trains,
2000km Cabs and Ferries.
Subways, Buses, Taxis and
• Around 9 lakh cars and 18 Airport Transfer. • Average fare varies
lakh two-wheelers in • One of the highest public depending on the type of
Tokyo. transport ridership in the mode.
• The average speed of world – 11 million daily • It is a convenient and
vehicles is quite low – trips. expensive type of
20kmph • Tokyo takes pride in there transport compared to
• Private cars, private rail, efficient public transport public.
private ferries comes system, despite the
under Private sprawling city it is, people
Transportation get by everyday, quick and
easy
DAY AND NIGHT POPULATION MAP
The Tokyo prefecture, into
which Tokyo city was merged,
was home to 13,047,446 people
in 2010
According to a 2016 estimate of
Tokyo's population, the
metropolis is now home to 13.5 [Link]
million people, or 9,262,046 in
all of the 23 wards.
The 23 wards made up the
boundaries of the historic city
of Tokyo, which was officially
dissolved in 1943 when it
merged with the prefecture
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS SOCIAL IMPACTS ECONOMIC IMPACTS
• Mass transit development
• All members of the society can both improve the
• Mass transit is believed to usefulness and efficiency of
irrespective of their financial
be more environmental status, religion or cast are the public transit system as
friendly than other public able to travel which well as result in increased
transport facilities. enhances the social integrity business for commercial
of the country. developments and thus
serves to improve the
economy of the country.
Other Positive Impacts:
• Reduces congestion
• Saves Time
• Cost Effective :
Mass transit is comparably cheaper than other modes of transport.
