Aleš Šimandl, Public Transport in Prague

Barrierless accesibility
in prague´s public transport
Aleš Simandl
Strategy Department of Public Transport Company
Prague
EUROCITIES 27.6.2016
 The policy of the council of Prague takes the support for public transport as
a clear priority with emphasis on its improvement.
 The conditions by using public transport for disabled people are
continously improved.
 Some figures:
• costs related to the barrierless measures (mainly lifts) in the years 2009 –
2015 was almoust 1 bilion CZK
• estimated costs to the barrierless measures (lifts in the metro stations)
in the years 2016 – 2025 are 2,5 bilions CZK
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Sources:
city budget
EU funds
own sources of Public Transport Company (PTC)
Main objectives:
• procedure designed to building barrier-free access into existing
subway stations
• renewal of the fleet of trams and buses by using low-floor
vehicles
Measures
• Lifts in metro stations, sliding platforms
• Correction of the gap between couch and platform in metro stations
• New low-floor tram vehicles, modernization of existing vehicles
• Barrierless accesibility of tram and bus stops
• New low-floor buses
• Measures for visually impaired people
• Information for passengers on tram and bus stops
• Web site informations about barrierless connection
Lifts
Number of stations in total
Development of barrierless entry to metro stations
Barrier stations
Each new metro station
will be automatically built
barrierless
Barrierless stations
Year
Number of
stations in total
Barrierless
1990
41
1
2000
52
20+2*
2013
57
36+1*
2016
61
43+1*
*station accessible only with trained accompaniment
Lifts
Entry to the Můstek station
recently barrierless available
made station
Lifts
Platform in the Můstek station
Sliding platforms
In four metro stations only, older method currently not used
Sliding platform at the Strašnická metro station
Correction of gap between couch and platform in metro
stations
Pilot project
Correction of the gap
using the rectification crest
New low-floor tram vehicles
Number of vehicles
15T
157
14T
57
93 will be
delivered
Tram 15T
Currently 35% of tram vehicles operated
by the PTC are low-floor construction
Tram 14T
Modernization of existing tram vehicles
Number of vehicles
T3R.PLF
33
KT8N2
48
7
will be
refurbish
Tram T3R.PLF with the tiltable platform for wheelchairs
Tram KT8N2
Barrierless accesibility of tram and bus stops
cooperation with the Management of the city roads
Examples of treatments
Reducing the level of tram stop in place of the pedestrian crossing
Displacement of sidewalk to the tram track
Increas the level of road at the staging point
New low-floor buses
Number of vehicles
SOR NB12
238
SOR NB18
349
SOR BN8,5
21
Crossway
6
CityBus
309
Midi Ikarus E91
4
SOLARIS
URBINO 8,9 LE
40
SOR NB12
SOR NB18
Currently 77% of bus vehicles operated
by the PTC are low-floor construction
Other buses will be delivered in the next years
URBINO 8,9LE
SOR BN8,5
Measures for visually impaired people
• Guide grooves in metro stations
• Acustic beacons (in metro stations,
on crossroads)
• Distinctive touch buttons in lifts
• Control device allowing acustic reporting
about number and direction of line by entry
to trams and buses, cooperation with software
of onboard terminal implemented
in vehicles
Distinctive touch button
Guide grooves
Information for passengers on tram and bus stops
This symbol in the
timetable indicates
guaranteed
connection with the
barrierless vehicle
Web site informations about barrierless connection www.dpp.cz
After click on the name of the stop
you can find detailed information
including the picture of the local
situation
Online informations about functionality
of lifts and sliding platforms
After marking „barrierless connection only“ you can see relevant link
Thank you for your attention
simandla@dpp.cz