Rail Transit System Cost Study

PDFTech ReportDOT-TSC-UMTA-75-22UMTA-MA-06-0025-76-3PB-254 627CostsRail transitRailroad commuter serviceRapid transitLight rail transitCost estimatingNorth AmericaEuropeUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationDyer, T. K.Hale, W. K.Ingalls, F. A.Whelan, R. B.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)United States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCENTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Transit Economics and FinanceNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and FinancesNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Rail TransitVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThe Transportation Systems Center serves as System Manager for the Rail Supporting Technology Program of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. One task under this program has been to assess the costs of constructing, operating and maintaining three kinds of urban rail systems: light rail, rapid rail and commuter rail.Cost data from several North American and European transit authorities were collected and analyzed. These data, together with the recent experience of the Consultant in several transit construction projects, served as the basis of the cost projections. Factors influencing appreciable cost variations in construction and operations were reviewed and included as criteria for cost projections