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The architecture of railway stations and transportation nodes, towards the design of a proposed new commuter railway station in Kingspark sports precinct.

dc.contributor.advisorAdebayo, Ambrose Adeyemi.
dc.contributor.advisorWang, Derek Trygve.
dc.contributor.advisorDuncan-Brown, Alethea.
dc.contributor.advisorBrewis, Deon.
dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Anthony.
dc.contributor.authorMtembu, Mxolisi Sikhumbuzo.
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T08:28:04Z
dc.date.created2008
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThesis (M.T.R.P.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2008.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn a world of increased daily travel, more efficient means of transporting people become all the more relevant as citizens constantly try to bridge time and distance in an effort to get to work and other meeting places. The ability to transport large numbers of people at the same time, establishes the rail transport as one such mode viable for this task. As a result, cities throughout the world constantly revive existing rail networks and introduce new ones to cater for this growing traveling demand of the 21 st century. The most popular forms of transportation in the city of Durban, namely the bus, taxi and private car are the main contributors to the traffic congestion and air pollution problems in the city, hence the need to reconsider the importance of the train. Following international precedent, South Africa is planning to revive its railway services by changing its image and ensuring passenger safety in order to establish it as a major public transport system (Ministry of transport, 2006). In creating the building form of railway station buildings, it is necessary to understand passenger movement and activity within the station as well as the spaces required for such activities. This is vital if the designer has to make a meaningful contribution to society though his building intervention. Railway stations do not function in isolation to other modes of transportation in the city, hence the need for this study to consider the station in a node or interchange context to enforce its role within the city's transportation system as a whole.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/2569
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRailroad stations--KwaZulu-Natal--Durban--Designs and plans.en_US
dc.subjectTransportation--KwaZulu-Natal--Durban--Planning.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Architecture.en_US
dc.titleThe architecture of railway stations and transportation nodes, towards the design of a proposed new commuter railway station in Kingspark sports precinct.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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