Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
aim to improve access to the rail passenger transport, in the year 2009 study of revitalization of
existing railway stations in the suburban area of Ljubljana was carried out (Institute of Traffic and
Transport Ljubljana, Slovenian Railways, 2009). On the basis of settlement density and traffic analysis
the study examined the possibility of establishing 16 new locations of rail passenger stops within the
wider area of Ljubljana urban region. With additional connections of bus or P+R system in the region,
the proposed locations for new smaller rail stations could represent useful intermodal passenger
terminals in the city and also in the wider region.
Also there were proposals to improve transport infrastructure on the interchanges. Users propose that
every bus stop (even outside the city centre) should be well protected against the weather conditions
and have other necessaries (timetables, seats ...) that are depending on the importance of the bus
stop. There were also proposals for better connection of main bus station with city public transport,
which should be resolved by construction of Emonika transport junction point on the place of current
main railway station. Proposals are also aiming at the infrastructural and informational improvements
on bus interchanges and to spread the locations of digital timetable displays that were put into
operation at the end of the year 2010.
As mentioned surveying also took place in the P+R facilities near the ring-road around the city of
Ljubljana. P+R systems allow affective connection of personal motorized and public transport since
users can park their cars outside the city and continue their travel to the city centre of by public
transport. From the users perspective the attention towards the increase the number of parking places
was brought. In the morning rush hour parking places on the P+R system Dolgi most (217 parking
places) is filled quickly, while the newly build P+R system at the Stožice arena (1,200 parking places)
is almost fully free due to unfriendly location to means of public transport. The users also perceive the
timetable intervals rather low, especially during the summer time when frequency of the bus
connections from P+R to the city centre is decreased. Users also propose the additional guarding
procedures on P+R Dolgi most, since in the past some cases of vandalism have occurred.
To achieve appropriate level of the intermodality there is an importance also to combine public
transport and non-motorised personal transport. With combining bicycle trips and public transport one
can further reduce the negative impacts of transport on the environment and space in the city. While in
Ljubljana there are about 8,000 bicycle racks, their quality and capacity near public transport stations
and P+R systems are rather low, which was also stated from the users. Some proposals were
referring to additional implementation of bicycle racks at the main train and bus station in Ljubljana, so
they could use their bikes to continue the daily commute to the desired destination.
Picture 3: One of the few bicycle racks near main
train station in Ljubljana
Picture 4: In the morning hours car parking
places at P+R system Dolgi most are already
fully occupied
In the terms of improving overall transport condition in Ljubljana, some respondents would like to see
the reintroduction of city tram line. Also there were proposes for additional prolonging of some city bus
routes to the neighbouring cities and good connection of the busses to the newly build P+R facilities in
the region. Results of the survey on intermodal infrastructure planning arose some new options to
further develop intermodal infrastructure in Ljubljana. The impression came into notice that the
respondents were in most cases very satisfied to be questioned on their proposals for the future
development of intermodality and transport in general in their city.
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