Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
around the world. The general reorganization of traffic is leading towards the integration of all types of
transport into a unified system. Ease of transfer between different modes of public transport is a great
contribution to mobility which can be made by the transport industries. In this way, the advantages of
different methods of transport are becoming more prominent, while the flaws are reduced (1). In
accordance with these tendencies, a revival of railroad passenger traffic took place, followed by a reactualization
of city terminals as key spots on the railroad network.
The end of the 20 th century and the beginning of the new millennium is a period of the renaissance of
railroad terminals, which are in the function of the concept of integrated traffic, and a period of
improved railroad networks, achieved by the introduction of high-speed trains.
Railroad terminal buildings have undergone changes both in function and in appearance. Thus today,
general functional demands these terminals have to satisfy in order to service the increasingly
demanding customers can already be recognized even without the necessary time distance.
Sustainable growth philosophy in transport sector has a key role in battle for environmental protection.
Railway transport is considered relatively clean and energy efficient using electricity instead of nonrenewable
energy resources.
Constant expansion of railway networks for high-speed trains, as well as comfortable and fast travel
they offer, reduced the use of cars and are also taking over passengers who travel on relations
between 500 and 1400 km from airlines.
2. MODERN TERMINALS AS MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES
The aboveementioned phenomena and facts also caused an extremely fast construction of modern
railway terminals. With their functional concepts and shape solutions, they represent the paradigm of
new railway station facilities. They are straightforward, materialized examples of the idea and
imperative of merging all traffic systems in order to achieve more efficient and healthier functioning as
related to the environment. In this regard, new-generation terminals are multi-model traffic
interchanges, places where people switch modes of transportation, resulting in use of adequate
transportation both on the regional level and the metropolitan level (Figure 1). These landmarks within
the traffic network make it possible to emphasize the advantages of a certain traffic system, as well as
to reduce its flaws, and reduce traffic jams and pollution by providing better propulsiveness.
These points are formed on airport terminals, on intersections of important regional and main traffic
lines in big cities.
Urban multimodal interchanges can only benefit the community by making public transport more
atractive by opening up comercial and social opportunities. The station can be more vital and
synergetic public facility. In thr proces of creating station to a product that:
- improove public transport, accessible to all and attractive to all,
- becomes a thriving public space,
- is quality urban design,
all have a part to play, transport operators, local and central authorities, developers, investors and
designers, but it is a vision of designers which will act as a catalist in that proces.
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