O sistema ferroviário urbano: estudo de caso de João Pessoa

Abstract

The use of public transport is an alternative to solve the problems generated by the unbridled use of individual transports such as the automobile. Every day thousands of displacements are carried out by these modes, causing the lack of space in the roads, congestion and pollution, resulting in impacts on the economy, the environment and the quality of life of the population. The railway mode is seen as a more efficient way to improve urban mobility because it has several advantages over other means of transport. The Light Rail Vehicle (VLT), recently deployed in the city of João Pessoa and operated by the Brazilian Company of Urban Trains (CBTU), proposes a greater capacity, comfort, speed, fuel economy, quality and efficiency. although urban passenger transport has a great potential demand and offers several advantages over other modes, it represents only 3.67% public transport by bus from the metropolitan area of ​​João Pessoa. In this work, the rail transport of the great João Pessoa was analyzed from the point of view of the user under the aspect of quality and efficiency, from interviews with passengers and through the analysis of CBTU parameters. It was found that despite the low price of the tariff and the benefits brought by the modernization of the system, several factors limit or discourage use of this modality, such as the design of the line layout, the precariousness of the route, frequency of service, lack of security and integration between the systems, damaging the attractiveness of the modal, being necessary the planning of the urban mobility to bring quality of life for the population.