Erbil Metro Station • Case Study
5.1 Capacity Calculating
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5.1.1 Erbil Population Analysis The population of Erbil city is estimated in (2013) as 1,635,081 people. The average annual increase of population of Erbil is about 3% per year, in other word, it is about 49,052 persons per year, where the inhabitants’ ratio at the urban areas is about 80% and the rest 20% are living in the countryside. The estimated number of citizens determined by using the equation of population for future target year:
PTarget = PNow (1 + n×r) P2030 = P2013 (1 + n×r) = 1,635,081 (1 + 17×0.03) = 2,468,972 citizen
2030
2,468,972
2013
1,635,081 0
1,000,000
*Keys: P= Population n= Target Years r= Growth Average
2,000,000
5.1.2 Passenger Capacity of Similar Examples Bilbao = 0.3 million (2012) 270 stations London = 8.1 million (2011) 270 stations Dubai = 2.1 million (2013) 57 stations Riyadh = 5.1 million (2004) 87 stations
158,904 p/d 3,400,000 p/d 1,200,000 p/d 2,500,000 p/d
2.5 Million Population in Target Year 2030
5.1.3 Design Capacity and Phasing 3,000,000 The Station shall be designed to meet the peak hour passenger volume based on the morning or evening arrival/departure of trains which shall not be less than 10% (ten percent) of the design daily passenger volume.
5.1.4 Tourists & Visitors Average numbers of visitors to Erbil city in the year is 130.400 persons from: Directorate stay of Erbil region.