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BELAM ((セルビア語:Београдски лаки метро) / Beogradski laki metro; (英語:Belgrade light metro)) is a defunct plan for a rapid transit system in Belgrade. It was due to begin construction in 2008. It was intended to relieve Belgrade's growing traffic congestion issues, with the first stretch of line opening in 2012. The first line has an estimated cost of 450 million euro, taking some 5 years to complete.〔(Direkcija za gradjevinsko zemljište i izgradnju Beograda - BELAM - Trasa prve linije )〕 == Concept == The idea to construct a rapid transit system in Belgrade originates from the 1950s when it was driven by Belgrade's blooming number of inhabitants and the lack of adequate transport infrastructure. However, the inability to decide between proposals to construct a modern tram system and a classic underground one meant that the project was to stay largely stagnating in years to come. The political turmoil of the 1990s and lack of potential funding extinguished further development of the idea. With the beginning of the 21st century, however, the idea came to life once again, facing similar problems. Despite fierce debates on the most adequate solution, Belgrade's present leadership pressed on with a pre-feasibility study on a light rail system which received a positive review in the late 2001.〔(Belgrade Land Development Public Agency - Pre-feasibility study in English )〕 BELAM, consequently, became an integral part of Belgrade's master plan for 2021.〔(Belgrade Land Development Public Agency - The Master Plan until 2021. )〕 Construction was due to begin in 2006, but was postponed till 2008. Serbian group JUGINUS ((セルビア語:Jugoslovenski institut za urbanizam i stanovanje - Yugoslav institute for urbanism and living space)) and Spanish INECO are in charge of the construction. Although the project's implementation seems rather certain at this point, fierce criticism by opponents has not ceased. Their main argument remains that the only criterion for choosing light rail over conventional metro was the comparatively low cost. They insist that constructing a light rail transit system will not deal with the capital's transport issues in the long run.〔(Večernje Novosti - Metro je rešenje )〕〔(Večernje Novosti - Uzalud uloženi novci )〕 On the other hand, project supporters maintain that the economic aspect is essential. Furthermore, they claim that estimates on maximal usage of the lines cannot exceed 13,000–14,000 passengers/hour (on the busiest stretches), at least not in the next 20 years, whilst the system's capacity maxes out at 20,000 passengers/hour. The possibility of conversion to a conventional metro and easy connections to existing tram lines are, according to the supporters, further arguments in favor of light rail.〔(Belgrade Land Development Public Agency - LRT Project booklet in English )〕 There are certain speculations that the project would be abandoned in favor of a conventional metro, if Belgrade's government were to change. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BELAM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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