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The Merseyside Route Utilisation Strategy is a Route Utilisation Strategy published by Network Rail in March 2009.〔http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/merseyside/merseyside%20rus%20.pdf Merseyside RUS〕 It was the eleventh RUS to be produced. By default, RUSs are established by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) unless the latter objects within 60 days. The RUS is included in Network Rail's map as established.〔http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/rus%20programme/rus%20programme%20&%20map.pdf Network Rail RUS Programme and Map〕 The geographic scope is described as encompassing the Merseyside "journey to work" area. As such it includes all the passenger lines in Strategic Route 21 - Merseyrail,〔http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2009/Route%2021%20-%20Merseyrail.pdf Route 21 - Merseyrail〕 where the main operator on these routes is the similarly named Merseyrail; also considered are adjacent parts of the network: parts of Route 20 (North West Urban), Route 23 (North West Rural) and Route 22 (North Wales and Borders). The Merseyrail routes can be divided into the following two self-contained subnetworks: * the Northern Line from in the south-east of the urban area, across Liverpool (serving , and ), with northern branches to , and * the Wirral line, including the loop line connecting Moorfields, , Liverpool Central and James Street, the Mersey Rail Tunnel, and branches on the Wirral Peninsula to , , and . The City Line east of Liverpool Lime Street was explicitly covered in the North West RUS, but this RUS also makes recommendations affecting this line. As with other RUSs, the Merseyside RUS took into account a number of responses.,〔http://www.passengerfocus.org.uk/news-and-publications/document-search/document.asp?dsid=2545 Passenger Focus response to consultation〕〔http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/merseyside/consultation%20responses/d/db%20schenker.pdf DB Schenker response to consultation〕〔http://users.cooptel.net/ianwatson/nwptuf/MerseyRUS_209.pdf Travelwatch Northwest response to consultation〕 including the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)〔http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/rus-mrsyside-0rr2NR.pdf ORR's response to consultation〕 ==Groups of gaps and issues== The RUS identifies the following generic types of gaps and issues: # existing and future crowding at stations at certain times # likely future overcrowding on peak traffic services # service frequencies below similar communities and localised lack of connection to the network # lack of car parking and poor interchange services and facilities more generally # specific punctuality and reliability issues A particular issue on the network is the capacity of Liverpool Central station to handle the number of passengers arriving and departing. Unusually, the main peak crowding is on Saturdays among shopping and leisure trippers. Main interventions to solve this problem will also provide adequate handling weekday peak traffic. In the near term, limited improvements will produce about 30% more circulating capacity; by 2015 more intrusive changes will be required to handle the increased level of passengers; for the longer term a much more comprehensive scheme is required. Generally recommended solutions fall into the following timescales. The main gaps addressed (as above) are indicated in the descriptions. 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「Merseyside Route Utilisation Strategy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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