Vehicle Operating Cost and Environmental Cost for Delay at Major Railroad Intersections of Dhaka City Corporation Area

Authors

  • Swarna Bintay Kadir Post graduate student, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
  • Mohammed Hamidul Hasan Post graduate student, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
  • Moumita Sen Post graduate student, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Suman Kumar Mitra PhD Candidate, University of California, Irvine (UCI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v8i1.76818

Keywords:

Environmental Cost

Abstract

At-grade railroad intersections of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, force a notable amount of motorized vehicles to wait. Often the engines of these vehicles remain turned on during a level crossing signal. The consequences of this incident are the consumption of extra fuel and continuous production of hazardous pollutants. The paper analyzes both the cost of additional fuel required and environmental pollution during a level crossing signal at the major railroad intersections of Dhaka city.

Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, Vol. 8, Dec 2015, pp. 49-58

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Kadir, S. B., Hasan, M. H., Sen, M., & Mitra, S. K. (2015). Vehicle Operating Cost and Environmental Cost for Delay at Major Railroad Intersections of Dhaka City Corporation Area. Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, 8(1), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v8i1.76818

Issue

Vol. 8 (2015)

Section

Articles