Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) is a high-capacity public transport designed to carry a large number of passengers, especially during the peak hours. They are becoming very popular in major cities and some deem the presence of the rapid transit system in a city as a symbol of modern development and essential feature of urban life. As the rapid transit system expands, the traveling time on a rapid transit train may increase due to longer journey and cabin noise has become an environmental concern for the passengers. In the present study, we would attempt to do a more detailed study of the effect of viaduct height, in particular viaducts of different heights on the cabin noise of various rapid transit systems. The present study examined and benchmarked the cabin noise in terms of both dB(A) and dB(C) for four different rapid transit systems, namely part of the East-West line including the Tuas-West extension on elevated tracks with very high viaduct of the Singapore MRT System; part of Paris Line 2 from Anvers to Belleville station including a stretch of elevated track on viaduct; part of the Piccadilly line of London from Heathrow Airport to Green Park station with a stretch on surface ground; and finally part of Chongqing Line 3 from Gongmao to Lianglukou station across the Yangtze river. It was found that the cabin noise would be dominated by low-frequency content and would be better reflected if the measurements were presented in dB(C), especially for trains running on elevated tracks of greater height.


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    Title :

    Low-frequency cabin noise of rapid transit trains


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    Publication date :

    2024




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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


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