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Compared to the other transport modes public railway systems are the most energy efficient mode.
However, in proportion to increasing urbanizing and passenger load, intensive energy demand has been
challenged in the railway sector. This increasing requires to innovative implementation solutions for the
reduction of the energy consumption and reducing carbon emission. Railway stations are critical public
buildings due to their large size and high occupant density. Because of vast open spaces and long
operation hours, railway stations are intensive energy consumer. Integration innovative technologies to
the railway station buildings is a step to achieve the goal of energy consumption and emission reduction.
The energy efficiency measures and renewable energy using at the railway systems are still limited
numbers, although many studies have been worked. In this paper the applications of solar energy to
urban railway stations were examined for different countries, the potentials of solar technology
application to the station platform roofs of the will be discussed. In this context, simulation of the
application of the surface PV panels necessary for the energy consumption of the urban railway station
is studied for the case of Istanbul metropolitan based on the quantitative data.
International Symposium on Railway System Engineering
ISERSE
Beyhan Kilic
Erkan Dursun