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1 Swiss-Iranian Symposium: Integrated Spatial and Railway Development April 2018 Villa Hatt Zurich

2 Swiss-Iranian Program Participants Iranian Delegation Mrs. Sedigheh Abbaspour, CEO Hariri Science Foundation, Mazandaran Dr. Mehdi Abtahi, Professor of Transportation Planning, Isfahan University of Technology Mr. Vahid Alighardashi, Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The Iranian Railways Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Azizi, Professor, Head of School of Urban Planning, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran Mrs. Mahdieh Emadisangdehi, Rail Transport Expert, The Iranian Railways Dr. Saied Izadi, Deputy Minister for Urban Development at the Ministry of Urban Development and Transportation Dr. Mahshid Sehizadeh, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Design, BAS University, Hamedan Mrs. Behnaz Shaabani, Urban Planner and Station Expert, The Iranian Railways Dr. Mahmoud Sharepour, Professor of Urban Sociology, University of Mazandaran, Hariri Science Foundation Dr. Ahmadreza Talebian, Assistant Professor of Transportation Planning, Isfahan University of Technology Swiss Delegation Wilfried Camus, Global Ebus sales manager, Key Account Manager for TPG, ABB Dr. Anita Grams, Study programme coordinator MAS-, DAS-, CAS-programme in Spatial Planning Thomas Hablützel, Head of Market Development, Zurich Public Transport (VBZ) Dr. Daniel Kolb, Head of Department Spatial Planning (Cantonal Planner), Canton Aargau Peter Noser, Spatial Planner and Lecturer at ETH Zurich, MAS Spatial Planning Prof. Dr. Bernd Scholl, Chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich Jürg Senn, 10:8 Architekten GmbH, Architect for Limmattalbahn Project Mahdokht Soltaniehha, Scientific collaborator, Chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich Hans Peter Vetsch, Founder and CEO of Vetsch Railway Consultancy Thierry Wegenknecht, Geneva Public Transport (TPG), Market manager Support Yvonne Largiadèr, Secretary, Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zurich 2 The copyright for photos on the cover goes to: Top-left: Top-right: Amir Alirazaghi, Mehr News Bottom-left: FARS News Bottom-right: SBB

3 Overview and Conference Aims Located in a strategic position for passenger and freight traffic internationally, Iran is willing to continue extending the rail and road network to meet the increasing demands. One of the great potentials at present is China s rail and road One Belt, One Road (OBOR), also called The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to build new infrastructure from highways and railways to ports and power plants between China and Europe. Iran with the population of 80 million including a large, sophisticated middle class is economic potential for further investment market and the Chinese government, regardless of the risks of sanctions, has intentions to take part in this opportunity. In the other hand, the Russian government is financing electrification of the railroad that connects the border city of Inche Broun in the north to Garmsar in the east-west corridor of Iran for about 1.2 billion dollars. This investment project also gives the opportunity to get connected to the southern ports of Iran, 3

4 TURKEY Bazargan ARMENIA AZERBAYJAN Jolfa Razi Astara CASPIAN ARDABIL EAST Tabriz SEA AZARBAYJAN Maragheh Inche Borun WEST GOLESTAN AZARBAYJAN ZANJAN GILAN Gorgan Zanjan QAZVIN Qazvin Sari MAZANDARAN Amol Qaemshahr ALBORZ KORDESTAN TEHRAN Tehran Pole Sefid Shahroud Karaj HAMEDAN Varamin Damghan Hamedan Eslamshahr KERMANSHAH QOM Rey SEMNAN Qasre Shirin Kermanshah Qom Semnan Garmsar MARKAZI Arak ILAM LORESTAN Dorud Tabas ESFAHAN YAZD Andimeshk Isfahan IRAQ KHUZESTAN BAKHTIARI Yazd Ahvaz Maybod Bafgh Khoramshahr Shalamche KUWAIT SAUDI ARABIA Bandar Imam BUSHEHR PERSIAN GULF Shiraz FARS NORTH KHORASAN HORMOZGAN Bandar Abbass UAE OMAN TURKMINESTAN RAZAVI KHORASAN Mashhad Shamtigh SOUTH KHORASAN Kerman KERMAN SISTAN VA BALUCHESTAN SEA OF OMAN Saraks Zahedan AFGHANISTAN Iran s existing and planned railway network (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) Sirjan Legend Existing railroad Under construction railroad Planned railroad Center of metropolitan region Capital cities Border railway stations Proposed modern silkroad North-South Corridors N Km Corridor Mashhad-Tabriz is populated with around 27 million people. - Corridor Zahedan-Tehran (excluding Tehran) is populated with almost 13 million inhabitants. Population of the largest metropolitan centers approximately in 2011: PAKISTAN Mirjaveh Tehran: 8,000,000 Mahshad: 2,700,000 Esfahan: 1,800,000 Karaj: 1,600,000 Tabriz: 1,500,000 Shiraz: 1,450,000 Ahvaz: 1,100,000 Qom: 1,100,000 e.g., Port of Chabahar. Moreover, this will provide Iranian railway network with higher capacity, cleaner and faster connections. The Swiss-Iranian Symposium strives to bring different experts in the fields of spatial planning to railway development, from academia and practice together and will seek for the common solutions for different problems and concerns from different perspectives. This symposium will focus mainly on two central topics regarding the integrated spatial and railway development in Iran: 1) Tehran-Shomal Tunnel and the Coastal Green Corridor; 2) Isfahan s New Railway Station and the Local Urban Transport Network. We expect fruitful discussions and dynamic exchanges of knowledge between the Swiss and Iranian delegations, as well as between participants with different expertise. Followings, there are more clear explanations of the two central topics of the symposium. 4

5 Tehran-Shomal Tunnel and the Coastal Green Corridor The population of Tehran within the city boundaries has been increased more than eight times since The concentration of economic activities and cultural and educational opportunities in the capital has made it an attractive destination for professional and cultural immigration nationwide. The rapid population increase, together with the significant value rising trend in Tehran real estate caused the city to confront high-density developments, as well as to expand towards the rural areas outside the city boundaries and zoning the farms and gardens into city development plans. Despite the major population growth and housing development, the urban infrastructures have not been adjusted simultaneously and have already reached the thresholds. Considering that about 30 fault lines from north to south surround Tehran and the risks of probable natural hazards, the city should be prepared to become more resilient. This approach might even lead to the depopulation of denser parts of the city and redistribution of the resources to other regions and provinces, which requires a well-connected network of transportation infrastructure. In order to provide this network of well-connected settlements, the railways play The existing and proposed railway connections in Alborz region (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) 5

6 a great role. Railway connections facilitate economic development by making accessibility feasible to the place and the region. In an ideal situation, when a railway is considered as the backbone of the development in a country/region, a polycentric structure of places will form. As one of the best cases, Switzerland benefits from such network and is a pioneer in integrated settlement and railway development. As one of the two major topics of the Swiss-Iranian Symposium, we will discuss the current situation in Tehran, as well as the neighboring regions and further railway development possibilities. This discussion will be enriched by some essential messages from the Swiss experts, bringing the highlights of similar experiences in Switzerland for the debate. The new railroad connecting Qazvin to Rasht (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) A section of Qazvin-Rasht railroad and highway (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) 6

7 Isfahan s New Railway Station and the Local Urban Transport Network Following the railway development in Iran, there is a 410 km electrified doubletrack high-speed railway connection planned to link the capital to Isfahan. The average speed planned for the train in this corridor is 250 km/h, which will reduce the travel time by train from 7 hours (status quo) to 2 hours. Since the current railway station is located outside of the city in the southern part, one of the infrastructural concerns is the location of the new railway station in Isfahan for the high-speed railroad that would connect not only to the northern part of the city, but preferably to the city center. Another open question for Isfahan is how to connect this new link to the local transportation system. The city has been constructing 3 metro lines for over 20 years, and yet, one line has been finished and is currently operating. The other urban transportation modes including trams and trolley buses can still avoid the expensive and time-consuming process of underground construction, and boost the public transportation share in parallel with the new long-distance railway. Towards Isfahan International Airport Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) IUT Qods Kaveh Bus Terminal Khomeini Shahr Isfahan Historic center Azadi Zayanderud Legend Railway station Railroad Regional bus Terminal City of Isfahan Historic center IUT campus and accommodation Metro station Functioning metro line Planned metro lines Towards south Soffeh Bus Terminal Isfahan Main Railway Station The existing and proposedmetro lines in Isfahan (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) N 0 Towards north and east Kilometer 7

8 Program Swiss-Iranian Symposium Wednesday, April 25th 2018 > indiv. Arrival at Zurich Airport, Transport to Hotels by: - Tram 10, Stop Seilbahn Rigiblick for Villa Hatt, change to cable car to Rigiblick - Tram 10, Stop Winkelriedstrasse for Hotel Rigihof - Train to Zurich HB/Tram 7 Stop Winkelriedstrasse for Hotel REX > Welcome Dinner, Restaurant Kreis 6 Thursday, April 26th 2018 Swiss-Iranian Symposium: Day 1 > Welcome and Introduction to the Spatial Development in Switzerland Prof. Dr. Bernd Scholl, Chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich > Railway Development in Switzerland Hans Peter Vetsch, Founder and CEO of Vetsch Railway Consultancy > Coffee break > Role of the Cantons in an Intergrated Transportation and Spatial Planning Dr. Daniel Kolb, Head of Department Spatial Planning (Cantonal Planner), Canton Aargau > Railway Development in Zurich Agglomeration Peter Noser, Spatial Planner and Lecturer at ETH Zurich, MAS Spatial Planning > Discussion > Lunch > The Future Programs of Iran s Government for Railway Development within the National Spatial Planning Framework Dr. Saied Izadi, Deputy Minister for Urban Development at the Ministry of Urban Development and Transportation, Dr. Mahshid Sehizadeh, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Design, BAS University, Hamedan > Railway Development in Iran Vahid Alighardashi, Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The Iranian Railways > Discussion > Coffee break 8

9 > Tehran Spatial Structure and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Azizi, Professor, Head of School of Urban Planning, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran > Integrated Urban and Transportation Development in Isfahan Dr. Ahmadreza Talebian, Assistant Professor of Transportation Planning, Isfahan University of Technology > Strengths and Challenges of Settlement Development in Mazandaran Province Dr. Mahmoud Sharepour, Professor of Urban Sociology, University of Mazandaran, Hariri Science Foundation > Discussion > Symposium Dinner at Restaurant Zunfthaus zur Waag Special guest at dinner: Mr. Philippe Welti, former Swiss Ambassador in Tehran Friday, April 27th 2018 Swiss-Iranian Symposium: Day 2 > Opening Prof. Dr. Bernd Scholl, Chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich > Regional Light Rail Planning in Limmat Valley Jürg Senn, 10:8 Architekten GmbH, Architect for Limmattalbahn Project > Tram and Trolleybus in the city of Zurich Thomas Hablützel, Head of Market Development, Zurich Public Transport (VBZ) > Coffee break > Geneva Streetcar Network and Spatial Development Thierry Wegenknecht, Geneva Public Transport (TPG), Market manager > Introduction to MAS program Dr. Anita Grams, Study programme coordinator MAS-, DAS-, CAS-programme in Spatial Planning > Task Description of MAS Seminar Week in Iran Mahdokht Soltaniehha, Scientific collaborator, Chair for Spatial Development, ETH Zurich > Outline of the excursions > Discussion/Reserve 9

10 Excursion 1: Limmattalbahn Project, Friday, April 27th 2018 > Departing from Villa Hatt to Schlieren: Meeting at Infopavillon Limmattalbahn Ringstrasse 8952 Schlieren > Meeting with Limmattalbahn team at Info Pavilion: Daniel Issler, General Project Manager Limmattalbahn Jürg Senn, Project Manager (architect) Peter Kern, Site Manager Lot 3 (Schlieren, Stadtplatz) Short visit at the Info Pavilion Sightseeing in the construction site and the town center Visit to the construction site Geissweid with the sample stop of a Limmattalbahn Stop Discussions and open questions 1. Phase Limmattalbahn Meeting Point: Info Pavillion Schlieren Limmattalbahn Project, Phase1 and 2 Source:. : 10

11 Visit on Saturday Morning SBB Control Center Saturday, April 28th 2018 > Meeting at Hotel Rigihof Lobby > Departing from Winkelriedstrasse Tram Stop > Arrival at Zurich Airport Railway Station > SBB Control Center - Airport Railway Station Hans-Peter Vetsch Airport Zurich (Source: Keyston, from 11

12 Excursion 2: Zürich-Nord to Zürich-West, Saturday, April 28th 2018 > Tram 10 from the airport towards Tram Stop Glattpark > Lunch, tbd, 8050 Zürich > End of the program Statuse: :15 Zurich North - Part I 1 Swiss Radio and Television, SRF Studio Leutschenbach Leutschenpark & Mehr als Wohnen 105 min. Lunch 14:00 Zurich North - Part II 2 Quadro-Park & MFO Park Zurich Oerlikon Railway Station 60 min. 15:00 Oerlikon - Hardbrücke 5 min. 15:05 Gleispark Pfingstweidpark 3 Turbinenplatz Schiffbau 85 min. Prime Tower 17:30 From Station Hardbrücke: several train or Tram lines to City Center or Zurich Airport ca. 4.5 hours Contact / Lead: Mahdokht Soltanieha, +41 (0) / Peter Noser, Phone +41 (0)

13 The route can be subject to change based on interests Towards the airport Towards Limmattal Zurich Main Railway Station 13

14 MAS Spatial Planning The MAS program in Spatial Planning at ETH Zurich (MAS ETH RP) is a two-year, part-time training program and completed by the degree Master of Advanced Studies ETH. It deals with the design and use of our living space and its social, economic and ecological processes. Prof. Scholl is the delegate of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (DBAUG) for this study program. In the foreground are three priorities: Planning as a method of anticipating problem solving in the field of spatial development, Theories and models for spatial development from different scientific disciplines as a viable basis, Spatial development in the context of society, economy, politics and the environment. In the last year of the program, MAS students should explore, clarify and solve a complex spatial-related task abroad. This task will be introduced to them in form of a Task Description, which includes a collection of important knowledge and information that will guide them to start their project. As an essential learning objective of this Seminar Week Abroad is to learn to deal with spatial problems in another context and work in groups of international, multi-desciplinary teams. Therefore, two universities from the host country will join the program for this week in other to provide some local perspective to the project, as well as enriching the project from different planning cultures. The student team works are supported by a group of coaches amongst experts and academics. 14

15 Isfahan: Kaveh Metro Station (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) Isfahan: Siosepol Metro Station (Source: IRL M. Soltaniehha) 15

16 Zürich Old Town Attractions for Individual Time Niederdorf is part of Zurich s old town and the locals fondly refer to it as Dörfli, meaning the entire Niederdorf and Oberdorf area that extends as far as Bellevue. Niederdorf is a pedestrian zone the same as Limmatquai, which runs parallel. During the day, the pedestrian zone and many stores, which are almost hidden in alleyways, entice you to shop. In the evening, Niederdorf changes into a nightlife district for a very varied public with its Cafe bars and street artists. ETH Zurich Zuerich.com 16

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18 Addresses for Restaurants and Hotels Villa Hatt Freudenbergstrasse Zurich T Public transport: Tram 10, Stop Seilbahn Rigiblick (from/to the airport) Tram 9, 10 or Bus 33 until the stop Seilbahn Rigiblick From Seilbahn Rigiblick take the cable car until the hill stop Rigiblick then walk (4min. towards direction the Zurich lake) to Villa Hatt. Note: after a nice view on the right-hand side, take the very small winding road (up, towards the mountain) between Freudenbergstrasse and Susenbergstrasse, because the entrance is at the end of that road and not at Freudenbergstrasse! or take Bus 39 until the stop Spyristeig, and then walk (2 Min.) to Villa Hatt. Hotel Rigihof Zurich Universitätstrasse Zurich Kreis 6 Scheuchzerstrasse Zurich T Public transport: Train to Zürich HB/Tram 6, 7, 10 Stop Winkelriedstrasse (from/to the airport) T Public transport: Tram 7, 15 Stop Ottikerstrasse. Walk up 5 min. to the restaurant. Tram 9, 10 Stop Rigiplatz. Walk down 5 min. to the restaurant Zunfthaus zur Waag Münsterhof Zurich T Public transport: Tram 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 Stop Paradeplatz. Walk 2 min. to the restaurant. Tram 4, 15 Stop Helmhaus, walk 2 min. to the restaurant. 18

19 Villa Hatt (Source: ETH Zurich) Kreis 6 Villa Hatt Hotel Rigihof Zurich Main Railway Station ETH Zürich Zunfthaus zur Waag Zurich Lake Map of important locations for the symposium 19

20 Contact: ETH Zurich Network City and Landscape, NSL MAS Raumplanung Stefano-Franscini-Platz Zürich Dr. Anita Grams, grams@ethz.ch Mahdokht Soltaniehha, mahdokht@ethz.ch April 2018 Das Hauptziel dieses Symposiums ist zweifach: Erstens, relevante Experten bezüglich der Eisenbahn- und Raumentwicklung im selben Raum zu haben, um die Herausforderungen der Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahn von Teheran-Isfahan zu diskutieren. Das Ergebnis dieser Diskussion wird uns helfen, die Aufgabenstellung für das Auslandsprojekt der MAS-Seminarwoche 2019 zu vervollständigen. Die zweite ist der Küstenregionalkorridor im Norden Irans und der Hochgeschwindigkeitstunnel, der Teheran mit dem Kaspischen Meer verbindet, durch die Alburs Berge. محوریت اصلی سمپوزیوم حول موضوع راه آهن و برنامه ریزی و توسعه شهری و منطقه ای خواهد بود. هدف اصلی تبادل نظر برای دو مورد توسعه ریلی مهم اول راه آهن شمال و دوم راه آهن سریع السیر تهران به اصفهان و مکانیابی ایستگاه قطار خواهد بود. امیدواریم نتیجه مذاکرات اولیه به پروژه مشترک توسعه یکپارچه راه آهن شمال با شرکت راه آهن ایران و نتیجه موضوع دوم به تکمیل دفترچه راهنمای سمینار مشترک MAS ETH و دانشگاههای ایرانی در اردیبهشت سال 1398 منجر شود.